1973 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977 →
All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party United Loyalist UUP Alliance
Seats won 5 5 3
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Loyalist Independent
Seats won 1 1

Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

Election results

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
United Loyalist 5 3,843 31.6%
UUP 5 3,440 28.3%
Alliance 3 2,716 22.3%
Independent 1 1,129 9.3%
Loyalist 1 559 4.6%
NI Labour 0 472 3.9%
Totals 15 12,159 100.0% —

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Districts summary

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1973
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP Alliance Others
Area A 39.8 2 26.6 1 33.6 2 5
Area B 25.1 2 25.5 1 49.4 2 5
Area C 20.8 1 15.2 1 64.0 3 5
Total 28.3 5 22.3 3 49.4 7 15

Districts results

Area A

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance

Carrickfergus Area A - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Robert McAllister 16.68% 646          
UUP Edward Simms 12.03% 466 468 482 807    
United Loyalist Charles Johnston 15.00% 581 586 591 618 669  
United Loyalist Robert Gordon 15.34% 594 599 603 633 681  
Alliance Joan Tomlin 10.72% 415 461 577 603 634.2 638.4
Alliance Alison Lowry 8.86% 343 386 528 555 585 590.4
UUP C. W. W. Torrance 11.05% 428 430 443      
Alliance H. Munnis 7.07% 274 294        
NI Labour P. V. Cachart 3.25% 126          
Electorate: 5,759   Valid: 3,873 (67.25%)   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 646   Turnout: 3,943 (68.47%)  

Area B

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent

Carrickfergus Area B - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
United Loyalist J. Craig 29.81% 1,231        
UUP David McCune 14.04% 580 853.24      
UUP Hugh McLean 11.02% 455 581.5 707.5    
Alliance R. Lorimer 15.33% 633 649.56 650.96 707.96  
Independent S. Campbell 9.88% 408 495.86 513.22 517.98 731.98
Alliance E. McGowan 10.15% 419 429.58 433.22 499.18 529.18
Independent S. Niblock 6.17% 255 275.24 282.8 299.48  
NI Labour H. McKeown 3.61% 149 155.9 158.98    
Electorate: 6,154   Valid: 4,130 (67.11%)   Spoilt: 49   Quota: 689   Turnout: 4,179 (67.91%)  

Area C

1973: 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist

Carrickfergus Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
United Loyalist Gladys Ritchie 18.98% 789                      
United Loyalist Ken McFaul 12.42% 516 566.88 574 575 586.36 707.36            
Alliance W. Black 10.83% 450 450.36 451.36 453.36 460.36 460.84 550.84 748.84        
UUP Samuel Simms 8.76% 364 367.72 372.72 373.72 395.84 400.6 405.72 417.84 434.94 563.66 566.72 838.72
Loyalist Ernest Burton 13.45% 559 567.04 587.28 589.4 596.52 615.32 621.32 623.8 626.05 643.98 653.33 685.45
Independent T. Patterson 7.56% 314 314.6 318.6 318.6 336.84 337.92 356.92 364.52 387.47 404.1 404.44 440.09
UUP T. Wilson 6.16% 256 258.4 259.4 260.4 273.4 277.84 279.84 285.08 291.83 398.07 399.43  
UUP S. Steele 5.90% 245 246.92 248.92 248.92 259.92 263.48 267.48 271.48 277.33      
Alliance P. Wallace 4.38% 182 183.56 187.56 193.56 202.68 205.52 239.52          
NI Labour R. Binnie 3.42% 142 142 144 183 184.12              
United Loyalist E. Loughlin 3.18% 132 154.8 155.92 157.04 163.16              
Independent J. Henderson 2.43% 101 102.08 104.08 106.08                
NI Labour J. Polley 1.32% 55 55.24 55.24                  
Independent J. Hunter 1.23% 51 51.48                    
Electorate: 6,578   Valid: 4,156 (63.18%)   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 693   Turnout: 4,225 (64.23%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Carrickfergus". Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.