1973 Moyle District Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Moyle District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977 →
All 16 seats to Moyle District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independent UUP SDLP
Seats won 7 5 2
  Fourth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist
Seats won 2

Elections to Moyle District 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 16 councillors.

Election results

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Independent 7 3,156 47.3
UUP 5 1,457 21.9
SDLP 2 799 12.0
Ind. Unionist 2 488 7.3
Alliance 0 334 5.0
Ulster Liberal 0 77 1.2
Totals 16 6,668 100.0 —

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Districts summary

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1973
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Others
Area A 0.0 0 4.6 0 95.4 4 4
Area B 48.4 4 0.0 0 51.6 4 8
Area C 27.9 1 43.1 2 29.0 1 4
Total 21.9 5 12.0 2 66.1 9 16

Districts results

Area A

1973: 4 x Independent

Moyle Area A - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Alistair McSparran 23.87% 533              
Independent Fergus Wheeler 21.67% 484              
Independent Patrick McCarry 15.94% 356 360.32 361.84 379.08 388.64 493.64    
Independent Arthur McAlister 8.82% 197 238.44 249.24 268.1 329.6 353.04 372.29 458.29
Independent P. McCambridge 8.82% 149 163.56 175.88 188.68 214.48 227 245.48 ????
Independent P. P. Delargy 8.33% 186 192.24 196.48 210.44 224.4 233.04 241.51  
Independent J. McCaughan 5.69% 127 129.08 130.2 159.76 161.89      
SDLP Joseph Lynn 4.61% 103 114.68 118.36 125.92        
Alliance W. Grace 2.24% 50 51.92 52.32          
Independent D. McAlister 2.15% 48 49.12 50.32          
Electorate: 2,644   Valid: 2,233 (84.46%)   Spoilt: 15   Quota: 447   Turnout: 2,248 (85.02%)  
  • Data missing from McCambridge's vote in stage 8, because the count was not continued after McAlister was elected over the quota for the final seat.

Area B

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent

Moyle Area B - 8 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Robert McKay 18.96% 535            
UUP Price McConaghy 12.66% 357            
Ind. Unionist Samuel Adams 9.75% 275 299.6 306.56 331.56      
UUP W. Baxter 9.22% 260 307.15 313.39 316.59      
Ind. Unionist Hugh Acheson 7.55% 213 272.45 276.77 309.54 331.54    
Independent James Gault 9.25% 261 283.55 292.31 313.9 330.9    
UUP S. Montgomery 7.52% 212 254.23 263.71 283.65 327.65    
Independent James McShane 8.83% 249 249.82 250.3 250.83 275.83 278.83 283.83
Independent James McToal 8.26% 233 233 233 233 236.12 237.12 238.12
Alliance R. Irwin 4.57% 129 137.2 138.52 143.28      
DUP R. W. Taggart 3.44% 97 110.12 113.96        
Electorate: 4,655   Valid: 2,821 (60.60%)   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 314   Turnout: 2,849 (61.20%)  

Area C

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

Moyle Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Elizabeth Johnston 20.07% 324            
SDLP John Black 17.10% 276 281 302 336      
SDLP John McAfee 10.90% 176 190 210 223 227 360  
Independent Archibald McAuley 10.47% 169 176 186 194 243 286 311.85
Alliance E. Molloy 9.60% 155 168 181 183 229 250 261
SDLP C. Lynn 9.91% 160 165 173 202 208    
UUP J. Greer 7.81% 126 140 142 146      
SDLP F. Duncan 5.20% 84 89 91        
Ulster Liberal J. B. Bakewell 4.77% 77 80          
Independent A. J. Watt 4.15% 67            
Electorate: 2,185   Valid: 1,614 (73.87%)   Spoilt: 19   Quota: 323   Turnout: 1,633 (74.74%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Moyle". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.