1973 Newtownabbey District Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Newtownabbey Borough Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977 →
All 21 seats to Newtownabbey Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP Alliance DUP
Seats won 12 3 3
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party NI Labour Loyalist United Loyalist
Seats won 1 1 1

Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 21 councillors.

Election results

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
UUP 12 14,070 47.8
Alliance 3 5,565 18.9
DUP 3 4,158 14.1
NI Labour 1 1,793 6.1
Loyalist 1 1,504 5.1
United Loyalist 1 748 2.5
Independent 0 660 2.2
SDLP 0 508 1.7
Ind. Unionist 0 278 0.9
Communist 0 152 0.5
Totals 21 29,436 100.0 —

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Districts summary

Results of the Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 1973
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP Alliance DUP NILP Others
Area A 69.3 4 12.8 0 16.8 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 5
Area B 38.0 2 13.0 1 0.0 0 13.9 1 35.1 2 6
Area C 43.8 3 25.6 1 25.0 1 5.6 0 0.0 0 5
Area D 47.6 3 22.1 1 15.8 1 2.1 0 12.4 0 5
Total 47.8 12 18.9 3 14.1 3 6.1 1 13.1 2 21

Districts results

Area A

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP

Newtownabbey Area A - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Sidney Cameron 26.45% 1,379          
DUP Thomas Bell 16.84% 878          
UUP James Craig 15.46% 806 1,085.35        
UUP Arthur Templeton 11.10% 579 642.64 643.01 674.93 680.78 912.17
UUP Samuel Todd 11.37% 593 684.39 684.39 737.87 757.28 890.28
Alliance T. A. Peoples 7.04% 367 382.17 398.17 409.93 699.52 749.92
UUP Margaret McGregor 4.95% 258 306.84 309.21 409.19 442.93  
Alliance Elizabeth McDowell 5.77% 301 309.51 343.25 354.45    
NI Labour Alex Byrne 1.02% 53 54.85        
Electorate: 8,286   Valid: 5,214 (62.93%)   Spoilt: 60   Quota: 870   Turnout: 5,274 (63.65%)  

Area B

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

Newtownabbey Area B - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
UUP Alex McGowan 20.58% 1,665                        
Loyalist Cecil Stringer 13.67% 1,106 1,121.3 1,122.3 1,122.3 1,124.3 1,124.3 1,142.6 1,142.6 1,463.6        
United Loyalist Thomas Gourley 9.25% 748 761.8 762.8 762.8 764.4 767.4 777.5 777.5 853.5 1,118.31 1,121.31 1,244.31  
Alliance John Elliott 9.75% 789 794.1 804.1 807.1 814.1 1,043.4 1,051.1 1,067.1 1,068.1 1,068.1 1,153.1 1,237.1  
UUP Doris Robb 6.03% 488 744.5 745.5 747.8 747.8 756.1 894.6 895.6 898.8 917.23 918.23 1,100.01 1,158.97
NI Labour Robert Kidd 5.40% 437 440.3 460.3 485.3 602.2 609.2 612.1 658.1 659.1 664.92 1,034.92 1,124.52 1,128.04
UUP Agnes Moore 8.76% 709 823.3 823.3 826.3 828.3 834.3 914.8 914.8 916.6 923.39 925.69 995.48 1,021.36
Independent Edna Stack 5.97% 483 493.8 497.8 505.8 508.4 515.4 534.8 540.8 545.8 557.44 579.44    
NI Labour William Byrne 2.66% 215 215 230 266 285.3 292.3 293.3 511.3 511.3 511.3      
Loyalist John Watson 4.92% 398 402.8 403.8 403.8 404.8 405.8 410.3 410.3          
NI Labour Deirdre Byrne 2.58% 209 209.3 238.3 271.3 282.3 288.3 288.3            
UUP Joseph Sherrard 2.60% 210 279.6 279.6 280.6 281.6 282.9              
Alliance Phyllis Fortune 3.26% 264 264.9 268.9 271.9 275.9                
NI Labour R. Johnston 1.87% 151 153.4 158.4 168.4                  
NI Labour Colm Mullan 1.37% 111 111.3 124.3                    
Communist Joseph Bowers 1.32% 107 107                      
Electorate: 13,188   Valid: 8,090 (61.34%)   Spoilt: 110   Quota: 1,156   Turnout: 8,200 (62.18%)  

Area C

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

Newtownabbey Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Bertram Biggerstaff 26.62% 2,117            
DUP Samuel Neill 24.96% 1,985            
UUP Letitia McCartney 4.69% 373 872.13 1,066.27 1,066.61 1,094.31 1,119.57 1,386.51
UUP Trevor Strain 7.24% 576 657.46 897.78 898.12 912.02 926.21 1,309.34
Alliance P. H. Johnston 11.49% 914 932.13 940.97 941.97 1,116.66 1,290.19 1,319.49
Alliance George Jones 8.10% 644 659.54 666 666.34 734.57 1,080.94 1,124.49
UUP James McWatters 5.29% 421 557.16 721.72 723.72 744.61 762.85  
Alliance Claire Martin 6.05% 481 498.39 505.19 507.19 594.29    
NI Labour J. W. McDowell 2.26% 180 186.66 193.8 234.52      
NI Labour D. Doris 2.53% 201 207.29 214.43 234.45      
NI Labour Thomas Williamson 0.78% 62 62 66.76        
Electorate: 12,142   Valid: 7,954 (65.51%)   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,326   Turnout: 8,032 (66.15%)  

Area D

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

Newtownabbey Area D - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
UUP Arthur Kell 16.89% 1,381                          
UUP William McKee 16.19% 1,324 1,326.39 1,327.39 1,327.39 1,328.39 1,333.39 1,349.41 1,353.43 1,430.43          
DUP James Smith 15.84% 1,295 1,295.29 1,295.29 1,299.29 1,299.29 1,307.29 1,329.29 1,332.3 1,348.43 1,355.79 1,457.79      
UUP M. J. Alexander 6.30% 515 516.52 516.52 516.52 516.52 520.52 556.53 559.54 750.89 750.89 884.02 922.02 1,364.9  
Alliance John Drysdale 10.88% 890 890.21 891.21 891.21 893.21 925.21 930.22 1,055.24 1,058.25 1,060.09 1,097.11 1,098.11 1,115.12 1,270.04
Alliance Daniel Leckey 8.30% 679 679.24 682.24 683.24 685.24 713.24 714.24 830.26 831.28 833.12 860.12 864.12 876.44 1,201.44
SDLP A. Carlin 6.21% 508 508.01 512.01 523.01 527.01 559.01 559.01 563.01 563.01 563.01 568.01 569.01 570.94  
UUP George Rae 4.63% 379 382.65 384.65 384.65 385.65 386.65 388.67 388.68 414.19 469.39 523.44 545.44    
Ind. Unionist George Herron 3.40% 278 278.16 278.16 280.16 281.16 287.16 373.18 379.18 385.23 385.23        
UUP R. Martin 3.63% 297 302.09 303.09 303.09 307.11 312.11 321.11 325.13            
Alliance M. Johnston 2.89% 236 236.1 238.1 242.1 245.1 269.1 269.11              
Independent R. G. Maxwell 2.16% 177 177.09 177.09 177.09 177.09 181.09                
NI Labour Eleanor McDowell 0.84% 69 69 90 99 163                  
NI Labour David Lowrie 0.78% 64 64.02 69.02 82.02                    
Communist William Somerset 0.55% 45 45 46                      
NI Labour James McFall 0.50% 41 41                        
Electorate: 11,933   Valid: 8,178 (68.53%)   Spoilt: 63   Quota: 1,364   Turnout: 8,241 (69.06%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Newtownabbey". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.