1973 Antrim District Council election

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1973 Antrim District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 15 seats to Antrim District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Alliance Vanguard
Seats won921
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Independent Independent Nationalist
Seats won111

Elections to Antrim 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 15 councillors.

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Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Ulster Unionist 97,03849.4
Alliance 22,29116.1
Independent 12,07914.6
Vanguard 18666.1
DUP 17485.3
Independent Nationalist 15844.1
SDLP 03432.4
NI Labour 02872.0
Totals1514,236100.0—

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Districts summary

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Results of the Antrim District Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP Alliance Vanguard DUP Others
Area A32.227.700.0016.2143.925
Area B72.9412.110.000.0015.005
Area C46.1326.3115.910.0011.705
Total49.4916.126.115.3123.1215

Districts results

Area A

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Antrim Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP Stewart Dunlop 16.19%748756 836  
Independent Nationalist John Heffron12.64%584632 634 634.81 939.81
Independent Hugh O'Donnell13.96%645719 724 724 837
Ulster Unionist Bolton Minford 13.03%602662 755 763.91 773.91
Ulster Unionist James Graham10.32%477492 714 760.17 763.17
Independent R. C. Rainey8.81%407458 474 482.1 497.1
Independent James Totten8.48%392462 462 462.81  
Ulster Unionist John Blakeley8.87%410423    
Alliance Bill Simpson5.15%238    
Alliance Bob McElroy2.55%118    
Electorate: 6,461  Valid: 4,621 (71.52%)  Spoilt: 87  Quota: 771  Turnout: 4,708 (72.87%)  

    Area B

    1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

    Antrim Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist Edgar Wallace19.90%832      
    Ulster Unionist George Dundas14.69%614629.84 635.32 722.32   
    Ulster Unionist Robert Erwin15.31%640669.92 680.88 705.88   
    Alliance John McCourt6.70%280280.8 452.24 498.88 782.88  
    Ulster Unionist Alexander Wilson10.64%445492.84 503.12 524.76 543.76 597.96 606.76
    Ulster Unionist William Jones12.32%515545.72 555.52 564.32 566.48 581.48 597.32
    SDLP Francis O'Brien8.20%343343.16 357.16 420.16    
    NI Labour William Gregg6.86%287288.76 300.56     
    Alliance Patricia MacKean5.38%225230.76      
    Electorate: 6,211  Valid: 4,181 (67.32%)  Spoilt: 55  Quota: 697  Turnout: 4,236 (68.20%)  

      Area C

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

      Antrim Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Alliance Michael O'Donoghue17.28%939         
      Ulster Unionist Samuel McCombe14.89%809809.18 810.24 874.24 876.24 899.27 908.27   
      Vanguard James Clarke9.85%535535.06 536.06 538.06 541.06 566.06 878.06 936.06  
      Ulster Unionist James Craig10.01%544544.06 547.06 572.06 573.09 600.09 609.09 694.18 700.18 947.21
      Ulster Unionist Jack Allen8.63%469469.15 470.27 504.27 507.3 548.3 553.3 600.36 613.11 895.92
      Alliance William Gawn3.28%178182.41 298.83 300.83 479.72 513.14 514.14 696.4 699.4 733.43
      Ulster Unionist William Clarke9.33%507507.06 510.09 522.09 525.09 541.09 544.09 599.12 607.37  
      Independent Thomas Simpson7.31%397398.29 399.5 412.5 418.65 490.86 497.86    
      Vanguard David McCreight6.09%331331 331 336 337 349     
      Independent Peter Neish4.38%238238.39 240.48 257.48 256.69      
      Alliance Charlie Greer3.11%169172.36 203.49 206.49       
      Ulster Unionist R. W. Rutherford-Browne3.20%174174 176        
      Alliance Alan Finlay2.65%144162.06         
      Electorate: 9,206  Valid: 5,434 (59.03%)  Spoilt: 89  Quota: 906  Turnout: 5,523 (59.99%)  

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        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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