1973 Ards Borough Council election

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1973 Ards Borough Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 17 seats to Ards Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Alliance NI Labour
Seats won1121
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party SDLP Ind. Unionist Loyalist Coalition
Seats won111

Elections to Ards 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 17 councillors.

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The elections were the first following the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland, brought about by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 & Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, which replaced the previous FPTP ward system with a new system of proportional representation using multi-member district electoral areas.

Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Ulster Unionist 1111,49954.5
Alliance 23,13314.8
Loyalist Coalition11,6088.0
SDLP 11,1805.6
NI Labour 11,1145.3
Ind. Unionist 18954.2
Vanguard 01,5107.2
Ulster Liberal 01670.8
Totals1721,106100.0—

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Districts summary

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Results of the Ards Borough Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP Alliance NILP SDLP Others
Area A67.4610.800.7014.716.407
Area B48.6315.4113.111.0022.916
Area C45.5219.510.000.0035.014
Total54.51114.825.315.6119.8217

Districts results

Area A

1973: 6 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

Ards Area A - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
SDLP J. B. McPolin14.68%1,101        
Ulster Unionist Henry Cosbey12.81%961        
Ulster Unionist John Scott11.27%845845 847.17 854.17 879.51 1,029.51   
Ulster Unionist J. Donnan12.07%905906.87 910.55 925.55 937.89 1,020.89   
Ulster Unionist T. G. H. Pollock11.64%873873.17 873.51 891.51 904.51 990.51   
Ulster Unionist Oliver Johnston9.59%719719.17 722.17 730.34 742.34 814.34 870.58 915.58 944.83
Ulster Unionist G. McMordie10.05%754755.02 757.02 760.19 778.7 836.7 871.48 891.48 914.73
Alliance C. McNamara4.20%315416.49 451.74 510.8 817.24 823.92 823.92 824.92 824.92
Vanguard R. H. Willis6.37%478478.68 484.19 940.36 492.36     
Alliance M. Leroux3.52%264268.25 278.25 403.35      
Alliance William Sheldon3.07%230234.59 249.67       
NI Labour J. M. Paden0.73%55100.22        
Electorate: 13,393  Valid: 7,500 (56.00%)  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 938  Turnout: 7,592 (56.69%)  

    Area B

    1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x Loyalist Coalition

    Ards Area B - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011121314
    Ulster Unionist John Algie19.38%1,568             
    Ulster Unionist Cecilia Cooke11.79%9541,120.14 1,120.14 1,130.14 1,146.92 1,228.92        
    Alliance Owen Dorrian8.26%668671.9 719.9 755.9 830.42 835.68 836.59 1,207.59      
    Ulster Unionist William Spratt8.80%712777.26 777.26 791.26 793.26 949.34 986.65 1,005.69 1,016.89 1,039.62 1,328.62   
    Loyalist CoalitionRobert Brown6.90%558573.86 573.86 580.86 581.38 587.9 589.72 593.72 593.88 961.9 1,009.53 1,044.53 1,605.53 
    NI Labour Robert Gaw7.00%566584.46 591.46 630.46 648.72 652.72 652.72 687.93 702.33 712.43 789.12 815.12 858.26 934.26
    NI Labour William Allen6.09%493515.62 522.62 550.88 556.88 562.88 562.88 583.79 593.55 608.75 670.86 699.86 729.73 784.73
    Loyalist CoalitionWilliam Hannigan6.64%537541.94 542.2 543.2 546.2 550.72 552.54 554.54 555.98 642.28 674.99 697.99   
    Ulster Unionist Georgina Foulis4.59%371430.54 430.54 443.8 449.06 512.7 539.09 560.39 570.31 607.3     
    DUP Irene Brown6.34%513533.54 534.54 537.54 540.54 545.54 547.36 550.88 552.64      
    Alliance W. H. Forsythe4.19%339343.68 344.68 354.68 477.68 481.68 484.41        
    Ulster Unionist H. McGimpsey4.02%325344.76 344.76 349.28 351.28          
    Alliance G. Hirst2.97%240242.34 242.34 254.34           
    Ulster Liberal Albert McElroy 2.06%167168.04 182.04            
    SDLP D. G. C. Devaney0.98%7979.26             
    Electorate: 13,801  Valid: 8,090 (58.62%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 1,156  Turnout: 8,217 (59.54%)  

      Area C

      1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

      Ards Area C - 4 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Ulster Unionist D. Hamilton11.69%645653 669 973 1,249  
      Ulster Unionist Hamilton McKeag13.18%727740 777 881 1,201  
      Alliance Jim McBriar12.36%6821,003 1,011 1,037 1,068 1,105.4 
      Ind. Unionist James Caughey16.23%895920 939 969 1,004 1,065.2 1,123.85
      Vanguard W. Crawford10.75%593594 936 953 977 1,022.9 1,060.64
      Ulster Unionist Harold Porter10.55%582595 605 692    
      Ulster Unionist J. H. Cromie10.12%558561 572     
      Vanguard D. McCreery7.96%439445      
      Alliance Alice Rudnitzky7.16%395      
      Electorate: 8,762  Valid: 5,516 (62.95%)  Spoilt: 83  Quota: 1,104  Turnout: 5,599 (63.90%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Ards" . Retrieved 7 June 2021.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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