1973 Armagh District Council election

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1973 Armagh District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 20 seats to Armagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won1152
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Alliance Independent
Seats won11

Elections to Armagh District 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 20 councillors.

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Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Ulster Unionist 1110,40545.4
SDLP 55,20022.7
DUP 22,60111.3
Alliance 11,7857.8
Independent 11,1304.9
Republican Clubs 01,0704.7
NI Labour 05832.5
Unity 01530.7
Totals2022,927100%—

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Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Armagh District Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Alliance Others
Area A34.3214.6024.815.3021.014
Area B53.6414.4120.519.102.406
Area C44.1234.820.007.0114.105
Area D44.4328.020.008.7018.905
Total45.41122.7511.327.8112.8120

Districts results

Area A

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

Armagh Area A - 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
DUP Douglas Hutchinson 24.83%1,076       
Ulster Unionist Mary Huey16.87%731847.55 849.97 849.97 930.97   
Ulster Unionist Samuel Foster17.44%756837.9 837.9 837.9 876.9   
Independent D. Magee11.14%483484.05 517.26 528.26 570.73 590.73 680.94 795.94
SDLP Francis McIlvanna8.84%383383 398 415.21 435.21 437.21 606.21 729.21
Republican Clubs T. C. McGleenan3.39%147147 198 320 323 323 349  
SDLP S. R. D. Coyle5.81%252252 263 267 302.21 303.21   
Alliance R. W. Anderson5.31%230235.46 237.46 238.46     
Republican Clubs P. McCusker3.32%144144.21 157.21      
Republican Clubs M. J. Toal1.75%7676       
NI Labour P. Hunter0.74%3232.84       
Independent P. Fox0.55%2424       
Electorate: 5,667  Valid: 4,334 (76.48%)  Spoilt: 88  Quota: 867  Turnout: 4,422 (78.03%)  

    Area B

    1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

    Armagh Area B - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    DUP Thomas Black20.51%1,525       
    Ulster Unionist Nathaniel McMahon16.26%1,209       
    SDLP Seamus Mallon 14.41%1,071       
    Ulster Unionist William Henning14.10%1,0481,168.45      
    Ulster Unionist Nelson Huddleston10.17%756838.5 890.46 929.76 931.76 961.08 994.87 1,127.87
    Ulster Unionist Andrew Crothers6.66%495646.14 687.06 729.66 729.99 748.44 763.25 942.29
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Hutchinson6.40%476543.32 586.64 607.64 609.76 642.93 678.69 781.7
    Alliance Austin Best4.32%321326.61 328.17 328.47 334.8 416.57 638.41  
    Alliance John Lamb3.23%240249.24 252.6 252.9 267.9 329.9   
    Alliance Harden Glendinning1.56%116119.63 120.35 120.35 141.47    
    Independent Robert Newell1.30%97108.55 110.95 112.15 112.15    
    NI Labour Eamon McCann1.08%8080.66 81.02 81.02     
    Electorate: 9,667  Valid: 7,434 (76.90%)  Spoilt: 115  Quota: 1,063  Turnout: 7,549 (78.09%)  

      Area C

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

      Armagh Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Ulster Unionist J. Reid28.39%1,544     
      SDLP Patrick Fegan17.93%975     
      Ulster Unionist W. Shilliday15.66%8521,474.79    
      SDLP M. Cunningham11.33%616616.82 618.46 653.88 895.25 1,026.25
      Alliance Eugene Connolly7.04%383385.46 559.3 563.78 584.89 696.09
      Independent E. Conroy8.99%489489.41 494.74 501.25 521.36 571.52
      NI Labour J. Fullerton5.11%278281.69 334.99 340.87 363.77  
      SDLP P. Nugent5.55%302302.41 303.23 318.7   
      Electorate: 7,398  Valid: 5,439 (73.52%)  Spoilt: 166  Quota: 907  Turnout: 5,605 (75.76%)  

        Area D

        1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP

        Armagh Area D - 6 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011121314
        Ulster Unionist Frederick Armstrong27.69%1,584             
        SDLP Bernard McManus11.63%665665 668 677 678 684 711 749 822 827 837 1,071  
        Ulster Unionist Robert Mercer8.27%473779.54 779.54 779.54 779.54 779.54 781.54 781.54 781.54 802.85 802.85 805.85 910.12 
        SDLP Oliver Tobin7.06%404404.39 404.39 406.39 406.39 407.39 427.39 436.39 534.39 540.39 544.39 675.39 875.39 984.58
        Ulster Unionist Norman Creswell8.41%481772.72 772.72 773.5 773.5 773.5 775.89 780.06 780.06 790.93 794.62 797.62 888.91 888.91
        Republican Clubs Patrick Houlahan4.65%266266 275 276 297 368 377 398 403 405 720 747 769 775.71
        Alliance J. Fitzgerald4.81%275282.8 282.8 287.8 287.8 288.8 309.8 313.8 323.8 523.75 530.75 553.75   
        SDLP T. M. McIntegart5.26%301301 305 311 314 321 350 369 417 423 431    
        Republican Clubs A. P. Cassin4.62%264264.39 270.39 271.39 297.39 323.39 327.39 365.39 367.39 369.39     
        Alliance M. K. Lamb3.85%220227.02 227.02 227.41 227.41 229.41 251.41 251.41 258.41      
        SDLP M. M. McReynolds4.04%231231 231 232 233 234 244 246       
        Unity Patrick Agnew2.67%153154.17 164.17 165.17 167.17 171.17 177.17        
        NI Labour Paddy Grimes2.48%142142.39 142.39 164.39 164.39 164.39         
        Republican Clubs J. Trainor1.80%103103 104 105 120          
        Republican Clubs E. P. Reilly1.22%7070 71 71           
        NI Labour G. J. McCreesh0.89%5152.17 52.17            
        Independent G. R. Mackey0.65%3737             
        Electorate: 8,434  Valid: 5,720 (67.82%)  Spoilt: 122  Quota: 954  Turnout: 5,842 (69.27%)  

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