1973 Ballymena Borough Council election

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1973 Ballymena Borough Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 21 seats to Ballymena Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Ind. Unionist
Seats won953
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Alliance Vanguard
Seats won211

Elections to Ballymena 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.

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Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Ulster Unionist 98,68837.9%
DUP 55,60737.9%
Ind. Unionist 32,1429.3%
Independent 23,32414.5%
Alliance 11,4696.4%
Vanguard 11,2765.6%
NI Labour 04381.9%
Totals2122,944100.0%—

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Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance Vanguard Others
Area A45.3213.612.300.0038.814
Area B16.0139.125.300.0039.636
Area C40.9318.414.5022.4113.805
Area D50.8322.8111.710.0014.716
Total37.9924.256.415.6125.9521

Districts results

Area A

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

Ballymena Area A - 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Ulster Unionist Thomas Hume21.74%934     
Ind. Unionist Clifford Davison20.81%894     
Ulster Unionist Thomas McCaughey14.87%639666 1,036   
DUP William Wilson13.64%586592 612 759.4 818.57 849.95
Independent J. J. O'Hagan17.99%773792 794 822.6 835.02 835.46
Ulster Unionist D. McCarthy8.70%374409     
Alliance S. O. Nesbitt2.26%97     
Electorate: 6,576  Valid: 4,297 (65.34%)  Spoilt: 57  Quota: 860  Turnout: 4,354 (66.21%)  

    Area B

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

    Ballymena Area B - 4 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent A. Simpson22.30%1,390     
    DUP Sandy Spence20.07%1,251     
    DUP Roy Gillespie19.06%1,188     
    Ulster Unionist W. Dickey11.78%734930.8    
    Ind. Unionist Hugh Simpson7.49%467541 648.3 728.34 814.64 894.12
    Ind. Unionist Thomas Smyth6.03%376431.6 504.1 607.6 693.1 786.54
    Ulster Unionist W. O. Given4.19%261305.8 433.98 481.36 569.28 685.18
    Alliance Maeve Kyle5.30%330398.4 413.48 420.38 435.78  
    Independent W. R. McNeilly3.77%235291 324.64 378   
    Electorate: 9,474  Valid: 6,232 (65.78%)  Spoilt: 61  Quota: 891  Turnout: 6,293 (66.42%)  

      Area C

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

      Ballymena Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Vanguard David Allen 20.65%1,169          
      DUP John McAuley18.35%1,039          
      Ulster Unionist George Sloane17.20%974          
      Ulster Unionist A. Hyndman8.76%496514.24 521.17 525.69 551.96 559.58 616.08 621.47 687.04 750.6 823.03
      Ulster Unionist W. McWilliams8.21%465477.92 484.58 489.15 513.53 523.58 565.82 570.23 639.26 693.06 744.59
      Ulster Unionist F. McNeill6.73%381390.88 394.03 394.22 416.31 421.68 437.53 438.56 491.07 524.02 566.39
      Alliance M. M. McAleese4.49%254255.33 255.33 259.33 265.33 265.93 272.14 418.23 449.66 453.36  
      Vanguard Elizabeth Roulton1.89%107264.51 329.04 329.23 348.44 349.7 377.8 382.08 400.1   
      Ind. Unionist William Simpson3.74%212216.37 218.62 219.8 241.74 243.9 274.19 298.19    
      NI Labour F. R. Kelly3.06%173174.14 174.5 213.59 226.59 226.71 238.86     
      Ind. Unionist Robert McCosh3.41%193199.84 205.87 206.96 211.15 212.92      
      Independent J. Montgomery2.54%144147.23 148.67 149.67        
      NI Labour B. Galbraith0.97%5557.85 58.21         
      Electorate: 9,068  Valid: 5,662 (62.44%)  Spoilt: 89  Quota: 944  Turnout: 5,751 (63.42%)  

        Area D

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

        Ballymena Area D - 6 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Henry34.37%2,321        
        DUP Maurice Mills19.81%1,338        
        Independent Patrick Burke11.58%782823.18 826.54 903.82 907.82 955.46 967.36  
        Ulster Unionist R. L. D. Pinkerton2.71%183555.94 574.98 579.58 625.38 653.44 912.32 1,065.32 
        Ulster Unionist David Thompson5.29%357663.24 678.64 688.96 790.46 813.4 890.72 1,063.72 
        Alliance J. O'Mullan7.48%505527.04 528.72 577.58 580.9 770.64 804.86 830.76 ????
        DUP H. S. Roulton3.04%205266.48 574.2 584.22 594.58 597.86 617.8 694.34 ????
        Ulster Unionist J. D. Walker4.07%275420 427 429.58 517.1 531.26 565.92   
        Ulster Unionist John Magaughin1.91%129368.54 376.66 388 416.36 428.68    
        Alliance Phyllis Doloughan4.19%283297.5 298.06 339.34 346.36     
        Ulster Unionist Dorothy Smith2.44%165283.32 287.8 292.68      
        NI Labour S. McQuiston1.64%111126.08 127.2       
        NI Labour J. A. Rooney1.47%9999 100.96       
        Electorate: 10,323  Valid: 6,753 (65.42%)  Spoilt: 91  Quota: 965  Turnout: 6,844 (66.30%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Ballymena" . Retrieved 9 July 2021.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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