1973 Ballymoney District Council election

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1973 Ballymoney Borough Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Ind. Unionist Independent
Seats won443
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party SDLP DUP Alliance
Seats won211
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent Nationalist
Seats won1

Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors.

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Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Ulster Unionist 42,93333.3%
Ind. Unionist 41,89821.5%
Independent 31,87721.3%
SDLP 28249.3%
Independent Nationalist 17028.0%
DUP 16877.8%
Alliance 16797.7%
Totals168,815100.0%—

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Districts summary

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Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Alliance Others
Area A17.110.0034.210.0048.724
Area B35.9319.320.003.9040.938
Area C1.700.000.0020.1178.234
Total33.349.327.817.7141.9816

Districts results

Area A

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

Ballymoney Area A - 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Ind. Unionist Kenneth Bamford22.59%453    
Ulster Unionist R. D. Gilmour17.06%342352.67 418.67  
DUP David Hanna19.25%386389.41 401.41 402.66 
Independent W. Campbell9.18%184210.51 226.26 237.76 374.36
DUP T. Milligan15.01%301303.64 316.64 317.64 347.08
Independent T. L. McElderry10.32%207209.64 230.97 233.47  
Independent M. A. Hunter6.58%132135.08    
Electorate: 3,947  Valid: 2,005 (50.80%)  Spoilt: 29  Quota: 402  Turnout: 2,034 (51.53%)  

    Area B

    1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist

    Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Independent Nationalist Edward McClements16.42%702       
    Ind. Unionist Joe Gaston 14.11%603       
    SDLP John Mulholland10.79%461573.96      
    Ind. Unionist William Logan10.34%442442.32 519.81     
    SDLP Harry Connolly8.49%363466.36 466.36 556.52    
    Ulster Unionist Patricia Ellis9.80%419419.32 424.36 424.64 424.64 490.48  
    Ulster Unionist Samuel Montgomery7.81%334335.28 342.63 342.91 345.39 391.81 441.88 458.13
    Ulster Unionist Robert Chestnutt8.12%347347 364.22 364.22 364.84 382.58 415.47 435.23
    Ulster Unionist J. F. Jamison6.62%283283 295.81 295.81 296.43 316.05 356.3 362.41
    Alliance T. Stuart3.93%168172.16 173.21 179.09 255.35 255.56   
    Ulster Unionist J. G. Lyons3.56%152152.32 154.84 154.84 155.46    
    Electorate: 7,161  Valid: 4,274 (59.68%)  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 475  Turnout: 4,346 (60.69%)  

      Area C

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

      Ballymoney Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Independent Robert McComb29.69%753    
      Independent Mary Holmes14.16%359438.56 482.78 502.2 579.2
      Alliance Brendan Smyth14.83%376390.96 395.64 496.36 516.36
      Ind. Unionist Frederick Holland15.77%400436.72 456.76 466.12 514.76
      Ulster Unionist James Simpson10.69%271301.6 325.08 334.42 377.98
      Independent G. S. H. Hughes5.95%151191.8 210.28 222.3  
      Alliance J. A. Scott5.32%135144.18 152.88   
      Independent J. Pollock3.59%91121.94    
      Electorate: 4,073  Valid: 2,536 (62.26%)  Spoilt: 22  Quota: 508  Turnout: 2,558 (62.80%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Ballymoney" . Retrieved 11 July 2021.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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