1973 Castlereagh District Council election

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1973 Castlereagh Borough Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 19 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council
10 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Alliance United Loyalist
Seats won1052
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Loyalist Coalition Independent
Seats won11

Elections to Castlereagh 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 19 councillors.

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Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Ulster Unionist 1014,28250.6
Alliance 56,24822.1
United Loyalist23,80913.5
Loyalist Coalition11,0623.8
Independent 19023.2
NI Labour 01,5645.5
Vanguard 03441.2
Totals1928,213100%—

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Districts summary

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Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP Alliance Others
Area A55.4325.8218.816
Area B41.2420.8238.028
Area C59.6319.9220.515
Total50.61022.1527.3419

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist

Castlereagh Area A - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Ulster Unionist Frederick Kane15.10%1,364       
Ulster Unionist Bertie Barker14.59%1,318       
United LoyalistMarlene Currie14.44%1,305       
Ulster Unionist William Stewart14.37%1,298       
Alliance Thomas Hawthorne9.53%861864.05 965.1 966.1 1,058.26 1,068.05 1,431.05 
Alliance Sarah Bell7.70%696698.05 838.1 839.72 976.95 991.55 1,201.4 1,335.56
Ulster Unionist H. Russell7.02%634652.55 652.65 657.61 684.85 1,131.49 1,145.31 1,148.82
Alliance F. J. Smith5.04%455456.1 512.15 512.69 589.83 596.36   
Ulster Unionist J. Lennon4.36%394435.5 439.75 456.71 494.48    
NI Labour L. Lannie4.33%391391.9 405.9 406.68     
Alliance W. Clarke3.53%319319.5       
Electorate: 13,994  Valid: 9,035 (64.56%)  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 1,291  Turnout: 9,112 (65.11%)  

    Area B

    1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Loyalist Coalition

    Castlereagh Area B - 8 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    Ulster Unionist Leslie Farrington19.75%2,312           
    Ulster Unionist J. G. McKeown12.30%1,440           
    Alliance Catherine Condy9.00%1,0531,068.48 1,071.18 1,163.22 1,187.22 1,173.74 1,181.83 1,244.53 1,534.53   
    Alliance Addie Morrow 5.70%667686.78 690.02 753.54 761.97 765.4 768.92 1,196.06 1,337.06   
    Loyalist CoalitionMichael Brooks9.07%1,0621,081.35 1,084.05 1,088.05 1,108.05 1,251.61 1,297.7 1,300.7 1,322.7   
    United LoyalistJohn Scott5.87%687695.17 696.34 699.34 820.06 842.58 893.44 894.96 899.39 907.39 1,548.39 
    Ulster Unionist Ronald McLean3.25%381991.17 1,058.31 1,063.98 1,072.07 1,101.4 1,121.39 1,129.34 1,178.6 1,238.6 1,268.81 1,298.51
    Ulster Unionist Joseph O'Hara5.90%691930.51 972.63 975.49 984.44 998.45 1,022.02 1,038.49 1,056.09 1,110.09 1,143.87 1,190.85
    United LoyalistJ. A. Humphreys5.53%647672.37 674.26 676.26 685.26 767.82 860.25 861.25 871.68 882.68 963.92 1,130.78
    United LoyalistJames Scott4.01%469475.45 476.89 478.32 572.93 594.36 805.92 809.35 816.35 823.35   
    NI Labour J. Getty4.61%540549.03 550.2 559.76 560.94 565.12 567.21 578.64     
    Alliance W. R. Morrow6.59%520525.59 527.3 534.73 537.73 537.82 537.82      
    United LoyalistG. L. McVeigh3.23%378386.6 387.68 391.68 439.97 462.06       
    Vanguard Thomas Lyons2.94%344353.46 354.63 356.15 357.15        
    Unionist LoyalistP. G. Moles2.76%323327.73 328.27 328.27         
    Alliance Annie Ground1.64%192200.17 201.16          
    Electorate: 18,373  Valid: 11,706 (63.71%)  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 1,301  Turnout: 11,838 (64.43%)  

      Area C

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

      Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Ulster Unionist J. Black24.24%1,811       
      Ulster Unionist Walter McFarland20.73%1,549       
      Alliance Samuel Finlay10.44%780798.6 804.87 925.25 1,380.25   
      Ulster Unionist F. H. Gray5.94%444874.28 1,077.01 1,089.51 1,098.94 1,111.48 1,633.48 
      Independent C. R. Beacon12.10%904940.58 949.13 956.63 995.32 1,031.62 1,157.55 1,400.55
      NI Labour R. Bingham8.47%633641.99 649.78 664.4 712.9 794.74 854.31 922.31
      Ulster Unionist C. Moore8.65%646702.73 765.81 768.5 772.62 775.26   
      Alliance M. G. McConville5.94%444446.17 446.93 555.93     
      Alliance H. McLernon3.49%261266.89 271.07      
      Electorate: 11,051  Valid: 7,472 (67.61%)  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 1,246  Turnout: 7,571 (68.51%)  

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