1973 Coleraine Borough Council election

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1973 Coleraine Borough Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 20 seats to Coleraine Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Alliance Independent
Seats won1332
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party SDLP Ind. Unionist
Seats won11

Elections to Coleraine 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 20 councillors.

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Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Ulster Unionist 1312,45157.2
Alliance 32,86913.2
Independent 22,67712.3
SDLP 11,4836.8
Ind. Unionist 11,1215.1
Republican Clubs 06593.0
Loyalist03251.5
NI Labour 02000.9
Totals2021,785100.0—

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Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP Alliance SDLP Others
Area A51.844.7015.9127.616
Area B63.4521.325.3010.007
Area C56.1413.110.0030.827
Total57.21313.236.8122.8320

Districts results

Area A

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Coleraine Area A - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Ind. Unionist William Watt16.24%1,121          
Ulster Unionist Leslie Morrell 15.57%1,075          
Ulster Unionist James Anderson13.41%926941.36 987.52        
Ulster Unionist J. H. McElfatrick9.34%645678.12 689.16 706 718.48 767.32 768.44 803.52 807.52 1,099.52 
SDLP Patrick Cassidy7.87%543543.12 543.36 545.48 572.2 574.32 596.32 702.56 970.64 972.72 972.72
Ulster Unionist Robert McMaster7.88%544568.6 577.96 583.8 595.44 629.4 630.4 658.32 660.32 850.48 961.66
SDLP P. McIntyre8.00%552552.24 552.24 552.24 555.32 555.44 566.44 631.68 744.04 745.32 745.32
Ulster Unionist G. Campbell5.58%385396.64 408.64 420.4 435.68 476.72 477.72 533.84 533.84   
Republican Clubs J. B. McNicholl3.98%275275.24 275.24 275.24 276.36 276.36 467.36 474.56    
Alliance J. B. Austin4.74%327330.24 331.92 332.16 345.68 351.6 351.6     
Republican Clubs Jerry Mullan3.22%222222 222 222 230.12 230.12      
Independent H. McMaster2.20%152164.6 167.96 176.4 182.88       
Independent C. R. Lee1.22%84109.56 110.12 112.24        
Independent S. Boyd0.77%5357.8 58.28         
Electorate: 8,878  Valid: 6,904 (77.77%)  Spoilt: 64  Quota: 987  Turnout: 6,968 (78.49%)  

    Area B

    1973: 5 x UUP, 2 x Alliance

    Coleraine Area B - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Ulster Unionist Albert Clarke15.94%1,163         
    Ulster Unionist Alexander Sharpe11.01%803824.84 830.84 910.85 914.75     
    Alliance J. Fawcett8.39%612623.34 627.55 651.39 747.44 755.65 889.07 1,048.07  
    Ulster Unionist John Earl8.72%636716.85 720.9 750.58 757.42 795.2 805.62 815.62 817.62 959.62
    Ulster Unionist William Glenn9.06%661685.99 687.99 698.07 708.49 761.27 777.27 779.27 779.27 954.27
    Ulster Unionist Robert Stafford11.10%810821.13 828.13 832.91 839.59 851.06 862.48 865.69 867.69 939.69
    Alliance Thomas Wilson5.59%408409.89 414.89 417.1 468.52 468.52 639.73 786.73 910.73 933.73
    LoyalistHagan4.46%325330.46 365.3 372.3 372.51 559.19 563.19 565.4 565.4 615.4
    Ulster Unionist T. D. McVeigh5.41%395401.51 403.51 435.98 443.98 468.61 479.61 480.61 480.61  
    SDLP Isobel Boylan5.32%388388.21 388.21 392.21 396.21 396.42 401.42    
    Alliance R. J. Smyth4.10%299300.05 301.05 306.05 362.69 369.1     
    Independent C. Dunlop3.62%264274.92 345.76 354.81 355.81      
    Alliance J. Hamill3.19%233237.2 241.2 247.62       
    Ulster Unionist Katherine McConaghy2.14%156214.38 219.01        
    Independent J. A. Taggart1.88%137140.15         
    Independent G. Woods0.01%55.42         
    Electorate: 10,508  Valid: 7,295 (69.42%)  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 912  Turnout: 7,369 (70.13%)  

      Area C

      1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance

      Coleraine Area C - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011121314151617
      Ulster Unionist Robert White16.73%1,269                
      Ulster Unionist James Edwards16.03%1,216                
      Ulster Unionist Matthew Adams14.66%1,112                
      Independent James McFeely9.58%727733.75 735.51 738.17 740.17 746.62 769.56 848.7 852.09 927.34 934.26 962.26     
      Alliance William Mathews5.75%436450.25 466.75 470.53 470.53 539.35 540.74 543.74 543.99 640.93 645.59 727.45 730.3 748.19 1,017.19  
      Ulster Unionist I. Wilson4.13%313476 597.88 617.76 618.4 624.34 633.48 633.48 641.35 646.82 688.52 706.03 706.6 786.61 796.93 822.13 1,065.13
      Independent Randall Crawford5.10%387402.5 407.78 422.06 435.31 436.31 496.72 496.72 628.96 628.96 674.81 694.76 695.9 753.63 754.1 758.3 803.81
      Independent J. Doherty4.27%324335.5 339.8 359.92 362.06 365.31 369.92 373.92 384.12 386.12 400.55 428.8 429.94 501.06 514.45 545.65 609.49
      Ulster Unionist J. Hamill2.66%202251 330.2 349.94 356.44 358.91 364.47 364.47 369 370.5 450.21 463.12 463.69 515.54 520.21 526.81  
      Alliance W. E. O'Hara3.11%236239.5 242.14 242.28 242.28 253.53 253.53 258.67 260.67 303.67 303.67 327.06 333.9 337.34    
      Independent S. J. Walker3.05%231245.5 256.06 267.54 271.82 274.21 279.46 279.46 287.1 289.32 310.23 331.25 331.25     
      NI Labour R. E. Adams2.64%200204 210.16 214.5 214.5 217.64 220.78 236.78 243.06 249.06 249.89       
      Ulster Unionist R. H. S. Edmundson1.85%140158.5 169.94 211.38 213.66 214.13 226.55 226.55 238.34 239.62        
      Alliance Eileen Farrell2.73%207208 209.1 209.66 209.66 218.66 219.8 233.8 234.8         
      Independent J. Anderson1.70%129132.5 133.16 142.4 155.79 158.04 196.62 196.62         
      Republican Clubs J. A. Fleming2.14%162162 162 162.14 162.14 162.14 162.28           
      Independent A. Eakin1.58%120122.75 124.73 127.95 148 148.34            
      Alliance Hamilton1.46%111115 117.42 117.98 117.98             
      Independent K. Ferguson0.84%6466.25 66.69 68.09              
      Electorate: 10,886  Valid: 7,586 (69.69%)  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 949  Turnout: 7,694 (70.68%)  

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