1973 Dungannon District Council election

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1973 Dungannon District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 20 seats to Dungannon District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Unity
Seats won1152
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent Republican
Seats won2

Elections to Dungannon 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 1111,42250.2
SDLP 54,91321.6
Unity 22,29710.1
Independent Republican 21,3335.9
Alliance 01,3485.9
Independent 06342.8
Independent Nationalist 04131.8
NI Labour 02251.0
Republican Clubs 01790.8
Totals2022,764100%—

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Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Dungannon District Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Unity Others
Area A52.8319.8222.315.105
Area B27.4135.027.2030.425
Area C67.0416.313.7013.005
Area D52.3315.417.7124.605
Total50.21121.6510.1218.1220

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity

Dungannon Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Ulster Unionist Mervyn Patterson20.26%1,129        
Ulster Unionist John Hamilton-Stubber18.68%1,041        
Ulster Unionist Jack Mulligan13.85%772958.49       
SDLP Joseph Higgins12.38%690690 691.36 704.36 718.53 718.87 730.87 769.76 1,169.76
Unity Vincent Trainor11.27%628628 628.68 634.68 641.68 641.85 698.85 712.23 728.23
Unity Bernadette Hughes6.10%340340 342.38 347.55 349.72 349.89 539.89 544.74 575.74
SDLP Joseph Farrell7.45%415415.17 415.51 423.51 425.85 426.36 437.36 463.06  
Alliance Arthur Noble1.76%9898.51 175.35 191.69 304.37 317.46 319.46   
Unity William McDonald4.92%274274 274.34 274.68 275.68 275.85    
Alliance Norman Kyle1.88%105106.7 131.52 161.88      
Alliance P. R. Mallon1.44%8081.36 85.78       
Electorate: 6,772  Valid: 5,572 (82.28%)  Spoilt: 89  Quota: 929  Turnout: 5,661 (83.59%)  

    Area B

    1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Republican, 1 x UUP

    Dungannon Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Kempton27.41%1,550          
    SDLP Jim Canning15.01%849857 868 891 1,024      
    SDLP Owen Nugent11.05%625631 648 652 687 713.23 714.23 742.45 753.06 777.67 853.5
    Independent Republican James McQuaid8.06%456457 484 497 500 501.83 571.83 587.44 640.44 695.44 709.44
    Independent Republican Eugene Lyttle4.39%248248 256 268 270 270.61 341.61 358.61 549.22 685.22 700.22
    SDLP Brendan Kennedy5.13%290294 295 307 331 374.92 417.92 505.92 521.92 561.53 652.14
    Alliance Hugh Cullen3.11%176494 497 499 502 503.83 509.83 538.44 543.44 556.44  
    Unity Al Molloy4.54%257259 292 352 360 361.22 371.22 405.22 430.22   
    Independent Republican Frank Marshall4.16%235237 246 259 266 267.22 298.22 315.83    
    Independent Arthur O'Neill3.64%206223 229 259 270 273.66 286.66     
    Independent Republican Hugh McGrath4.10%232233 235 251 254 254      
    SDLP J. S. McGarvey3.84%217218 223 231        
    Independent Republican P. O'Neill2.86%162165 197         
    Unity Anne O'Donnell2.69%152154          
    Electorate: 7,329  Valid: 5,655 (77.16%)  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 943  Turnout: 5,764 (78.65%)  

      Area C

      1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

      Dungannon Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Ulster Unionist Derek Irwin21.26%1,291       
      Ulster Unionist Wilfred Dilworth18.03%1,095       
      Ulster Unionist Jim Brady13.90%8441,084.24      
      Ulster Unionist William Buchanan13.85%841863.26 936.27 958.04 1,025.36   
      SDLP Patrick Daly12.74%774774.42 774.56 783.56 783.62 783.82 978.89 1,056.89
      Independent Anthony Byrne5.55%337337 337.14 342.21 342.21 342.37 350.37 492.37
      Alliance R. F. Hobson5.71%347353.09 354.42 413.49 414.09 424.13 429.13 436.13
      Unity John McAnespie3.67%223223 223 225 225.12 225.16 237.16  
      SDLP Matt Hegarty3.52%214214 214.07 224.07 224.13 224.13   
      Alliance Jim Boyd1.76%107107.84 108.4      
      Electorate: 7,218  Valid: 6,073 (84.14%)  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 1,013  Turnout: 6,145 (85.13%)  

        Area D

        1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity

        Dungannon Area D - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011121314
        Ulster Unionist William Brown20.92%1,143             
        Ulster Unionist Adam Wilson15.94%8711,002.2            
        Ulster Unionist Joel Patton15.46%845928            
        SDLP Michael McLoughlin11.97%654654.2 654.2 673.2 673.2 678.2 682.2 766.2 795.2 828.2 1,010.2   
        Unity Bridget McAleer5.36%293293 293 303 303.08 308.08 398.08 410.08 425.28 500.28 522.28 550.88 580.38 769.38
        Alliance Elizabeth Beatty4.23%231238.6 261.6 270.2 279.8 310.4 310.4 310.4 360.52 361.52 365.52 378.52 583.43 664.43
        Independent Nationalist Malachy Hughes4.67%255255 255.8 262.8 263.36 267.36 279.36 306.56 343.04 413.04 432.04 460.64 491.67  
        Alliance Ernest Bullock3.73%204206 213.4 217.4 220.28 238.08 240.08 246.08 259.24 264.24 279.24 307.84   
        SDLP Patrick Fox3.39%185185 185 191 191 192 198 219 242 254     
        Republican Clubs Patrick McGurk3.28%179179 179 183 183 183 190 203 213      
        NI Labour Noel Abernethy2.16%118118.4 120.2 134.4 134.96 181.48 186.48 202.48       
        Independent Nationalist John Donaghy 2.89%158158.2 158.2 168.2 168.2 171.2 182.2        
        Unity Joseph Arthurs2.38%130130 130 137 137.08 137.08         
        NI Labour Patricia Stevenson1.96%107109.6 116.6 118.4 119.92          
        Independent Patrick McQuade1.67%9191.4 94.8            
        Electorate: 7,014  Valid: 5,464 (77.90%)  Spoilt: 73  Quota: 911  Turnout: 5,537 (78.94%)  

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          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Dungannon" . Retrieved 9 August 2021.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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