1973 Larne Borough Council election

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1973 Larne Borough Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Loyalist Alliance Independent
Seats won832
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Ind. Unionist
Seats won11

Elections to Larne 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 15 councillors.

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Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Loyalist86,41147.9
Alliance 33,41125.5
Independent 21,2549.4
Ind. Unionist 19557.2
Ulster Unionist 16414.8
SDLP 05434.1
NI Labour 01821.4
Totals1513,397100.0—

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Districts summary

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Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Alliance UUP Others
Area A18.4118.7062.924
Area B16.810.0083.234
Area C33.620.0066.457
Total25.534.8169.71115

Districts results

Area A

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

Larne Area A - 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
LoyalistSamuel Martin21.92%751    
Ulster Unionist D. Harper18.71%641983   
Alliance Hugh Wilson 18.42%631668 810  
Independent F. J. O'Neill13.57%465469 526 583 639.4
SDLP John Turnley 15.85%543543 544 546 553.52
Ind. Unionist A. Crooks11.53%395    
Electorate: 5,026  Valid: 3,426 (68.17%)  Spoilt: 33  Quota: 686  Turnout: 3,459 (68.82%)  

    Area B

    1973: 3 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist

    Larne Area B - 4 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Loyalist Roy Beggs 20.47%691  
    LoyalistRobert Semple19.59%661814 
    LoyalistNelson Stewart16.03%541690 
    Ind. Unionist Alexander Hunter16.59%560592 637
    Alliance R. Boyd16.77%566584 596
    LoyalistBob Morrow10.55%356  
    Electorate: 4,961  Valid: 3,375 (68.03%)  Spoilt: 57  Quota: 676  Turnout: 3,432 (69.18%)  

      Area C

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

      Larne Area C - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112
      LoyalistThomas Seymour18.39%1,213           
      Loyalist Jack McKee 16.33%1,077           
      Alliance William Kelly15.89%1,048           
      LoyalistRosalie Armstrong6.43%424554.24 606.22 607.69 662.13 668.6 684.58 722.91 903.91   
      LoyalistThomas McKeever5.11%337454.44 514.01 515.06 580.71 587.94 611.6 662.01 874.29   
      Alliance Thomas Benson7.88%520525.76 526.22 567.38 568.38 614.7 629.46 648.31 653.61 662.61 663.76 866.76
      Independent A. Girvan5.17%341352.52 364.82 358.6 359.7 373.12 452.57 610.41 619.61 643.61 645.22 728.22
      Alliance Margaret McIlgorm4.62%305305.64 306.56 415.87 417.29 484.23 489.67 493.72 495.16 496.16 496.39 586.39
      Alliance Alexander Marrs5.17%341348.68 351.21 399.72 403.78 427.83 447.75 468.7 474.72 477.72 478.41  
      LoyalistA. Milliken4.23%279326.36 378.11 379.58 426.86 432.33 436.3 453.16     
      Independent William Workman3.36%232242.88 247.25 249.77 252.14 258.89 333.17      
      Independent J. Sandford3.27%216226.56 230.01 231.27 234.01 243.54       
      NI Labour R. Thompson2.76%182186.8 188.87 196.43 198.12        
      LoyalistHorace Stronge1.23%81120.36 184.07 184.49         
      Electorate: 10,139  Valid: 6,596 (65.06%)  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 825  Turnout: 6,675 (65.83%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Larne" . Retrieved 5 July 2021.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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