1973 Limavady District Council election

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1973 Limavady Borough Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party United Unionist SDLP Alliance
Seats won842
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won1

Elections to Limavady 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%±%
United Unionist85,53547.6%
SDLP 43,48530.0%
Alliance 21,30511.2%
Independent 18107.0%
Republican Clubs 04834.1%
Totals1511,618100.0%—

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Districts summary

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Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP Alliance Others
Area A37.5214.3148.236
Area B32.821.7065.535
Area C18.1017.8164.134
Total30.0411.2258.8915

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

Limavady Area A - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
United UnionistFlorence Sloan16.40%690        
United UnionistRobert Grant15.11%636        
SDLP Michael Nicholas14.64%616        
United UnionistJames Gilfillan13.95%587667.76       
Alliance James Boylan7.03%296296.12 297.2 302.8 305.04 305.16 341.46 341.5 558.72
SDLP Eddie McGowan7.89%332332 332 332 332 335.76 359.24 519.5 539.68
SDLP Arthur Doherty 10.41%438438 438 438.4 438.4 439.66 475.06 506.72 526.34
Alliance J. Barr5.82%245245.48 252.32 270.32 281.08 281.54 315.98 322.1  
SDLP Donal Morgan4.54%191191 191 191 192 197.08 203.28   
Independent Rosalind Deighan1.35%5757.12 57.12 58.32 59.32 60.04    
Republican Clubs P. J. Loughrey1.38%5858 58 58.4 59.4 59.98    
Alliance Bill Cunningham1.12%4747.6 48.08 52.08 54.96 55.08    
Alliance Desmond Wallace0.36%1515.6 16.68 20.28      
Electorate: 5,298  Valid: 4,208 (79.43%)  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 602  Turnout: 4,248 (80.18%)  

    Area B

    1973: 2 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

    Limavady Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    United Unionist William Ross 21.73%836       
    United UnionistMax Gault20.17%776       
    SDLP Raymond Brady8.37%322322 323 334 439 457 664 
    SDLP Perry O'Connor10.24%394394 398 407 469 500 600 618.8
    Independent Denis Farren6.58%253352 376 420 429 518 543 543.5
    Republican Clubs A. D. Hegarty11.05%425425 425 427 438 494 534 534.8
    SDLP James Mulhern8.47%326326 326 328 355 391   
    Independent James McLaughlin5.98%230243 245 263 268    
    SDLP Vincent McMacken5.67%218219 219 222     
    Alliance Neil Strouts1.74%67111 138      
    Electorate: 5,059  Valid: 3,847 (76.04%)  Spoilt: 57  Quota: 642  Turnout: 3,904 (77.17%)  

      Area C

      1973: 3 x United Unionist, 1 x Alliance

      Limavady Area C - 4 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      United UnionistWilliam Barbour23.97%854      
      United UnionistRonald Nicholl18.78%669707.08 707.24 707.24 781.24  
      United UnionistStanley Gault13.67%487575.48 576.48 576.48 628.52 671.52 701.32
      Alliance William Archibald7.72%275277.24 282.24 325.24 385.04 394.04 695.52
      SDLP Jim Tierney16.62%592592.16 637.16 653.16 668.16 668.16 690.16
      Alliance Brian Brown7.66%273274.44 275.44 301.44 361.76 371.76  
      Independent Alastair Smyth4.21%150152.08 154.08 157.24    
      Independent C. G. H. Charlton3.37%120123.36 123.36 123.36    
      Alliance Syd Houghton2.44%8787.16 88.16     
      SDLP Shaun Burke1.57%5656.16      
      Electorate: 4,322  Valid: 3,563 (82.44%)  Spoilt: 41  Quota: 713  Turnout: 3,604 (83.39%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Limavady" . Retrieved 18 July 2021.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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