1973 Lisburn Borough Council election

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1973 Lisburn Borough Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 23 seats to Lisburn Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Alliance
Seats won1443
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Vanguard SDLP
Seats won11

Elections to Lisburn Borough Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

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Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Ulster Unionist 1415,97948.9
DUP 45,48216.8
Alliance 35,91618.1
Vanguard 12,1666.6
SDLP 11,7215.3
NI Labour 07492.3
Independent 04451.4
Ind. Unionist 02040.6
Totals2332,662100.0—

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Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Lisburn Borough Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance Vanguard SDLP Others
Area A52.7316.508.500.0017.814.504
Area B57.1419.5113.4010.000.000.005
Area C38.3220.4112.9113.216.209.005
Area D50.9310.7124.817.205.001.405
Area E48.5218.7126.210.000.006.604
Total48.91416.8418.136.615.314.3023

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

Lisburn Area A - 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Ulster Unionist John Maze18.43%857876 919 1,003    
SDLP Patrick Ritchie17.83%829857 861 970    
Ulster Unionist George McCartney16.07%747759 768 808 940   
Ulster Unionist Thomas Wilson11.51%535536 560 588 776 832 868 876.8
DUP Charles Woodburne16.54%769769 817 827 855 863 865 865.4
Ulster Unionist William Moore6.73%313316 354 381     
Alliance James Megarry4.54%211330 337      
Ind. Unionist Henry Stewart4.39%204205       
Alliance Patrick Dorrian3.96%184       
Electorate: 7,210  Valid: 4,649 (64.48%)  Spoilt: 58  Quota: 930  Turnout: 4,707 (65.28%)  

    Area B

    1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP

    Lisburn Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Ulster Unionist David Titterington19.70%1,102       
    DUP Charles Poots 19.46%1,089       
    Ulster Unionist Elsie Kelsey17.23%964       
    Ulster Unionist James Lilley9.85%551607.55 621.83 640.64 648.56 659.42 678.93 864.41
    Ulster Unionist Ivan McKeever10.35%579660 674.98 682.48 684.96 697.93 714.56 857.02
    Alliance Oliver Hunter8.10%453457.95 459.49 460.18 542.66 715.93 721.21 733.28
    Vanguard Robert Rush5.42%303311.1 388.8 389.34 389.34 390.48 648.28  
    Vanguard David Williamson4.61%258263.85 302.49 302.85 306.18 308.13   
    Alliance Nancy McIntyre2.81%157159.55 160.11 160.62 204.4    
    Alliance Moore Sinnerton2.48%139141.25 142.37 142.52     
    Electorate: 9,328  Valid: 5,595 (59.98%)  Spoilt: 87  Quota: 933  Turnout: 5,682 (60.91%)  

      Area C

      1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard

      Lisburn Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      DUP William Belshaw16.53%1,2221,230 1,231 1,234      
      Ulster Unionist Norman Bicker12.57%929953 955 955 966 975 1,062 1,107 1,298 
      Ulster Unionist James McKeown12.20%902954 956 960 984 988 1,026 1,171 1,283 
      Alliance Seamus Close 8.17%604607 661 727 727 943 946 950 1,027 1,486
      Vanguard George Morrison 9.57%707712 712 713 921 926 1,072 1,081 1,136 1,140
      Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson7.28%538563 567 575 580 593 618 701 776 780
      SDLP Peter O'Hagan6.18%457457 461 551 551 561 561 561 572  
      Independent Robert Allen6.02%445447 454 470 475 501 534 551   
      Ulster Unionist William Matthews4.07%301334 334 336 337 348 361    
      DUP David Shanks3.91%289294 294 295 310 310     
      Alliance W. Ferris2.50%185185 269 295 297      
      Vanguard Thomas Herron3.67%271273 273 273       
      NI Labour A. Whitby2.90%214215 224        
      Alliance W. G. Hammond2.25%166167         
      Ulster Unionist Harold McClure2.18%161         
      Electorate: 13,617  Valid: 7,391 (54.28%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 1,232  Turnout: 7,518 (55.21%)  

        Area D

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

        Lisburn Area D - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Semple26.52%2,294         
        Ulster Unionist Robert Kirkwood13.02%1,1261,508.58        
        Alliance G. W. C. McCartney14.36%1,2421,282.33 1,285.75 1,325.75 1,325.75 1,333.41 1,353.27 1,506.27  
        DUP Ivan Davis 10.66%922955.3 957.52 958.89 993.29 995.09 1,008.06 1,015.49 1,025.49 1,479.49
        Ulster Unionist William Henry9.19%795974.08 1,000.24 1,005.67 1,009.58 1,083.64 1,324.76 1,337.65 1,341.02 1,432.33
        Alliance George Boyd6.97%603613.73 614.51 632.88 632.88 635.62 641.82 783.9 1,131.27 1,138.7
        Vanguard James Davis5.61%485501.28 502.3 502.3 605.32 609.11 613.46 613.89 614.89  
        SDLP P. J. Rowen5.03%435436.11 436.11 463.11 463.11 463.11 463.11 469.48   
        Alliance Hazel Ervine3.47%300305.55 305.85 319.85 320.22 322.34 328    
        Ulster Unionist Myrtle McMaster1.04%90220.98 233.82 236.19 240.25 303.93     
        Ulster Unionist James Hutchinson1.17%101138.37 152.65 156.77 159.51      
        Vanguard Marjorie Lockhart1.64%142150.88 151.3 152.3       
        NI Labour R. N. Hill1.34%116117.48 117.66        
        Electorate: 10,564  Valid: 8,651 (81.89%)  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 1,442  Turnout: 8,723 (82.57%)  

          Area E

          1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

          Lisburn Area E - 4 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Ulster Unionist John Gilchrist23.20%1,479      
          Alliance John Cousins18.38%1,1721,177.99 1,185.63 1,447.63   
          Ulster Unionist Walter Groves13.68%872981.72 1,072 1,093.26 1,096.1 1,126.49 1,613.49
          DUP Robert McNeice11.29%720727.02 754.54 760.8 761.51 1,193.07 1,266.46
          Alliance J. W. Patterson7.84%500504.55 514.59 610.85 774.86 783.86 827.56
          Ulster Unionist Samuel Neill7.36%469516.06 639.22 649.61 651.74 670.26  
          DUP Henry Winton7.39%471472.95 491.47 491.47 491.47   
          NI Labour W. J. B. McIldoon6.57%419420.04 426.17     
          Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Wright4.30%274288.95      
          Electorate: 10,414  Valid: 6,376 (61.23%)  Spoilt: 103  Quota: 1,276  Turnout: 6,479 (62.21%)  

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