1973 Moyle District Council election

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1973 Moyle District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 16 seats to Moyle District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Independent Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won752
 Fourth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist
Seats won2

Elections to Moyle District 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 16 councillors.

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Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Independent 73,15647.3
Ulster Unionist 51,45721.9
SDLP 279912.0
Ind. Unionist 24887.3
Alliance 03345.0
Ulster Liberal 0771.2
Totals166,668100.0—

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Districts summary

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Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Others
Area A0.004.6095.444
Area B48.440.0051.648
Area C27.9143.1229.014
Total21.9512.0266.1916

Districts results

Area A

1973: 4 x Independent

Moyle Area A - 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Independent Alistair McSparran23.87%533       
Independent Fergus Wheeler21.67%484       
Independent Patrick McCarry15.94%356360.32 361.84 379.08 388.64 493.64  
Independent Arthur McAlister8.82%197238.44 249.24 268.1 329.6 353.04 372.29 458.29
Independent P. McCambridge8.82%149163.56 175.88 188.68 214.48 227 245.48 ????
Independent P. P. Delargy8.33%186192.24 196.48 210.44 224.4 233.04 241.51  
Independent J. McCaughan5.69%127129.08 130.2 159.76 161.89    
SDLP Joseph Lynn4.61%103114.68 118.36 125.92     
Alliance W. Grace2.24%5051.92 52.32      
Independent D. McAlister2.15%4849.12 50.32      
Electorate: 2,644  Valid: 2,233 (84.46%)  Spoilt: 15  Quota: 447  Turnout: 2,248 (85.02%)  

    Area B

    1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent

    Moyle Area B - 8 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist Robert McKay18.96%535      
    Ulster Unionist Price McConaghy12.66%357      
    Ind. Unionist Samuel Adams9.75%275299.6 306.56 331.56   
    Ulster Unionist W. Baxter9.22%260307.15 313.39 316.59   
    Ind. Unionist Hugh Acheson7.55%213272.45 276.77 309.54 331.54  
    Independent James Gault9.25%261283.55 292.31 313.9 330.9  
    Ulster Unionist S. Montgomery7.52%212254.23 263.71 283.65 327.65  
    Independent James McShane8.83%249249.82 250.3 250.83 275.83 278.83 283.83
    Independent James McToal8.26%233233 233 233 236.12 237.12 238.12
    Alliance R. Irwin4.57%129137.2 138.52 143.28    
    DUP R. W. Taggart3.44%97110.12 113.96     
    Electorate: 4,655  Valid: 2,821 (60.60%)  Spoilt: 28  Quota: 314  Turnout: 2,849 (61.20%)  

      Area C

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

      Moyle Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Johnston20.07%324      
      SDLP John Black17.10%276281 302 336   
      SDLP John McAfee10.90%176190 210 223 227 360 
      Independent Archibald McAuley10.47%169176 186 194 243 286 311.85
      Alliance E. Molloy9.60%155168 181 183 229 250 261
      SDLP C. Lynn9.91%160165 173 202 208   
      Ulster Unionist J. Greer7.81%126140 142 146    
      SDLP F. Duncan5.20%8489 91     
      Ulster Liberal J. B. Bakewell4.77%7780      
      Independent A. J. Watt4.15%67      
      Electorate: 2,185  Valid: 1,614 (73.87%)  Spoilt: 19  Quota: 323  Turnout: 1,633 (74.74%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Moyle" . Retrieved 13 July 2021.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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