1973 North Down Borough Council election

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1973 North Down Borough Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 20 seats to North Down Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Alliance Loyalist
Seats won974

Elections to North Down Borough 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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The elections were the first following the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland, brought about by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 & Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, which replaced the previous FPTP ward system with a new system of proportional representation using multi-member district electoral areas.

Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Ulster Unionist 911,97746.0%
Alliance 77,69129.5%
Loyalist44,63817.8%
Independent 01,2824.9%
Ind. Unionist 03151.2%
NI Labour 01480.6%
Totals2026,393100.0%—

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Districts summary

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Results of the North Down Borough Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP Alliance Others
Area A57.5331.0211.505
Area B44.5221.5134.025
Area C38.2228.8233.015
Area D42.6236.9220.515
Total46.0929.5724.5420

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance

North Down Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Ulster Unionist Robert Topping25.99%1,786       
Ulster Unionist Maurice Butler14.20%9761,180.8      
Alliance Bertie McConnell 15.35%1,0551,090.35 1,102.55 1,103.99 1,109.49 1,248.49  
Ulster Unionist Edmund Mills8.08%555686.95 800.25 804.09 832.96 845.8 848.96 1,279.96
Alliance James Hamilton10.26%705727.05 731.1 731.48 740.58 926.39 1,052 1,166.93
LoyalistThomas Barkley6.46%444452.4 460.45 460.63 740.92 744.97 744.97 837.39
Ulster Unionist Robert McCready7.19%494615.1 693.05 698.13 729.98 741.12 743.49  
Alliance Anne Mayne5.43%373377.9 385.35 385.49 388.86    
LoyalistCampbell McCormick4.17%344365.7 372.45 372.69     
Ulster Unionist James Warden2.02%139232.1       
Electorate: 9,818  Valid: 6,871 (69.99%)  Spoilt: 64  Quota: 1,146  Turnout: 6,935 (70.64%)  

    Area B

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

    North Down Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Ulster Unionist John Preston19.24%1,276        
    Loyalist George Green 14.09%934962 969.02 973.28 990.49 1,316.49   
    Alliance James Magee8.16%541543 546.64 783.68 804.02 821.41 824.76 1,415.76 
    Ulster Unionist Amy Corry10.83%718722 760.22 765.48 892.35 930.38 941.77 956.42 1,121.22
    LoyalistThomas Braniff10.33%685754 757.9 762.03 771.55 898.37 1,080.61 1,090.06 1,114.86
    Ulster Unionist Arminella McMullan8.34%553553 586.28 591.93 869.78 907.77 919.16 929.81 1,047.41
    Alliance Clifford Creighton8.20%544544 545.69 624.21 629.47 635.99 636.66   
    LoyalistBruce Mulligan7.51%498526 532.89 535.89 561.92     
    Ulster Unionist Mary Norman6.09%404407 474.21 483.47      
    Alliance Denis Mayne5.16%342344 347.12       
    LoyalistThomas O'Brien2.05%136        
    Electorate: 10,509  Valid: 6,631 (63.10%)  Spoilt: 112  Quota: 1,106  Turnout: 6,743 (64.16%)  

      Area C

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

      North Down Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Ulster Unionist Robert Campbell 21.86%1,352       
      Ulster Unionist David Belshaw11.95%739853.17 864.23 868.69 879.92 887.84 1,040.65 
      Alliance John Calvert12.76%789797.05 808.05 844.05 844.05 975.43 988.58 1,080.58
      LoyalistMary O'Fee10.32%638655.94 672.4 677.63 941.7 943.93 966.46 1,071.46
      Alliance Jean Foster11.06%684695.73 726.73 793.96 799.42 974.88 989.41 1,044.82
      Independent James Stark8.18%506522.56 546.79 573.79 577.02 588.71 614.7 735.76
      Ind. Unionist Henry Garner5.09%315376.64 380.87 383.87 390.56 397.56 534.55  
      Ulster Unionist Henry Patton4.43%274342.08 347.77 347.77 351.23 356.46   
      Alliance Thomas Rollins5.01%310313.91 328.91 341.91 341.91    
      LoyalistChristopher Millar4.62%286290.14 294.14 296.14     
      NI Labour Harold Parkhill2.39%148148.92 170.92      
      Independent Brian Wilson 2.31%143145.3       
      Electorate: 9,067  Valid: 6,184 (68.20%)  Spoilt: 53  Quota: 1,031  Turnout: 6,237 (68.79%)  

        Area D

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

        North Down Area D - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Ulster Unionist John Auld14.89%948959 967 1,022 1,152     
        Alliance Keith Jones16.09%1,0241,030 1,031 1,033 1,046 1,261    
        Alliance James Shannon14.49%922937 940 953 972 1,122    
        Ulster Unionist Kathleen McClure12.24%779785 792 866 942 951 995 1,049.76 1,066.76 
        LoyalistIan Kerr7.24%461467 652 659 671 677 683 690.4 692.9 894.54
        Independent Henry McCourt8.48%540573 575 576 578 599 695 696.48 729.48 881.18
        Ulster Unionist David McCormick7.53%479482 491 549 586 599 627 653.64 661.14  
        Alliance John Marks6.32%402405 406 411 416      
        Ulster Unionist Maurice Davison4.27%272272 275 294       
        Ulster Unionist Richard Thompson3.66%233233 235        
        LoyalistArthur Millar3.33%212222         
        Independent Francis McKeag1.46%93         
        Electorate: 9,077  Valid: 6,365 (70.12%)  Spoilt: 113  Quota: 1,061  Turnout: 6,478 (71.37%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: North Down" . Retrieved 3 June 2021.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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