1973 Strabane District Council election

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1973 Strabane District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 15 seats to Strabane District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Alliance
Seats won642
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist United Loyalist Coalition
Seats won21

Elections to Strabane 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 15 councillors.

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Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Ulster Unionist 67,12038.9%
SDLP 44,78926.2%
Independent Nationalist 22,02511.1%
Alliance 21,7579.6%
United Loyalist Coalition11,0485.7%
Republican Clubs 07093.9%
Independent 04592.5%
Independent Labour 0910.5%
Totals1518,298100%—

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Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Strabane District Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Alliance Others
Area A57.1322.515.6014.815
Area B36.7227.6111.8123.915
Area C20.6134.2211.7133.515
Total38.9626.249.6225.3315

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Strabane Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Ulster Unionist Bobby Moore19.99%1,279         
Ulster Unionist Ernest Young19.55%1,251         
Ulster Unionist Frances Hamilton17.55%1,123         
SDLP Daniel Gallagher15.18%971974 974 975.11 987.11 989.11 996.11 1,019.48 1,457.48 
Independent Nationalist Denis McCrory13.46%861861 861 862.48 874.48 874.48 877.48 879.85 902.8 1,011.8
Alliance Thomas Riddell1.83%117165 298.95 325.96 341.7 377.1 385.42 563.8 581.8 606.8
SDLP Patrick McCallion7.28%466475 476.9 479.12 484.12 487.12 527.12 537.07   
Alliance Lala Nabney1.47%94129 141.35 145.79 187.9 239.13 252.03    
Independent Labour Robert King1.42%91119 130.4 135.58 136.58 138.53     
Alliance James Smyth0.81%5281 104.75 116.22 121.22      
Alliance Eileen Lynch1.45%9396 96 97.85       
Electorate: 7,897  Valid: 6,398 (81.02%)  Spoilt: 76  Quota: 1,067  Turnout: 6,474 (81.98%)  

    Area B

    1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition

    Strabane Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Ulster Unionist Mary Britton20.45%1,291        
    Ulster Unionist Henry Henderson16.25%1,0261,128       
    United Loyalist CoalitionSamuel Rogers16.60%1,0481,069.42       
    SDLP Seamus Kearney14.84%937937 937 946 947 953 1,118  
    Alliance Tom Gormley 9.09%574517.24 534.04 544.04 584.76 772.5 856.5 876.3 1,051.2
    SDLP John Melaugh6.76%427427 427 465 468.8 469.8 503.8 536.36 731.64
    Independent James McCormick5.72%361361.54 363.14 389.14 393.14 402.92 476.92 488.8  
    SDLP Francis McConnell5.99%378378 378 389 389 391    
    Alliance Edward Brown2.28%144152.28 200.28 200.28 292.62     
    Alliance Robert Sproule1.39%8891.42 190.62 190.62      
    Independent John Tracey1.55%9898 98       
    Electorate: 7,343  Valid: 6,312 (85.96%)  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 1,053  Turnout: 6,366 (86.69%)  

      Area C

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

      Strabane Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Independent Nationalist John O'Kane20.83%1,164          
      Ulster Unionist C. Russell20.58%1,150          
      SDLP John McKelvey11.31%632664.76 667.58 673.1 691.4 772.84 791.44 895.06 ????  
      SDLP William Carlin8.70%486525.78 525.78 536.34 544.38 584.84 597.54 703.38 ???? ???? 
      Alliance Douglas Cooper6.10%341356.6 498.54 502.27 577.51 589.55 792.15 798.45 ???? ???? ????
      Republican Clubs Ivan Barr10.95%612648.14 650.49 723.21 724.73 738.59 744.11 765.23 ???? ???? ????
      SDLP John McGurk6.57%367381.82 382.76 385.02 391.28 432.84 439.3 483.16    
      SDLP Bridie McMenamin3.94%220247.56 247.56 250.08 253.6 293.46 295.98     
      Alliance Sheila Sinclair2.42%135147.48 203.88 208.96 279.18 285.96      
      SDLP Margaret Duddy3.67%205225.8 226.74 231.78 242.34       
      Alliance Patrick McDaid3.20%179191.74 197.38 199.38        
      Republican Clubs Thomas Barr0.79%4450.76 53.58         
      Republican Clubs Joseph Dillon0.50%2831.12 31.12         
      Republican Clubs Brendan Douglas0.45%2527.34 28.75         
      Electorate: 7,752  Valid: 5,588 (72.08%)  Spoilt: 121  Quota: 932  Turnout: 5,709 (73.65%)  

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        References

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