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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Down District Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Down District Council election 1977 All 20 seats to Down District Council 11 Ulster Unionist Party 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 8 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2 Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party 1 Independent (politician) 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Down 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 20 councillors.
Election results
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Ulster Unionist Party88,93038.6% Social Democratic and Labour Party88,10135.0% Alliance Party of Northern Ireland22,84712.3% Independent (politician)11,6397.1% Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party11,0464.5% Republican Clubs05632.4%Totals2023,126100.0%—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgdown.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Down 28 June 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Down District Council election, 1973by district yes
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!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
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!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party" | Vanguard
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|53.9
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|19.8
|1
|11.5
|1
|12.8
|1
|2.0
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|23.7
|1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|45.4
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|15.4
|1
|0.0
|0
|15.5
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|36.3
|3
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|41.3
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|4
|10.4
|0
|0.0
|0
|12.0
|0
|7
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|38.6
|8
|35.0
|8
|12.3
|2
|4.5
|1
|9.6
|1
|20
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
Down Area A - 7 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 28 July 2021
10
Ulster Unionist Party
Edward McVeigh
1,099
13.51%
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
John Cleland
1,046
12.86%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Smyth
1,004
12.34%
1,004
1,018
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Osborne
679
8.35%
685.16
694.3
695.37
698.37
706.44
708.64
1,125.64
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Denis Rowan-Hamilton
444
5.46%
445.12
455.47
532.54
560.54
864.75
865.11
895.2
899.88
1,173.88
Ulster Unionist Party
William Finlay
795
9.77%
801.23
812.51
820.51
822.51
834.51
838.83
872.1
896.02
903.09
Ulster Unionist Party
William Cochrane
686
8.43%
695.45
709.66
713.73
714.73
725.8
730.26
820.72
874.28
883.28
Ulster Unionist Party
Ben Dickson
538
6.61%
583.43
612.13
617.27
618.27
627.55
632.71
664.49
687.11
694.11
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francis Laverty
332
4.08%
332.35
360.42
364.42
607.42
642.42
642.44
642.44
642.44
Ulster Unionist Party
Edward Lennon
588
7.23%
592.13
599.27
600.27
601.27
610.34
613.08
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Christopher Gotto
286
3.52%
286.63
298.63
399.7
407.7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
D. Rice
278
3.42%
278.07
282.07
296.07
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alison Morton
202
2.48%
202.35
217.42
Independent (politician)
I. Jess
159
1.95%
161.31
10
12,148
8,136 (66.97%)
101
1,018
8,237 (67.81%)
Area B
1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
Down Area B - 6 seats
9
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Eddie McGrady
1,246
17.51%
Independent (politician)
William Hampton
1,099
15.45%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Ritchie
499
7.01%
563.08
567.91
577.62
584.12
637.02
656.8
922.12
1,078.12
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Terence McKee
457
6.42%
470.5
491.57
555.86
692.93
714.12
963.84
992.08
1,033.08
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dermot Curran
579
8.14%
600.6
610.61
621.83
633.47
706.44
723.36
813.22
1,018.22
Ulster Unionist Party
Cecil Maxwell
903
12.69%
905.7
909.55
912.62
924.62
927.72
946.29
949.82
975.45
Ulster Unionist Party
Martin Lowe
785
11.03%
785.18
786.58
788.58
798.58
800.65
809.72
813.72
823.97
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Owen Adams
293
4.12%
363.38
369.4
372.15
380.19
450.29
473.65
531.57
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Daniel Sharvin
363
5.10%
378.66
381.46
383.6
386.67
438.09
454.61
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Brendan Rodgers
228
3.20%
237.72
245.56
298.49
370.09
376.29
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Aidan Laverty
252
3.54%
268.92
276.97
282.12
287.12
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Elsie Flinn
218
3.06%
219.44
222.52
269.74
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick McFarlane
193
2.71%
220.2
204.05
9
9,757
7,115 (72.92%)
104
1,017
7,219 (73.99%)
Area C
1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP
Down Area C - 7 seats
16
Ulster Unionist Party
William McCombe
1,532
19.45%
Ulster Unionist Party
John Beck
1,020
12.95%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick O'Donoghue
628
7.97%
628
629
629.03
632.03
637.03
646.03
655.03
660.03
668.03
736.03
751.39
778.39
999.39
Social Democratic and Labour Party
S. Fitzpatrick
638
8.10%
638.72
638.72
638.75
638.75
647.75
648.75
655.75
658.75
659.75
681.75
696.75
785.75
914.75
1,023.75
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Jarlath Carey
579
7.35%
580.44
580.44
580.65
581.65
584.65
585.65
593.65
600.65
603.65
625.65
648.65
778.65
837.65
930.65
960.86
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Thompson
305
3.87%
823.4
823.4
850.46
850.46
850.49
852.52
860.08
860.08
861.53
872.98
882.18
882.18
883.18
884.18
884.18
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dan Rice
608
7.72%
608
609
609.09
610.45
612.45
612.45
616.45
624.45
625.45
627.45
635.45
761.48
782.51
868.51
874.78
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Anthony Dickinson
415
5.27%
430.12
430.12
431.59
431.59
431.59
434.59
449.95
449.95
539.45
579.62
795.4
802.4
805.43
823.43
825.14
Republican Clubs
Edward O'Hagan
301
3.82%
301.36
304.36
304.36
327.36
352.36
362.36
369.36
473.36
475.36
506.36
514.36
519.39
541.39
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James McClean
430
5.46%
430.36
431.36
431.42
435.42
436.42
440.45
441.45
466.45
471.45
487.45
490.45
500.45
Social Democratic and Labour Party
M. Fitzpatrick
372
4.72%
372
373
373.06
374.06
374.06
374.06
376.06
379.06
383.06
391.06
404.06
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Gerald McCormick
222
2.82%
223.8
223.8
224.04
224.04
224.04
224.04
227.46
229.46
294.82
320.82
Independent (politician)
Joseph Keenan
186
2.36%
187.08
187.08
187.17
188.17
189.17
210.56
259.59
262.59
278.62
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Danny Goodman
182
2.31%
184.16
184.16
184.46
184.46
184.46
191.46
196.85
197.85
Republican Clubs
Patrick Sloan
115
1.46%
115
123
123
139
175
176
176
Independent (politician)
Richard Hall
110
1.40%
112.88
112.88
113.24
113.24
113.24
127.24
Independent (politician)
Hughes
85
1.08%
85.36
85.36
85.45
85.45
85.45
Republican Clubs
Anthony Small
75
0.95%
75.72
76.72
76.78
82.78
Republican Clubs
McCusker
55
0.70%
55.36
56.36
56.36
Republican Clubs
John Sloane
17
0.22%
17
16
10,845
7,875 (72.61%)
156
985
8,031 (74.05%)
References
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