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1973 Dungannon District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Dungannon District Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Dungannon District Council election 1977 All 20 seats to Dungannon District Council 11 Ulster Unionist Party 11 Social Democratic and Labour Party 5 Unity (Northern Ireland) 2 Independent Republican (Ireland) 2 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Dungannon District 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.
Election results
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Ulster Unionist Party1111,42250.2 Social Democratic and Labour Party54,91321.6 Unity (Northern Ireland)22,29710.1 Independent Republican (Ireland)21,3335.9 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland01,3485.9 Independent (politician)06342.8 Independent Nationalist04131.8 Northern Ireland Labour Party02251.0 Republican Clubs01790.8Totals2022,764100.0—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgdungannon.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Dungannon 9 August 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Dungannon District Council election, 1973by district yes
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!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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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="Unity (Northern Ireland)" | Unity
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|52.8
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|19.8
|2
|22.3
|1
|5.1
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|27.4
|1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|35.0
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|7.2
|0
|30.4
|2
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|67.0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|16.3
|1
|3.7
|0
|13.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|52.3
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|15.4
|1
|7.7
|1
|24.6
|0
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|50.2
|11
|21.6
|5
|10.1
|2
|18.1
|2
|20
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity
Dungannon Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 5 August 2021
9
Ulster Unionist Party
Mervyn Patterson
1,129
20.26%
Ulster Unionist Party
John Hamilton-Stubber
1,041
18.68%
Ulster Unionist Party
Jack Mulligan
772
13.85%
958.49
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joseph Higgins
690
12.38%
690
691.36
704.36
718.53
718.87
730.87
769.76
1,169.76
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Vincent Trainor
628
11.27%
628
628.68
634.68
641.68
641.85
698.85
712.23
728.23
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Bernadette Hughes
340
6.10%
340
342.38
347.55
349.72
349.89
539.89
544.74
575.74
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joseph Farrell
415
7.45%
415.17
415.51
423.51
425.85
426.36
437.36
463.06
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Arthur Noble
98
1.76%
98.51
175.35
191.69
304.37
317.46
319.46
Unity (Northern Ireland)
William McDonald
274
4.92%
274
274.34
274.68
275.68
275.85
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Norman Kyle
105
1.88%
106.7
131.52
161.88
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
P. R. Mallon
80
1.44%
81.36
85.78
9
6,772
5,572 (82.28%)
89
929
5,661 (83.59%)
Area B
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Republican, 1 x UUP
Dungannon Area B - 5 seats
11
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Kempton
1,550
27.41%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Jim Canning
849
15.01%
857
868
891
1,024
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Owen Nugent
625
11.05%
631
648
652
687
713.23
714.23
742.45
753.06
777.67
853.5
Independent Republican (Ireland)
James McQuaid
456
8.06%
457
484
497
500
501.83
571.83
587.44
640.44
695.44
709.44
Independent Republican (Ireland)
Eugene Lyttle
248
4.39%
248
256
268
270
270.61
341.61
358.61
549.22
685.22
700.22
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Brendan Kennedy
290
5.13%
294
295
307
331
374.92
417.92
505.92
521.92
561.53
652.14
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Hugh Cullen
176
3.11%
494
497
499
502
503.83
509.83
538.44
543.44
556.44
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Al Molloy
257
4.54%
259
292
352
360
361.22
371.22
405.22
430.22
Independent Republican (Ireland)
Frank Marshall
235
4.16%
237
246
259
266
267.22
298.22
315.83
Independent (politician)
Arthur O'Neill
206
3.64%
223
229
259
270
273.66
286.66
Independent Republican (Ireland)
Hugh McGrath
232
4.10%
233
235
251
254
254
Social Democratic and Labour Party
J. S. McGarvey
217
3.84%
218
223
231
Independent Republican (Ireland)
P. O'Neill
162
2.86%
165
197
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Anne O'Donnell
152
2.69%
154
11
7,329
5,655 (77.16%)
109
943
5,764 (78.65%)
Area C
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Dungannon Area C - 5 seats
8
Ulster Unionist Party
Derek Irwin
1,291
21.26%
Ulster Unionist Party
Wilfred Dilworth
1,095
18.03%
Ulster Unionist Party
Jim Brady
844
13.90%
1,084.24
Ulster Unionist Party
William Buchanan
841
13.85%
863.26
936.27
958.04
1,025.36
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Daly
774
12.74%
774.42
774.56
783.56
783.62
783.82
978.89
1,056.89
Independent (politician)
Anthony Byrne
337
5.55%
337
337.14
342.21
342.21
342.37
350.37
492.37
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
R. F. Hobson
347
5.71%
353.09
354.42
413.49
414.09
424.13
429.13
436.13
Unity (Northern Ireland)
John McAnespie
223
3.67%
223
223
225
225.12
225.16
237.16
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Matt Hegarty
214
3.52%
214
214.07
224.07
224.13
224.13
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Jim Boyd
107
1.76%
107.84
108.4
8
7,218
6,073 (84.14%)
72
1,013
6,145 (85.13%)
Area D
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity
Dungannon Area D - 5 seats
14
Ulster Unionist Party
William Brown
1,143
20.92%
Ulster Unionist Party
Adam Wilson
871
15.94%
1,002.2
Ulster Unionist Party
Joel Patton
845
15.46%
928
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael McLoughlin
654
11.97%
654.2
654.2
673.2
673.2
678.2
682.2
766.2
795.2
828.2
1,010.2
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Bridget McAleer
293
5.36%
293
293
303
303.08
308.08
398.08
410.08
425.28
500.28
522.28
550.88
580.38
769.38
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Beatty
231
4.23%
238.6
261.6
270.2
279.8
310.4
310.4
310.4
360.52
361.52
365.52
378.52
583.43
664.43
Independent Nationalist
Malachy Hughes
255
4.67%
255
255.8
262.8
263.36
267.36
279.36
306.56
343.04
413.04
432.04
460.64
491.67
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Ernest Bullock
204
3.73%
206
213.4
217.4
220.28
238.08
240.08
246.08
259.24
264.24
279.24
307.84
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Fox
185
3.39%
185
185
191
191
192
198
219
242
254
Republican Clubs
Patrick McGurk
179
3.28%
179
179
183
183
183
190
203
213
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Noel Abernethy
118
2.16%
118.4
120.2
134.4
134.96
181.48
186.48
202.48
Independent Nationalist
John Donaghy
158
2.89%
158.2
158.2
168.2
168.2
171.2
182.2
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Joseph Arthurs
130
2.38%
130
130
137
137.08
137.08
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Patricia Stevenson
107
1.96%
109.6
116.6
118.4
119.92
Independent (politician)
Patrick McQuade
91
1.67%
91.4
94.8
14
7,014
5,464 (77.90%)
73
911
5,537 (78.94%)
References
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