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1973 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Carrickfergus Borough Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Carrickfergus Borough Council election 1977 All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council 8 United Loyalist 5 Ulster Unionist Party 5 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 3 Loyalist 1 Independent (politician) 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Carrickfergus Borough 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.
Election results
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%United Loyalist53,84331.6% Ulster Unionist Party53,44028.3% Alliance Party of Northern Ireland32,71622.3% Independent (politician)11,1299.3%Loyalist15594.6% Northern Ireland Labour Party04723.9%Totals1512,159100.0%—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcarrick.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Carrickfergus 2 July 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1973by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|39.8
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|26.6
|1
|33.6
|2
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|25.1
|2
|25.5
|1
|bgcolor="orange"|49.4
|bgcolor="orange"|2
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|20.8
|1
|15.2
|1
|bgcolor="orange"|64.0
|bgcolor="orange"|3
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|28.3
|5
|22.3
|3
|49.4
|7
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance
Carrickfergus Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 8 July 2021
6
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert McAllister
646
16.68%
Ulster Unionist Party
Edward Simms
466
12.03%
468
482
807
United Loyalist
Charles Johnston
581
15.00%
586
591
618
669
United Loyalist
Robert Gordon
594
15.34%
599
603
633
681
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Joan Tomlin
415
10.72%
461
577
603
634.2
638.4
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alison Lowry
343
8.86%
386
528
555
585
590.4
Ulster Unionist Party
C. W. W. Torrance
428
11.05%
430
443
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
H. Munnis
274
7.07%
294
Northern Ireland Labour Party
P. V. Cachart
126
3.25%
6
5,759
3,873 (67.25%)
70
646
3,943 (68.47%)
Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent
Carrickfergus Area B - 5 seats
5
United Loyalist
J. Craig
1,231
29.81%
Ulster Unionist Party
David McCune
580
14.04%
853.24
Ulster Unionist Party
Hugh McLean
455
11.02%
581.5
707.5
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
R. Lorimer
633
15.33%
649.56
650.96
707.96
Independent (politician)
S. Campbell
408
9.88%
495.86
513.22
517.98
731.98
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
E. McGowan
419
10.15%
429.58
433.22
499.18
529.18
Independent (politician)
S. Niblock
255
6.17%
275.24
282.8
299.48
Northern Ireland Labour Party
H. McKeown
149
3.61%
155.9
158.98
5
6,154
4,130 (67.11%)
49
689
4,179 (67.91%)
Area C
1973: 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist
Carrickfergus Area C - 5 seats
12
United Loyalist
Gladys Ritchie
789
18.98%
United Loyalist
Ken McFaul
516
12.42%
566.88
574
575
586.36
707.36
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
W. Black
450
10.83%
450.36
451.36
453.36
460.36
460.84
550.84
748.84
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Simms
364
8.76%
367.72
372.72
373.72
395.84
400.6
405.72
417.84
434.94
563.66
566.72
838.72
Loyalist
Ernest Burton
559
13.45%
567.04
587.28
589.4
596.52
615.32
621.32
623.8
626.05
643.98
653.33
685.45
Independent (politician)
T. Patterson
314
7.56%
314.6
318.6
318.6
336.84
337.92
356.92
364.52
387.47
404.1
404.44
440.09
Ulster Unionist Party
T. Wilson
256
6.16%
258.4
259.4
260.4
273.4
277.84
279.84
285.08
291.83
398.07
399.43
Ulster Unionist Party
S. Steele
245
5.90%
246.92
248.92
248.92
259.92
263.48
267.48
271.48
277.33
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
P. Wallace
182
4.38%
183.56
187.56
193.56
202.68
205.52
239.52
Northern Ireland Labour Party
R. Binnie
142
3.42%
142
144
183
184.12
United Loyalist
E. Loughlin
132
3.18%
154.8
155.92
157.04
163.16
Independent (politician)
J. Henderson
101
2.43%
102.08
104.08
106.08
Northern Ireland Labour Party
J. Polley
55
1.32%
55.24
55.24
Independent (politician)
J. Hunter
51
1.23%
51.48
12
6,578
4,156 (63.18%)
69
693
4,225 (64.23%)
References
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