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1973 Magherafelt District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Magherafelt District Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Magherafelt District Council election 1977 All 15 seats to Magherafelt District Council 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 6 Ulster Unionist Party 5 Republican Clubs 1 Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party 1 United Loyalist 1 Independent Nationalist 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Magherafelt 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.
Election results
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Social Democratic and Labour Party65,52032.2 Ulster Unionist Party54,97829.1United Loyalist11,74910.2 Republican Clubs11,5629.1 Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party11,0836.3 Independent Nationalist18885.2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland07884.6 Unity (Northern Ireland)03772.2 Independent (politician)01861.1Totals1517,131100.0—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgmagherafelt.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Magherafelt 4 August 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Magherafelt 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="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Republican Clubs" | RC
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party" | Vanguard
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|43.6
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|28.1
|1
|20.5
|1
|0.0
|0
|7.8
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|24.0
|1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|35.9
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|0.0
|0
|19.2
|1
|20.9
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|29.0
|2
|23.3
|2
|6.8
|0
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="darkorange"|40.9
|bgcolor="darkorange"|1
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|32.2
|6
|29.1
|5
|9.1
|1
|6.3
|1
|23.3
|2
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Republican Clubs
Magherafelt Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 4 August 2021
10
Social Democratic and Labour Party
P. J. Heron
1,168
20.42%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Sweeney
536
9.37%
550.76
565.76
581.94
619.48
633.84
874.58
928.76
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Republican Clubs
Francis Donnelly
340
5.94%
341.62
357.62
396.62
398.8
399.8
412.16
632.34
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Ulster Unionist Party
David Campbell
852
14.90%
852.54
854.54
854.54
873.54
944.54
944.54
945.54
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Social Democratic and Labour Party
Philip Bradley
526
9.20%
686.36
709.28
711.28
722
725
756.86
768.04
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Ulster Unionist Party
Esmond Thompson
754
13.18%
754
754
754
779
890
892
893
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Republican Clubs
J. Convery
401
7.01%
414.5
426.5
435.5
437.68
437.68
443.76
535.12
Republican Clubs
W. Gribben
322
5.63%
322.54
330.72
370.72
377.72
380.9
387.9
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Bridget McKeown
264
4.62%
277.14
278.14
284.5
303.22
308.4
Independent (politician)
R. W. Shiels
186
3.25%
186.54
190.54
190.54
221.72
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Andrew Davidson
160
2.80%
162.52
166.52
166.52
Republican Clubs
Peter Merron
107
1.87%
107.54
113.54
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Kevin Agnew
104
1.82%
105.26
10
7,097
5,720 (80.60%)
122
954
5,842 (82.32%)
Data missing from stages 9 and 10
Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Magherafelt Area B - 5 seats
6
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Kelso
1,172
20.79%
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Ian Davidson
1,083
19.21%
Independent Nationalist
Vincent O'Neill
888
15.75%
888
888.52
949.52
Ulster Unionist Party
David Porte
471
8.35%
562.77
615.94
615.94
657.79
1,051.79
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Scullion
737
13.07%
737.19
737.56
760.58
813.58
816.57
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Madden
614
10.89%
614
614.13
626.13
655.32
662.07
Ulster Unionist Party
T. J. Johnston
382
6.78%
506.07
583.55
583.55
638.93
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Stewart
190
3.37%
194.56
197.03
197.03
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Harry McCoy
101
1.79%
101.19
101.32
6
6,838
5,638 (82.45%)
57
940
5,695 (83.28%)
Area C
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist
Magherafelt Area C - 5 seats
12
United Loyalist
William McCrea
1,639
28.39%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Aidan Larkin
992
17.18%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael O'Neill
377
6.53%
377
387.88
395.06
402.12
410.34
422.54
423.54
654.06
654.06
789.64
1,018.64
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Bradley
379
6.57%
431.89
431.89
431.89
431.89
436.71
436.71
541.42
541.42
716.18
824.88
827.92
Ulster Unionist Party
William Galway
441
7.64%
466.83
466.87
466.87
467.87
467.87
467.87
502.25
504.27
663.96
772.78
774.84
United Loyalist
James Palmer
110
1.91%
633.98
633.98
633.98
634.98
635.98
636.98
674.46
674.46
700.66
716.96
717.98
Republican Clubs
M. Devlin
265
4.59%
265
265.84
278.92
310.94
317.02
427.14
427.14
508.66
509.66
527.37
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
W. G. Wade
301
5.21%
305.92
306.62
308.64
317.07
433.41
437.41
444.41
464.73
499.96
Ulster Unionist Party
R. A. Brown
355
6.15%
380.83
380.83
380.83
380.83
382.83
382.83
401.52
401.52
Social Democratic and Labour Party
H. P. Walls
306
5.30%
306
311.14
316.14
346.32
350.52
384.8
384.8
Ulster Unionist Party
William Lees
172
2.98%
207.67
207.67
207.67
207.67
208.67
208.67
Republican Clubs
M. McKenna
127
2.20%
127
127.4
136.58
168.6
170.64
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
L. Luparia
137
2.37%
137.82
138.74
140.8
147.82
Republican Clubs
Michael O'Neill
96
1.66%
96.41
96.67
132.75
Republican Clubs
William Mulholland
76
1.32%
76
76.6
12
7,314
5,773 (78.93%)
87
963
5,860 (80.12%)
References
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