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1973 Limavady District Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Limavady Borough Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Limavady District Council election 1977 All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council 8 United Unionist 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 4 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2 Independent (politician) 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Limavady 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 Unionist85,53547.6% Social Democratic and Labour Party43,48530.0% Alliance Party of Northern Ireland21,30511.2% Independent (politician)18107.0% Republican Clubs04834.1%Totals1511,618100.0%—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lglimavady.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Limavady 18 July 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Limavady 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="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|37.5
|2
|14.3
|1
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|48.2
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|3
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|32.8
|2
|1.7
|0
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|65.5
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|3
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|18.1
|0
|17.8
|1
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|64.1
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|3
|4
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|30.0
|4
|11.2
|2
|58.8
|9
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 3 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Limavady Area A - 6 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 18 July 2021
9
United Unionist
Florence Sloan
690
16.40%
United Unionist
Robert Grant
636
15.11%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael Nicholas
616
14.64%
United Unionist
James Gilfillan
587
13.95%
667.76
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James Boylan
296
7.03%
296.12
297.2
302.8
305.04
305.16
341.46
341.5
558.72
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Eddie McGowan
332
7.89%
332
332
332
332
335.76
359.24
519.5
539.68
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Arthur Doherty
438
10.41%
438
438
438.4
438.4
439.66
475.06
506.72
526.34
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
J. Barr
245
5.82%
245.48
252.32
270.32
281.08
281.54
315.98
322.1
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Donal Morgan
191
4.54%
191
191
191
192
197.08
203.28
Independent (politician)
Rosalind Deighan
57
1.35%
57.12
57.12
58.32
59.32
60.04
Republican Clubs
P. J. Loughrey
58
1.38%
58
58
58.4
59.4
59.98
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Bill Cunningham
47
1.12%
47.6
48.08
52.08
54.96
55.08
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Desmond Wallace
15
0.36%
15.6
16.68
20.28
9
5,298
4,208 (79.43%)
40
602
4,248 (80.18%)
Area B
1973: 2 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
Limavady Area B - 5 seats
8
United Unionist
William Ross
836
21.73%
United Unionist
Max Gault
776
20.17%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Raymond Brady
322
8.37%
322
323
334
439
457
664
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Perry O'Connor
394
10.24%
394
398
407
469
500
600
618.8
Independent (politician)
Denis Farren
253
6.58%
352
376
420
429
518
543
543.5
Republican Clubs
A. D. Hegarty
425
11.05%
425
425
427
438
494
534
534.8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Mulhern
326
8.47%
326
326
328
355
391
Independent (politician)
James McLaughlin
230
5.98%
243
245
263
268
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Vincent McMacken
218
5.67%
219
219
222
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Neil Strouts
67
1.74%
111
138
8
5,059
3,847 (76.04%)
57
642
3,904 (77.17%)
Area C
1973: 3 x United Unionist, 1 x Alliance
Limavady Area C - 4 seats
7
United Unionist
William Barbour
854
23.97%
United Unionist
Ronald Nicholl
669
18.78%
707.08
707.24
707.24
781.24
United Unionist
Stanley Gault
487
13.67%
575.48
576.48
576.48
628.52
671.52
701.32
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
William Archibald
275
7.72%
277.24
282.24
325.24
385.04
394.04
695.52
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Jim Tierney
592
16.62%
592.16
637.16
653.16
668.16
668.16
690.16
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Brian Brown
273
7.66%
274.44
275.44
301.44
361.76
371.76
Independent (politician)
Alastair Smyth
150
4.21%
152.08
154.08
157.24
Independent (politician)
C. G. H. Charlton
120
3.37%
123.36
123.36
123.36
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Syd Houghton
87
2.44%
87.16
88.16
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Shaun Burke
56
1.57%
56.16
7
4,322
3,563 (82.44%)
41
713
3,604 (83.39%)
References
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