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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Cookstown District Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Cookstown District Council election 1977 All 15 seats to Cookstown District Council 8 Ulster Unionist Party 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 3 Independent Nationalist 2 Republican Clubs 1 Loyalist Coalition 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Cookstown 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%±% Ulster Unionist Party86,42843.7 Social Democratic and Labour Party32,67118.2 Independent Nationalist21,2768.7 Republican Clubs11,74111.8Loyalist Coalition11,65211.2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland09256.3Totals1514,693100.0—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcookstown.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Cookstown 5 August 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Cookstown District Council election, 1973by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!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="Republican Clubs" | RC
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|34.0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|7.8
|0
|17.9
|1
|40.3
|2
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|48.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|25.4
|2
|9.6
|0
|16.9
|1
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|49.3
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|20.5
|1
|7.8
|0
|22.4
|0
|4
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|43.7
|8
|18.2
|3
|11.8
|1
|26.3
|3
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist Coalition, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Cookstown 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
7
Loyalist Coalition
Samuel Parke
1,137
23.27%
Independent Nationalist
Laurence Loughran
551
11.27%
551
556
616.31
661.31
967.31
Republican Clubs
G. McElhatton
422
8.64%
422
458
466
808
885
Ulster Unionist Party
N. Glasgow
643
13.16%
737.24
737.24
755.24
757.24
762.24
775.24
Ulster Unionist Party
S. Glasgow
537
10.99%
693.55
693.55
708.86
708.86
711.86
716.86
Ulster Unionist Party
J. Gourley
484
9.90%
545.69
548.69
563.69
563.69
570.69
599.69
Social Democratic and Labour Party
G. McKeown
380
7.78%
380.31
397.31
494.31
516.31
Republican Clubs
P. Monaghan
318
6.51%
318
408
424
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
T. P. Sharpe
230
4.71%
232.48
265.48
Republican Clubs
C. O'Neill
133
2.72%
133.31
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
J. E. McGurk
52
1.06%
52
7
5,947
4,887 (82.18%)
123
815
5,010 (84.24%)
Area B
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Cookstown Area B - 6 seats
7
Ulster Unionist Party
James Howard
1,050
18.23%
Ulster Unionist Party
Victor McGahie
1,004
17.43%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Paddy Duffy
1,003
17.41%
Ulster Unionist Party
William McIntyre
716
12.43%
915.92
Independent Nationalist
J. J. O'Kane
725
12.58%
725
727.76
748.46
749.31
772.29
987.29
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joseph Davidson
460
7.98%
460.42
460.88
586.34
586.51
611.67
774.85
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Austin Hutchinson
250
4.34%
269.32
444.12
450.6
537.81
541.71
554.15
Republican Clubs
F. Crozier
281
4.88%
281
281
291.8
291.97
515.73
Republican Clubs
Rita Heron
272
4.72%
272
272.46
285.42
285.42
7
7,153
5,761 (80.54%)
98
824
5,859 (81.91%)
Area C
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Cookstown Area C - 4 seats
10
Ulster Unionist Party
Espie Donaldson
1,029
25.44%
Ulster Unionist Party
Alexander McConnell
518
12.81%
658.49
658.49
684.53
703.58
703.58
837.5
Ulster Unionist Party
John Warwick
447
11.05%
481.65
481.65
490.91
492.33
492.33
530.38
550.78
918.78
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Brigid Neeson
469
11.59%
469.21
469.21
471.21
472.21
565.21
637.21
639.85
641.75
652.75
Social Democratic and Labour Party
J. McCrystal
359
8.88%
359
379
379
389
509
575
576.68
578.18
586.18
Loyalist Coalition
G. B. Somerville
389
9.62%
413.36
413.36
506.93
509.35
510.35
532.4
534.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Basil McNamee
230
5.69%
232.21
232.21
233.52
369.94
379.94
Republican Clubs
S. McElroy
184
4.55%
184
288
288
290
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mary Lennox
163
4.03%
165.52
170.52
173.73
Loyalist Coalition
R. J. K. Loughran
126
3.11%
136.29
136.29
Republican Clubs
H. Bradley
131
3.24%
131
10
5,159
4,045 (78.41%)
48
810
4,093 (79.34%)
References
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