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1973 Craigavon Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Craigavon Borough Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Craigavon Borough Council election 1977 All 25 seats to Craigavon Borough Council 13 Ulster Unionist Party 10 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 4 Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party 4 Democratic Unionist Party 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party 2 Independent Nationalist 1 Independent Unionist 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Craigavon Borough 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 25 councillors.
Election results
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Ulster Unionist Party1011,58936.9% Alliance Party of Northern Ireland45,01416.0% Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party45,01416.0% Democratic Unionist Party33,64711.6% Social Democratic and Labour Party22,0926.7% Independent Nationalist18212.6% Independent Unionist16212.0% Republican Clubs01,8796.0% Northern Ireland Labour Party03631.2% Independent (politician)03841.2%Totals2532,662100.0%—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcraigavon.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Craigavon 20 June 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 1973by district yes
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party" | Vanguard
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|22.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|1
|14.7
|1
|0.0
|0
|13.8
|1
|17.7
|1
|20.9
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|35.5
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|21.7
|2
|19.8
|2
|8.1
|0
|0.0
|0
|14.9
|1
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|33.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|16.2
|1
|18.9
|1
|5.5
|0
|14.3
|1
|11.9
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|50.4
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|11.0
|0
|20.0
|1
|18.6
|2
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|7
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|36.9
|10
|16.0
|4
|16.0
|4
|11.6
|3
|6.7
|2
|12.8
|2
|25
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Districts results
Area A
1973: 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Craigavon Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 20 July 2021
10
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Crilly
521
8.91%
535
569
569
594
1,023
Ulster Unionist Party
W. N. Rodgers
680
11.63%
680
680
760
760
760
1,304
Democratic Unionist Party
Frederick Baird
412
7.05%
412
412
710
710
710
767
1,058.2
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Donnell Deeny
584
9.99%
603
808
808
832
890
904
929.9
967.7
975.89
Independent Nationalist
James McDonald
821
14.04%
844
861
861
888
913
915
923.4
936
969.28
Republican Clubs
T. Fleville
417
7.13%
478
495
495
864
891
891
891
891
897.24
Ulster Unionist Party
W. Monroe
616
10.53%
616
616
622
622
622
Social Democratic and Labour Party
T. Mackle
517
8.84%
528
537
537
548
Republican Clubs
J. Mulholland
386
6.60%
452
464
464
Democratic Unionist Party
William Stothers
394
6.74%
394
394
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
B. Casey
277
4.74%
297
Independent Republican (Ireland)
K. Toman
223
3.81%
10
9,065
5,848 (64.51%)
155
975
6,003 (66.22%)
Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Unionist
Craigavon Area B - 7 seats
12
Ulster Unionist Party
Herbert Whitten
2,273
25.44%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Sean Hagan
1,458
16.32%
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Samuel McCammick
683
7.65%
710.03
710.26
711.77
742.3
804.87
808.38
808.61
823.12
1,197.12
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
C. Atkinson
906
10.14%
936.6
936.83
937.83
954.85
988.89
990.12
991.12
1,008.32
1,170.22
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
William Ramsay
386
4.32%
416.09
535.23
541.38
542.4
550.44
735.99
883.13
1,114.79
1,124.79
Ulster Unionist Party
Alan Locke
565
6.32%
972.49
972.49
973.49
979.02
994.1
1,001.58
1,001.58
1,071.92
1,110.53
1,116.53
1,120.6
Independent Unionist
John Wright
621
6.96%
720.45
723.44
723.67
730.2
762.26
767.61
793.6
850.99
916.54
971.54
1,012.61
Ulster Unionist Party
J. Toal
337
3.77%
826.6
826.6
826.6
831.15
843.17
845.17
845.17
891.29
923.37
937.37
944.77
Democratic Unionist Party
James Forsythe
541
6.06%
551.71
551.71
553.28
650.75
688.26
688.26
688.26
698.77
Northern Ireland Labour Party
T. Newell
308
3.45%
335.03
355.73
393.62
397.62
401.64
427.33
488.61
Republican Clubs
M. Smith
361
4.04%
361
404.47
405.39
405.39
405.39
415.06
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
O. Henry
94
1.05%
96.55
231.56
243.55
245.55
245.55
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
J. Robinson
179
2.00%
195.83
195.83
195.83
205.34
Democratic Unionist Party
A. Gracey
166
1.86%
177.73
177.73
178.73
Northern Ireland Labour Party
J. Clarke
55
0.62%
56.53
63.43
12
12,948
8,933 (68.99%)
123
1,117
9,056 (69.94%)
Area C
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
Craigavon Area C - 6 seats
12
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Frederick Crowe
1,385
18.85%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Hugh News
771
10.27%
771
788
789
841
841
874
874
1,046.24
1,085.24
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Brian English
581
7.74%
583.64
584.64
625.64
648.64
630.6
696.6
705.84
728.84
741.84
1,096.84
Ulster Unionist Party
J. A. Johnston
848
11.29%
879.44
879.44
883.44
883.44
888.88
892.88
984
984.24
986.24
1,003.96
1,076.96
Ulster Unionist Party
H. McCourt
707
9.41%
736.52
736.52
737.52
737.52
746.68
746.68
831.28
831.28
832.28
838.52
984.88
Ulster Unionist Party
Frank Dale
642
8.55%
707.04
707.04
711.04
711.04
718.4
718.4
781.84
783.08
783.08
795.32
977.96
Republican Clubs
P. Mallon
407
5.42%
407
410
412
484
484
496
496
520
813
831
831.24
Democratic Unionist Party
H. W. Glass
256
3.41%
397.84
398.84
398.84
398.84
559.84
560.84
564.56
565.8
565.8
570.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
M. Qvam
244
3.25%
244.48
244.48
313.72
313.72
314.96
419.96
421.44
428.44
431.44
Republican Clubs
T. E. Bell
308
4.10%
308
310
312
335
335
346
346
369
Social Democratic and Labour Party
M. J. Duggan
205
2.73%
205.96
245.96
248.96
256.96
256.96
269.96
269.96
Ulster Unionist Party
Jack Mathers
240
3.20%
249.12
249.12
251.12
251.12
256.08
256.08
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
L. McParland
210
2.80%
210
215
243
251
251
Democratic Unionist Party
W. H. Percy
146
1.94%
192.8
192.8
192.8
192.8
Independent Republican (Ireland)
P. J. McNally
161
2.14%
161
167
169
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
J. M. Smythe
158
2.10%
158.24
160.24
Social Democratic and Labour Party
J. J. Durkin
78
1.04%
78
12
13,624
7,510 (55.12%)
325
1,073
7,835 (57.51%)
Area D
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard
Craigavon Area D - 7 seats
13
Ulster Unionist Party
James Baird
2,100
22.59%
Ulster Unionist Party
Sydney Cairns
1,186
12.76%
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Creith
698
7.51%
1,280.56
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Philip Black
840
9.04%
873
875.08
875.08
884.12
953.72
954.72
1,124.76
1,125.51
1,165.99
Democratic Unionist Party
David Calvert
543
5.84%
568.08
569.28
569.28
624.6
634.6
638.6
666.68
667.63
958.35
969.36
1,281.36
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Megarrell
697
7.50%
868.6
957
958.24
966.24
971.68
988.56
1,007.8
1,015.57
1,026.38
1,068.92
1,164.64
Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas Willey
624
6.71%
641.16
642.84
643.84
688.92
694.36
700.56
727
727.84
882.39
840.33
992.15
1,105.83
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
M. Damaglou
339
3.65%
345.16
346.6
392.64
392.64
392.64
522
523
523.28
526.73
923.05
935.23
939.64
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
L. Adamson
536
5.77%
547.88
548.92
549.92
538.08
616.4
616.48
695.48
695.76
720.79
724.23
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
H. Gregg
300
3.23%
314.52
315.64
344.52
346.52
348.52
490.64
491.88
492.16
497.61
Democratic Unionist Party
D. C. Biggerstaff
409
4.40%
442.88
444.08
444.08
459.6
463.6
465.58
488.2
488.68
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
I. Major
269
2.89%
274.28
275.08
275.08
283.08
354.2
354.28
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
C. Philips
268
2.88%
274.6
275.68
311.88
312.84
314.84
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
J. E. McCambley
216
2.32%
219.52
220.4
221.4
228
Democratic Unionist Party
R. Dawson
156
1.68%
162.16
164
164
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
J. A. Lewis
115
1.24%
116.76
117.16
13
13,194
9,296 (70.46%)
184
1,163
9,480 (71.85%)
References
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