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1973 Newtownabbey District Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Newtownabbey Borough Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Newtownabbey Borough Council election 1977 All 21 seats to Newtownabbey Borough Council 11 Ulster Unionist Party 12 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 3 Democratic Unionist Party 3 Northern Ireland Labour Party 1 Loyalist 1 United Loyalist 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Newtownabbey 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 21 councillors.
Election results
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Ulster Unionist Party1214,07047.8 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland35,56518.9 Democratic Unionist Party34,15814.1 Northern Ireland Labour Party11,7936.1Loyalist11,5045.1United Loyalist17482.5 Independent (politician)06602.2 Social Democratic and Labour Party05081.7 Independent Unionist02780.9 Communist Party of Ireland01520.5Totals2129,436100.0—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgnewtownabbey.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Newtownabbey 27 June 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 1973by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Northern Ireland Labour Party" | NILP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|69.3
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|4
|12.8
|0
|16.8
|1
|1.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|38.0
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|2
|13.0
|1
|0.0
|0
|13.9
|1
|35.1
|2
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|43.8
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|3
|25.6
|1
|25.0
|1
|5.6
|0
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|47.6
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|3
|22.1
|1
|15.8
|1
|2.1
|0
|12.4
|0
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|47.8
|12
|18.9
|3
|14.1
|3
|6.1
|1
|13.1
|2
|21
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP
Newtownabbey 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
Sidney Cameron
1,379
26.45%
Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas Bell
878
16.84%
Ulster Unionist Party
James Craig
806
15.46%
1,085.35
Ulster Unionist Party
Arthur Templeton
579
11.10%
642.64
643.01
674.93
680.78
912.17
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Todd
593
11.37%
684.39
684.39
737.87
757.28
890.28
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
T. A. Peoples
367
7.04%
382.17
398.17
409.93
699.52
749.92
Ulster Unionist Party
Margaret McGregor
258
4.95%
306.84
309.21
409.19
442.93
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Elizabeth McDowell
301
5.77%
309.51
343.25
354.45
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Alex Byrne
53
1.02%
54.85
6
8,286
5,214 (62.93%)
60
870
5,274 (63.65%)
Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x Loyalist, 1 x United Loyalist
Newtownabbey Area B - 6 seats
13
Ulster Unionist Party
Alex McGowan
1,665
20.58%
Loyalist
Cecil Stringer
1,106
13.67%
1,121.3
1,122.3
1,122.3
1,124.3
1,124.3
1,142.6
1,142.6
1,463.6
United Loyalist
Thomas Gourley
748
9.25%
761.8
762.8
762.8
764.4
767.4
777.5
777.5
853.5
1,118.31
1,121.31
1,244.31
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Elliott
789
9.75%
794.1
804.1
807.1
814.1
1,043.4
1,051.1
1,067.1
1,068.1
1,068.1
1,153.1
1,237.1
Ulster Unionist Party
Doris Robb
488
6.03%
744.5
745.5
747.8
747.8
756.1
894.6
895.6
898.8
917.23
918.23
1,100.01
1,158.97
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Robert Kidd
437
5.40%
440.3
460.3
485.3
602.2
609.2
612.1
658.1
659.1
664.92
1,034.92
1,124.52
1,128.04
Ulster Unionist Party
Agnes Moore
709
8.76%
823.3
823.3
826.3
828.3
834.3
914.8
914.8
916.6
923.39
925.69
995.48
1,021.36
Independent (politician)
Edna Stack
483
5.97%
493.8
497.8
505.8
508.4
515.4
534.8
540.8
545.8
557.44
579.44
Northern Ireland Labour Party
William Byrne
215
2.66%
215
230
266
285.3
292.3
293.3
511.3
511.3
511.3
Loyalist
John Watson
398
4.92%
402.8
403.8
403.8
404.8
405.8
410.3
410.3
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Deirdre Byrne
209
2.58%
209.3
238.3
271.3
282.3
288.3
288.3
Ulster Unionist Party
Joseph Sherrard
210
2.60%
279.6
279.6
280.6
281.6
282.9
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Phyllis Fortune
264
3.26%
264.9
268.9
271.9
275.9
Northern Ireland Labour Party
R. Johnston
151
1.87%
153.4
158.4
168.4
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Colm Mullan
111
1.37%
111.3
124.3
Communist Party of Ireland
Joseph Bowers
107
1.32%
107
13
13,188
8,090 (61.34%)
110
1,156
8,200 (62.18%)
Area C
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
Newtownabbey Area C - 5 seats
7
Ulster Unionist Party
Bertram Biggerstaff
2,117
26.62%
Democratic Unionist Party
Samuel Neill
1,985
24.96%
Ulster Unionist Party
Letitia McCartney
373
4.69%
872.13
1,066.27
1,066.61
1,094.31
1,119.57
1,386.51
Ulster Unionist Party
Trevor Strain
576
7.24%
657.46
897.78
898.12
912.02
926.21
1,309.34
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
P. H. Johnston
914
11.49%
932.13
940.97
941.97
1,116.66
1,290.19
1,319.49
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
George Jones
644
8.10%
659.54
666
666.34
734.57
1,080.94
1,124.49
Ulster Unionist Party
James McWatters
421
5.29%
557.16
721.72
723.72
744.61
762.85
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Claire Martin
481
6.05%
498.39
505.19
507.19
594.29
Northern Ireland Labour Party
J. W. McDowell
180
2.26%
186.66
193.8
234.52
Northern Ireland Labour Party
D. Doris
201
2.53%
207.29
214.43
234.45
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Thomas Williamson
62
0.78%
62
66.76
7
12,142
7,954 (65.51%)
78
1,326
8,032 (66.15%)
Area D
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
Newtownabbey Area D - 5 seats
14
Ulster Unionist Party
Arthur Kell
1,381
16.89%
Ulster Unionist Party
William McKee
1,324
16.19%
1,326.39
1,327.39
1,327.39
1,328.39
1,333.39
1,349.41
1,353.43
1,430.43
Democratic Unionist Party
James Smith
1,295
15.84%
1,295.29
1,295.29
1,299.29
1,299.29
1,307.29
1,329.29
1,332.3
1,348.43
1,355.79
1,457.79
Ulster Unionist Party
M. J. Alexander
515
6.30%
516.52
516.52
516.52
516.52
520.52
556.53
559.54
750.89
750.89
884.02
922.02
1,364.9
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Drysdale
890
10.88%
890.21
891.21
891.21
893.21
925.21
930.22
1,055.24
1,058.25
1,060.09
1,097.11
1,098.11
1,115.12
1,270.04
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Daniel Leckey
679
8.30%
679.24
682.24
683.24
685.24
713.24
714.24
830.26
831.28
833.12
860.12
864.12
876.44
1,201.44
Social Democratic and Labour Party
A. Carlin
508
6.21%
508.01
512.01
523.01
527.01
559.01
559.01
563.01
563.01
563.01
568.01
569.01
570.94
Ulster Unionist Party
George Rae
379
4.63%
382.65
384.65
384.65
385.65
386.65
388.67
388.68
414.19
469.39
523.44
545.44
Independent Unionist
George Herron
278
3.40%
278.16
278.16
280.16
281.16
287.16
373.18
379.18
385.23
385.23
Ulster Unionist Party
R. Martin
297
3.63%
302.09
303.09
303.09
307.11
312.11
321.11
325.13
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
M. Johnston
236
2.89%
236.1
238.1
242.1
245.1
269.1
269.11
Independent (politician)
R. G. Maxwell
177
2.16%
177.09
177.09
177.09
177.09
181.09
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Eleanor McDowell
69
0.84%
69
90
99
163
Northern Ireland Labour Party
David Lowrie
64
0.78%
64.02
69.02
82.02
Communist Party of Ireland
William Somerset
45
0.55%
45
46
Northern Ireland Labour Party
James McFall
41
0.50%
41
14
11,933
8,178 (68.53%)
63
1,364
8,241 (69.06%)
References
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