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1973 Moyle District Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Moyle District Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Moyle District Council election 1977 All 16 seats to Moyle District Council 9 Independent (politician) 7 Ulster Unionist Party 5 Social Democratic and Labour Party 2 Independent Unionist 2 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Moyle 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 16 councillors.
Election results
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Independent (politician)73,15647.3 Ulster Unionist Party51,45721.9 Social Democratic and Labour Party279912.0 Independent Unionist24887.3 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland03345.0 Ulster Liberal Party0771.2Totals166,668100.0—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgmoyle.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Moyle 13 July 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Moyle District 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="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|0.0
|0
|4.6
|0
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|95.4
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|4
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|48.4
|4
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|51.6
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|4
|8
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|27.9
|1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|43.1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|29.0
|1
|4
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|21.9
|5
|12.0
|2
|66.1
|9
|16
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 4 x Independent
Moyle Area A - 4 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 13 July 2021
8
Independent (politician)
Alistair McSparran
533
23.87%
Independent (politician)
Fergus Wheeler
484
21.67%
Independent (politician)
Patrick McCarry
356
15.94%
360.32
361.84
379.08
388.64
493.64
Independent (politician)
Arthur McAlister
197
8.82%
238.44
249.24
268.1
329.6
353.04
372.29
458.29
Independent (politician)
P. McCambridge
149
8.82%
163.56
175.88
188.68
214.48
227
245.48
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Independent (politician)
P. P. Delargy
186
8.33%
192.24
196.48
210.44
224.4
233.04
241.51
Independent (politician)
J. McCaughan
127
5.69%
129.08
130.2
159.76
161.89
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joseph Lynn
103
4.61%
114.68
118.36
125.92
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
W. Grace
50
2.24%
51.92
52.32
Independent (politician)
D. McAlister
48
2.15%
49.12
50.32
8
2,644
2,233 (84.46%)
15
447
2,248 (85.02%)
Data missing from McCambridge's vote in stage 8, because the count was not continued after McAlister was elected over the quota for the final seat.
Area B
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent
Moyle Area B - 8 seats
7
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert McKay
535
18.96%
Ulster Unionist Party
Price McConaghy
357
12.66%
Independent Unionist
Samuel Adams
275
9.75%
299.6
306.56
331.56
Ulster Unionist Party
W. Baxter
260
9.22%
307.15
313.39
316.59
Independent Unionist
Hugh Acheson
213
7.55%
272.45
276.77
309.54
331.54
Independent (politician)
James Gault
261
9.25%
283.55
292.31
313.9
330.9
Ulster Unionist Party
S. Montgomery
212
7.52%
254.23
263.71
283.65
327.65
Independent (politician)
James McShane
249
8.83%
249.82
250.3
250.83
275.83
278.83
283.83
Independent (politician)
James McToal
233
8.26%
233
233
233
236.12
237.12
238.12
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
R. Irwin
129
4.57%
137.2
138.52
143.28
Democratic Unionist Party
R. W. Taggart
97
3.44%
110.12
113.96
7
4,655
2,821 (60.60%)
28
314
2,849 (61.20%)
Area C
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
Moyle Area C - 5 seats
7
Ulster Unionist Party
Elizabeth Johnston
324
20.07%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Black
276
17.10%
281
302
336
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John McAfee
176
10.90%
190
210
223
227
360
Independent (politician)
Archibald McAuley
169
10.47%
176
186
194
243
286
311.85
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
E. Molloy
155
9.60%
168
181
183
229
250
261
Social Democratic and Labour Party
C. Lynn
160
9.91%
165
173
202
208
Ulster Unionist Party
J. Greer
126
7.81%
140
142
146
Social Democratic and Labour Party
F. Duncan
84
5.20%
89
91
Ulster Liberal Party
J. B. Bakewell
77
4.77%
80
Independent (politician)
A. J. Watt
67
4.15%
7
2,185
1,614 (73.87%)
19
323
1,633 (74.74%)
References
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