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1973 Coleraine Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Coleraine Borough Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Coleraine Borough Council election 1977 All 20 seats to Coleraine Borough Council 11 Ulster Unionist Party 13 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 3 Independent (politician) 2 Social Democratic and Labour Party 1 Independent Unionist 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Coleraine 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 20 councillors.
Election results
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Ulster Unionist Party1312,45157.2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland32,86913.2 Independent (politician)22,67712.3 Social Democratic and Labour Party11,4836.8 Independent Unionist11,1215.1 Republican Clubs06593.0Loyalist03251.5 Northern Ireland Labour Party02000.9Totals2021,785100.0—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcoleraine.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Coleraine 16 July 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Coleraine 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="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|51.8
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|4.7
|0
|15.9
|1
|27.6
|1
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|63.4
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|5
|21.3
|2
|5.3
|0
|10.0
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|56.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|13.1
|1
|0.0
|0
|30.8
|2
|7
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|57.2
|13
|13.2
|3
|6.8
|1
|22.8
|3
|20
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|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Coleraine Area A - 6 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 16 July 2021
11
Independent Unionist
William Watt
1,121
16.24%
Ulster Unionist Party
Leslie Morrell
1,075
15.57%
Ulster Unionist Party
James Anderson
926
13.41%
941.36
987.52
Ulster Unionist Party
J. H. McElfatrick
645
9.34%
678.12
689.16
706
718.48
767.32
768.44
803.52
807.52
1,099.52
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Cassidy
543
7.87%
543.12
543.36
545.48
572.2
574.32
596.32
702.56
970.64
972.72
972.72
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert McMaster
544
7.88%
568.6
577.96
583.8
595.44
629.4
630.4
658.32
660.32
850.48
961.66
Social Democratic and Labour Party
P. McIntyre
552
8.00%
552.24
552.24
552.24
555.32
555.44
566.44
631.68
744.04
745.32
745.32
Ulster Unionist Party
G. Campbell
385
5.58%
396.64
408.64
420.4
435.68
476.72
477.72
533.84
533.84
Republican Clubs
J. B. McNicholl
275
3.98%
275.24
275.24
275.24
276.36
276.36
467.36
474.56
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
J. B. Austin
327
4.74%
330.24
331.92
332.16
345.68
351.6
351.6
Republican Clubs
Jerry Mullan
222
3.22%
222
222
222
230.12
230.12
Independent (politician)
H. McMaster
152
2.20%
164.6
167.96
176.4
182.88
Independent (politician)
C. R. Lee
84
1.22%
109.56
110.12
112.24
Independent (politician)
S. Boyd
53
0.77%
57.8
58.28
11
8,878
6,904 (77.77%)
64
987
6,968 (78.49%)
Area B
1973: 5 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
Coleraine Area B - 7 seats
10
Ulster Unionist Party
Albert Clarke
1,163
15.94%
Ulster Unionist Party
Alexander Sharpe
803
11.01%
824.84
830.84
910.85
914.75
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
J. Fawcett
612
8.39%
623.34
627.55
651.39
747.44
755.65
889.07
1,048.07
Ulster Unionist Party
John Earl
636
8.72%
716.85
720.9
750.58
757.42
795.2
805.62
815.62
817.62
959.62
Ulster Unionist Party
William Glenn
661
9.06%
685.99
687.99
698.07
708.49
761.27
777.27
779.27
779.27
954.27
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Stafford
810
11.10%
821.13
828.13
832.91
839.59
851.06
862.48
865.69
867.69
939.69
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Thomas Wilson
408
5.59%
409.89
414.89
417.1
468.52
468.52
639.73
786.73
910.73
933.73
Loyalist
Hagan
325
4.46%
330.46
365.3
372.3
372.51
559.19
563.19
565.4
565.4
615.4
Ulster Unionist Party
T. D. McVeigh
395
5.41%
401.51
403.51
435.98
443.98
468.61
479.61
480.61
480.61
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Isobel Boylan
388
5.32%
388.21
388.21
392.21
396.21
396.42
401.42
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
R. J. Smyth
299
4.10%
300.05
301.05
306.05
362.69
369.1
Independent (politician)
C. Dunlop
264
3.62%
274.92
345.76
354.81
355.81
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
J. Hamill
233
3.19%
237.2
241.2
247.62
Ulster Unionist Party
Katherine McConaghy
156
2.14%
214.38
219.01
Independent (politician)
J. A. Taggart
137
1.88%
140.15
Independent (politician)
G. Woods
5
0.01%
5.42
10
10,508
7,295 (69.42%)
74
912
7,369 (70.13%)
Area C
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance
Coleraine Area C - 7 seats
17
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert White
1,269
16.73%
Ulster Unionist Party
James Edwards
1,216
16.03%
Ulster Unionist Party
Matthew Adams
1,112
14.66%
Independent (politician)
James McFeely
727
9.58%
733.75
735.51
738.17
740.17
746.62
769.56
848.7
852.09
927.34
934.26
962.26
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
William Mathews
436
5.75%
450.25
466.75
470.53
470.53
539.35
540.74
543.74
543.99
640.93
645.59
727.45
730.3
748.19
1,017.19
Ulster Unionist Party
I. Wilson
313
4.13%
476
597.88
617.76
618.4
624.34
633.48
633.48
641.35
646.82
688.52
706.03
706.6
786.61
796.93
822.13
1,065.13
Independent (politician)
Randall Crawford
387
5.10%
402.5
407.78
422.06
435.31
436.31
496.72
496.72
628.96
628.96
674.81
694.76
695.9
753.63
754.1
758.3
803.81
Independent (politician)
J. Doherty
324
4.27%
335.5
339.8
359.92
362.06
365.31
369.92
373.92
384.12
386.12
400.55
428.8
429.94
501.06
514.45
545.65
609.49
Ulster Unionist Party
J. Hamill
202
2.66%
251
330.2
349.94
356.44
358.91
364.47
364.47
369
370.5
450.21
463.12
463.69
515.54
520.21
526.81
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
W. E. O'Hara
236
3.11%
239.5
242.14
242.28
242.28
253.53
253.53
258.67
260.67
303.67
303.67
327.06
333.9
337.34
Independent (politician)
S. J. Walker
231
3.05%
245.5
256.06
267.54
271.82
274.21
279.46
279.46
287.1
289.32
310.23
331.25
331.25
Northern Ireland Labour Party
R. E. Adams
200
2.64%
204
210.16
214.5
214.5
217.64
220.78
236.78
243.06
249.06
249.89
Ulster Unionist Party
R. H. S. Edmundson
140
1.85%
158.5
169.94
211.38
213.66
214.13
226.55
226.55
238.34
239.62
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Eileen Farrell
207
2.73%
208
209.1
209.66
209.66
218.66
219.8
233.8
234.8
Independent (politician)
J. Anderson
129
1.70%
132.5
133.16
142.4
155.79
158.04
196.62
196.62
Republican Clubs
J. A. Fleming
162
2.14%
162
162
162.14
162.14
162.14
162.28
Independent (politician)
A. Eakin
120
1.58%
122.75
124.73
127.95
148
148.34
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Hamilton
111
1.46%
115
117.42
117.98
117.98
Independent (politician)
K. Ferguson
64
0.84%
66.25
66.69
68.09
17
10,886
7,586 (69.69%)
108
949
7,694 (70.68%)
References
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