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1973 Armagh District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Armagh District Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Armagh District Council election 1977 All 20 seats to Armagh District Council 11 Ulster Unionist Party 11 Social Democratic and Labour Party 5 Democratic Unionist Party 2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1 Independent (politician) 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Armagh District 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 20 councillors.
Election results
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Ulster Unionist Party1110,40545.4 Social Democratic and Labour Party55,20022.7 Democratic Unionist Party22,60111.3 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland11,7857.8 Independent (politician)11,1304.9 Republican Clubs01,0704.7 Northern Ireland Labour Party05832.5 Unity (Northern Ireland)01530.7Totals2022,927100.0—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgbanbridge.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Banbridge 26 June 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Armagh District Council election, 1973by district yes
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!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
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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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|34.3
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|14.6
|0
|24.8
|1
|5.3
|0
|21.0
|1
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|53.6
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|14.4
|1
|20.5
|1
|9.1
|0
|2.4
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|44.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|34.8
|2
|0.0
|0
|7.0
|1
|14.1
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|44.4
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|28.0
|2
|0.0
|0
|8.7
|0
|18.9
|0
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|45.4
|11
|22.7
|5
|11.3
|2
|7.8
|1
|12.8
|1
|20
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
Armagh Area A - 4 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 26 July 2021
8
Democratic Unionist Party
Douglas Hutchinson
1,076
24.83%
Ulster Unionist Party
Mary Huey
731
16.87%
847.55
849.97
849.97
930.97
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Foster
756
17.44%
837.9
837.9
837.9
876.9
Independent (politician)
D. Magee
483
11.14%
484.05
517.26
528.26
570.73
590.73
680.94
795.94
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francis McIlvanna
383
8.84%
383
398
415.21
435.21
437.21
606.21
729.21
Republican Clubs
T. C. McGleenan
147
3.39%
147
198
320
323
323
349
Social Democratic and Labour Party
S. R. D. Coyle
252
5.81%
252
263
267
302.21
303.21
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
R. W. Anderson
230
5.31%
235.46
237.46
238.46
Republican Clubs
P. McCusker
144
3.32%
144.21
157.21
Republican Clubs
M. J. Toal
76
1.75%
76
Northern Ireland Labour Party
P. Hunter
32
0.74%
32.84
Independent (politician)
P. Fox
24
0.55%
24
8
5,667
4,334 (76.48%)
88
867
4,422 (78.03%)
Area B
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Armagh Area B - 6 seats
8
Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas Black
1,525
20.51%
Ulster Unionist Party
Nathaniel McMahon
1,209
16.26%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seamus Mallon
1,071
14.41%
Ulster Unionist Party
William Henning
1,048
14.10%
1,168.45
Ulster Unionist Party
Nelson Huddleston
756
10.17%
838.5
890.46
929.76
931.76
961.08
994.87
1,127.87
Ulster Unionist Party
Andrew Crothers
495
6.66%
646.14
687.06
729.66
729.99
748.44
763.25
942.29
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Hutchinson
476
6.40%
543.32
586.64
607.64
609.76
642.93
678.69
781.7
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Austin Best
321
4.32%
326.61
328.17
328.47
334.8
416.57
638.41
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Lamb
240
3.23%
249.24
252.6
252.9
267.9
329.9
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Harden Glendinning
116
1.56%
119.63
120.35
120.35
141.47
Independent (politician)
Robert Newell
97
1.30%
108.55
110.95
112.15
112.15
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Eamon McCann
80
1.08%
80.66
81.02
81.02
8
9,667
7,434 (76.90%)
115
1,063
7,549 (78.09%)
Area C
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Armagh Area C - 5 seats
6
Ulster Unionist Party
J. Reid
1,544
28.39%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Fegan
975
17.93%
Ulster Unionist Party
W. Shilliday
852
15.66%
1,474.79
Social Democratic and Labour Party
M. Cunningham
616
11.33%
616.82
618.46
653.88
895.25
1,026.25
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Eugene Connolly
383
7.04%
385.46
559.3
563.78
584.89
696.09
Independent (politician)
E. Conroy
489
8.99%
489.41
494.74
501.25
521.36
571.52
Northern Ireland Labour Party
J. Fullerton
278
5.11%
281.69
334.99
340.87
363.77
Social Democratic and Labour Party
P. Nugent
302
5.55%
302.41
303.23
318.7
6
7,398
5,439 (73.52%)
166
907
5,605 (75.76%)
Area D
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP
Armagh Area D - 6 seats
14
Ulster Unionist Party
Frederick Armstrong
1,584
27.69%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Bernard McManus
665
11.63%
665
668
677
678
684
711
749
822
827
837
1,071
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Mercer
473
8.27%
779.54
779.54
779.54
779.54
779.54
781.54
781.54
781.54
802.85
802.85
805.85
910.12
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Oliver Tobin
404
7.06%
404.39
404.39
406.39
406.39
407.39
427.39
436.39
534.39
540.39
544.39
675.39
875.39
984.58
Ulster Unionist Party
Norman Creswell
481
8.41%
772.72
772.72
773.5
773.5
773.5
775.89
780.06
780.06
790.93
794.62
797.62
888.91
888.91
Republican Clubs
Patrick Houlahan
266
4.65%
266
275
276
297
368
377
398
403
405
720
747
769
775.71
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
J. Fitzgerald
275
4.81%
282.8
282.8
287.8
287.8
288.8
309.8
313.8
323.8
523.75
530.75
553.75
Social Democratic and Labour Party
T. M. McIntegart
301
5.26%
301
305
311
314
321
350
369
417
423
431
Republican Clubs
A. P. Cassin
264
4.62%
264.39
270.39
271.39
297.39
323.39
327.39
365.39
367.39
369.39
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
M. K. Lamb
220
3.85%
227.02
227.02
227.41
227.41
229.41
251.41
251.41
258.41
Social Democratic and Labour Party
M. M. McReynolds
231
4.04%
231
231
232
233
234
244
246
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Patrick Agnew
153
2.67%
154.17
164.17
165.17
167.17
171.17
177.17
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Paddy Grimes
142
2.48%
142.39
142.39
164.39
164.39
164.39
Republican Clubs
J. Trainor
103
1.80%
103
104
105
120
Republican Clubs
E. P. Reilly
70
1.22%
70
71
71
Northern Ireland Labour Party
G. J. McCreesh
51
0.89%
52.17
52.17
Independent (politician)
G. R. Mackey
37
0.65%
37
14
8,434
5,720 (67.82%)
122
954
5,842 (69.27%)
References
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