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1973 Omagh District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Omagh District Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Omagh District Council election 1977 All 20 seats to Omagh District Council 11 Ulster Unionist Party 6 Social Democratic and Labour Party 4 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 3 Independent Nationalist 3 Independent Unionist 2 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) 1 Independent Republican (Ireland) 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Omagh 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 Party65,39928.7 Social Democratic and Labour Party43,27917.4 Independent Nationalist33,00016.0 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland32,29812.2 Independent Unionist21,7379.2 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)19345.0 Independent Republican (Ireland)17403.9United Loyalist Coalition07714.1 Independent (politician)03972.1 Unity (Northern Ireland)02421.3Totals2018,797100.0—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgomagh.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Omagh 16 August 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1973by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!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="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)" | Nationalist
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|27.7
|1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|31.7
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|7.1
|0
|0.0
|0
|33.5
|2
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|27.0
|1
|0.0
|0
|16.7
|1
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="#CDFFAB"|56.3
|bgcolor="#CDFFAB"|2
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|33.7
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|25.9
|2
|15.0
|1
|15.0
|1
|10.4
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|23.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|9.8
|1
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="#CDFFAB"|67.0
|bgcolor="#CDFFAB"|2
|4
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|28.7
|6
|17.4
|4
|12.2
|3
|5.0
|1
|36.7
|6
|20
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Omagh Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 16 August 2021
6
Ulster Unionist Party
Arthur McFarland
1,456
27.70%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Liam McQuaid
1,191
22.66%
Independent Unionist
Cecil Anderson
865
16.45%
1,424.2
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Skelton
478
9.09%
478
478.4
680.16
694.8
825.58
Independent Nationalist
Patsy Kelly
592
11.26%
592
593.6
638.58
662.3
737.76
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seamus McGale
234
4.45%
239.6
261.2
274.72
396.2
483.56
Independent (politician)
Brendan Harper
301
5.73%
301.8
308.2
324.06
338.7
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Eamon Logue
140
2.66%
147.2
175.6
204.2
6
6,598
5,257 (79.68%)
114
877
5,371 (81.40%)
Area B
1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
Omagh Area B - 4 seats
6
Ulster Unionist Party
Edgar McDowell
1,079
26.99%
Independent Unionist
Joseph Anderson
405
10.13%
579.46
604.84
609.4
1,031.4
Independent Nationalist
Patrick Donnelly
665
16.63%
665
681
745
746
748
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick Bogan
489
12.23%
490.82
611.76
640.76
665.38
683.38
Independent Nationalist
William Shields
529
13.23%
529.52
531.52
618.52
624.52
627.52
Independent Unionist
Fred Giboney
467
11.68%
554.1
570.44
570.44
Independent Nationalist
James McGinley
190
4.75%
191.82
192.08
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Chambers
174
4.35%
185.7
6
5,301
3,998 (75.42%)
89
800
4,087 (77.10%)
Area C
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Alliance
Omagh Area C - 7 seats
19
Ulster Unionist Party
Cecil Walker
901
14.51%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Stephen McKenna
717
11.55%
717
736
743
751
767
797
Ulster Unionist Party
Norman Wilson
602
9.70%
651.14
651.14
651.14
651.14
652.14
653.14
653.14
653.21
655.4
680.18
681.18
756.9
769.16
770.16
792.16
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Albert Cooper
228
3.67%
228.52
228.52
229.52
230.52
230.52
236.52
236.52
261.52
310.52
310.65
323.65
334.78
431.46
468.14
783.14
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
Paddy McGill
352
5.67%
352
354
371
409
444
478
486.84
494.84
505.84
505.84
529.52
529.52
534.52
598.2
605.2
958.2
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gerald McEnhill
400
6.44%
400
410
410
417
425
436
439.4
445.4
455.4
455.4
520.08
521.08
533.08
752.44
767.44
834.44
Ulster Unionist Party
Harold McCauley
354
5.70%
385.07
385.07
385.07
385.07
385.07
386.07
386.07
389.07
393.33
408.41
408.41
548.47
555.73
559.73
592.9
596.9
617.9
619.9
United Loyalist Coalition
Edward Sayers
315
5.07%
325.53
326.66
326.66
326.66
326.66
328.66
328.66
330.66
332.66
475.65
475.65
490.21
493.47
493.47
518.99
522.99
540.99
540.99
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
Roderick O'Connor
321
5.17%
321
321
343
361
388
413
413
420
430
430
452
452
460
481.36
488.36
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Victor Leitch
226
3.64%
227.3
227.3
227.3
228.3
230.3
231.3
231.3
251.3
294.56
296.95
299.95
313.08
439.21
450.21
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Peter Bradley
256
4.12%
256
260
260
265
267
279
281.04
284.72
286.72
286.72
378.76
378.76
383.76
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Ethne McClelland
185
2.98%
185.52
186.52
187.52
187.52
187.52
187.52
187.52
229.2
274.2
274.46
276.46
279.59
Ulster Unionist Party
James Charleton
232
3.74%
246.82
246.82
246.82
246.82
246.82
246.82
246.82
247.82
248.82
257.86
259.86
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Liam Brogan
194
3.13%
194
197
197
205
211
222
226.08
230.08
232.08
232.08
United Loyalist Coalition
Ernest Marshall
192
3.09%
200.19
200.19
200.19
200.19
200.19
200.19
200.19
200.19
200.19
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James Cunningham
151
2.43%
151.65
151.65
152.65
153.65
158.65
161.65
161.65
188.65
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Enda McShane
143
2.30%
143.13
144.13
148.13
149.13
152.13
152.13
153.49
Independent Nationalist
Michael Cunningham
135
2.17%
135
136
138
138
151
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
Jackie Martin
105
1.69%
105
105
108
118
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
Paddy Doherty
88
1.42%
88
89
99
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
Felix McRory
68
1.10%
68
68
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Henry Graham
43
0.69%
43.13
19
8,980
6,208 (69.13%)
73
777
6,281 (69.94%)
Area D
1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
Omagh Area D - 7 seats
7
Ulster Unionist Party
John Johnston
775
23.25%
Independent Republican (Ireland)
Francis McElroy
740
22.20%
Independent Nationalist
Michael McNulty
408
12.24%
411.15
420.03
436.83
471.95
571.06
595.86
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Hadden
328
9.84%
337.9
343.9
366.5
395.88
427.92
526.37
Independent Nationalist
Patrick McCrory
334
10.02%
334
340.48
344.68
406.68
520.2
524.25
United Loyalist Coalition
Ivan Burnside
264
7.92%
352.35
352.47
352.47
353.62
362.62
Unity (Northern Ireland)
John Bradley
242
7.26%
242.15
266.99
297.43
325.79
Independent Nationalist
Michael McAteer
147
4.41%
147.45
158.73
181.49
Independent (politician)
Michael Donaghy
96
2.88%
96
108.72
7
5,274
3,334 (63.22%)
71
667
3,405 (64.56%)
References
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