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1973 Fermanagh District Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Fermanagh District Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Fermanagh District Council election 1977 All 20 seats to Fermanagh District Council 11 Ulster Unionist Party 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 4 Unity (Northern Ireland) 4 Independent Unionist 2 Independent Nationalist 2
Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.
Election results
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Ulster Unionist Party88,41228.2 Unity (Northern Ireland)47,21224.3 Social Democratic and Labour Party43,54011.9 Independent Unionist23,50411.7 Independent Nationalist21,9246.4 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland02,2857.7 Democratic Unionist Party01,4955.0 Independent (politician)01,4825.0Totals2029,854100.0—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgfermanagh.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Fermanagh 18 August 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1973by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Unity (Northern Ireland)" | Unity
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor=olive|33.5
|bgcolor=olive|2
|0.0
|0
|66.5
|2
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|56.4
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|33.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|10.4
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|33.7
|2
|bgcolor=olive|35.4
|bgcolor=olive|1
|0.0
|0
|30.9
|1
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|38.9
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|6.9
|0
|31.3
|2
|22.9
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area E
|13.3
|1
|11.6
|0
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|28.3
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|46.8
|1
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|28.2
|8
|24.3
|4
|11.9
|4
|35.6
|4
|20
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x Unity, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Fermanagh Area A - 4 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 18 August 2021
3
Independent Unionist
Jack Leahy
1,242
20.07%
Unity (Northern Ireland)
John McCusker
1,212
19.59%
1,242
Independent Nationalist
Thomas Murray
986
15.94%
1,049
1,068
Unity (Northern Ireland)
John McMahon
859
13.88%
897
913
Independent (politician)
Hugh Reilly
798
12.90%
871
880
Independent Unionist
Samuel Hutchinson
766
12.38%
836
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Maurice Watts
324
5.24%
3
7,332
6,187 (84.38%)
86
1,238
6,273 (85.56%)
Area B
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Unity
Fermanagh Area B - 4 seats
4
Unity (Northern Ireland)
James Breen
1,584
27.49%
Ulster Unionist Party
Cecil Noble
1,448
25.13%
Ulster Unionist Party
Norman Brown
1,065
18.48%
1,068.51
1,167.51
Ulster Unionist Party
James Nethercott
739
12.83%
741.43
910.23
1,251.23
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Margaret Traynor
330
5.73%
727.71
727.91
838.67
Democratic Unionist Party
Irene Hughes
310
5.38%
311.35
327.75
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James Henderson
286
4.96%
302.2
306.8
4
6,666
5,762 (86.44%)
88
1,153
5,850 (87.76%)
Area C
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Fermanagh Area C - 4 seats
6
Ulster Unionist Party
Wilson Elliott
1,581
26.20%
Independent Nationalist
Patrick Flanagan
938
15.54%
939.38
939.38
1,297.38
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Francis Stewart
796
13.19%
796.69
802.15
848.38
917.88
1,201.86
Ulster Unionist Party
Richard Thornton
450
7.46%
732.9
962.74
962.97
962.97
1,050.56
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Patrick McCaffrey
827
13.70%
827.92
828.92
840.92
851.17
1,037.84
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Brian Finn
662
10.97%
673.96
690.87
781.1
789.85
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Patrick O'Flanagan
511
8.47%
511.69
512.69
Democratic Unionist Party
Kenneth Scott
270
4.47%
330.72
6
6,855
6,035 (88.04%)
84
1,208
6,119 (89.26%)
Area D
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
Fermanagh Area D - 5 seats
11
Ulster Unionist Party
Francis Gage
1,143
18.87%
1,160
1,168
1,194
1,282
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Maguire
800
13.21%
801
802
857
857
857
1,082
1,363
Ulster Unionist Party
Ben Loane
697
11.51%
706
712
724
836
884
885
885
1,411
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Thomas Daly
674
11.13%
674
674
690
690
690
756
976
976
978
1,125.32
Independent (politician)
David Brien
684
11.29%
697
700
778
850
856
871
882
919
1,095
1,097.32
Ulster Unionist Party
Warren Loane
515
8.50%
516
520
534
572
583
583
584
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Monaghan
424
7.00%
430
430
438
438
438
536
Unity (Northern Ireland)
James Gallagher
418
6.90%
418
418
426
427
428
Democratic Unionist Party
Crowe
299
4.94%
299
383
383
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Anthony Ruddy
109
1.80%
137
137
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Robert Stewart
102
1.68%
113
113
Democratic Unionist Party
Samuel Robinson
106
1.75%
106
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Jack Askwith
87
1.44%
11
6,993
6,058 (86.63%)
60
1,212
6,118 (87.49%)
Area E
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Fermanagh Area E - 4 seats
10
Independent Unionist
George Cathcart
1,496
25.74%
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Scott
774
13.32%
1,007.42
1,007.42
1,008.96
1,009.18
1,012.06
1,012.06
1,429.06
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Lunny
700
12.04%
700
715
723
738
778.44
1,007.32
1,020.98
1,024.98
1,263.98
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mary Corrigan
560
9.64%
561.54
568.54
572.54
578.54
590.54
706.54
712.76
713.76
939.76
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Marjorie Moore
273
4.70%
290.6
307.6
405.98
407.98
599.26
611.26
659.74
721.74
745.4
Unity (Northern Ireland)
John McManus
385
6.62%
385.22
426.22
427.44
638.44
645.66
678.66
688.66
689.66
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert Donaldson
510
8.77%
560.82
561.82
576.02
578.02
582.78
586.78
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Donnelly
382
6.57%
382.88
388.88
392.88
397.88
408.88
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James Falconer
213
3.66%
219.82
231.82
281.46
281.46
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Anthony Maguire
212
3.65%
212
245.22
247.22
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Herfort Ritchie
168
2.89%
181.86
187.86
Unity (Northern Ireland)
Joseph Owens
78
1.34%
78
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Edward Love
61
1.05%
61.44
10
7,232
5,812 (80.37%)
75
1,163
5,887 (81.40%)
References
Category:1973 Northern Ireland local elections
Category:20th century in County Fermanagh
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