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1973 Lisburn Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Lisburn Borough Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Lisburn Borough Council election 1977 All 23 seats to Lisburn Borough Council 12 Ulster Unionist Party 14 Democratic Unionist Party 4 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 3 Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Lisburn Borough 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 23 councillors.
Election results
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Ulster Unionist Party1415,97948.9 Democratic Unionist Party45,48216.8 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland35,91618.1 Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party12,1666.6 Social Democratic and Labour Party11,7215.3 Northern Ireland Labour Party07492.3 Independent (politician)04451.4 Independent Unionist02040.6Totals2332,662100.0—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lglisburn.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Lisburn 18 June 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Lisburn Borough 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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party" | Vanguard
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|52.7
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|16.5
|0
|8.5
|0
|0.0
|0
|17.8
|1
|4.5
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|57.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|19.5
|1
|13.4
|0
|10.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|38.3
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|20.4
|1
|12.9
|1
|13.2
|1
|6.2
|0
|9.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|50.9
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|10.7
|1
|24.8
|1
|7.2
|0
|5.0
|0
|1.4
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area E
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|48.5
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|18.7
|1
|26.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|6.6
|0
|4
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|48.9
|14
|16.8
|4
|18.1
|3
|6.6
|1
|5.3
|1
|4.3
|0
|23
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Lisburn Area A - 4 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 8 July 2021
8
Ulster Unionist Party
John Maze
857
18.43%
876
919
1,003
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Ritchie
829
17.83%
857
861
970
Ulster Unionist Party
George McCartney
747
16.07%
759
768
808
940
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Wilson
535
11.51%
536
560
588
776
832
868
876.8
Democratic Unionist Party
Charles Woodburne
769
16.54%
769
817
827
855
863
865
865.4
Ulster Unionist Party
William Moore
313
6.73%
316
354
381
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James Megarry
211
4.54%
330
337
Independent Unionist
Henry Stewart
204
4.39%
205
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick Dorrian
184
3.96%
8
7,210
4,649 (64.48%)
58
930
4,707 (65.28%)
Area B
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP
Lisburn Area B - 5 seats
8
Ulster Unionist Party
David Titterington
1,102
19.70%
Democratic Unionist Party
Charles Poots
1,089
19.46%
Ulster Unionist Party
Elsie Kelsey
964
17.23%
Ulster Unionist Party
James Lilley
551
9.85%
607.55
621.83
640.64
648.56
659.42
678.93
864.41
Ulster Unionist Party
Ivan McKeever
579
10.35%
660
674.98
682.48
684.96
697.93
714.56
857.02
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Oliver Hunter
453
8.10%
457.95
459.49
460.18
542.66
715.93
721.21
733.28
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Robert Rush
303
5.42%
311.1
388.8
389.34
389.34
390.48
648.28
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
David Williamson
258
4.61%
263.85
302.49
302.85
306.18
308.13
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Nancy McIntyre
157
2.81%
159.55
160.11
160.62
204.4
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Moore Sinnerton
139
2.48%
141.25
142.37
142.52
8
9,328
5,595 (59.98%)
87
933
5,682 (60.91%)
Area C
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
Lisburn Area C - 5 seats
10
Democratic Unionist Party
William Belshaw
1,222
16.53%
1,230
1,231
1,234
Ulster Unionist Party
Norman Bicker
929
12.57%
953
955
955
966
975
1,062
1,107
1,298
Ulster Unionist Party
James McKeown
902
12.20%
954
956
960
984
988
1,026
1,171
1,283
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seamus Close
604
8.17%
607
661
727
727
943
946
950
1,027
1,486
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
George Morrison
707
9.57%
712
712
713
921
926
1,072
1,081
1,136
1,140
Ulster Unionist Party
William Gardiner-Watson
538
7.28%
563
567
575
580
593
618
701
776
780
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Peter O'Hagan
457
6.18%
457
461
551
551
561
561
561
572
Independent (politician)
Robert Allen
445
6.02%
447
454
470
475
501
534
551
Ulster Unionist Party
William Matthews
301
4.07%
334
334
336
337
348
361
Democratic Unionist Party
David Shanks
289
3.91%
294
294
295
310
310
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
W. Ferris
185
2.50%
185
269
295
297
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Thomas Herron
271
3.67%
273
273
273
Northern Ireland Labour Party
A. Whitby
214
2.90%
215
224
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
W. G. Hammond
166
2.25%
167
Ulster Unionist Party
Harold McClure
161
2.18%
10
13,617
7,391 (54.28%)
127
1,232
7,518 (55.21%)
Area D
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
Lisburn Area D - 5 seats
10
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Semple
2,294
26.52%
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Kirkwood
1,126
13.02%
1,508.58
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
G. W. C. McCartney
1,242
14.36%
1,282.33
1,285.75
1,325.75
1,325.75
1,333.41
1,353.27
1,506.27
Democratic Unionist Party
Ivan Davis
922
10.66%
955.3
957.52
958.89
993.29
995.09
1,008.06
1,015.49
1,025.49
1,479.49
Ulster Unionist Party
William Henry
795
9.19%
974.08
1,000.24
1,005.67
1,009.58
1,083.64
1,324.76
1,337.65
1,341.02
1,432.33
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
George Boyd
603
6.97%
613.73
614.51
632.88
632.88
635.62
641.82
783.9
1,131.27
1,138.7
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
James Davis
485
5.61%
501.28
502.3
502.3
605.32
609.11
613.46
613.89
614.89
Social Democratic and Labour Party
P. J. Rowen
435
5.03%
436.11
436.11
463.11
463.11
463.11
463.11
469.48
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Hazel Ervine
300
3.47%
305.55
305.85
319.85
320.22
322.34
328
Ulster Unionist Party
Myrtle McMaster
90
1.04%
220.98
233.82
236.19
240.25
303.93
Ulster Unionist Party
James Hutchinson
101
1.17%
138.37
152.65
156.77
159.51
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Marjorie Lockhart
142
1.64%
150.88
151.3
152.3
Northern Ireland Labour Party
R. N. Hill
116
1.34%
117.48
117.66
10
10,564
8,651 (81.89%)
72
1,442
8,723 (82.57%)
Area E
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
Lisburn Area E - 4 seats
7
Ulster Unionist Party
John Gilchrist
1,479
23.20%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Cousins
1,172
18.38%
1,177.99
1,185.63
1,447.63
Ulster Unionist Party
Walter Groves
872
13.68%
981.72
1,072
1,093.26
1,096.1
1,126.49
1,613.49
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert McNeice
720
11.29%
727.02
754.54
760.8
761.51
1,193.07
1,266.46
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
J. W. Patterson
500
7.84%
504.55
514.59
610.85
774.86
783.86
827.56
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Neill
469
7.36%
516.06
639.22
649.61
651.74
670.26
Democratic Unionist Party
Henry Winton
471
7.39%
472.95
491.47
491.47
491.47
Northern Ireland Labour Party
W. J. B. McIldoon
419
6.57%
420.04
426.17
Ulster Unionist Party
Elizabeth Wright
274
4.30%
288.95
7
10,414
6,376 (61.23%)
103
1,276
6,479 (62.21%)
References
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