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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Strabane District Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Strabane District Council election 1977 All 15 seats to Strabane District Council 8 Ulster Unionist Party 6 Social Democratic and Labour Party 4 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2 Independent Nationalist 2 United Loyalist Coalition 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Strabane District 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 15 councillors.
Election results
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Ulster Unionist Party67,12038.9 Social Democratic and Labour Party44,78926.2 Independent Nationalist22,02511.1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland21,7579.6United Loyalist Coalition11,0485.7 Republican Clubs07093.9 Independent (politician)04592.5 Independent Labour0910.5Totals1518,298100.0—
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgstrabane.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Strabane 13 August 2021
Districts summary
Results of the Strabane District Council election, 1973by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
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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="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|57.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|22.5
|1
|5.6
|0
|14.8
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|36.7
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|27.6
|1
|11.8
|1
|23.9
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|20.6
|1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|34.2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|11.7
|1
|33.5
|1
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|38.9
|6
|26.2
|4
|9.6
|2
|25.3
|3
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Strabane Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 13 August 2021
10
Ulster Unionist Party
Bobby Moore
1,279
19.99%
Ulster Unionist Party
Ernest Young
1,251
19.55%
Ulster Unionist Party
Frances Hamilton
1,123
17.55%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Daniel Gallagher
971
15.18%
974
974
975.11
987.11
989.11
996.11
1,019.48
1,457.48
Independent Nationalist
Denis McCrory
861
13.46%
861
861
862.48
874.48
874.48
877.48
879.85
902.8
1,011.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Thomas Riddell
117
1.83%
165
298.95
325.96
341.7
377.1
385.42
563.8
581.8
606.8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McCallion
466
7.28%
475
476.9
479.12
484.12
487.12
527.12
537.07
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Lala Nabney
94
1.47%
129
141.35
145.79
187.9
239.13
252.03
Independent Labour
Robert King
91
1.42%
119
130.4
135.58
136.58
138.53
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James Smyth
52
0.81%
81
104.75
116.22
121.22
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Eileen Lynch
93
1.45%
96
96
97.85
10
7,897
6,398 (81.02%)
76
1,067
6,474 (81.98%)
Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition
Strabane Area B - 5 seats
9
Ulster Unionist Party
Mary Britton
1,291
20.45%
Ulster Unionist Party
Henry Henderson
1,026
16.25%
1,128
United Loyalist Coalition
Samuel Rogers
1,048
16.60%
1,069.42
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seamus Kearney
937
14.84%
937
937
946
947
953
1,118
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Tom Gormley
574
9.09%
517.24
534.04
544.04
584.76
772.5
856.5
876.3
1,051.2
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Melaugh
427
6.76%
427
427
465
468.8
469.8
503.8
536.36
731.64
Independent (politician)
James McCormick
361
5.72%
361.54
363.14
389.14
393.14
402.92
476.92
488.8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francis McConnell
378
5.99%
378
378
389
389
391
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Edward Brown
144
2.28%
152.28
200.28
200.28
292.62
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Robert Sproule
88
1.39%
91.42
190.62
190.62
Independent (politician)
John Tracey
98
1.55%
98
98
9
7,343
6,312 (85.96%)
54
1,053
6,366 (86.69%)
Area C
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Strabane Area C - 5 seats
11
Independent Nationalist
John O'Kane
1,164
20.83%
Ulster Unionist Party
C. Russell
1,150
20.58%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John McKelvey
632
11.31%
664.76
667.58
673.1
691.4
772.84
791.44
895.06
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Social Democratic and Labour Party
William Carlin
486
8.70%
525.78
525.78
536.34
544.38
584.84
597.54
703.38
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Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Douglas Cooper
341
6.10%
356.6
498.54
502.27
577.51
589.55
792.15
798.45
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Republican Clubs
Ivan Barr
612
10.95%
648.14
650.49
723.21
724.73
738.59
744.11
765.23
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Social Democratic and Labour Party
John McGurk
367
6.57%
381.82
382.76
385.02
391.28
432.84
439.3
483.16
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Bridie McMenamin
220
3.94%
247.56
247.56
250.08
253.6
293.46
295.98
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Sheila Sinclair
135
2.42%
147.48
203.88
208.96
279.18
285.96
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Margaret Duddy
205
3.67%
225.8
226.74
231.78
242.34
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick McDaid
179
3.20%
191.74
197.38
199.38
Republican Clubs
Thomas Barr
44
0.79%
50.76
53.58
Republican Clubs
Joseph Dillon
28
0.50%
31.12
31.12
Republican Clubs
Brendan Douglas
25
0.45%
27.34
28.75
11
7,752
5,588 (72.08%)
121
932
5,709 (73.65%)
Data missing from stages 9 to 11
References
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