1973 Ballymoney District Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland April 2022 Northern Ireland local elections, 1973 1973 Ballymoney Borough Council election parliamentary no 1973 05 30 y 1977 Ballymoney Borough Council election 1977 All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council 9 Ulster Unionist Party 4 Independent Unionist 4 Independent (politician) 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party 2 Democratic Unionist Party 1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1 Independent Nationalist 1 Party with the most votes by district. Elections to Ballymoney Borough 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 16 councillors. Election results PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Ulster Unionist Party42,93333.3% Independent Unionist41,89821.5% Independent (politician)31,87721.3% Social Democratic and Labour Party28249.3% Independent Nationalist17028.0% Democratic Unionist Party16877.8% Alliance Party of Northern Ireland16797.7%Totals168,815100.0%— https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgballymoney.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Ballymoney 11 July 2021 Districts summary Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1973by district yes |- class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance !colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others |- |align="left"|Area A |17.1 |1 |0.0 |0 |34.2 |1 |0.0 |0 |bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|48.7 |bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|2 |4 |- |align="left"|Area B |bgcolor="40BFF5"|35.9 |bgcolor="40BFF5"|3 |19.3 |2 |0.0 |0 |3.9 |0 |40.9 |3 |8 |- |align="left"|Area C |1.7 |0 |0.0 |0 |0.0 |0 |20.1 |1 |bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|78.2 |bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|3 |4 |- |- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9" |align="left"| Total |33.3 |4 |9.3 |2 |7.8 |1 |7.7 |1 |41.9 |8 |16 |- |} Districts results Area A 1973: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Ballymoney Area A - 4 seatsLocal Government Results 1973 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973 EONI 11 July 2021 5 Independent Unionist Kenneth Bamford 453 22.59%         Ulster Unionist Party R. D. Gilmour 342 17.06% 352.67 418.67     Democratic Unionist Party David Hanna 386 19.25% 389.41 401.41 402.66   Independent (politician) W. Campbell 184 9.18% 210.51 226.26 237.76 374.36 Democratic Unionist Party T. Milligan 301 15.01% 303.64 316.64 317.64 347.08 Independent (politician) T. L. McElderry 207 10.32% 209.64 230.97 233.47   Independent (politician) M. A. Hunter 132 6.58% 135.08       5 3,947 2,005 (50.80%) 29 402 2,034 (51.53%) Area B 1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats 8 Independent Nationalist Edward McClements 702 16.42%               Independent Unionist Joe Gaston 603 14.11%               Social Democratic and Labour Party John Mulholland 461 10.79% 573.96             Independent Unionist William Logan 442 10.34% 442.32 519.81           Social Democratic and Labour Party Harry Connolly 363 8.49% 466.36 466.36 556.52         Ulster Unionist Party Patricia Ellis 419 9.80% 419.32 424.36 424.64 424.64 490.48     Ulster Unionist Party Samuel Montgomery 334 7.81% 335.28 342.63 342.91 345.39 391.81 441.88 458.13 Ulster Unionist Party Robert Chestnutt 347 8.12% 347 364.22 364.22 364.84 382.58 415.47 435.23 Ulster Unionist Party J. F. Jamison 283 6.62% 283 295.81 295.81 296.43 316.05 356.3 362.41 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland T. Stuart 168 3.93% 172.16 173.21 179.09 255.35 255.56     Ulster Unionist Party J. G. Lyons 152 3.56% 152.32 154.84 154.84 155.46       8 7,161 4,274 (59.68%) 72 475 4,346 (60.69%) Area C 1973: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist Ballymoney Area C - 5 seats 5 Independent (politician) Robert McComb 753 29.69%         Independent (politician) Mary Holmes 359 14.16% 438.56 482.78 502.2 579.2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Brendan Smyth 376 14.83% 390.96 395.64 496.36 516.36 Independent Unionist Frederick Holland 400 15.77% 436.72 456.76 466.12 514.76 Ulster Unionist Party James Simpson 271 10.69% 301.6 325.08 334.42 377.98 Independent (politician) G. S. H. Hughes 151 5.95% 191.8 210.28 222.3   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland J. A. Scott 135 5.32% 144.18 152.88     Independent (politician) J. Pollock 91 3.59% 121.94       5 4,073 2,536 (62.26%) 22 508 2,558 (62.80%) References Category:Ballymoney Borough Council elections Ballymoney