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1973 Strabane District Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1973

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.

1973 Strabane District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30)1977 →
All 15 seats to Strabane District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
PartyUUPSDLPAlliance
Seats won642
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
PartyIndependent NationalistUnited Loyalist Coalition
Seats won21

Election results

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PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
UUP67,12038.9
SDLP44,78926.2
Independent Nationalist22,02511.1
Alliance21,7579.6
United Loyalist Coalition11,0485.7
Republican Clubs07093.9
Independent04592.5
Independent Labour0910.5
Totals1518,298100.0—

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Districts summary

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Results of the Strabane District Council election, 1973
by district[1]
Ward%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUPSDLPAllianceOthers
Area A57.1322.515.6014.815
Area B36.7227.6111.8123.915
Area C20.6134.2211.7133.515
Total38.9626.249.6225.3315

Districts results

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Area A

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1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Strabane Area A - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
UUPBobby Moore19.99%1,279         
UUPErnest Young19.55%1,251         
UUPFrances Hamilton17.55%1,123         
SDLPDaniel Gallagher15.18%971974974975.11987.11989.11996.111,019.481,457.48 
Independent NationalistDenis McCrory13.46%861861861862.48874.48874.48877.48879.85902.81,011.8
AllianceThomas Riddell1.83%117165298.95325.96341.7377.1385.42563.8581.8606.8
SDLPPatrick McCallion7.28%466475476.9479.12484.12487.12527.12537.07  
AllianceLala Nabney1.47%94129141.35145.79187.9239.13252.03   
Independent LabourRobert King1.42%91119130.4135.58136.58138.53    
AllianceJames Smyth0.81%5281104.75116.22121.22     
AllianceEileen Lynch1.45%93969697.85      
Electorate: 7,897   Valid: 6,398 (81.02%)   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,067   Turnout: 6,474 (81.98%)  

Area B

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1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition

Strabane Area B - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
UUPMary Britton20.45%1,291        
UUPHenry Henderson16.25%1,0261,128       
United Loyalist CoalitionSamuel Rogers16.60%1,0481,069.42       
SDLPSeamus Kearney14.84%9379379379469479531,118  
AllianceTom Gormley9.09%574517.24534.04544.04584.76772.5856.5876.31,051.2
SDLPJohn Melaugh6.76%427427427465468.8469.8503.8536.36731.64
IndependentJames McCormick5.72%361361.54363.14389.14393.14402.92476.92488.8 
SDLPFrancis McConnell5.99%378378378389389391   
AllianceEdward Brown2.28%144152.28200.28200.28292.62    
AllianceRobert Sproule1.39%8891.42190.62190.62     
IndependentJohn Tracey1.55%989898      
Electorate: 7,343   Valid: 6,312 (85.96%)   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 1,053   Turnout: 6,366 (86.69%)  

Area C

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1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Strabane Area C - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Independent NationalistJohn O'Kane20.83%1,164          
UUPC. Russell20.58%1,150          
SDLPJohn McKelvey11.31%632664.76667.58673.1691.4772.84791.44895.06????  
SDLPWilliam Carlin8.70%486525.78525.78536.34544.38584.84597.54703.38???????? 
AllianceDouglas Cooper6.10%341356.6498.54502.27577.51589.55792.15798.45????????????
Republican ClubsIvan Barr10.95%612648.14650.49723.21724.73738.59744.11765.23????????????
SDLPJohn McGurk6.57%367381.82382.76385.02391.28432.84439.3483.16   
SDLPBridie McMenamin3.94%220247.56247.56250.08253.6293.46295.98    
AllianceSheila Sinclair2.42%135147.48203.88208.96279.18285.96     
SDLPMargaret Duddy3.67%205225.8226.74231.78242.34      
AlliancePatrick McDaid3.20%179191.74197.38199.38       
Republican ClubsThomas Barr0.79%4450.7653.58        
Republican ClubsJoseph Dillon0.50%2831.1231.12        
Republican ClubsBrendan Douglas0.45%2527.3428.75        
Electorate: 7,752   Valid: 5,588 (72.08%)   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 932   Turnout: 5,709 (73.65%)  
  • Data missing from stages 9 to 11

References

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  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Strabane". Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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