1973 Dungannon District Council election

1973 Dungannon District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977 →

All 20 seats to Dungannon District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP SDLP Unity
Seats won 11 5 2

  Fourth party
 
Party Ind. Republican
Seats won 2

Elections to Dungannon District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.

Election results

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
UUP 11 11,422 50.2
SDLP 5 4,913 21.6
Unity 2 2,297 10.1
Ind. Republican 2 1,333 5.9
Alliance 0 1,348 5.9
Independent 0 634 2.8
Ind. Nationalist 0 413 1.8
NI Labour 0 225 1.0
Republican Clubs 0 179 0.8
Totals 20 22,764 100.0

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Districts summary

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Results of the Dungannon District Council election, 1973
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Unity Others
Area A 52.8 3 19.8 2 22.3 1 5.1 0 5
Area B 27.4 1 35.0 2 7.2 0 30.4 2 5
Area C 67.0 4 16.3 1 3.7 0 13.0 0 5
Area D 52.3 3 15.4 1 7.7 1 24.6 0 5
Total 50.2 11 21.6 5 10.1 2 18.1 2 20

Districts results

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Area A

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1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity

Dungannon Area A - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP Mervyn Patterson 20.26% 1,129                
UUP John Hamilton-Stubber 18.68% 1,041                
UUP Jack Mulligan 13.85% 772 958.49              
SDLP Joseph Higgins 12.38% 690 690 691.36 704.36 718.53 718.87 730.87 769.76 1,169.76
Unity Vincent Trainor 11.27% 628 628 628.68 634.68 641.68 641.85 698.85 712.23 728.23
Unity Bernadette Hughes 6.10% 340 340 342.38 347.55 349.72 349.89 539.89 544.74 575.74
SDLP Joseph Farrell 7.45% 415 415.17 415.51 423.51 425.85 426.36 437.36 463.06  
Alliance Arthur Noble 1.76% 98 98.51 175.35 191.69 304.37 317.46 319.46    
Unity William McDonald 4.92% 274 274 274.34 274.68 275.68 275.85      
Alliance Norman Kyle 1.88% 105 106.7 131.52 161.88          
Alliance P. R. Mallon 1.44% 80 81.36 85.78            
Electorate: 6,772   Valid: 5,572 (82.28%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 929   Turnout: 5,661 (83.59%)  

Area B

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1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Republican, 1 x UUP

Dungannon Area B - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
UUP Thomas Kempton 27.41% 1,550                    
SDLP Jim Canning 15.01% 849 857 868 891 1,024            
SDLP Owen Nugent 11.05% 625 631 648 652 687 713.23 714.23 742.45 753.06 777.67 853.5
Ind. Republican James McQuaid 8.06% 456 457 484 497 500 501.83 571.83 587.44 640.44 695.44 709.44
Ind. Republican Eugene Lyttle 4.39% 248 248 256 268 270 270.61 341.61 358.61 549.22 685.22 700.22
SDLP Brendan Kennedy 5.13% 290 294 295 307 331 374.92 417.92 505.92 521.92 561.53 652.14
Alliance Hugh Cullen 3.11% 176 494 497 499 502 503.83 509.83 538.44 543.44 556.44  
Unity Al Molloy 4.54% 257 259 292 352 360 361.22 371.22 405.22 430.22    
Ind. Republican Frank Marshall 4.16% 235 237 246 259 266 267.22 298.22 315.83      
Independent Arthur O'Neill 3.64% 206 223 229 259 270 273.66 286.66        
Ind. Republican Hugh McGrath 4.10% 232 233 235 251 254 254          
SDLP J. S. McGarvey 3.84% 217 218 223 231              
Ind. Republican P. O'Neill 2.86% 162 165 197                
Unity Anne O'Donnell 2.69% 152 154                  
Electorate: 7,329   Valid: 5,655 (77.16%)   Spoilt: 109   Quota: 943   Turnout: 5,764 (78.65%)  

Area C

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1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

Dungannon Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Derek Irwin 21.26% 1,291              
UUP Wilfred Dilworth 18.03% 1,095              
UUP Jim Brady 13.90% 844 1,084.24            
UUP William Buchanan 13.85% 841 863.26 936.27 958.04 1,025.36      
SDLP Patrick Daly 12.74% 774 774.42 774.56 783.56 783.62 783.82 978.89 1,056.89
Independent Anthony Byrne 5.55% 337 337 337.14 342.21 342.21 342.37 350.37 492.37
Alliance R. F. Hobson 5.71% 347 353.09 354.42 413.49 414.09 424.13 429.13 436.13
Unity John McAnespie 3.67% 223 223 223 225 225.12 225.16 237.16  
SDLP Matt Hegarty 3.52% 214 214 214.07 224.07 224.13 224.13    
Alliance Jim Boyd 1.76% 107 107.84 108.4          
Electorate: 7,218   Valid: 6,073 (84.14%)   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 1,013   Turnout: 6,145 (85.13%)  

Area D

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1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity

Dungannon Area D - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
UUP William Brown 20.92% 1,143                          
UUP Adam Wilson 15.94% 871 1,002.2                        
UUP Joel Patton 15.46% 845 928                        
SDLP Michael McLoughlin 11.97% 654 654.2 654.2 673.2 673.2 678.2 682.2 766.2 795.2 828.2 1,010.2      
Unity Bridget McAleer 5.36% 293 293 293 303 303.08 308.08 398.08 410.08 425.28 500.28 522.28 550.88 580.38 769.38
Alliance Elizabeth Beatty 4.23% 231 238.6 261.6 270.2 279.8 310.4 310.4 310.4 360.52 361.52 365.52 378.52 583.43 664.43
Ind. Nationalist Malachy Hughes 4.67% 255 255 255.8 262.8 263.36 267.36 279.36 306.56 343.04 413.04 432.04 460.64 491.67  
Alliance Ernest Bullock 3.73% 204 206 213.4 217.4 220.28 238.08 240.08 246.08 259.24 264.24 279.24 307.84    
SDLP Patrick Fox 3.39% 185 185 185 191 191 192 198 219 242 254        
Republican Clubs Patrick McGurk 3.28% 179 179 179 183 183 183 190 203 213          
NI Labour Noel Abernethy 2.16% 118 118.4 120.2 134.4 134.96 181.48 186.48 202.48            
Ind. Nationalist John Donaghy 2.89% 158 158.2 158.2 168.2 168.2 171.2 182.2              
Unity Joseph Arthurs 2.38% 130 130 130 137 137.08 137.08                
NI Labour Patricia Stevenson 1.96% 107 109.6 116.6 118.4 119.92                  
Independent Patrick McQuade 1.67% 91 91.4 94.8                      
Electorate: 7,014   Valid: 5,464 (77.90%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 911   Turnout: 5,537 (78.94%)  

References

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  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Dungannon". Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.