1973 Down District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977 →
All 20 seats to Down District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Alliance
Seats won 8 8 2
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Vanguard Independent
Seats won 1 1

Elections to Down 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 20 councillors.

Election results

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Ulster Unionist 8 8,930 38.6%
SDLP 8 8,101 35.0%
Alliance 2 2,847 12.3%
Independent 1 1,639 7.1%
Vanguard 1 1,046 4.5%
Republican Clubs 0 563 2.4%
Totals 20 23,126 100.0% —

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Districts summary

Results of the Down District Council election, 1973
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Alliance Vanguard Others
Area A 53.9 4 19.8 1 11.5 1 12.8 1 2.0 0 7
Area B 23.7 1 45.4 3 15.4 1 0.0 0 15.5 0 6
Area C 36.3 3 41.3 4 10.4 0 0.0 0 12.0 0 7
Total 38.6 8 35.0 8 12.3 2 4.5 1 9.6 1 20

Districts results

Area A

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard

Down Area A - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ulster Unionist Edward McVeigh 13.51% 1,099                  
Vanguard John Cleland 12.86% 1,046                  
SDLP Patrick Smyth 12.34% 1,004 1,004 1,018              
Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne 8.35% 679 685.16 694.3 695.37 698.37 706.44 708.64 1,125.64    
Alliance Denis Rowan-Hamilton 5.46% 444 445.12 455.47 532.54 560.54 864.75 865.11 895.2 899.88 1,173.88
Ulster Unionist William Finlay 9.77% 795 801.23 812.51 820.51 822.51 834.51 838.83 872.1 896.02 903.09
Ulster Unionist William Cochrane 8.43% 686 695.45 709.66 713.73 714.73 725.8 730.26 820.72 874.28 883.28
Ulster Unionist Ben Dickson 6.61% 538 583.43 612.13 617.27 618.27 627.55 632.71 664.49 687.11 694.11
SDLP Francis Laverty 4.08% 332 332.35 360.42 364.42 607.42 642.42 642.44 642.44 642.44  
Ulster Unionist Edward Lennon 7.23% 588 592.13 599.27 600.27 601.27 610.34 613.08      
Alliance Christopher Gotto 3.52% 286 286.63 298.63 399.7 407.7          
SDLP D. Rice 3.42% 278 278.07 282.07 296.07            
Alliance Alison Morton 2.48% 202 202.35 217.42              
Independent I. Jess 1.95% 159 161.31                
Electorate: 12,148   Valid: 8,136 (66.97%)   Spoilt: 101   Quota: 1,018   Turnout: 8,237 (67.81%)  

Area B

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

Down Area B - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SDLP Eddie McGrady 17.51% 1,246                
Independent William Hampton 15.45% 1,099                
SDLP John Ritchie 7.01% 499 563.08 567.91 577.62 584.12 637.02 656.8 922.12 1,078.12
Alliance Terence McKee 6.42% 457 470.5 491.57 555.86 692.93 714.12 963.84 992.08 1,033.08
SDLP Dermot Curran 8.14% 579 600.6 610.61 621.83 633.47 706.44 723.36 813.22 1,018.22
Ulster Unionist Cecil Maxwell 12.69% 903 905.7 909.55 912.62 924.62 927.72 946.29 949.82 975.45
Ulster Unionist Martin Lowe 11.03% 785 785.18 786.58 788.58 798.58 800.65 809.72 813.72 823.97
SDLP Owen Adams 4.12% 293 363.38 369.4 372.15 380.19 450.29 473.65 531.57  
SDLP Daniel Sharvin 5.10% 363 378.66 381.46 383.6 386.67 438.09 454.61    
Alliance Brendan Rodgers 3.20% 228 237.72 245.56 298.49 370.09 376.29      
SDLP Aidan Laverty 3.54% 252 268.92 276.97 282.12 287.12        
Alliance Elsie Flinn 3.06% 218 219.44 222.52 269.74          
Alliance Patrick McFarlane 2.71% 193 220.2 204.05            
Electorate: 9,757   Valid: 7,115 (72.92%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,017   Turnout: 7,219 (73.99%)  

Area C

1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP

Down Area C - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Ulster Unionist William McCombe 19.45% 1,532                              
Ulster Unionist John Beck 12.95% 1,020                              
SDLP Patrick O'Donoghue 7.97% 628 628 629 629.03 632.03 637.03 646.03 655.03 660.03 668.03 736.03 751.39 778.39 999.39    
SDLP S. Fitzpatrick 8.10% 638 638.72 638.72 638.75 638.75 647.75 648.75 655.75 658.75 659.75 681.75 696.75 785.75 914.75 1,023.75  
SDLP Jarlath Carey 7.35% 579 580.44 580.44 580.65 581.65 584.65 585.65 593.65 600.65 603.65 625.65 648.65 778.65 837.65 930.65 960.86
Ulster Unionist Robert Thompson 3.87% 305 823.4 823.4 850.46 850.46 850.49 852.52 860.08 860.08 861.53 872.98 882.18 882.18 883.18 884.18 884.18
SDLP Dan Rice 7.72% 608 608 609 609.09 610.45 612.45 612.45 616.45 624.45 625.45 627.45 635.45 761.48 782.51 868.51 874.78
Alliance Anthony Dickinson 5.27% 415 430.12 430.12 431.59 431.59 431.59 434.59 449.95 449.95 539.45 579.62 795.4 802.4 805.43 823.43 825.14
Republican Clubs Edward O'Hagan 3.82% 301 301.36 304.36 304.36 327.36 352.36 362.36 369.36 473.36 475.36 506.36 514.36 519.39 541.39    
SDLP James McClean 5.46% 430 430.36 431.36 431.42 435.42 436.42 440.45 441.45 466.45 471.45 487.45 490.45 500.45      
SDLP M. Fitzpatrick 4.72% 372 372 373 373.06 374.06 374.06 374.06 376.06 379.06 383.06 391.06 404.06        
Alliance Gerald McCormick 2.82% 222 223.8 223.8 224.04 224.04 224.04 224.04 227.46 229.46 294.82 320.82          
Independent Joseph Keenan 2.36% 186 187.08 187.08 187.17 188.17 189.17 210.56 259.59 262.59 278.62            
Alliance Danny Goodman 2.31% 182 184.16 184.16 184.46 184.46 184.46 191.46 196.85 197.85              
Republican Clubs Patrick Sloan 1.46% 115 115 123 123 139 175 176 176                
Independent Richard Hall 1.40% 110 112.88 112.88 113.24 113.24 113.24 127.24                  
Independent Hughes 1.08% 85 85.36 85.36 85.45 85.45 85.45                    
Republican Clubs Anthony Small 0.95% 75 75.72 76.72 76.78 82.78                      
Republican Clubs McCusker 0.70% 55 55.36 56.36 56.36                        
Republican Clubs John Sloane 0.22% 17 17                            
Electorate: 10,845   Valid: 7,875 (72.61%)   Spoilt: 156   Quota: 985   Turnout: 8,031 (74.05%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Down". Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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