1973 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
Local government election in Northern Ireland
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Elections to Carrickfergus 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 15 councillors.
30 May 1973
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All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results
| Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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| United Loyalist | 5 | 3,843 | 31.6% | |||
| UUP | 5 | 3,440 | 28.3% | |||
| Alliance | 3 | 2,716 | 22.3% | |||
| Independent | 1 | 1,129 | 9.3% | |||
| Loyalist | 1 | 559 | 4.6% | |||
| NI Labour | 0 | 472 | 3.9% | |||
| Totals | 15 | 12,159 | 100.0% | — | ||
Districts summary
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| UUP | Robert McAllister | 16.68% | 646 | ||||||
| UUP | Edward Simms | 12.03% | 466 | 468 | 482 | 807 | |||
| United Loyalist | Charles Johnston | 15.00% | 581 | 586 | 591 | 618 | 669 | ||
| United Loyalist | Robert Gordon | 15.34% | 594 | 599 | 603 | 633 | 681 | ||
| Alliance | Joan Tomlin | 10.72% | 415 | 461 | 577 | 603 | 634.2 | 638.4 | |
| Alliance | Alison Lowry | 8.86% | 343 | 386 | 528 | 555 | 585 | 590.4 | |
| UUP | C. W. W. Torrance | 11.05% | 428 | 430 | 443 | ||||
| Alliance | H. Munnis | 7.07% | 274 | 294 | |||||
| NI Labour | P. V. Cachart | 3.25% | 126 | ||||||
| Electorate: 5,759 Valid: 3,873 (67.25%) Spoilt: 70 Quota: 646 Turnout: 3,943 (68.47%) | |||||||||
Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| United Loyalist | J. Craig | 29.81% | 1,231 | |||||
| UUP | David McCune | 14.04% | 580 | 853.24 | ||||
| UUP | Hugh McLean | 11.02% | 455 | 581.5 | 707.5 | |||
| Alliance | R. Lorimer | 15.33% | 633 | 649.56 | 650.96 | 707.96 | ||
| Independent | S. Campbell | 9.88% | 408 | 495.86 | 513.22 | 517.98 | 731.98 | |
| Alliance | E. McGowan | 10.15% | 419 | 429.58 | 433.22 | 499.18 | 529.18 | |
| Independent | S. Niblock | 6.17% | 255 | 275.24 | 282.8 | 299.48 | ||
| NI Labour | H. McKeown | 3.61% | 149 | 155.9 | 158.98 | |||
| Electorate: 6,154 Valid: 4,130 (67.11%) Spoilt: 49 Quota: 689 Turnout: 4,179 (67.91%) | ||||||||
Area C
1973: 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| United Loyalist | Gladys Ritchie | 18.98% | 789 | ||||||||||||
| United Loyalist | Ken McFaul | 12.42% | 516 | 566.88 | 574 | 575 | 586.36 | 707.36 | |||||||
| Alliance | W. Black | 10.83% | 450 | 450.36 | 451.36 | 453.36 | 460.36 | 460.84 | 550.84 | 748.84 | |||||
| UUP | Samuel Simms | 8.76% | 364 | 367.72 | 372.72 | 373.72 | 395.84 | 400.6 | 405.72 | 417.84 | 434.94 | 563.66 | 566.72 | 838.72 | |
| Loyalist | Ernest Burton | 13.45% | 559 | 567.04 | 587.28 | 589.4 | 596.52 | 615.32 | 621.32 | 623.8 | 626.05 | 643.98 | 653.33 | 685.45 | |
| Independent | T. Patterson | 7.56% | 314 | 314.6 | 318.6 | 318.6 | 336.84 | 337.92 | 356.92 | 364.52 | 387.47 | 404.1 | 404.44 | 440.09 | |
| UUP | T. Wilson | 6.16% | 256 | 258.4 | 259.4 | 260.4 | 273.4 | 277.84 | 279.84 | 285.08 | 291.83 | 398.07 | 399.43 | ||
| UUP | S. Steele | 5.90% | 245 | 246.92 | 248.92 | 248.92 | 259.92 | 263.48 | 267.48 | 271.48 | 277.33 | ||||
| Alliance | P. Wallace | 4.38% | 182 | 183.56 | 187.56 | 193.56 | 202.68 | 205.52 | 239.52 | ||||||
| NI Labour | R. Binnie | 3.42% | 142 | 142 | 144 | 183 | 184.12 | ||||||||
| United Loyalist | E. Loughlin | 3.18% | 132 | 154.8 | 155.92 | 157.04 | 163.16 | ||||||||
| Independent | J. Henderson | 2.43% | 101 | 102.08 | 104.08 | 106.08 | |||||||||
| NI Labour | J. Polley | 1.32% | 55 | 55.24 | 55.24 | ||||||||||
| Independent | J. Hunter | 1.23% | 51 | 51.48 | |||||||||||
| Electorate: 6,578 Valid: 4,156 (63.18%) Spoilt: 69 Quota: 693 Turnout: 4,225 (64.23%) | |||||||||||||||