1973 Fermanagh District Council election

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

Party		Seats	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	UUP	8	8,412	28.2
	Unity	4	7,212	24.3
	SDLP	4	3,540	11.9
	Ind. Unionist	2	3,504	11.7
	Ind. Nationalist	2	1,924	6.4
	Alliance	0	2,285	7.7
	DUP	0	1,495	5.0
	Independent	0	1,482	5.0
Totals		20	29,854	100.0	—

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		Unity		SDLP		Others		Total Cllrs
Area A	0.0	0	33.5	2	0.0	0	66.5	2	4
Area B	56.4	2	33.2	1	0.0	0	10.4	0	4
Area C	33.7	2	35.4	1	0.0	0	30.9	1	4
Area D	38.9	2	6.9	0	31.3	2	22.9	0	4
Area E	13.3	1	11.6	0	28.3	2	46.8	1	5
Total	28.2	8	24.3	4	11.9	4	35.6	4	20

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3
	Ind. Unionist	Jack Leahy	20.07%	1,242
	Unity	John McCusker	19.59%	1,212	1,242
	Ind. Nationalist	Thomas Murray	15.94%	986	1,049	1,068
	Unity	John McMahon	13.88%	859	897	913
	Independent	Hugh Reilly	12.90%	798	871	880
	Ind. Unionist	Samuel Hutchinson	12.38%	766	836
	Alliance	Maurice Watts	5.24%	324
Electorate: 7,332 Valid: 6,187 (84.38%) Spoilt: 86 Quota: 1,238 Turnout: 6,273 (85.56%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Unity	James Breen	27.49%	1,584
	UUP	Cecil Noble	25.13%	1,448
	UUP	Norman Brown	18.48%	1,065	1,068.51	1,167.51
	UUP	James Nethercott	12.83%	739	741.43	910.23	1,251.23
	Unity	Margaret Traynor	5.73%	330	727.71	727.91	838.67
	DUP	Irene Hughes	5.38%	310	311.35	327.75
	Alliance	James Henderson	4.96%	286	302.2	306.8
Electorate: 6,666 Valid: 5,762 (86.44%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,153 Turnout: 5,850 (87.76%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	Wilson Elliott	26.20%	1,581
	Ind. Nationalist	Patrick Flanagan	15.54%	938	939.38	939.38	1,297.38
	Unity	Francis Stewart	13.19%	796	796.69	802.15	848.38	917.88	1,201.86
	UUP	Richard Thornton	7.46%	450	732.9	962.74	962.97	962.97	1,050.56
	Unity	Patrick McCaffrey	13.70%	827	827.92	828.92	840.92	851.17	1,037.84
	Alliance	Brian Finn	10.97%	662	673.96	690.87	781.1	789.85
	Unity	Patrick O'Flanagan	8.47%	511	511.69	512.69
	DUP	Kenneth Scott	4.47%	270	330.72
Electorate: 6,855 Valid: 6,035 (88.04%) Spoilt: 84 Quota: 1,208 Turnout: 6,119 (89.26%)

1973 Fermanagh District Council election

Districts summary

Districts results

Area A

Area B

Area C

Area D

Area E

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v t e Council elections in County Fermanagh
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council	2014 2019 2023
Fermanagh District Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2011 Abolished
Fermanagh County Council	1899 1901 1905 1908 1911 1914 1920 1924 1936 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 Abolished

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Fermanagh Area D - 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	UUP	Francis Gage	18.87%	1,143	1,160	1,168	1,194	1,282
	SDLP	John Maguire	13.21%	800	801	802	857	857	857	1,082	1,363
	UUP	Ben Loane	11.51%	697	706	712	724	836	884	885	885	1,411
	SDLP	Thomas Daly	11.13%	674	674	674	690	690	690	756	976	976	978	1,125.32
	Independent	David Brien	11.29%	684	697	700	778	850	856	871	882	919	1,095	1,097.32
	UUP	Warren Loane	8.50%	515	516	520	534	572	583	583	584
	SDLP	John Monaghan	7.00%	424	430	430	438	438	438	536
	Unity	James Gallagher	6.90%	418	418	418	426	427	428
	DUP	Crowe	4.94%	299	299	383	383
	Alliance	Anthony Ruddy	1.80%	109	137	137
	Alliance	Robert Stewart	1.68%	102	113	113
	DUP	Samuel Robinson	1.75%	106	106
	Alliance	Jack Askwith	1.44%	87
Electorate: 6,993 Valid: 6,058 (86.63%) Spoilt: 60 Quota: 1,212 Turnout: 6,118 (87.49%)

Fermanagh Area E - 4 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Ind. Unionist	George Cathcart	25.74%	1,496
	UUP	Thomas Scott	13.32%	774	1,007.42	1,007.42	1,008.96	1,009.18	1,012.06	1,012.06	1,429.06
	SDLP	James Lunny	12.04%	700	700	715	723	738	778.44	1,007.32	1,020.98	1,024.98	1,263.98
	SDLP	Mary Corrigan	9.64%	560	561.54	568.54	572.54	578.54	590.54	706.54	712.76	713.76	939.76
	Alliance	Marjorie Moore	4.70%	273	290.6	307.6	405.98	407.98	599.26	611.26	659.74	721.74	745.4
	Unity	John McManus	6.62%	385	385.22	426.22	427.44	638.44	645.66	678.66	688.66	689.66
	DUP	Robert Donaldson	8.77%	510	560.82	561.82	576.02	578.02	582.78	586.78
	SDLP	James Donnelly	6.57%	382	382.88	388.88	392.88	397.88	408.88
	Alliance	James Falconer	3.66%	213	219.82	231.82	281.46	281.46
	Unity	Anthony Maguire	3.65%	212	212	245.22	247.22
	Alliance	Herfort Ritchie	2.89%	168	181.86	187.86
	Unity	Joseph Owens	1.34%	78	78
	Alliance	Edward Love	1.05%	61	61.44
Electorate: 7,232 Valid: 5,812 (80.37%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,163 Turnout: 5,887 (81.40%)