1973 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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1973 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

30 May 1973 (1973-05-30)
All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party United Loyalist Ulster Unionist Alliance Seats won 5 5 3   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Loyalist Independent Seats won 1 1

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.

Election results

Party		Seats	±	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	United Loyalist	5		3,843	31.6%
	Ulster Unionist	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

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1973
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		Alliance		Others
Area A	39.8	2	26.6	1	33.6	2	5
Area B	25.1	2	25.5	1	49.4	2	5
Area C	20.8	1	15.2	1	64.0	3	5
Total	28.3	5	22.3	3	49.4	7	15

Districts results

Area A

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

Carrickfergus Area A - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ulster Unionist	Robert McAllister	16.68%	646
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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

Carrickfergus Area B - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	United Loyalist	J. Craig	29.81%	1,231
	Ulster Unionist	David McCune	14.04%	580	853.24
	Ulster Unionist	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

Carrickfergus Area C - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				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
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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%)