1973 Omagh District Council election

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1973 Omagh District Council election

30 May 1973 (1973-05-30)
All 20 seats to Omagh District Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Alliance Seats won 6 4 3   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Independent Nationalist Ind. Unionist Nationalist Seats won 3 2 1   Seventh party   Party Independent Republican Seats won 1

Elections to Omagh 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

Party		Seats	±	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	6		5,399	28.7
	SDLP	4		3,279	17.4
	Independent Nationalist	3		3,000	16.0
	Alliance	3		2,298	12.2
	Ind. Unionist	2		1,737	9.2
	Nationalist	1		934	5.0
	Independent Republican	1		740	3.9
	United Loyalist Coalition	0		771	4.1
	Independent	0		397	2.1
	Unity	0		242	1.3
Totals		20		18,797	100.0	—

Districts summary

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1973
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		SDLP		Alliance		Nationalist		Others
Area A	27.7	1	31.7	3	7.1	0	0.0	0	33.5	2	5
Area B	27.0	1	0.0	0	16.7	1	0.0	0	56.3	2	4
Area C	33.7	3	25.9	2	15.0	1	15.0	1	10.4	0	7
Area D	23.2	1	0.0	0	9.8	1	0.0	0	67.0	2	4
Total	28.7	6	17.4	4	12.2	3	5.0	1	36.7	6	20

Districts results

Area A

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Omagh Area A - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ulster Unionist	Arthur McFarland	27.70%	1,456
	SDLP	Liam McQuaid	22.66%	1,191
	Ind. Unionist	Cecil Anderson	16.45%	865	1,424.2
	SDLP	John Skelton	9.09%	478	478	478.4	680.16	694.8	825.58
	Independent Nationalist	Patsy Kelly	11.26%	592	592	593.6	638.58	662.3	737.76
	Alliance	Seamus McGale	4.45%	234	239.6	261.2	274.72	396.2	483.56
	Independent	Brendan Harper	5.73%	301	301.8	308.2	324.06	338.7
	Alliance	Eamon Logue	2.66%	140	147.2	175.6	204.2
Electorate: 6,598   Valid: 5,257 (79.68%)   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 877   Turnout: 5,371 (81.40%)

Area B

1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist

Omagh Area B - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ulster Unionist	Edgar McDowell	26.99%	1,079
	Ind. Unionist	Joseph Anderson	10.13%	405	579.46	604.84	609.4	1,031.4
	Independent Nationalist	Patrick Donnelly	16.63%	665	665	681	745	746	748
	Alliance	Patrick Bogan	12.23%	489	490.82	611.76	640.76	665.38	683.38
	Independent Nationalist	William Shields	13.23%	529	529.52	531.52	618.52	624.52	627.52
	Ind. Unionist	Fred Giboney	11.68%	467	554.1	570.44	570.44
	Independent Nationalist	James McGinley	4.75%	190	191.82	192.08
	Alliance	John Chambers	4.35%	174	185.7
Electorate: 5,301   Valid: 3,998 (75.42%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 800   Turnout: 4,087 (77.10%)

Area C

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Alliance

Omagh Area C - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
	Ulster Unionist	Cecil Walker	14.51%	901
	SDLP	Stephen McKenna	11.55%	717	717	736	743	751	767	797
	Ulster Unionist	Norman Wilson	9.70%	602	651.14	651.14	651.14	651.14	652.14	653.14	653.14	653.21	655.4	680.18	681.18	756.9	769.16	770.16	792.16
	Alliance	Albert Cooper	3.67%	228	228.52	228.52	229.52	230.52	230.52	236.52	236.52	261.52	310.52	310.65	323.65	334.78	431.46	468.14	783.14
	Nationalist	Paddy McGill	5.67%	352	352	354	371	409	444	478	486.84	494.84	505.84	505.84	529.52	529.52	534.52	598.2	605.2	958.2
	SDLP	Gerald McEnhill	6.44%	400	400	410	410	417	425	436	439.4	445.4	455.4	455.4	520.08	521.08	533.08	752.44	767.44	834.44
	Ulster Unionist	Harold McCauley	5.70%	354	385.07	385.07	385.07	385.07	385.07	386.07	386.07	389.07	393.33	408.41	408.41	548.47	555.73	559.73	592.9	596.9	617.9	619.9
	United Loyalist Coalition	Edward Sayers	5.07%	315	325.53	326.66	326.66	326.66	326.66	328.66	328.66	330.66	332.66	475.65	475.65	490.21	493.47	493.47	518.99	522.99	540.99	540.99
	Nationalist	Roderick O'Connor	5.17%	321	321	321	343	361	388	413	413	420	430	430	452	452	460	481.36	488.36
	Alliance	Victor Leitch	3.64%	226	227.3	227.3	227.3	228.3	230.3	231.3	231.3	251.3	294.56	296.95	299.95	313.08	439.21	450.21
	SDLP	Peter Bradley	4.12%	256	256	260	260	265	267	279	281.04	284.72	286.72	286.72	378.76	378.76	383.76
	Alliance	Ethne McClelland	2.98%	185	185.52	186.52	187.52	187.52	187.52	187.52	187.52	229.2	274.2	274.46	276.46	279.59
	Ulster Unionist	James Charleton	3.74%	232	246.82	246.82	246.82	246.82	246.82	246.82	246.82	247.82	248.82	257.86	259.86
	SDLP	Liam Brogan	3.13%	194	194	197	197	205	211	222	226.08	230.08	232.08	232.08
	United Loyalist Coalition	Ernest Marshall	3.09%	192	200.19	200.19	200.19	200.19	200.19	200.19	200.19	200.19	200.19
	Alliance	James Cunningham	2.43%	151	151.65	151.65	152.65	153.65	158.65	161.65	161.65	188.65
	Alliance	Enda McShane	2.30%	143	143.13	144.13	148.13	149.13	152.13	152.13	153.49
	Independent Nationalist	Michael Cunningham	2.17%	135	135	136	138	138	151
	Nationalist	Jackie Martin	1.69%	105	105	105	108	118
	Nationalist	Paddy Doherty	1.42%	88	88	89	99
	Nationalist	Felix McRory	1.10%	68	68	68
	SDLP	Henry Graham	0.69%	43	43.13
Electorate: 8,980   Valid: 6,208 (69.13%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 777   Turnout: 6,281 (69.94%)

Area D

1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican

Omagh Area D - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Ulster Unionist	John Johnston	23.25%	775
	Independent Republican	Francis McElroy	22.20%	740
	Independent Nationalist	Michael McNulty	12.24%	408	411.15	420.03	436.83	471.95	571.06	595.86
	Alliance	John Hadden	9.84%	328	337.9	343.9	366.5	395.88	427.92	526.37
	Independent Nationalist	Patrick McCrory	10.02%	334	334	340.48	344.68	406.68	520.2	524.25
	United Loyalist Coalition	Ivan Burnside	7.92%	264	352.35	352.47	352.47	353.62	362.62
	Unity	John Bradley	7.26%	242	242.15	266.99	297.43	325.79
	Independent Nationalist	Michael McAteer	4.41%	147	147.45	158.73	181.49
	Independent	Michael Donaghy	2.88%	96	96	108.72
Electorate: 5,274   Valid: 3,334 (63.22%)   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 667   Turnout: 3,405 (64.56%)