Elections to Newtownabbey Borough 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 21 councillors.
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All 21 seats to Newtownabbey Borough Council 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results edit
Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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Ulster Unionist | 12 | 14,070 | 47.8 | |||
Alliance | 3 | 5,565 | 18.9 | |||
DUP | 3 | 4,158 | 14.1 | |||
NI Labour | 1 | 1,793 | 6.1 | |||
Loyalist | 1 | 1,504 | 5.1 | |||
United Loyalist | 1 | 748 | 2.5 | |||
Independent | 0 | 660 | 2.2 | |||
SDLP | 0 | 508 | 1.7 | |||
Ind. Unionist | 0 | 278 | 0.9 | |||
Communist | 0 | 152 | 0.5 | |||
Totals | 21 | 29,436 | 100.0 | — |
Districts summary edit
Ward | % |
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% |
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Total Cllrs |
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UUP | Alliance | DUP | NILP | Others | |||||||
Area A | 69.3 | 4 | 12.8 | 0 | 16.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
Area B | 38.0 | 2 | 13.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 13.9 | 1 | 35.1 | 2 | 6 |
Area C | 43.8 | 3 | 25.6 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
Area D | 47.6 | 3 | 22.1 | 1 | 15.8 | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 12.4 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 47.8 | 12 | 18.9 | 3 | 14.1 | 3 | 6.1 | 1 | 13.1 | 2 | 21 |
Districts results edit
Area A edit
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Sidney Cameron | 26.45% | 1,379 | ||||||
DUP | Thomas Bell | 16.84% | 878 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | James Craig | 15.46% | 806 | 1,085.35 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | Arthur Templeton | 11.10% | 579 | 642.64 | 643.01 | 674.93 | 680.78 | 912.17 | |
Ulster Unionist | Samuel Todd | 11.37% | 593 | 684.39 | 684.39 | 737.87 | 757.28 | 890.28 | |
Alliance | T. A. Peoples | 7.04% | 367 | 382.17 | 398.17 | 409.93 | 699.52 | 749.92 | |
Ulster Unionist | Margaret McGregor | 4.95% | 258 | 306.84 | 309.21 | 409.19 | 442.93 | ||
Alliance | Elizabeth McDowell | 5.77% | 301 | 309.51 | 343.25 | 354.45 | |||
NI Labour | Alex Byrne | 1.02% | 53 | 54.85 | |||||
Electorate: 8,286 Valid: 5,214 (62.93%) Spoilt: 60 Quota: 870 Turnout: 5,274 (63.65%) |
Area B edit
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x Loyalist, 1 x United Loyalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Alex McGowan | 20.58% | 1,665 | |||||||||||||
Loyalist | Cecil Stringer | 13.67% | 1,106 | 1,121.3 | 1,122.3 | 1,122.3 | 1,124.3 | 1,124.3 | 1,142.6 | 1,142.6 | 1,463.6 | |||||
United Loyalist | Thomas Gourley | 9.25% | 748 | 761.8 | 762.8 | 762.8 | 764.4 | 767.4 | 777.5 | 777.5 | 853.5 | 1,118.31 | 1,121.31 | 1,244.31 | ||
Alliance | John Elliott | 9.75% | 789 | 794.1 | 804.1 | 807.1 | 814.1 | 1,043.4 | 1,051.1 | 1,067.1 | 1,068.1 | 1,068.1 | 1,153.1 | 1,237.1 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Doris Robb | 6.03% | 488 | 744.5 | 745.5 | 747.8 | 747.8 | 756.1 | 894.6 | 895.6 | 898.8 | 917.23 | 918.23 | 1,100.01 | 1,158.97 | |
NI Labour | Robert Kidd | 5.40% | 437 | 440.3 | 460.3 | 485.3 | 602.2 | 609.2 | 612.1 | 658.1 | 659.1 | 664.92 | 1,034.92 | 1,124.52 | 1,128.04 | |
Ulster Unionist | Agnes Moore | 8.76% | 709 | 823.3 | 823.3 | 826.3 | 828.3 | 834.3 | 914.8 | 914.8 | 916.6 | 923.39 | 925.69 | 995.48 | 1,021.36 | |
Independent | Edna Stack | 5.97% | 483 | 493.8 | 497.8 | 505.8 | 508.4 | 515.4 | 534.8 | 540.8 | 545.8 | 557.44 | 579.44 | |||
NI Labour | William Byrne | 2.66% | 215 | 215 | 230 | 266 | 285.3 | 292.3 | 293.3 | 511.3 | 511.3 | 511.3 | ||||
Loyalist | John Watson | 4.92% | 398 | 402.8 | 403.8 | 403.8 | 404.8 | 405.8 | 410.3 | 410.3 | ||||||
NI Labour | Deirdre Byrne | 2.58% | 209 | 209.3 | 238.3 | 271.3 | 282.3 | 288.3 | 288.3 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | Joseph Sherrard | 2.60% | 210 | 279.6 | 279.6 | 280.6 | 281.6 | 282.9 | ||||||||
Alliance | Phyllis Fortune | 3.26% | 264 | 264.9 | 268.9 | 271.9 | 275.9 | |||||||||
NI Labour | R. Johnston | 1.87% | 151 | 153.4 | 158.4 | 168.4 | ||||||||||
NI Labour | Colm Mullan | 1.37% | 111 | 111.3 | 124.3 | |||||||||||
Communist | Joseph Bowers | 1.32% | 107 | 107 | ||||||||||||
Electorate: 13,188 Valid: 8,090 (61.34%) Spoilt: 110 Quota: 1,156 Turnout: 8,200 (62.18%) |
Area C edit
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Bertram Biggerstaff | 26.62% | 2,117 | |||||||
DUP | Samuel Neill | 24.96% | 1,985 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | Letitia McCartney | 4.69% | 373 | 872.13 | 1,066.27 | 1,066.61 | 1,094.31 | 1,119.57 | 1,386.51 | |
Ulster Unionist | Trevor Strain | 7.24% | 576 | 657.46 | 897.78 | 898.12 | 912.02 | 926.21 | 1,309.34 | |
Alliance | P. H. Johnston | 11.49% | 914 | 932.13 | 940.97 | 941.97 | 1,116.66 | 1,290.19 | 1,319.49 | |
Alliance | George Jones | 8.10% | 644 | 659.54 | 666 | 666.34 | 734.57 | 1,080.94 | 1,124.49 | |
Ulster Unionist | James McWatters | 5.29% | 421 | 557.16 | 721.72 | 723.72 | 744.61 | 762.85 | ||
Alliance | Claire Martin | 6.05% | 481 | 498.39 | 505.19 | 507.19 | 594.29 | |||
NI Labour | J. W. McDowell | 2.26% | 180 | 186.66 | 193.8 | 234.52 | ||||
NI Labour | D. Doris | 2.53% | 201 | 207.29 | 214.43 | 234.45 | ||||
NI Labour | Thomas Williamson | 0.78% | 62 | 62 | 66.76 | |||||
Electorate: 12,142 Valid: 7,954 (65.51%) Spoilt: 78 Quota: 1,326 Turnout: 8,032 (66.15%) |
Area D edit
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Arthur Kell | 16.89% | 1,381 | ||||||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | William McKee | 16.19% | 1,324 | 1,326.39 | 1,327.39 | 1,327.39 | 1,328.39 | 1,333.39 | 1,349.41 | 1,353.43 | 1,430.43 | ||||||
DUP | James Smith | 15.84% | 1,295 | 1,295.29 | 1,295.29 | 1,299.29 | 1,299.29 | 1,307.29 | 1,329.29 | 1,332.3 | 1,348.43 | 1,355.79 | 1,457.79 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | M. J. Alexander | 6.30% | 515 | 516.52 | 516.52 | 516.52 | 516.52 | 520.52 | 556.53 | 559.54 | 750.89 | 750.89 | 884.02 | 922.02 | 1,364.9 | ||
Alliance | John Drysdale | 10.88% | 890 | 890.21 | 891.21 | 891.21 | 893.21 | 925.21 | 930.22 | 1,055.24 | 1,058.25 | 1,060.09 | 1,097.11 | 1,098.11 | 1,115.12 | 1,270.04 | |
Alliance | Daniel Leckey | 8.30% | 679 | 679.24 | 682.24 | 683.24 | 685.24 | 713.24 | 714.24 | 830.26 | 831.28 | 833.12 | 860.12 | 864.12 | 876.44 | 1,201.44 | |
SDLP | A. Carlin | 6.21% | 508 | 508.01 | 512.01 | 523.01 | 527.01 | 559.01 | 559.01 | 563.01 | 563.01 | 563.01 | 568.01 | 569.01 | 570.94 | ||
Ulster Unionist | George Rae | 4.63% | 379 | 382.65 | 384.65 | 384.65 | 385.65 | 386.65 | 388.67 | 388.68 | 414.19 | 469.39 | 523.44 | 545.44 | |||
Ind. Unionist | George Herron | 3.40% | 278 | 278.16 | 278.16 | 280.16 | 281.16 | 287.16 | 373.18 | 379.18 | 385.23 | 385.23 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | R. Martin | 3.63% | 297 | 302.09 | 303.09 | 303.09 | 307.11 | 312.11 | 321.11 | 325.13 | |||||||
Alliance | M. Johnston | 2.89% | 236 | 236.1 | 238.1 | 242.1 | 245.1 | 269.1 | 269.11 | ||||||||
Independent | R. G. Maxwell | 2.16% | 177 | 177.09 | 177.09 | 177.09 | 177.09 | 181.09 | |||||||||
NI Labour | Eleanor McDowell | 0.84% | 69 | 69 | 90 | 99 | 163 | ||||||||||
NI Labour | David Lowrie | 0.78% | 64 | 64.02 | 69.02 | 82.02 | |||||||||||
Communist | William Somerset | 0.55% | 45 | 45 | 46 | ||||||||||||
NI Labour | James McFall | 0.50% | 41 | 41 | |||||||||||||
Electorate: 11,933 Valid: 8,178 (68.53%) Spoilt: 63 Quota: 1,364 Turnout: 8,241 (69.06%) |
References edit
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Newtownabbey". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.