Elections to Magherafelt District 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.
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All 15 seats to Magherafelt District Council 8 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results
edit| Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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| SDLP | 6 | 5,520 | 32.2 | |||
| UUP | 5 | 4,978 | 29.1 | |||
| United Loyalist | 1 | 1,749 | 10.2 | |||
| Republican Clubs | 1 | 1,562 | 9.1 | |||
| Vanguard | 1 | 1,083 | 6.3 | |||
| Ind. Nationalist | 1 | 888 | 5.2 | |||
| Alliance | 0 | 788 | 4.6 | |||
| Unity | 0 | 377 | 2.2 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 186 | 1.1 | |||
| Totals | 15 | 17,131 | 100.0 | — | ||
Districts summary
edit| Ward | % |
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| SDLP | UUP | RC | Vanguard | Others | |||||||
| Area A | 43.6 | 3 | 28.1 | 1 | 20.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.8 | 1 | 5 |
| Area B | 24.0 | 1 | 35.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 19.2 | 1 | 20.9 | 1 | 5 |
| Area C | 29.0 | 2 | 23.3 | 2 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 40.9 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 32.2 | 6 | 29.1 | 5 | 9.1 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 23.3 | 2 | 15 |
Districts results
editArea A
edit1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Republican Clubs
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| SDLP | P. J. Heron | 20.42% | 1,168 | ||||||||||
| SDLP | Patrick Sweeney | 9.37% | 536 | 550.76 | 565.76 | 581.94 | 619.48 | 633.84 | 874.58 | 928.76 | ???? | ||
| Republican Clubs | Francis Donnelly | 5.94% | 340 | 341.62 | 357.62 | 396.62 | 398.8 | 399.8 | 412.16 | 632.34 | ???? | ||
| UUP | David Campbell | 14.90% | 852 | 852.54 | 854.54 | 854.54 | 873.54 | 944.54 | 944.54 | 945.54 | ???? | ???? | |
| SDLP | Philip Bradley | 9.20% | 526 | 686.36 | 709.28 | 711.28 | 722 | 725 | 756.86 | 768.04 | ???? | ???? | |
| UUP | Esmond Thompson | 13.18% | 754 | 754 | 754 | 754 | 779 | 890 | 892 | 893 | ???? | ???? | |
| Republican Clubs | J. Convery | 7.01% | 401 | 414.5 | 426.5 | 435.5 | 437.68 | 437.68 | 443.76 | 535.12 | |||
| Republican Clubs | W. Gribben | 5.63% | 322 | 322.54 | 330.72 | 370.72 | 377.72 | 380.9 | 387.9 | ||||
| SDLP | Bridget McKeown | 4.62% | 264 | 277.14 | 278.14 | 284.5 | 303.22 | 308.4 | |||||
| Independent | R. W. Shiels | 3.25% | 186 | 186.54 | 190.54 | 190.54 | 221.72 | ||||||
| Alliance | Andrew Davidson | 2.80% | 160 | 162.52 | 166.52 | 166.52 | |||||||
| Republican Clubs | Peter Merron | 1.87% | 107 | 107.54 | 113.54 | ||||||||
| Unity | Kevin Agnew | 1.82% | 104 | 105.26 | |||||||||
| Electorate: 7,097 Valid: 5,720 (80.60%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 954 Turnout: 5,842 (82.32%) | |||||||||||||
- Data missing from stages 9 and 10
Area B
edit1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Nationalist
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| UUP | Thomas Kelso | 20.79% | 1,172 | ||||||
| Vanguard | Ian Davidson | 19.21% | 1,083 | ||||||
| Ind. Nationalist | Vincent O'Neill | 15.75% | 888 | 888 | 888.52 | 949.52 | |||
| UUP | David Porte | 8.35% | 471 | 562.77 | 615.94 | 615.94 | 657.79 | 1,051.79 | |
| SDLP | Patrick Scullion | 13.07% | 737 | 737.19 | 737.56 | 760.58 | 813.58 | 816.57 | |
| SDLP | John Madden | 10.89% | 614 | 614 | 614.13 | 626.13 | 655.32 | 662.07 | |
| UUP | T. J. Johnston | 6.78% | 382 | 506.07 | 583.55 | 583.55 | 638.93 | ||
| Alliance | John Stewart | 3.37% | 190 | 194.56 | 197.03 | 197.03 | |||
| Unity | Harry McCoy | 1.79% | 101 | 101.19 | 101.32 | ||||
| Electorate: 6,838 Valid: 5,638 (82.45%) Spoilt: 57 Quota: 940 Turnout: 5,695 (83.28%) | |||||||||
Area C
edit1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| United Loyalist | William McCrea | 28.39% | 1,639 | ||||||||||||
| SDLP | Aidan Larkin | 17.18% | 992 | ||||||||||||
| SDLP | Michael O'Neill | 6.53% | 377 | 377 | 387.88 | 395.06 | 402.12 | 410.34 | 422.54 | 423.54 | 654.06 | 654.06 | 789.64 | 1,018.64 | |
| UUP | Thomas Bradley | 6.57% | 379 | 431.89 | 431.89 | 431.89 | 431.89 | 436.71 | 436.71 | 541.42 | 541.42 | 716.18 | 824.88 | 827.92 | |
| UUP | William Galway | 7.64% | 441 | 466.83 | 466.87 | 466.87 | 467.87 | 467.87 | 467.87 | 502.25 | 504.27 | 663.96 | 772.78 | 774.84 | |
| United Loyalist | James Palmer | 1.91% | 110 | 633.98 | 633.98 | 633.98 | 634.98 | 635.98 | 636.98 | 674.46 | 674.46 | 700.66 | 716.96 | 717.98 | |
| Republican Clubs | M. Devlin | 4.59% | 265 | 265 | 265.84 | 278.92 | 310.94 | 317.02 | 427.14 | 427.14 | 508.66 | 509.66 | 527.37 | ||
| Alliance | W. G. Wade | 5.21% | 301 | 305.92 | 306.62 | 308.64 | 317.07 | 433.41 | 437.41 | 444.41 | 464.73 | 499.96 | |||
| UUP | R. A. Brown | 6.15% | 355 | 380.83 | 380.83 | 380.83 | 380.83 | 382.83 | 382.83 | 401.52 | 401.52 | ||||
| SDLP | H. P. Walls | 5.30% | 306 | 306 | 311.14 | 316.14 | 346.32 | 350.52 | 384.8 | 384.8 | |||||
| UUP | William Lees | 2.98% | 172 | 207.67 | 207.67 | 207.67 | 207.67 | 208.67 | 208.67 | ||||||
| Republican Clubs | M. McKenna | 2.20% | 127 | 127 | 127.4 | 136.58 | 168.6 | 170.64 | |||||||
| Alliance | L. Luparia | 2.37% | 137 | 137.82 | 138.74 | 140.8 | 147.82 | ||||||||
| Republican Clubs | Michael O'Neill | 1.66% | 96 | 96.41 | 96.67 | 132.75 | |||||||||
| Republican Clubs | William Mulholland | 1.32% | 76 | 76 | 76.6 | ||||||||||
| Electorate: 7,314 Valid: 5,773 (78.93%) Spoilt: 87 Quota: 963 Turnout: 5,860 (80.12%) | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Magherafelt". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 4 August 2021.