1973 Newtownabbey District Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1973

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.

1973 Newtownabbey Borough Council election

30 May 1973 (1973-05-30)
All 21 seats to Newtownabbey Borough Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party UUP Alliance DUP Seats won 12 3 3   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party NI Labour Loyalist United Loyalist Seats won 1 1 1

Election results

Party		Seats	±	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	UUP	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

Results of the Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 1973
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	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

Area A

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP

Newtownabbey Area A - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	Sidney Cameron	26.45%	1,379
	DUP	Thomas Bell	16.84%	878
	UUP	James Craig	15.46%	806	1,085.35
	UUP	Arthur Templeton	11.10%	579	642.64	643.01	674.93	680.78	912.17
	UUP	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
	UUP	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

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

Newtownabbey Area B - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	UUP	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
	UUP	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
	UUP	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
	UUP	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

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

Newtownabbey Area C - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	UUP	Bertram Biggerstaff	26.62%	2,117
	DUP	Samuel Neill	24.96%	1,985
	UUP	Letitia McCartney	4.69%	373	872.13	1,066.27	1,066.61	1,094.31	1,119.57	1,386.51
	UUP	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
	UUP	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

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

Newtownabbey Area D - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	UUP	Arthur Kell	16.89%	1,381
	UUP	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
	UUP	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
	UUP	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
	UUP	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%)