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1973 Northern Ireland Local Elections
Local government in Northern Ireland was reorganised in 1973 by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 and the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. The county councils, county borough and municipal borough corporations and urban and rural district councils were replaced by twenty-six local government districts. Elections took place for all the seats on the district councils on 30 May 1973. Elections were by proportional representation, using the single transferable vote Single transferable vote (STV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which voters cast a single vote in the form of a ranked-choice ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vote may be transferred according to alternate p ... system. The district councils came into their powers on 1 October.''Unionist supporters elect many hard-line men in Ulster local government poll'', The Times, 2 June 1973 Results Overall Results by council References {{DEF ...
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Brian Faulkner
Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, (18 February 1921 – 3 March 1977), was the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, from March 1971 until his resignation in March 1972. He was also the chief executive of the short-lived Northern Ireland Executive during the first half of 1974. Faulkner was also the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1971 to 1974. Early life Faulkner was born in Helen's Bay, County Down, Ireland, some 2 months before the creation of Northern Ireland. The elder of two sons of James and Nora Faulkner. His younger brother was Colonel Sir Dennis Faulkner, CBE VRD UD DL. James Faulkner owned the Belfast Collar Company which traded under the name Faulat. At that time, Faulat was the largest single purpose shirt manufacturer in the world, employing some 3,000 people. He was educated initially at Elm Park preparatory school, Killylea, County Armagh, but at 14 was sent to the Church of Ireland-affiliated St Colu ...
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1973 Antrim District Council Election
Elections to Antrim 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. Election results Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Area A , 32.2 , 2 , 7.7 , 0 , 0.0 , 0 , 16.2 , 1 , bgcolor="DDDDDD", 43.9 , bgcolor="DDDDDD", 2 , 5 , - , align="left", Area B , bgcolor="40BFF5", 72.9 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 4 , 12.1 , 1 , 0.0 , 0 , 0.0 , 0 , 15.0 , 0 , 5 , - , align="left", Area C , bgcolor="40BFF5", 46.1 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 26.3 , 1 , 15.9 , 1 , 0.0 , 0 , 11.7 , 0 , 5 , - , - class="unsortable" class="sortbott ...
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1973 Dungannon District Council Election
Elections to Dungannon 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 Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", , - , align="left", Area A , bgcolor="40BFF5", 52.8 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 19.8 , 2 , 22.3 , 1 , 5.1 , 0 , 5 , - , align="left", Area B , 27.4 , 1 , bgcolor="#99FF66", 35.0 , bgcolor="#99FF66", 2 , 7.2 , 0 , 30.4 , 2 , 5 , - , align="left", Area C , bgcolor="40BFF5", 67.0 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 4 , 16.3 , 1 , 3.7 , 0 , 13.0 , 0 , 5 , - , align="left", Area D , bgcolor="40BFF5", 52.3 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 15.4 , 1 , 7.7 , 1 , 24.6 , 0 , 5 , - ...
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1973 Down District Council Election
Elections to Down 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 20 councillors. Election results Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Area A , bgcolor="40BFF5", 53.9 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 4 , 19.8 , 1 , 11.5 , 1 , 12.8 , 1 , 2.0 , 0 , 7 , - , align="left", Area B , 23.7 , 1 , bgcolor="#99FF66", 45.4 , bgcolor="#99FF66", 3 , 15.4 , 1 , 0.0 , 0 , 15.5 , 0 , 6 , - , align="left", Area C , 36.3 , 3 , bgcolor="#99FF66", 41.3 , bgcolor="#99FF66", 4 , 10.4 , 0 , 0.0 , 0 , 12.0 , 0 , 7 , - class="unsortable" class="sortbotto ...
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1973 Craigavon Borough Council Election
Elections to Craigavon 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 25 councillors. Election results Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Area A , bgcolor="40BFF5", 22.2 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 1 , 14.7 , 1 , 0.0 , 0 , 13.8 , 1 , 17.7 , 1 , 20.9 , 1 , 5 , - , align="left", Area B , bgcolor="40BFF5", 35.5 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 2 , 21.7 , 2 , 19.8 , 2 , 8.1 , 0 , 0.0 , 0 , 14.9 , 1 , 7 , - , align="left", Area C , bgcolor="40BFF5", 33.2 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 16.2 , 1 , 18.9 , 1 , 5.5 ...
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1973 Cookstown District Council Election
Elections to Cookstown 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. Election results Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Area A , bgcolor="40BFF5", 34.0 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 2 , 7.8 , 0 , 17.9 , 1 , 40.3 , 2 , 5 , - , align="left", Area B , bgcolor="40BFF5", 48.1 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 25.4 , 2 , 9.6 , 0 , 16.9 , 1 , 6 , - , align="left", Area C , bgcolor="40BFF5", 49.3 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 20.5 , 1 , 7.8 , 0 , 22.4 , 0 , 4 , - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9" , align="left", Total , 43.7 , 8 , 18.2 ...
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1973 Coleraine Borough Council Election
Elections to Coleraine 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 20 councillors. Election results Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Area A , bgcolor="40BFF5", 51.8 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 4 , 4.7 , 0 , 15.9 , 1 , 27.6 , 1 , 6 , - , align="left", Area B , bgcolor="40BFF5", 63.4 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 5 , 21.3 , 2 , 5.3 , 0 , 10.0 , 0 , 7 , - , align="left", Area C , bgcolor="40BFF5", 56.1 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 4 , 13.1 , 1 , 0.0 , 0 , 30.8 , 2 , 7 , - , - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9" , align="left", Total , 57.2 , 13 , ...
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1973 Castlereagh District Council Election
Elections to Castlereagh 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 19 councillors. Election results Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Area A , bgcolor="#40BFF5", 55.4 , bgcolor="#40BFF5", 3 , 25.8 , 2 , 18.8 , 1 , 6 , - , align="left", Area B , bgcolor="#40BFF5", 41.2 , bgcolor="#40BFF5", 4 , 20.8 , 2 , 38.0 , 2 , 8 , - , align="left", Area C , bgcolor="#40BFF5", 59.6 , bgcolor="#40BFF5", 3 , 19.9 , 2 , 20.5 , 1 , 5 , - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9" , align="left", Total , 50.6 , 10 , 22.1 , 5 , 27.3 , 4 , 19 , - Districts results Area A 1973: ...
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1973 Carrickfergus Borough Council Election
Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Local government in Northern Ireland, Northern Irish local government 1973 Northern Ireland local elections, elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 Councillors#UnitedKingdom, councillors. Election results Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , Ulster Unionist Party, !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Area A , bgcolor="40BFF5", 39.8 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 2 , 26.6 , 1 , 33.6 , 2 , 5 , - , align="left", Area B , 25.1 , 2 , 25.5 , 1 , bgcolor="orange", 49.4 , bgcolor="orange", 2 , 5 , - , align="left", Area C , 20.8 , 1 , 15.2 , 1 , bgcolor="orange", 64.0 , bgcolor="orange", 3 , 5 , - , - class= ...
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1973 Banbridge District Council Election
Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Local government in Northern Ireland, Northern Irish local government 1973 Northern Ireland local elections, elections. The election used two district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 Councillors#UnitedKingdom, councillors. Election results Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , Ulster Unionist Party, !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , Social Democratic and Labour Party, !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Area A , bgcolor="40BFF5", 57.3 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 4 , 0.0 , 0 , 42.7 , 3 , 7 , - , align="left", Area B , bgcolor="40BFF5", 72.2 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 7 , 15.4 , 1 , 12.4 , 0 , 8 , - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9" , align="left", Total , 65.0 , 11 , 8.0 , 1 , 27.0 ...
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1973 Ballymoney District Council Election
Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors. Election results Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", , - , align="left", Area A , 17.1 , 1 , 0.0 , 0 , 34.2 , 1 , 0.0 , 0 , bgcolor="#DDDDDD", 48.7 , bgcolor="#DDDDDD", 2 , 4 , - , align="left", Area B , bgcolor="40BFF5", 35.9 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 19.3 , 2 , 0.0 , 0 , 3.9 , 0 , 40.9 , 3 , 8 , - , align="left", Area C , 1.7 , 0 , 0.0 , 0 , 0.0 , 0 , 20.1 , 1 , bgcolor="#DDDDDD", 78.2 , bgcolor="#DDDDDD", 3 , 4 , - , - class="unsortable" class="sortbotto ...
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1973 Ballymena Borough Council Election
Elections to Ballymena 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. Election results Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Area A , bgcolor="40BFF5", 45.3 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 2 , 13.6 , 1 , 2.3 , 0 , 0.0 , 0 , 38.8 , 1 , 4 , - , align="left", Area B , 16.0 , 1 , 39.1 , 2 , 5.3 , 0 , 0.0 , 0 , bgcolor="DDDDDD", 39.6 , bgcolor="DDDDDD", 3 , 6 , - , align="left", Area C , bgcolor="40BFF5", 40.9 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 18.4 , 1 , 4.5 , 0 , 22.4 , 1 , 13.8 , 0 , 5 , - , align="left", Area D , bgcolor="40BF ...
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