1973 Newry and Mourne District Council election
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All 30 seats to Newry and Mourne District Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used six district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.
Election results[edit]
Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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Social Democratic and Labour | 13 | 10,291 | 35.3 | |||
Ind. Unionist | 5 | 4,412 | 15.1 | |||
Alliance | 4 | 3,939 | 13.5 | |||
Ulster Unionist | 3 | 3,757 | 12.9 | |||
Republican Clubs | 2 | 3,160 | 10.8 | |||
Independent Nationalist | 2 | 1,256 | 4.3 | |||
Ind. Republican | 1 | 881 | 3.0 | |||
Independent | 0 | 886 | 3.0 | |||
Irish Labour | 0 | 290 | 1.0 | |||
Ulster Liberal | 0 | 288 | 1.0 | |||
Totals | 30 | 29,160 | 100.0 | — |
Districts summary[edit]
Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
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SDLP | Alliance | UUP | RC | Others | |||||||
Area A | 17.8 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 52.7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 25.2 | 1 | 5 |
Area B | 37.9 | 2 | 19.8 | 1 | 13.0 | 0 | 12.8 | 0 | 29.3 | 1 | 4 |
Area C | 40.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 46.3 | 2 | 4 |
Area D | 38.4 | 3 | 10.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 15.7 | 1 | 35.0 | 2 | 7 |
Area E | 46.3 | 3 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 16.1 | 1 | 32.3 | 2 | 6 |
Area F | 37.8 | 2 | 42.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 16.1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
Total | 35.3 | 13 | 13.5 | 4 | 12.9 | 3 | 10.8 | 2 | 27.5 | 8 | 30 |
Districts results[edit]
Area A[edit]
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | William Russell | 20.86% | 1,254 | |||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Arthur Coulter | 17.76% | 1,068 | |||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Norman Gordon | 14.12% | 849 | 1,088.4 | ||||||||||
Independent Nationalist | Arthur Doran | 6.62% | 398 | 399.2 | 401.4 | 405 | 408 | 427.2 | 439.2 | 473.8 | 562.6 | 684.6 | 889.2 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Anne Marie Cunningham | 7.70% | 463 | 463 | 463.2 | 463.2 | 470.2 | 505 | 545 | 561 | 637 | 808 | 877.4 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Hugh Cunningham | 7.47% | 449 | 449.2 | 450 | 450.4 | 452.4 | 467.4 | 548.4 | 566.4 | 648.4 | 743.8 | 775 | |
Ulster Liberal | Stanley Archer | 4.79% | 288 | 293.2 | 318.8 | 352 | 355.8 | 361.8 | 363.8 | 483 | 520.2 | 556.6 | ||
Ind. Republican | Paul O'Reilly | 6.34% | 381 | 381 | 381 | 381.8 | 385.8 | 400.8 | 408.8 | 417.2 | 498.2 | |||
Independent | Michael Hardy | 5.59% | 336 | 336.2 | 338.2 | 341.4 | 348 | 357 | 368 | 397.4 | ||||
Alliance | Margaret Hall | 2.56% | 154 | 156.2 | 168.4 | 188.4 | 265.2 | 267.6 | 273.6 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick Murphy | 2.68% | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161.4 | 162.4 | 165.4 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | Austin Crawford | 1.80% | 108 | 108 | 108.4 | 110 | 110 | |||||||
Alliance | P. J. McKeown | 1.71% | 103 | 104.4 | 106.4 | 108 | ||||||||
Electorate: 8,589 Valid: 6,012 (70.00%) Spoilt: 118 Quota: 1,003 Turnout: 6,130 (71.37%) |
Area B[edit]
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Jim McCart | 21.99% | 994 | |||||||||
Independent Nationalist | John McAteer | 16.59% | 750 | 758.1 | 762.73 | 781.54 | 799.63 | 805.72 | 816.17 | 873.76 | 993.76 | |
Alliance | Anthony Williamson | 12.99% | 587 | 592.4 | 595.4 | 602.12 | 631.39 | 641.66 | 800.1 | 825.24 | 852.59 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | John Tinnelly | 8.54% | 386 | 398.69 | 401.69 | 427.2 | 432.32 | 454.65 | 457.83 | 645.71 | 759.4 | |
Ulster Unionist | William Gordon | 12.96% | 586 | 587.53 | 588.53 | 588.62 | 591.62 | 591.62 | 634.98 | 640.25 | 649.61 | |
Republican Clubs | Gerard Burns | 8.67% | 392 | 395.96 | 428.14 | 435.77 | 452.77 | 562.31 | 563.4 | 586.18 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Edward Byrne | 4.65% | 210 | 242.76 | 244.94 | 309.74 | 313.1 | 317.46 | 326.18 | |||
Alliance | Roland Gordon | 3.69% | 167 | 170.24 | 170.24 | 175.42 | 231.42 | 231.42 | ||||
Republican Clubs | Gerald Sherry | 2.88% | 130 | 130.9 | 141.53 | 144.71 | 153.71 | |||||
Alliance | Michael Gallagher | 3.10% | 140 | 140.9 | 140.9 | 142.99 | ||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | William Trainor | 2.68% | 121 | 138.01 | 140.1 | |||||||
Republican Clubs | James McGivern | 1.26% | 57 | 58.71 | ||||||||
Electorate: 6,662 Valid: 4,520 (67.85%) Spoilt: 140 Quota: 905 Turnout: 4,660 (69.95%) |
Area C[edit]
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Ind. Unionist | David Little | 27.02% | 1,166 | ||||||
Ind. Unionist | Violet Cromie | 19.23% | 830 | 1,118.08 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Joseph Brannigan | 16.33% | 705 | 705.26 | 705.52 | 714.04 | 834.3 | 905.3 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Nan Sands | 14.60% | 630 | 630.78 | 631.82 | 634.82 | 667.82 | 710.82 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Finian Sands | 9.36% | 404 | 404 | 406.08 | 413.34 | 466.4 | 500.6 | |
Alliance | David Crory | 4.59% | 198 | 206.32 | 285.1 | 357.48 | 365.48 | ||
Republican Clubs | Daniel Mussen | 4.26% | 184 | 184.26 | 184.52 | 187.52 | |||
Republican Clubs | Seamus Murray | 2.78% | 120 | 120.26 | 120.26 | 120.52 | |||
Alliance | Violet Watts | 1.83% | 79 | 81.34 | 101.62 | ||||
Electorate: 6,477 Valid: 4,316 (66.64%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 864 Turnout: 4,427 (68.35%) |
Area D[edit]
1973: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||
Ind. Unionist | Clarence Morrow | 19.03% | 1,297 | ||||||||||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | John Bell | 13.25% | 903 | ||||||||||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | John McEvoy | 10.98% | 748 | 748.34 | 758.34 | 763.44 | 765.44 | 767.44 | 774.44 | 785.44 | 837.89 | 860.89 | |||||||
Ind. Unionist | Arthur Lockhart | 5.85% | 399 | 823.66 | 823.66 | 824.66 | 824.66 | 825.66 | 825.66 | 825.66 | 825.66 | 826.66 | 829.66 | 831.66 | 835 | 835 | 859 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Thomas McGrath | 4.80% | 327 | 327 | 331.55 | 339.65 | 345.7 | 348.7 | 353.75 | 364.25 | 435.55 | 440.99 | 446.08 | 489.28 | 505.88 | 506.51 | 564.15 | 937.15 | |
Alliance | Victor Frizell | 5.46% | 372 | 376.08 | 377.98 | 381.42 | 381.42 | 382.42 | 386.47 | 397.92 | 403.17 | 443.66 | 445.76 | 456.76 | 710.15 | 713.93 | 809.14 | 833.37 | |
Republican Clubs | Noel Collins | 6.59% | 449 | 449 | 451.65 | 455.7 | 478.75 | 507.75 | 513.8 | 523.7 | 533.05 | 534.2 | 554.3 | 690.95 | 697.15 | 697.78 | 753.17 | 769.27 | |
Republican Clubs | Thomas Moore | 3.82% | 260 | 260 | 261.65 | 262.3 | 277.3 | 301.35 | 307.35 | 311.4 | 313.45 | 318.55 | 376.75 | 447.55 | 452.8 | 453.43 | 492.58 | 520.58 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Denis Smyth | 6.10% | 416 | 416 | 416.55 | 417.55 | 421.55 | 421.55 | 421.55 | 423.65 | 428 | 431.2 | 439.5 | 442.5 | 453.95 | 456.47 | 483.86 | ||
Independent | Basil McGinn | 4.93% | 336 | 343.48 | 343.93 | 346.93 | 347.93 | 348.93 | 392.93 | 406.32 | 411.62 | 413.96 | 429.06 | 438.16 | 446.16 | 446.79 | |||
Alliance | Monica Sweeney | 2.92% | 199 | 200.02 | 201.82 | 203.82 | 204.82 | 204.82 | 205.87 | 208.07 | 212.27 | 308.02 | 334.32 | 340.47 | |||||
Republican Clubs | Hugh Golding | 2.96% | 202 | 202 | 204.25 | 212.25 | 221.25 | 244.3 | 248.35 | 255.65 | 257.9 | 262.9 | 268.25 | ||||||
Independent | Thomas Hollywood | 3.14% | 214 | 214.34 | 215.69 | 216.74 | 219.74 | 219.74 | 225.84 | 226.94 | 232.39 | 234.59 | |||||||
Alliance | Maureen McMahon | 2.58% | 176 | 177.02 | 178.12 | 180.17 | 182.17 | 182.17 | 185.17 | 187.32 | 192.77 | ||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | John Hillen | 1.89% | 129 | 129 | 135.5 | 136.65 | 137.7 | 137.7 | 140.9 | 171.65 | |||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | R. Blair | 1.35% | 92 | 92.34 | 100.89 | 100.94 | 100.94 | 103.94 | 107.09 | ||||||||||
Irish Labour | Patrick Lynch | 1.19% | 81 | 81 | 81.55 | 97.7 | 98.7 | 100.7 | |||||||||||
Republican Clubs | Daniel Hughes | 1.17% | 80 | 80 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 89.1 | ||||||||||||
Republican Clubs | Martin McAlinden | 1.13% | 77 | 77 | 77.1 | 78.15 | |||||||||||||
Irish Labour | Michael Murphy | 0.85% | 58 | 58.68 | 59.58 | ||||||||||||||
Electorate: 11,514 Valid: 6,815 (59.19%) Spoilt: 194 Quota: 852 Turnout: 7,009 (60.87%) |
Area E[edit]
1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Republican
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Ind. Unionist | Caroline Donaldson | 19.06% | 720 | |||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Peter McMahon | 13.92% | 526 | 526 | 529 | 550 | ||||
Ind. Republican | Sean McCreesh | 13.23% | 500 | 504.6 | 510.6 | 541.6 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Pat Toner | 9.16% | 346 | 346.46 | 349.46 | 365.46 | 368.16 | 442.62 | 536.62 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Jim Murphy | 8.42% | 318 | 318.92 | 332.92 | 343.38 | 345.18 | 434.08 | 541.08 | |
Republican Clubs | Bernard McKeown | 7.91% | 299 | 300.38 | 309.38 | 441.84 | 443.64 | 473.64 | 499.64 | |
Alliance | John Magowan | 5.29% | 200 | 362.38 | 362.38 | 366.84 | 368.64 | 403.32 | 462.32 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | James McPartland | 7.57% | 286 | 286.92 | 289.92 | 310.38 | 311.28 | 356.2 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Owen Kelly | 7.23% | 273 | 279.9 | 281.9 | 298.9 | 299.8 | |||
Republican Clubs | Michael Rafferty | 3.94% | 149 | 149.92 | 163.92 | |||||
Republican Clubs | Joseph Daly | 2.57% | 97 | 98.38 | 105.38 | |||||
Republican Clubs | Oliver Toner | 1.69% | 64 | 64 | ||||||
Electorate: 8,870 Valid: 3,778 (42.59%) Spoilt: 112 Quota: 540 Turnout: 3,890 (43.86%) |
Area F[edit]
1973: 2 x Alliance, 2 x SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Alliance | Michael McVerry | 26.16% | 973 | ||||||||
Alliance | Hugh Breslin | 15.89% | 591 | 733.62 | |||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Sean Hollywood | 16.32% | 607 | 620.11 | 624.01 | 629.01 | 682.23 | 752.23 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Arthur Ruddy | 8.85% | 329 | 332.68 | 334.78 | 342.01 | 366 | 464.38 | 484.9 | 749.9 | |
Republican Clubs | Samuel Dowling | 8.58% | 319 | 321.07 | 321.37 | 363.37 | 388.55 | 398.07 | 587.13 | 615.13 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick Crilly | 7.23% | 269 | 274.29 | 279.15 | 279.21 | 303.44 | 340.57 | 352.86 | ||
Republican Clubs | Colman Rowntree | 3.93% | 146 | 147.15 | 147.21 | 217.39 | 230.8 | 234.8 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Kevin Reynolds | 5.35% | 199 | 205.44 | 209.34 | 209.4 | 227.64 | ||||
Irish Labour | Francis Burns | 4.06% | 151 | 156.75 | 166.89 | 178.18 | |||||
Republican Clubs | Jean Rooney | 1.91% | 71 | 71.23 | 71.47 | ||||||
Republican Clubs | Peter Shields | 1.72% | 64 | 64.23 | 64.41 | ||||||
Electorate: 6,649 Valid: 3,719 (55.93%) Spoilt: 269 Quota: 744 Turnout: 3,988 (59.98%) |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Newry and Mourne". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 2 August 2021.