1973 Dungannon District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30)
All 20 seats to Dungannon District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Unity
Seats won 11 5 2
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent Republican
Seats won 2

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

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Ulster Unionist 11 11,422 50.2
SDLP 5 4,913 21.6
Unity 2 2,297 10.1
Independent Republican 2 1,333 5.9
Alliance 0 1,348 5.9
Independent 0 634 2.8
Independent Nationalist 0 413 1.8
NI Labour 0 225 1.0
Republican Clubs 0 179 0.8
Totals 20 22,764 100.0 —

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Districts summary

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Results of the Dungannon District Council election, 1973
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Unity Others
Area A 52.8 3 19.8 2 22.3 1 5.1 0 5
Area B 27.4 1 35.0 2 7.2 0 30.4 2 5
Area C 67.0 4 16.3 1 3.7 0 13.0 0 5
Area D 52.3 3 15.4 1 7.7 1 24.6 0 5
Total 50.2 11 21.6 5 10.1 2 18.1 2 20

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity

Dungannon Area A - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Ulster Unionist Mervyn Patterson 20.26% 1,129                
Ulster Unionist John Hamilton-Stubber 18.68% 1,041                
Ulster Unionist Jack Mulligan 13.85% 772 958.49              
SDLP Joseph Higgins 12.38% 690 690 691.36 704.36 718.53 718.87 730.87 769.76 1,169.76
Unity Vincent Trainor 11.27% 628 628 628.68 634.68 641.68 641.85 698.85 712.23 728.23
Unity Bernadette Hughes 6.10% 340 340 342.38 347.55 349.72 349.89 539.89 544.74 575.74
SDLP Joseph Farrell 7.45% 415 415.17 415.51 423.51 425.85 426.36 437.36 463.06  
Alliance Arthur Noble 1.76% 98 98.51 175.35 191.69 304.37 317.46 319.46    
Unity William McDonald 4.92% 274 274 274.34 274.68 275.68 275.85      
Alliance Norman Kyle 1.88% 105 106.7 131.52 161.88          
Alliance P. R. Mallon 1.44% 80 81.36 85.78            
Electorate: 6,772   Valid: 5,572 (82.28%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 929   Turnout: 5,661 (83.59%)  

    Area B

    1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Republican, 1 x UUP

    Dungannon Area B - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Kempton 27.41% 1,550                    
    SDLP Jim Canning 15.01% 849 857 868 891 1,024            
    SDLP Owen Nugent 11.05% 625 631 648 652 687 713.23 714.23 742.45 753.06 777.67 853.5
    Independent Republican James McQuaid 8.06% 456 457 484 497 500 501.83 571.83 587.44 640.44 695.44 709.44
    Independent Republican Eugene Lyttle 4.39% 248 248 256 268 270 270.61 341.61 358.61 549.22 685.22 700.22
    SDLP Brendan Kennedy 5.13% 290 294 295 307 331 374.92 417.92 505.92 521.92 561.53 652.14
    Alliance Hugh Cullen 3.11% 176 494 497 499 502 503.83 509.83 538.44 543.44 556.44  
    Unity Al Molloy 4.54% 257 259 292 352 360 361.22 371.22 405.22 430.22    
    Independent Republican Frank Marshall 4.16% 235 237 246 259 266 267.22 298.22 315.83      
    Independent Arthur O'Neill 3.64% 206 223 229 259 270 273.66 286.66        
    Independent Republican Hugh McGrath 4.10% 232 233 235 251 254 254          
    SDLP J. S. McGarvey 3.84% 217 218 223 231              
    Independent Republican P. O'Neill 2.86% 162 165 197                
    Unity Anne O'Donnell 2.69% 152 154                  
    Electorate: 7,329   Valid: 5,655 (77.16%)   Spoilt: 109   Quota: 943   Turnout: 5,764 (78.65%)  

      Area C

      1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

      Dungannon Area C - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Ulster Unionist Derek Irwin 21.26% 1,291              
      Ulster Unionist Wilfred Dilworth 18.03% 1,095              
      Ulster Unionist Jim Brady 13.90% 844 1,084.24            
      Ulster Unionist William Buchanan 13.85% 841 863.26 936.27 958.04 1,025.36      
      SDLP Patrick Daly 12.74% 774 774.42 774.56 783.56 783.62 783.82 978.89 1,056.89
      Independent Anthony Byrne 5.55% 337 337 337.14 342.21 342.21 342.37 350.37 492.37
      Alliance R. F. Hobson 5.71% 347 353.09 354.42 413.49 414.09 424.13 429.13 436.13
      Unity John McAnespie 3.67% 223 223 223 225 225.12 225.16 237.16  
      SDLP Matt Hegarty 3.52% 214 214 214.07 224.07 224.13 224.13    
      Alliance Jim Boyd 1.76% 107 107.84 108.4          
      Electorate: 7,218   Valid: 6,073 (84.14%)   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 1,013   Turnout: 6,145 (85.13%)  

        Area D

        1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity

        Dungannon Area D - 5 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011121314
        Ulster Unionist William Brown 20.92% 1,143                          
        Ulster Unionist Adam Wilson 15.94% 871 1,002.2                        
        Ulster Unionist Joel Patton 15.46% 845 928                        
        SDLP Michael McLoughlin 11.97% 654 654.2 654.2 673.2 673.2 678.2 682.2 766.2 795.2 828.2 1,010.2      
        Unity Bridget McAleer 5.36% 293 293 293 303 303.08 308.08 398.08 410.08 425.28 500.28 522.28 550.88 580.38 769.38
        Alliance Elizabeth Beatty 4.23% 231 238.6 261.6 270.2 279.8 310.4 310.4 310.4 360.52 361.52 365.52 378.52 583.43 664.43
        Independent Nationalist Malachy Hughes 4.67% 255 255 255.8 262.8 263.36 267.36 279.36 306.56 343.04 413.04 432.04 460.64 491.67  
        Alliance Ernest Bullock 3.73% 204 206 213.4 217.4 220.28 238.08 240.08 246.08 259.24 264.24 279.24 307.84    
        SDLP Patrick Fox 3.39% 185 185 185 191 191 192 198 219 242 254        
        Republican Clubs Patrick McGurk 3.28% 179 179 179 183 183 183 190 203 213          
        NI Labour Noel Abernethy 2.16% 118 118.4 120.2 134.4 134.96 181.48 186.48 202.48            
        Independent Nationalist John Donaghy 2.89% 158 158.2 158.2 168.2 168.2 171.2 182.2              
        Unity Joseph Arthurs 2.38% 130 130 130 137 137.08 137.08                
        NI Labour Patricia Stevenson 1.96% 107 109.6 116.6 118.4 119.92                  
        Independent Patrick McQuade 1.67% 91 91.4 94.8                      
        Electorate: 7,014   Valid: 5,464 (77.90%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 911   Turnout: 5,537 (78.94%)  

          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Dungannon". Retrieved 9 August 2021.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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