1973 Strabane District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30)
All 15 seats to Strabane District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Alliance
Seats won 6 4 2
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist United Loyalist Coalition
Seats won 2 1

Elections to Strabane 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

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Ulster Unionist 6 7,120 38.9
SDLP 4 4,789 26.2
Independent Nationalist 2 2,025 11.1
Alliance 2 1,757 9.6
United Loyalist Coalition 1 1,048 5.7
Republican Clubs 0 709 3.9
Independent 0 459 2.5
Independent Labour 0 91 0.5
Totals 15 18,298 100.0 —

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Districts summary

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Results of the Strabane District Council election, 1973
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Alliance Others
Area A 57.1 3 22.5 1 5.6 0 14.8 1 5
Area B 36.7 2 27.6 1 11.8 1 23.9 1 5
Area C 20.6 1 34.2 2 11.7 1 33.5 1 5
Total 38.9 6 26.2 4 9.6 2 25.3 3 15

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Strabane Area A - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Ulster Unionist Bobby Moore 19.99% 1,279                  
Ulster Unionist Ernest Young 19.55% 1,251                  
Ulster Unionist Frances Hamilton 17.55% 1,123                  
SDLP Daniel Gallagher 15.18% 971 974 974 975.11 987.11 989.11 996.11 1,019.48 1,457.48  
Independent Nationalist Denis McCrory 13.46% 861 861 861 862.48 874.48 874.48 877.48 879.85 902.8 1,011.8
Alliance Thomas Riddell 1.83% 117 165 298.95 325.96 341.7 377.1 385.42 563.8 581.8 606.8
SDLP Patrick McCallion 7.28% 466 475 476.9 479.12 484.12 487.12 527.12 537.07    
Alliance Lala Nabney 1.47% 94 129 141.35 145.79 187.9 239.13 252.03      
Independent Labour Robert King 1.42% 91 119 130.4 135.58 136.58 138.53        
Alliance James Smyth 0.81% 52 81 104.75 116.22 121.22          
Alliance Eileen Lynch 1.45% 93 96 96 97.85            
Electorate: 7,897   Valid: 6,398 (81.02%)   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,067   Turnout: 6,474 (81.98%)  

    Area B

    1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition

    Strabane Area B - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Ulster Unionist Mary Britton 20.45% 1,291                
    Ulster Unionist Henry Henderson 16.25% 1,026 1,128              
    United Loyalist Coalition Samuel Rogers 16.60% 1,048 1,069.42              
    SDLP Seamus Kearney 14.84% 937 937 937 946 947 953 1,118    
    Alliance Tom Gormley 9.09% 574 517.24 534.04 544.04 584.76 772.5 856.5 876.3 1,051.2
    SDLP John Melaugh 6.76% 427 427 427 465 468.8 469.8 503.8 536.36 731.64
    Independent James McCormick 5.72% 361 361.54 363.14 389.14 393.14 402.92 476.92 488.8  
    SDLP Francis McConnell 5.99% 378 378 378 389 389 391      
    Alliance Edward Brown 2.28% 144 152.28 200.28 200.28 292.62        
    Alliance Robert Sproule 1.39% 88 91.42 190.62 190.62          
    Independent John Tracey 1.55% 98 98 98            
    Electorate: 7,343   Valid: 6,312 (85.96%)   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 1,053   Turnout: 6,366 (86.69%)  

      Area C

      1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

      Strabane Area C - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Independent Nationalist John O'Kane 20.83% 1,164                    
      Ulster Unionist C. Russell 20.58% 1,150                    
      SDLP John McKelvey 11.31% 632 664.76 667.58 673.1 691.4 772.84 791.44 895.06 ????    
      SDLP William Carlin 8.70% 486 525.78 525.78 536.34 544.38 584.84 597.54 703.38 ???? ????  
      Alliance Douglas Cooper 6.10% 341 356.6 498.54 502.27 577.51 589.55 792.15 798.45 ???? ???? ????
      Republican Clubs Ivan Barr 10.95% 612 648.14 650.49 723.21 724.73 738.59 744.11 765.23 ???? ???? ????
      SDLP John McGurk 6.57% 367 381.82 382.76 385.02 391.28 432.84 439.3 483.16      
      SDLP Bridie McMenamin 3.94% 220 247.56 247.56 250.08 253.6 293.46 295.98        
      Alliance Sheila Sinclair 2.42% 135 147.48 203.88 208.96 279.18 285.96          
      SDLP Margaret Duddy 3.67% 205 225.8 226.74 231.78 242.34            
      Alliance Patrick McDaid 3.20% 179 191.74 197.38 199.38              
      Republican Clubs Thomas Barr 0.79% 44 50.76 53.58                
      Republican Clubs Joseph Dillon 0.50% 28 31.12 31.12                
      Republican Clubs Brendan Douglas 0.45% 25 27.34 28.75                
      Electorate: 7,752   Valid: 5,588 (72.08%)   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 932   Turnout: 5,709 (73.65%)  
        • Data missing from stages 9 to 11

        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Strabane". Retrieved 13 August 2021.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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