1973 Cookstown District Council election

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1973 Cookstown District Council election
May 30, 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977 →
All 15 seats to Cookstown District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP SDLP Independent Nationalist
Seats won 8 3 2
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Republican Clubs
Seats won 1 1

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[]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
UUP 8 6,428 43.7%
SDLP 3 2,671 18.2%
Independent Nationalist 2 1,276 8.7%
Republican Clubs 1 1,741 11.8%
Loyalist Coalition 1 1,652 11.2%
Alliance 0 925 6.3%
Totals 15 14,693 100% —

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Districts summary[]

Results of the Cookstown District Council election, 1973
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP RC Others
Area A 34.0 2 7.8 0 17.9 1 40.3 2 5
Area B 48.1 3 25.4 2 9.6 0 16.9 1 6
Area C 49.3 3 20.5 1 7.8 0 22.4 0 4
Total 43.7 8 18.2 3 11.8 1 26.3 3 15

Districts results[]

Area A[]

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist Coalition, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Cookstown Area A - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Loyalist Coalition Samuel Parke 23.27% 1,137            
Independent Nationalist Laurence Loughran 11.27% 551 551 556 616.31 661.31 967.31  
Republican Clubs G. McElhatton 8.64% 422 422 458 466 808 885  
UUP N. Glasgow 13.16% 643 737.24 737.24 755.24 757.24 762.24 775.24
UUP S. Glasgow 10.99% 537 693.55 693.55 708.86 708.86 711.86 716.86
UUP J. Gourley 9.90% 484 545.69 548.69 563.69 563.69 570.69 599.69
SDLP G. McKeown 7.78% 380 380.31 397.31 494.31 516.31    
Republican Clubs P. Monaghan 6.51% 318 318 408 424      
Alliance T. P. Sharpe 4.71% 230 232.48 265.48        
Republican Clubs C. O'Neill 2.72% 133 133.31          
Alliance J. E. McGurk 1.06% 52 52          
Electorate: 5,947   Valid: 4,887 (82.18%)   Spoilt: 123   Quota: 815   Turnout: 5,010 (84.24%)

Area B[]

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Cookstown Area B - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP James Howard 18.23% 1,050            
UUP Victor McGahie 17.43% 1,004            
SDLP Paddy Duffy 17.41% 1,003            
UUP William McIntyre 12.43% 716 915.92          
Independent Nationalist J. J. O'Kane 12.58% 725 725 727.76 748.46 749.31 772.29 987.29
SDLP Joseph Davidson 7.98% 460 460.42 460.88 586.34 586.51 611.67 774.85
Alliance Austin Hutchinson 4.34% 250 269.32 444.12 450.6 537.81 541.71 554.15
Republican Clubs F. Crozier 4.88% 281 281 281 291.8 291.97 515.73  
Republican Clubs Rita Heron 4.72% 272 272 272.46 285.42 285.42    
Electorate: 7,153   Valid: 5,761 (80.54%)   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 824   Turnout: 5,859 (81.91%)

Area C[]

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

Cookstown Area C - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
UUP Espie Donaldson 25.44% 1,029                  
UUP Alexander McConnell 12.81% 518 658.49 658.49 684.53 703.58 703.58 837.5      
UUP John Warwick 11.05% 447 481.65 481.65 490.91 492.33 492.33 530.38 550.78 918.78  
SDLP Brigid Neeson 11.59% 469 469.21 469.21 471.21 472.21 565.21 637.21 639.85 641.75 652.75
SDLP J. McCrystal 8.88% 359 359 379 379 389 509 575 576.68 578.18 586.18
Loyalist Coalition G. B. Somerville 9.62% 389 413.36 413.36 506.93 509.35 510.35 532.4 534.8    
Alliance Basil McNamee 5.69% 230 232.21 232.21 233.52 369.94 379.94        
Republican Clubs S. McElroy 4.55% 184 184 288 288 290          
Alliance Mary Lennox 4.03% 163 165.52 170.52 173.73            
Loyalist Coalition R. J. K. Loughran 3.11% 126 136.29 136.29              
Republican Clubs H. Bradley 3.24% 131 131                
Electorate: 5,159   Valid: 4,045 (78.41%)   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 810   Turnout: 4,093 (79.34%)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Cookstown". Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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