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Local government election in Northern Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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All 25 seats to Craigavon Borough Council 13 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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UUP | 10 | 11,589 | 36.9% | |||
Alliance | 4 | 5,014 | 16.0% | |||
Vanguard | 4 | 5,014 | 16.0% | |||
DUP | 3 | 3,647 | 11.6% | |||
SDLP | 2 | 2,092 | 6.7% | |||
Ind. Nationalist | 1 | 821 | 2.6% | |||
Ind. Unionist | 1 | 621 | 2.0% | |||
Republican Clubs | 0 | 1,879 | 6.0% | |||
NI Labour | 0 | 363 | 1.2% | |||
Independent | 0 | 384 | 1.2% | |||
Totals | 25 | 32,662 | 100.0% | — |
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UUP | Alliance | Vanguard | DUP | SDLP | Others | ||||||||
Area A | 22.2 | 1 | 14.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 13.8 | 1 | 17.7 | 1 | 20.9 | 1 | 5 |
Area B | 35.5 | 2 | 21.7 | 2 | 19.8 | 2 | 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14.9 | 1 | 7 |
Area C | 33.2 | 3 | 16.2 | 1 | 18.9 | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 14.3 | 1 | 11.9 | 0 | 6 |
Area D | 50.4 | 4 | 11.0 | 0 | 20.0 | 1 | 18.6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 36.9 | 10 | 16.0 | 4 | 16.0 | 4 | 11.6 | 3 | 6.7 | 2 | 12.8 | 2 | 25 |
1973: 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
SDLP | Patrick Crilly | 8.91% | 521 | 535 | 569 | 569 | 594 | 1,023 | |||||
UUP | W. N. Rodgers | 11.63% | 680 | 680 | 680 | 760 | 760 | 760 | 1,304 | ||||
DUP | Frederick Baird | 7.05% | 412 | 412 | 412 | 710 | 710 | 710 | 767 | 1,058.2 | |||
Alliance | Donnell Deeny | 9.99% | 584 | 603 | 808 | 808 | 832 | 890 | 904 | 929.9 | 967.7 | 975.89 | |
Ind. Nationalist | James McDonald | 14.04% | 821 | 844 | 861 | 861 | 888 | 913 | 915 | 923.4 | 936 | 969.28 | |
Republican Clubs | T. Fleville | 7.13% | 417 | 478 | 495 | 495 | 864 | 891 | 891 | 891 | 891 | 897.24 | |
UUP | W. Monroe | 10.53% | 616 | 616 | 616 | 622 | 622 | 622 | |||||
SDLP | T. Mackle | 8.84% | 517 | 528 | 537 | 537 | 548 | ||||||
Republican Clubs | J. Mulholland | 6.60% | 386 | 452 | 464 | 464 | |||||||
DUP | William Stothers | 6.74% | 394 | 394 | 394 | ||||||||
Alliance | B. Casey | 4.74% | 277 | 297 | |||||||||
Ind. Republican | K. Toman | 3.81% | 223 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 9,065 Valid: 5,848 (64.51%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 975 Turnout: 6,003 (66.22%) |
1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Unionist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
UUP | Herbert Whitten | 25.44% | 2,273 | ||||||||||||
Alliance | Sean Hagan | 16.32% | 1,458 | ||||||||||||
Vanguard | Samuel McCammick | 7.65% | 683 | 710.03 | 710.26 | 711.77 | 742.3 | 804.87 | 808.38 | 808.61 | 823.12 | 1,197.12 | |||
Vanguard | C. Atkinson | 10.14% | 906 | 936.6 | 936.83 | 937.83 | 954.85 | 988.89 | 990.12 | 991.12 | 1,008.32 | 1,170.22 | |||
Alliance | William Ramsay | 4.32% | 386 | 416.09 | 535.23 | 541.38 | 542.4 | 550.44 | 735.99 | 883.13 | 1,114.79 | 1,124.79 | |||
UUP | Alan Locke | 6.32% | 565 | 972.49 | 972.49 | 973.49 | 979.02 | 994.1 | 1,001.58 | 1,001.58 | 1,071.92 | 1,110.53 | 1,116.53 | 1,120.6 | |
Ind. Unionist | John Wright | 6.96% | 621 | 720.45 | 723.44 | 723.67 | 730.2 | 762.26 | 767.61 | 793.6 | 850.99 | 916.54 | 971.54 | 1,012.61 | |
UUP | J. Toal | 3.77% | 337 | 826.6 | 826.6 | 826.6 | 831.15 | 843.17 | 845.17 | 845.17 | 891.29 | 923.37 | 937.37 | 944.77 | |
DUP | James Forsythe | 6.06% | 541 | 551.71 | 551.71 | 553.28 | 650.75 | 688.26 | 688.26 | 688.26 | 698.77 | ||||
NI Labour | T. Newell | 3.45% | 308 | 335.03 | 355.73 | 393.62 | 397.62 | 401.64 | 427.33 | 488.61 | |||||
Republican Clubs | M. Smith | 4.04% | 361 | 361 | 404.47 | 405.39 | 405.39 | 405.39 | 415.06 | ||||||
Alliance | O. Henry | 1.05% | 94 | 96.55 | 231.56 | 243.55 | 245.55 | 245.55 | |||||||
Vanguard | J. Robinson | 2.00% | 179 | 195.83 | 195.83 | 195.83 | 205.34 | ||||||||
DUP | A. Gracey | 1.86% | 166 | 177.73 | 177.73 | 178.73 | |||||||||
NI Labour | J. Clarke | 0.62% | 55 | 56.53 | 63.43 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 12,948 Valid: 8,933 (68.99%) Spoilt: 123 Quota: 1,117 Turnout: 9,056 (69.94%) |
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
Vanguard | Frederick Crowe | 18.85% | 1,385 | ||||||||||||
SDLP | Hugh News | 10.27% | 771 | 771 | 788 | 789 | 841 | 841 | 874 | 874 | 1,046.24 | 1,085.24 | |||
Alliance | Brian English | 7.74% | 581 | 583.64 | 584.64 | 625.64 | 648.64 | 630.6 | 696.6 | 705.84 | 728.84 | 741.84 | 1,096.84 | ||
UUP | J. A. Johnston | 11.29% | 848 | 879.44 | 879.44 | 883.44 | 883.44 | 888.88 | 892.88 | 984 | 984.24 | 986.24 | 1,003.96 | 1,076.96 | |
UUP | H. McCourt | 9.41% | 707 | 736.52 | 736.52 | 737.52 | 737.52 | 746.68 | 746.68 | 831.28 | 831.28 | 832.28 | 838.52 | 984.88 | |
UUP | Frank Dale | 8.55% | 642 | 707.04 | 707.04 | 711.04 | 711.04 | 718.4 | 718.4 | 781.84 | 783.08 | 783.08 | 795.32 | 977.96 | |
Republican Clubs | P. Mallon | 5.42% | 407 | 407 | 410 | 412 | 484 | 484 | 496 | 496 | 520 | 813 | 831 | 831.24 | |
DUP | H. W. Glass | 3.41% | 256 | 397.84 | 398.84 | 398.84 | 398.84 | 559.84 | 560.84 | 564.56 | 565.8 | 565.8 | 570.8 | ||
Alliance | M. Qvam | 3.25% | 244 | 244.48 | 244.48 | 313.72 | 313.72 | 314.96 | 419.96 | 421.44 | 428.44 | 431.44 | |||
Republican Clubs | T. E. Bell | 4.10% | 308 | 308 | 310 | 312 | 335 | 335 | 346 | 346 | 369 | ||||
SDLP | M. J. Duggan | 2.73% | 205 | 205.96 | 245.96 | 248.96 | 256.96 | 256.96 | 269.96 | 269.96 | |||||
UUP | Jack Mathers | 3.20% | 240 | 249.12 | 249.12 | 251.12 | 251.12 | 256.08 | 256.08 | ||||||
Alliance | L. McParland | 2.80% | 210 | 210 | 215 | 243 | 251 | 251 | |||||||
DUP | W. H. Percy | 1.94% | 146 | 192.8 | 192.8 | 192.8 | 192.8 | ||||||||
Ind. Republican | P. J. McNally | 2.14% | 161 | 161 | 167 | 169 | |||||||||
Alliance | J. M. Smythe | 2.10% | 158 | 158.24 | 160.24 | ||||||||||
SDLP | J. J. Durkin | 1.04% | 78 | 78 | |||||||||||
Electorate: 13,624 Valid: 7,510 (55.12%) Spoilt: 325 Quota: 1,073 Turnout: 7,835 (57.51%) |
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||
UUP | James Baird | 22.59% | 2,100 | |||||||||||||
UUP | Sydney Cairns | 12.76% | 1,186 | |||||||||||||
UUP | Thomas Creith | 7.51% | 698 | 1,280.56 | ||||||||||||
Vanguard | Philip Black | 9.04% | 840 | 873 | 875.08 | 875.08 | 884.12 | 953.72 | 954.72 | 1,124.76 | 1,125.51 | 1,165.99 | ||||
DUP | David Calvert | 5.84% | 543 | 568.08 | 569.28 | 569.28 | 624.6 | 634.6 | 638.6 | 666.68 | 667.63 | 958.35 | 969.36 | 1,281.36 | ||
UUP | Thomas Megarrell | 7.50% | 697 | 868.6 | 957 | 958.24 | 966.24 | 971.68 | 988.56 | 1,007.8 | 1,015.57 | 1,026.38 | 1,068.92 | 1,164.64 | ||
DUP | Thomas Willey | 6.71% | 624 | 641.16 | 642.84 | 643.84 | 688.92 | 694.36 | 700.56 | 727 | 727.84 | 882.39 | 840.33 | 992.15 | 1,105.83 | |
Alliance | M. Damaglou | 3.65% | 339 | 345.16 | 346.6 | 392.64 | 392.64 | 392.64 | 522 | 523 | 523.28 | 526.73 | 923.05 | 935.23 | 939.64 | |
Vanguard | L. Adamson | 5.77% | 536 | 547.88 | 548.92 | 549.92 | 538.08 | 616.4 | 616.48 | 695.48 | 695.76 | 720.79 | 724.23 | |||
Alliance | H. Gregg | 3.23% | 300 | 314.52 | 315.64 | 344.52 | 346.52 | 348.52 | 490.64 | 491.88 | 492.16 | 497.61 | ||||
DUP | D. C. Biggerstaff | 4.40% | 409 | 442.88 | 444.08 | 444.08 | 459.6 | 463.6 | 465.58 | 488.2 | 488.68 | |||||
Vanguard | I. Major | 2.89% | 269 | 274.28 | 275.08 | 275.08 | 283.08 | 354.2 | 354.28 | |||||||
Alliance | C. Philips | 2.88% | 268 | 274.6 | 275.68 | 311.88 | 312.84 | 314.84 | ||||||||
Vanguard | J. E. McCambley | 2.32% | 216 | 219.52 | 220.4 | 221.4 | 228 | |||||||||
DUP | R. Dawson | 1.68% | 156 | 162.16 | 164 | 164 | ||||||||||
Alliance | J. A. Lewis | 1.24% | 115 | 116.76 | 117.16 | |||||||||||
Electorate: 13,194 Valid: 9,296 (70.46%) Spoilt: 184 Quota: 1,163 Turnout: 9,480 (71.85%) |
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