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Elections to Omagh 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.
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All 20 seats to Omagh District Council 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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UUP | 6 | 5,399 | 28.7 | |||
SDLP | 4 | 3,279 | 17.4 | |||
Ind. Nationalist | 3 | 3,000 | 16.0 | |||
Alliance | 3 | 2,298 | 12.2 | |||
Ind. Unionist | 2 | 1,737 | 9.2 | |||
Nationalist | 1 | 934 | 5.0 | |||
Ind. Republican | 1 | 740 | 3.9 | |||
United Loyalist Coalition | 0 | 771 | 4.1 | |||
Independent | 0 | 397 | 2.1 | |||
Unity | 0 | 242 | 1.3 | |||
Totals | 20 | 18,797 | 100.0 | — |
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UUP | SDLP | Alliance | Nationalist | Others | |||||||
Area A | 27.7 | 1 | 31.7 | 3 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 33.5 | 2 | 5 |
Area B | 27.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 16.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 56.3 | 2 | 4 |
Area C | 33.7 | 3 | 25.9 | 2 | 15.0 | 1 | 15.0 | 1 | 10.4 | 0 | 7 |
Area D | 23.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 67.0 | 2 | 4 |
Total | 28.7 | 6 | 17.4 | 4 | 12.2 | 3 | 5.0 | 1 | 36.7 | 6 | 20 |
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
UUP | Arthur McFarland | 27.70% | 1,456 | ||||||
SDLP | Liam McQuaid | 22.66% | 1,191 | ||||||
Ind. Unionist | Cecil Anderson | 16.45% | 865 | 1,424.2 | |||||
SDLP | John Skelton | 9.09% | 478 | 478 | 478.4 | 680.16 | 694.8 | 825.58 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Patsy Kelly | 11.26% | 592 | 592 | 593.6 | 638.58 | 662.3 | 737.76 | |
Alliance | Seamus McGale | 4.45% | 234 | 239.6 | 261.2 | 274.72 | 396.2 | 483.56 | |
Independent | Brendan Harper | 5.73% | 301 | 301.8 | 308.2 | 324.06 | 338.7 | ||
Alliance | Eamon Logue | 2.66% | 140 | 147.2 | 175.6 | 204.2 | |||
Electorate: 6,598 Valid: 5,257 (79.68%) Spoilt: 114 Quota: 877 Turnout: 5,371 (81.40%) |
1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
UUP | Edgar McDowell | 26.99% | 1,079 | ||||||
Ind. Unionist | Joseph Anderson | 10.13% | 405 | 579.46 | 604.84 | 609.4 | 1,031.4 | ||
Ind. Nationalist | Patrick Donnelly | 16.63% | 665 | 665 | 681 | 745 | 746 | 748 | |
Alliance | Patrick Bogan | 12.23% | 489 | 490.82 | 611.76 | 640.76 | 665.38 | 683.38 | |
Ind. Nationalist | William Shields | 13.23% | 529 | 529.52 | 531.52 | 618.52 | 624.52 | 627.52 | |
Ind. Unionist | Fred Giboney | 11.68% | 467 | 554.1 | 570.44 | 570.44 | |||
Ind. Nationalist | James McGinley | 4.75% | 190 | 191.82 | 192.08 | ||||
Alliance | John Chambers | 4.35% | 174 | 185.7 | |||||
Electorate: 5,301 Valid: 3,998 (75.42%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 800 Turnout: 4,087 (77.10%) |
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | ||||
UUP | Cecil Walker | 14.51% | 901 | |||||||||||||||||||
SDLP | Stephen McKenna | 11.55% | 717 | 717 | 736 | 743 | 751 | 767 | 797 | |||||||||||||
UUP | Norman Wilson | 9.70% | 602 | 651.14 | 651.14 | 651.14 | 651.14 | 652.14 | 653.14 | 653.14 | 653.21 | 655.4 | 680.18 | 681.18 | 756.9 | 769.16 | 770.16 | 792.16 | ||||
Alliance | Albert Cooper | 3.67% | 228 | 228.52 | 228.52 | 229.52 | 230.52 | 230.52 | 236.52 | 236.52 | 261.52 | 310.52 | 310.65 | 323.65 | 334.78 | 431.46 | 468.14 | 783.14 | ||||
Nationalist | Paddy McGill | 5.67% | 352 | 352 | 354 | 371 | 409 | 444 | 478 | 486.84 | 494.84 | 505.84 | 505.84 | 529.52 | 529.52 | 534.52 | 598.2 | 605.2 | 958.2 | |||
SDLP | Gerald McEnhill | 6.44% | 400 | 400 | 410 | 410 | 417 | 425 | 436 | 439.4 | 445.4 | 455.4 | 455.4 | 520.08 | 521.08 | 533.08 | 752.44 | 767.44 | 834.44 | |||
UUP | Harold McCauley | 5.70% | 354 | 385.07 | 385.07 | 385.07 | 385.07 | 385.07 | 386.07 | 386.07 | 389.07 | 393.33 | 408.41 | 408.41 | 548.47 | 555.73 | 559.73 | 592.9 | 596.9 | 617.9 | 619.9 | |
United Loyalist Coalition | Edward Sayers | 5.07% | 315 | 325.53 | 326.66 | 326.66 | 326.66 | 326.66 | 328.66 | 328.66 | 330.66 | 332.66 | 475.65 | 475.65 | 490.21 | 493.47 | 493.47 | 518.99 | 522.99 | 540.99 | 540.99 | |
Nationalist | Roderick O'Connor | 5.17% | 321 | 321 | 321 | 343 | 361 | 388 | 413 | 413 | 420 | 430 | 430 | 452 | 452 | 460 | 481.36 | 488.36 | ||||
Alliance | Victor Leitch | 3.64% | 226 | 227.3 | 227.3 | 227.3 | 228.3 | 230.3 | 231.3 | 231.3 | 251.3 | 294.56 | 296.95 | 299.95 | 313.08 | 439.21 | 450.21 | |||||
SDLP | Peter Bradley | 4.12% | 256 | 256 | 260 | 260 | 265 | 267 | 279 | 281.04 | 284.72 | 286.72 | 286.72 | 378.76 | 378.76 | 383.76 | ||||||
Alliance | Ethne McClelland | 2.98% | 185 | 185.52 | 186.52 | 187.52 | 187.52 | 187.52 | 187.52 | 187.52 | 229.2 | 274.2 | 274.46 | 276.46 | 279.59 | |||||||
UUP | James Charleton | 3.74% | 232 | 246.82 | 246.82 | 246.82 | 246.82 | 246.82 | 246.82 | 246.82 | 247.82 | 248.82 | 257.86 | 259.86 | ||||||||
SDLP | Liam Brogan | 3.13% | 194 | 194 | 197 | 197 | 205 | 211 | 222 | 226.08 | 230.08 | 232.08 | 232.08 | |||||||||
United Loyalist Coalition | Ernest Marshall | 3.09% | 192 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | ||||||||||
Alliance | James Cunningham | 2.43% | 151 | 151.65 | 151.65 | 152.65 | 153.65 | 158.65 | 161.65 | 161.65 | 188.65 | |||||||||||
Alliance | Enda McShane | 2.30% | 143 | 143.13 | 144.13 | 148.13 | 149.13 | 152.13 | 152.13 | 153.49 | ||||||||||||
Ind. Nationalist | Michael Cunningham | 2.17% | 135 | 135 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 151 | ||||||||||||||
Nationalist | Jackie Martin | 1.69% | 105 | 105 | 105 | 108 | 118 | |||||||||||||||
Nationalist | Paddy Doherty | 1.42% | 88 | 88 | 89 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
Nationalist | Felix McRory | 1.10% | 68 | 68 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
SDLP | Henry Graham | 0.69% | 43 | 43.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Electorate: 8,980 Valid: 6,208 (69.13%) Spoilt: 73 Quota: 777 Turnout: 6,281 (69.94%) |
1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
UUP | John Johnston | 23.25% | 775 | |||||||
Ind. Republican | Francis McElroy | 22.20% | 740 | |||||||
Ind. Nationalist | Michael McNulty | 12.24% | 408 | 411.15 | 420.03 | 436.83 | 471.95 | 571.06 | 595.86 | |
Alliance | John Hadden | 9.84% | 328 | 337.9 | 343.9 | 366.5 | 395.88 | 427.92 | 526.37 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Patrick McCrory | 10.02% | 334 | 334 | 340.48 | 344.68 | 406.68 | 520.2 | 524.25 | |
United Loyalist Coalition | Ivan Burnside | 7.92% | 264 | 352.35 | 352.47 | 352.47 | 353.62 | 362.62 | ||
Unity | John Bradley | 7.26% | 242 | 242.15 | 266.99 | 297.43 | 325.79 | |||
Ind. Nationalist | Michael McAteer | 4.41% | 147 | 147.45 | 158.73 | 181.49 | ||||
Independent | Michael Donaghy | 2.88% | 96 | 96 | 108.72 | |||||
Electorate: 5,274 Valid: 3,334 (63.22%) Spoilt: 71 Quota: 667 Turnout: 3,405 (64.56%) |
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