1973 Castlereagh District Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1973

1973 Castlereagh Borough Council election |  | 30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) | 1977 ->

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All 19 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council
10 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Ulster Unionist | Alliance | United Loyalist
Seats won  | 10 | 5  | 2

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Loyalist Coalition | Independent
Seats won  | 1  | 1

Elections to Castlereagh Borough 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 19 councillors.

## Election results[edit]

Party  | Seats  | ±  | First Pref. votes  | FPv%  | ±%

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| Ulster Unionist | 10 |  | 14,282 | 50.6 |
| Alliance | 5  |  | 6,248  | 22.1  |
| United Loyalist  | 2  |  | 3,809  | 13.5  |
| Loyalist Coalition  | 1  |  | 1,062  | 3.8  |
| Independent | 1  |  | 902  | 3.2  |
| NI Labour | 0  |  | 1,564  | 5.5  |
| Vanguard | 0  |  | 344  | 1.2  |
Totals | 19 |  | 28,213 | 100% | —

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## Districts summary[edit]

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1973
by district[1] Ward  | %
| Cllrs
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| Cllrs
| Total
Cllrs

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UUP | Alliance | Others
Area A  | 55.4  | 3  | 25.8  | 2  | 18.8  | 1  | 6
Area B  | 41.2  | 4  | 20.8  | 2  | 38.0  | 2  | 8
Area C  | 59.6  | 3  | 19.9  | 2  | 20.5  | 1  | 5
Total | 50.6  | 10  | 22.1  | 5  | 27.3  | 4  | 19

## Districts results[edit]

### Area A[edit]

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist

Castlereagh Area A - 6 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Ulster Unionist | Frederick Kane | 15.10%  | 1,364 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | Bertie Barker | 14.59%  | 1,318 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| United Loyalist  | Marlene Currie | 14.44%  | 1,305 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | William Stewart | 14.37%  | 1,298 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Alliance | Thomas Hawthorne | 9.53%  | 861  | 864.05  | 965.1  | 966.1  | 1,058.26  | 1,068.05  | 1,431.05 |
| Alliance | Sarah Bell | 7.70%  | 696  | 698.05  | 838.1  | 839.72  | 976.95  | 991.55  | 1,201.4  | 1,335.56
| Ulster Unionist | H. Russell  | 7.02%  | 634  | 652.55  | 652.65  | 657.61  | 684.85  | 1,131.49  | 1,145.31  | 1,148.82
| Alliance | F. J. Smith  | 5.04%  | 455  | 456.1  | 512.15  | 512.69  | 589.83  | 596.36  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | J. Lennon  | 4.36%  | 394  | 435.5  | 439.75  | 456.71  | 494.48  |  |  |
| NI Labour | L. Lannie  | 4.33%  | 391  | 391.9  | 405.9  | 406.68  |  |  |  |
| Alliance | W. Clarke  | 3.53%  | 319  | 319.5  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 13,994  Valid: 9,035 (64.56%)  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 1,291  Turnout: 9,112 (65.11%)

### Area B[edit]

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Loyalist Coalition

Castlereagh Area B - 8 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
| Ulster Unionist | Leslie Farrington | 19.75%  | 2,312 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | J. G. McKeown | 12.30%  | 1,440 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Alliance | Catherine Condy | 9.00%  | 1,053  | 1,068.48  | 1,071.18  | 1,163.22  | 1,187.22  | 1,173.74  | 1,181.83  | 1,244.53  | 1,534.53 |  |  |
| Alliance | Addie Morrow | 5.70%  | 667  | 686.78  | 690.02  | 753.54  | 761.97  | 765.4  | 768.92  | 1,196.06  | 1,337.06 |  |  |
| Loyalist Coalition  | Michael Brooks | 9.07%  | 1,062  | 1,081.35  | 1,084.05  | 1,088.05  | 1,108.05  | 1,251.61  | 1,297.7  | 1,300.7  | 1,322.7 |  |  |
| United Loyalist  | John Scott | 5.87%  | 687  | 695.17  | 696.34  | 699.34  | 820.06  | 842.58  | 893.44  | 894.96  | 899.39  | 907.39  | 1,548.39 |
| Ulster Unionist | Ronald McLean | 3.25%  | 381  | 991.17  | 1,058.31  | 1,063.98  | 1,072.07  | 1,101.4  | 1,121.39  | 1,129.34  | 1,178.6  | 1,238.6  | 1,268.81  | 1,298.51
| Ulster Unionist | Joseph O'Hara | 5.90%  | 691  | 930.51  | 972.63  | 975.49  | 984.44  | 998.45  | 1,022.02  | 1,038.49  | 1,056.09  | 1,110.09  | 1,143.87  | 1,190.85
| United Loyalist  | J. A. Humphreys  | 5.53%  | 647  | 672.37  | 674.26  | 676.26  | 685.26  | 767.82  | 860.25  | 861.25  | 871.68  | 882.68  | 963.92  | 1,130.78
| United Loyalist  | James Scott  | 4.01%  | 469  | 475.45  | 476.89  | 478.32  | 572.93  | 594.36  | 805.92  | 809.35  | 816.35  | 823.35  |  |
| NI Labour | J. Getty  | 4.61%  | 540  | 549.03  | 550.2  | 559.76  | 560.94  | 565.12  | 567.21  | 578.64  |  |  |  |
| Alliance | W. R. Morrow  | 6.59%  | 520  | 525.59  | 527.3  | 534.73  | 537.73  | 537.82  | 537.82  |  |  |  |  |
| United Loyalist  | G. L. McVeigh  | 3.23%  | 378  | 386.6  | 387.68  | 391.68  | 439.97  | 462.06  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Vanguard | Thomas Lyons  | 2.94%  | 344  | 353.46  | 354.63  | 356.15  | 357.15  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Unionist Loyalist  | P. G. Moles  | 2.76%  | 323  | 327.73  | 328.27  | 328.27  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Alliance | Annie Ground  | 1.64%  | 192  | 200.17  | 201.16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 18,373  Valid: 11,706 (63.71%)  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 1,301  Turnout: 11,838 (64.43%)

### Area C[edit]

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Ulster Unionist | J. Black | 24.24%  | 1,811 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | Walter McFarland | 20.73%  | 1,549 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Alliance | Samuel Finlay | 10.44%  | 780  | 798.6  | 804.87  | 925.25  | 1,380.25 |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | F. H. Gray | 5.94%  | 444  | 874.28  | 1,077.01  | 1,089.51  | 1,098.94  | 1,111.48  | 1,633.48 |
| Independent | C. R. Beacon | 12.10%  | 904  | 940.58  | 949.13  | 956.63  | 995.32  | 1,031.62  | 1,157.55  | 1,400.55
| NI Labour | R. Bingham  | 8.47%  | 633  | 641.99  | 649.78  | 664.4  | 712.9  | 794.74  | 854.31  | 922.31
| Ulster Unionist | C. Moore  | 8.65%  | 646  | 702.73  | 765.81  | 768.5  | 772.62  | 775.26  |  |
| Alliance | M. G. McConville  | 5.94%  | 444  | 446.17  | 446.93  | 555.93  |  |  |  |
| Alliance | H. McLernon  | 3.49%  | 261  | 266.89  | 271.07  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 11,051  Valid: 7,472 (67.61%)  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 1,246  Turnout: 7,571 (68.51%)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Castlereagh". Retrieved 7 June 2021.
2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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