1973 Magherafelt District Council election

Elections to Magherafelt 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.

1973 Magherafelt District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977 →

All 15 seats to Magherafelt District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP UUP Republican Clubs
Seats won 6 5 1

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Vanguard United Loyalist Ind. Nationalist
Seats won 1 1 1

Election results

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
SDLP 6 5,520 32.2
UUP 5 4,978 29.1
United Loyalist 1 1,749 10.2
Republican Clubs 1 1,562 9.1
Vanguard 1 1,083 6.3
Ind. Nationalist 1 888 5.2
Alliance 0 788 4.6
Unity 0 377 2.2
Independent 0 186 1.1
Totals 15 17,131 100.0

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Districts summary

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Results of the Magherafelt District Council election, 1973
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP RC Vanguard Others
Area A 43.6 3 28.1 1 20.5 1 0.0 0 7.8 1 5
Area B 24.0 1 35.9 2 0.0 0 19.2 1 20.9 1 5
Area C 29.0 2 23.3 2 6.8 0 0.0 0 40.9 1 5
Total 32.2 6 29.1 5 9.1 1 6.3 1 23.3 2 15

Districts results

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Area A

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1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Republican Clubs

Magherafelt Area A - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SDLP P. J. Heron 20.42% 1,168                  
SDLP Patrick Sweeney 9.37% 536 550.76 565.76 581.94 619.48 633.84 874.58 928.76 ????  
Republican Clubs Francis Donnelly 5.94% 340 341.62 357.62 396.62 398.8 399.8 412.16 632.34 ????  
UUP David Campbell 14.90% 852 852.54 854.54 854.54 873.54 944.54 944.54 945.54 ???? ????
SDLP Philip Bradley 9.20% 526 686.36 709.28 711.28 722 725 756.86 768.04 ???? ????
UUP Esmond Thompson 13.18% 754 754 754 754 779 890 892 893 ???? ????
Republican Clubs J. Convery 7.01% 401 414.5 426.5 435.5 437.68 437.68 443.76 535.12    
Republican Clubs W. Gribben 5.63% 322 322.54 330.72 370.72 377.72 380.9 387.9      
SDLP Bridget McKeown 4.62% 264 277.14 278.14 284.5 303.22 308.4        
Independent R. W. Shiels 3.25% 186 186.54 190.54 190.54 221.72          
Alliance Andrew Davidson 2.80% 160 162.52 166.52 166.52            
Republican Clubs Peter Merron 1.87% 107 107.54 113.54              
Unity Kevin Agnew 1.82% 104 105.26                
Electorate: 7,097   Valid: 5,720 (80.60%)   Spoilt: 122   Quota: 954   Turnout: 5,842 (82.32%)  
  • Data missing from stages 9 and 10

Area B

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

Magherafelt Area B - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Thomas Kelso 20.79% 1,172          
Vanguard Ian Davidson 19.21% 1,083          
Ind. Nationalist Vincent O'Neill 15.75% 888 888 888.52 949.52    
UUP David Porte 8.35% 471 562.77 615.94 615.94 657.79 1,051.79
SDLP Patrick Scullion 13.07% 737 737.19 737.56 760.58 813.58 816.57
SDLP John Madden 10.89% 614 614 614.13 626.13 655.32 662.07
UUP T. J. Johnston 6.78% 382 506.07 583.55 583.55 638.93  
Alliance John Stewart 3.37% 190 194.56 197.03 197.03    
Unity Harry McCoy 1.79% 101 101.19 101.32      
Electorate: 6,838   Valid: 5,638 (82.45%)   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 940   Turnout: 5,695 (83.28%)  

Area C

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

Magherafelt Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
United Loyalist William McCrea 28.39% 1,639                      
SDLP Aidan Larkin 17.18% 992                      
SDLP Michael O'Neill 6.53% 377 377 387.88 395.06 402.12 410.34 422.54 423.54 654.06 654.06 789.64 1,018.64
UUP Thomas Bradley 6.57% 379 431.89 431.89 431.89 431.89 436.71 436.71 541.42 541.42 716.18 824.88 827.92
UUP William Galway 7.64% 441 466.83 466.87 466.87 467.87 467.87 467.87 502.25 504.27 663.96 772.78 774.84
United Loyalist James Palmer 1.91% 110 633.98 633.98 633.98 634.98 635.98 636.98 674.46 674.46 700.66 716.96 717.98
Republican Clubs M. Devlin 4.59% 265 265 265.84 278.92 310.94 317.02 427.14 427.14 508.66 509.66 527.37  
Alliance W. G. Wade 5.21% 301 305.92 306.62 308.64 317.07 433.41 437.41 444.41 464.73 499.96    
UUP R. A. Brown 6.15% 355 380.83 380.83 380.83 380.83 382.83 382.83 401.52 401.52      
SDLP H. P. Walls 5.30% 306 306 311.14 316.14 346.32 350.52 384.8 384.8        
UUP William Lees 2.98% 172 207.67 207.67 207.67 207.67 208.67 208.67          
Republican Clubs M. McKenna 2.20% 127 127 127.4 136.58 168.6 170.64            
Alliance L. Luparia 2.37% 137 137.82 138.74 140.8 147.82              
Republican Clubs Michael O'Neill 1.66% 96 96.41 96.67 132.75                
Republican Clubs William Mulholland 1.32% 76 76 76.6                  
Electorate: 7,314   Valid: 5,773 (78.93%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 963   Turnout: 5,860 (80.12%)  

References

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  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Magherafelt". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 4 August 2021.