1973 Coleraine Borough Council election

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1973 Coleraine Borough Council election

30 May 1973 (1973-05-30)
All 20 seats to Coleraine Borough Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Ulster Unionist Alliance Independent Seats won 13 3 2   Fourth party Fifth party   Party SDLP Ind. Unionist Seats won 1 1

Elections to Coleraine 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 20 councillors.

Election results

Party		Seats	±	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	13		12,451	57.2
	Alliance	3		2,869	13.2
	Independent	2		2,677	12.3
	SDLP	1		1,483	6.8
	Ind. Unionist	1		1,121	5.1
	Republican Clubs	0		659	3.0
	Loyalist	0		325	1.5
	NI Labour	0		200	0.9
Totals		20		21,785	100.0	—

Districts summary

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1973
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		Alliance		SDLP		Others
Area A	51.8	4	4.7	0	15.9	1	27.6	1	6
Area B	63.4	5	21.3	2	5.3	0	10.0	0	7
Area C	56.1	4	13.1	1	0.0	0	30.8	2	7
Total	57.2	13	13.2	3	6.8	1	22.8	3	20

Districts results

Area A

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Coleraine Area A - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Ind. Unionist	William Watt	16.24%	1,121
	Ulster Unionist	Leslie Morrell	15.57%	1,075
	Ulster Unionist	James Anderson	13.41%	926	941.36	987.52
	Ulster Unionist	J. H. McElfatrick	9.34%	645	678.12	689.16	706	718.48	767.32	768.44	803.52	807.52	1,099.52
	SDLP	Patrick Cassidy	7.87%	543	543.12	543.36	545.48	572.2	574.32	596.32	702.56	970.64	972.72	972.72
	Ulster Unionist	Robert McMaster	7.88%	544	568.6	577.96	583.8	595.44	629.4	630.4	658.32	660.32	850.48	961.66
	SDLP	P. McIntyre	8.00%	552	552.24	552.24	552.24	555.32	555.44	566.44	631.68	744.04	745.32	745.32
	Ulster Unionist	G. Campbell	5.58%	385	396.64	408.64	420.4	435.68	476.72	477.72	533.84	533.84
	Republican Clubs	J. B. McNicholl	3.98%	275	275.24	275.24	275.24	276.36	276.36	467.36	474.56
	Alliance	J. B. Austin	4.74%	327	330.24	331.92	332.16	345.68	351.6	351.6
	Republican Clubs	Jerry Mullan	3.22%	222	222	222	222	230.12	230.12
	Independent	H. McMaster	2.20%	152	164.6	167.96	176.4	182.88
	Independent	C. R. Lee	1.22%	84	109.56	110.12	112.24
	Independent	S. Boyd	0.77%	53	57.8	58.28
Electorate: 8,878   Valid: 6,904 (77.77%)   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 987   Turnout: 6,968 (78.49%)

Area B

1973: 5 x UUP, 2 x Alliance

Coleraine Area B - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Ulster Unionist	Albert Clarke	15.94%	1,163
	Ulster Unionist	Alexander Sharpe	11.01%	803	824.84	830.84	910.85	914.75
	Alliance	J. Fawcett	8.39%	612	623.34	627.55	651.39	747.44	755.65	889.07	1,048.07
	Ulster Unionist	John Earl	8.72%	636	716.85	720.9	750.58	757.42	795.2	805.62	815.62	817.62	959.62
	Ulster Unionist	William Glenn	9.06%	661	685.99	687.99	698.07	708.49	761.27	777.27	779.27	779.27	954.27
	Ulster Unionist	Robert Stafford	11.10%	810	821.13	828.13	832.91	839.59	851.06	862.48	865.69	867.69	939.69
	Alliance	Thomas Wilson	5.59%	408	409.89	414.89	417.1	468.52	468.52	639.73	786.73	910.73	933.73
	Loyalist	Hagan	4.46%	325	330.46	365.3	372.3	372.51	559.19	563.19	565.4	565.4	615.4
	Ulster Unionist	T. D. McVeigh	5.41%	395	401.51	403.51	435.98	443.98	468.61	479.61	480.61	480.61
	SDLP	Isobel Boylan	5.32%	388	388.21	388.21	392.21	396.21	396.42	401.42
	Alliance	R. J. Smyth	4.10%	299	300.05	301.05	306.05	362.69	369.1
	Independent	C. Dunlop	3.62%	264	274.92	345.76	354.81	355.81
	Alliance	J. Hamill	3.19%	233	237.2	241.2	247.62
	Ulster Unionist	Katherine McConaghy	2.14%	156	214.38	219.01
	Independent	J. A. Taggart	1.88%	137	140.15
	Independent	G. Woods	0.01%	5	5.42
Electorate: 10,508   Valid: 7,295 (69.42%)   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 912   Turnout: 7,369 (70.13%)

Area C

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance

Coleraine Area C - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
	Ulster Unionist	Robert White	16.73%	1,269
	Ulster Unionist	James Edwards	16.03%	1,216
	Ulster Unionist	Matthew Adams	14.66%	1,112
	Independent	James McFeely	9.58%	727	733.75	735.51	738.17	740.17	746.62	769.56	848.7	852.09	927.34	934.26	962.26
	Alliance	William Mathews	5.75%	436	450.25	466.75	470.53	470.53	539.35	540.74	543.74	543.99	640.93	645.59	727.45	730.3	748.19	1,017.19
	Ulster Unionist	I. Wilson	4.13%	313	476	597.88	617.76	618.4	624.34	633.48	633.48	641.35	646.82	688.52	706.03	706.6	786.61	796.93	822.13	1,065.13
	Independent	Randall Crawford	5.10%	387	402.5	407.78	422.06	435.31	436.31	496.72	496.72	628.96	628.96	674.81	694.76	695.9	753.63	754.1	758.3	803.81
	Independent	J. Doherty	4.27%	324	335.5	339.8	359.92	362.06	365.31	369.92	373.92	384.12	386.12	400.55	428.8	429.94	501.06	514.45	545.65	609.49
	Ulster Unionist	J. Hamill	2.66%	202	251	330.2	349.94	356.44	358.91	364.47	364.47	369	370.5	450.21	463.12	463.69	515.54	520.21	526.81
	Alliance	W. E. O'Hara	3.11%	236	239.5	242.14	242.28	242.28	253.53	253.53	258.67	260.67	303.67	303.67	327.06	333.9	337.34
	Independent	S. J. Walker	3.05%	231	245.5	256.06	267.54	271.82	274.21	279.46	279.46	287.1	289.32	310.23	331.25	331.25
	NI Labour	R. E. Adams	2.64%	200	204	210.16	214.5	214.5	217.64	220.78	236.78	243.06	249.06	249.89
	Ulster Unionist	R. H. S. Edmundson	1.85%	140	158.5	169.94	211.38	213.66	214.13	226.55	226.55	238.34	239.62
	Alliance	Eileen Farrell	2.73%	207	208	209.1	209.66	209.66	218.66	219.8	233.8	234.8
	Independent	J. Anderson	1.70%	129	132.5	133.16	142.4	155.79	158.04	196.62	196.62
	Republican Clubs	J. A. Fleming	2.14%	162	162	162	162.14	162.14	162.14	162.28
	Independent	A. Eakin	1.58%	120	122.75	124.73	127.95	148	148.34
	Alliance	Hamilton	1.46%	111	115	117.42	117.98	117.98
	Independent	K. Ferguson	0.84%	64	66.25	66.69	68.09
Electorate: 10,886   Valid: 7,586 (69.69%)   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 949   Turnout: 7,694 (70.68%)