1973 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Elections to Carrickfergus 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 15 councillors.

Districts summary
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward ! %
 * - class="unsortable" align="centre"

!Cllrs

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!Cllrs

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!rowspan=2|Total Cllrs

!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | UUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Alliance !colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
 * - class="unsortable" align="center"
 * align="left"|Area A
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|39.8
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
 * 26.6
 * 1
 * 33.6
 * 2
 * 5
 * align="left"|Area B
 * 25.1
 * 2
 * 25.5
 * 1
 * bgcolor="orange"|49.4
 * bgcolor="orange"|2
 * 5
 * align="left"|Area C
 * 20.8
 * 1
 * 15.2
 * 1
 * bgcolor="orange"|64.0
 * bgcolor="orange"|3
 * 5
 * - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
 * align="left"| Total
 * 28.3
 * 5
 * 22.3
 * 3
 * 49.4
 * 7
 * 15
 * }
 * 49.4
 * 7
 * 15
 * }
 * }

Area A
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance

Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent

Area C
1973: 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist