1973 Armagh District Council election

Elections to Armagh 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.

Election results

Party		Seats	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	11	10,405	45.4
	Social Democratic and Labour	5	5,200	22.7
	Democratic Unionist	2	2,601	11.3
	Alliance	1	1,785	7.8
	Independent	1	1,130	4.9
	Republican Clubs	0	1,070	4.7
	NI Labour	0	583	2.5
	Unity	0	153	0.7
Totals		20	22,927	100.0	—

^[1]

Districts summary

Results of the Armagh District Council election, 1973
by district^[1]
Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		SDLP		DUP		Alliance		Others		Total Cllrs
Area A	34.3	2	14.6	0	24.8	1	5.3	0	21.0	1	4
Area B	53.6	4	14.4	1	20.5	1	9.1	0	2.4	0	6
Area C	44.1	2	34.8	2	0.0	0	7.0	1	14.1	0	5
Area D	44.4	3	28.0	2	0.0	0	8.7	0	18.9	0	5
Total	45.4	11	22.7	5	11.3	2	7.8	1	12.8	1	20

Districts results

Area A

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

Armagh Area A - 4 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Democratic Unionist	Douglas Hutchinson	24.83%	1,076
	Ulster Unionist	Mary Huey	16.87%	731	847.55	849.97	849.97	930.97
	Ulster Unionist	Samuel Foster	17.44%	756	837.9	837.9	837.9	876.9
	Independent	D. Magee	11.14%	483	484.05	517.26	528.26	570.73	590.73	680.94	795.94
	Social Democratic and Labour	Francis McIlvanna	8.84%	383	383	398	415.21	435.21	437.21	606.21	729.21
	Republican Clubs	T. C. McGleenan	3.39%	147	147	198	320	323	323	349
	Social Democratic and Labour	S. R. D. Coyle	5.81%	252	252	263	267	302.21	303.21
	Alliance	R. W. Anderson	5.31%	230	235.46	237.46	238.46
	Republican Clubs	P. McCusker	3.32%	144	144.21	157.21
	Republican Clubs	M. J. Toal	1.75%	76	76
	NI Labour	P. Hunter	0.74%	32	32.84
	Independent	P. Fox	0.55%	24	24
Electorate: 5,667 Valid: 4,334 (76.48%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 867 Turnout: 4,422 (78.03%)

Area B

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

Armagh Area B - 6 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Democratic Unionist	Thomas Black	20.51%	1,525
	Ulster Unionist	Nathaniel McMahon	16.26%	1,209
	Social Democratic and Labour	Seamus Mallon	14.41%	1,071
	Ulster Unionist	William Henning	14.10%	1,048	1,168.45
	Ulster Unionist	Nelson Huddleston	10.17%	756	838.5	890.46	929.76	931.76	961.08	994.87	1,127.87
	Ulster Unionist	Andrew Crothers	6.66%	495	646.14	687.06	729.66	729.99	748.44	763.25	942.29
	Ulster Unionist	Thomas Hutchinson	6.40%	476	543.32	586.64	607.64	609.76	642.93	678.69	781.7
	Alliance	Austin Best	4.32%	321	326.61	328.17	328.47	334.8	416.57	638.41
	Alliance	John Lamb	3.23%	240	249.24	252.6	252.9	267.9	329.9
	Alliance	Harden Glendinning	1.56%	116	119.63	120.35	120.35	141.47
	Independent	Robert Newell	1.30%	97	108.55	110.95	112.15	112.15
	NI Labour	Eamon McCann	1.08%	80	80.66	81.02	81.02
Electorate: 9,667 Valid: 7,434 (76.90%) Spoilt: 115 Quota: 1,063 Turnout: 7,549 (78.09%)

Area C

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

Armagh Area C - 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ulster Unionist	J. Reid	28.39%	1,544
	Social Democratic and Labour	Patrick Fegan	17.93%	975
	Ulster Unionist	W. Shilliday	15.66%	852	1,474.79
	Social Democratic and Labour	M. Cunningham	11.33%	616	616.82	618.46	653.88	895.25	1,026.25
	Alliance	Eugene Connolly	7.04%	383	385.46	559.3	563.78	584.89	696.09
	Independent	E. Conroy	8.99%	489	489.41	494.74	501.25	521.36	571.52
	NI Labour	J. Fullerton	5.11%	278	281.69	334.99	340.87	363.77
	Social Democratic and Labour	P. Nugent	5.55%	302	302.41	303.23	318.7
Electorate: 7,398 Valid: 5,439 (73.52%) Spoilt: 166 Quota: 907 Turnout: 5,605 (75.76%)

Area D

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP

Armagh Area D - 6 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	Ulster Unionist	Frederick Armstrong	27.69%	1,584
	Social Democratic and Labour	Bernard McManus	11.63%	665	665	668	677	678	684	711	749	822	827	837	1,071
	Ulster Unionist	Robert Mercer	8.27%	473	779.54	779.54	779.54	779.54	779.54	781.54	781.54	781.54	802.85	802.85	805.85	910.12
	Social Democratic and Labour	Oliver Tobin	7.06%	404	404.39	404.39	406.39	406.39	407.39	427.39	436.39	534.39	540.39	544.39	675.39	875.39	984.58
	Ulster Unionist	Norman Creswell	8.41%	481	772.72	772.72	773.5	773.5	773.5	775.89	780.06	780.06	790.93	794.62	797.62	888.91	888.91
	Republican Clubs	Patrick Houlahan	4.65%	266	266	275	276	297	368	377	398	403	405	720	747	769	775.71
	Alliance	J. Fitzgerald	4.81%	275	282.8	282.8	287.8	287.8	288.8	309.8	313.8	323.8	523.75	530.75	553.75
	Social Democratic and Labour	T. M. McIntegart	5.26%	301	301	305	311	314	321	350	369	417	423	431
	Republican Clubs	A. P. Cassin	4.62%	264	264.39	270.39	271.39	297.39	323.39	327.39	365.39	367.39	369.39
	Alliance	M. K. Lamb	3.85%	220	227.02	227.02	227.41	227.41	229.41	251.41	251.41	258.41
	Social Democratic and Labour	M. M. McReynolds	4.04%	231	231	231	232	233	234	244	246
	Unity	Patrick Agnew	2.67%	153	154.17	164.17	165.17	167.17	171.17	177.17
	NI Labour	Paddy Grimes	2.48%	142	142.39	142.39	164.39	164.39	164.39
	Republican Clubs	J. Trainor	1.80%	103	103	104	105	120
	Republican Clubs	E. P. Reilly	1.22%	70	70	71	71
	NI Labour	G. J. McCreesh	0.89%	51	52.17	52.17
	Independent	G. R. Mackey	0.65%	37	37
Electorate: 8,434 Valid: 5,720 (67.82%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 954 Turnout: 5,842 (69.27%)

References

^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Banbridge". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[Armagh-1] "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Banbridge". Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[Results-2] "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

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