1973 Fermanagh District Council election
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All 20 seats to Fermanagh District Council 11 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.
Election results
Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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Ulster Unionist | 8 | 8,412 | 28.2 | |||
Unity | 4 | 7,212 | 24.3 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | 4 | 3,540 | 11.9 | |||
Ind. Unionist | 2 | 3,504 | 11.7 | |||
Independent Nationalist | 2 | 1,924 | 6.4 | |||
Alliance | 0 | 2,285 | 7.7 | |||
Democratic Unionist | 0 | 1,495 | 5.0 | |||
Independent | 0 | 1,482 | 5.0 | |||
Totals | 20 | 29,854 | 100.0 | — |
Districts summary
Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
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UUP | Unity | SDLP | Others | ||||||
Area A | 0.0 | 0 | 33.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 66.5 | 2 | 4 |
Area B | 56.4 | 2 | 33.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 10.4 | 0 | 4 |
Area C | 33.7 | 2 | 35.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 30.9 | 1 | 4 |
Area D | 38.9 | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 31.3 | 2 | 22.9 | 0 | 4 |
Area E | 13.3 | 1 | 11.6 | 0 | 28.3 | 2 | 46.8 | 1 | 5 |
Total | 28.2 | 8 | 24.3 | 4 | 11.9 | 4 | 35.6 | 4 | 20 |
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x Unity, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Ind. Unionist | Jack Leahy | 20.07% | 1,242 | |||
Unity | John McCusker | 19.59% | 1,212 | 1,242 | ||
Independent Nationalist | Thomas Murray | 15.94% | 986 | 1,049 | 1,068 | |
Unity | John McMahon | 13.88% | 859 | 897 | 913 | |
Independent | Hugh Reilly | 12.90% | 798 | 871 | 880 | |
Ind. Unionist | Samuel Hutchinson | 12.38% | 766 | 836 | ||
Alliance | Maurice Watts | 5.24% | 324 | |||
Electorate: 7,332 Valid: 6,187 (84.38%) Spoilt: 86 Quota: 1,238 Turnout: 6,273 (85.56%) |
Area B
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Unity
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Unity | James Breen | 27.49% | 1,584 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Cecil Noble | 25.13% | 1,448 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Norman Brown | 18.48% | 1,065 | 1,068.51 | 1,167.51 | ||
Ulster Unionist | James Nethercott | 12.83% | 739 | 741.43 | 910.23 | 1,251.23 | |
Unity | Margaret Traynor | 5.73% | 330 | 727.71 | 727.91 | 838.67 | |
Democratic Unionist | Irene Hughes | 5.38% | 310 | 311.35 | 327.75 | ||
Alliance | James Henderson | 4.96% | 286 | 302.2 | 306.8 | ||
Electorate: 6,666 Valid: 5,762 (86.44%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,153 Turnout: 5,850 (87.76%) |
Area C
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Wilson Elliott | 26.20% | 1,581 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | Patrick Flanagan | 15.54% | 938 | 939.38 | 939.38 | 1,297.38 | |||
Unity | Francis Stewart | 13.19% | 796 | 796.69 | 802.15 | 848.38 | 917.88 | 1,201.86 | |
Ulster Unionist | Richard Thornton | 7.46% | 450 | 732.9 | 962.74 | 962.97 | 962.97 | 1,050.56 | |
Unity | Patrick McCaffrey | 13.70% | 827 | 827.92 | 828.92 | 840.92 | 851.17 | 1,037.84 | |
Alliance | Brian Finn | 10.97% | 662 | 673.96 | 690.87 | 781.1 | 789.85 | ||
Unity | Patrick O'Flanagan | 8.47% | 511 | 511.69 | 512.69 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | Kenneth Scott | 4.47% | 270 | 330.72 | |||||
Electorate: 6,855 Valid: 6,035 (88.04%) Spoilt: 84 Quota: 1,208 Turnout: 6,119 (89.26%) |
Area D
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Francis Gage | 18.87% | 1,143 | 1,160 | 1,168 | 1,194 | 1,282 | |||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | John Maguire | 13.21% | 800 | 801 | 802 | 857 | 857 | 857 | 1,082 | 1,363 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Ben Loane | 11.51% | 697 | 706 | 712 | 724 | 836 | 884 | 885 | 885 | 1,411 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Thomas Daly | 11.13% | 674 | 674 | 674 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 756 | 976 | 976 | 978 | 1,125.32 | |
Independent | David Brien | 11.29% | 684 | 697 | 700 | 778 | 850 | 856 | 871 | 882 | 919 | 1,095 | 1,097.32 | |
Ulster Unionist | Warren Loane | 8.50% | 515 | 516 | 520 | 534 | 572 | 583 | 583 | 584 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | John Monaghan | 7.00% | 424 | 430 | 430 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 536 | |||||
Unity | James Gallagher | 6.90% | 418 | 418 | 418 | 426 | 427 | 428 | ||||||
Democratic Unionist | Crowe | 4.94% | 299 | 299 | 383 | 383 | ||||||||
Alliance | Anthony Ruddy | 1.80% | 109 | 137 | 137 | |||||||||
Alliance | Robert Stewart | 1.68% | 102 | 113 | 113 | |||||||||
Democratic Unionist | Samuel Robinson | 1.75% | 106 | 106 | ||||||||||
Alliance | Jack Askwith | 1.44% | 87 | |||||||||||
Electorate: 6,993 Valid: 6,058 (86.63%) Spoilt: 60 Quota: 1,212 Turnout: 6,118 (87.49%) |
Area E
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Ind. Unionist | George Cathcart | 25.74% | 1,496 | ||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Thomas Scott | 13.32% | 774 | 1,007.42 | 1,007.42 | 1,008.96 | 1,009.18 | 1,012.06 | 1,012.06 | 1,429.06 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | James Lunny | 12.04% | 700 | 700 | 715 | 723 | 738 | 778.44 | 1,007.32 | 1,020.98 | 1,024.98 | 1,263.98 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Mary Corrigan | 9.64% | 560 | 561.54 | 568.54 | 572.54 | 578.54 | 590.54 | 706.54 | 712.76 | 713.76 | 939.76 | |
Alliance | Marjorie Moore | 4.70% | 273 | 290.6 | 307.6 | 405.98 | 407.98 | 599.26 | 611.26 | 659.74 | 721.74 | 745.4 | |
Unity | John McManus | 6.62% | 385 | 385.22 | 426.22 | 427.44 | 638.44 | 645.66 | 678.66 | 688.66 | 689.66 | ||
Democratic Unionist | Robert Donaldson | 8.77% | 510 | 560.82 | 561.82 | 576.02 | 578.02 | 582.78 | 586.78 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | James Donnelly | 6.57% | 382 | 382.88 | 388.88 | 392.88 | 397.88 | 408.88 | |||||
Alliance | James Falconer | 3.66% | 213 | 219.82 | 231.82 | 281.46 | 281.46 | ||||||
Unity | Anthony Maguire | 3.65% | 212 | 212 | 245.22 | 247.22 | |||||||
Alliance | Herfort Ritchie | 2.89% | 168 | 181.86 | 187.86 | ||||||||
Unity | Joseph Owens | 1.34% | 78 | 78 | |||||||||
Alliance | Edward Love | 1.05% | 61 | 61.44 | |||||||||
Electorate: 7,232 Valid: 5,812 (80.37%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,163 Turnout: 5,887 (81.40%) |
References
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Fermanagh". Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 18 August 2021.