Elections to Cookstown 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.
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All 15 seats to Cookstown District Council 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results edit
Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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Ulster Unionist | 8 | 6,428 | 43.7 | |||
SDLP | 3 | 2,671 | 18.2 | |||
Independent Nationalist | 2 | 1,276 | 8.7 | |||
Republican Clubs | 1 | 1,741 | 11.8 | |||
Loyalist Coalition | 1 | 1,652 | 11.2 | |||
Alliance | 0 | 925 | 6.3 | |||
Totals | 15 | 14,693 | 100.0 | — |
Districts summary edit
Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
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UUP | SDLP | RC | Others | ||||||
Area A | 34.0 | 2 | 7.8 | 0 | 17.9 | 1 | 40.3 | 2 | 5 |
Area B | 48.1 | 3 | 25.4 | 2 | 9.6 | 0 | 16.9 | 1 | 6 |
Area C | 49.3 | 3 | 20.5 | 1 | 7.8 | 0 | 22.4 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 43.7 | 8 | 18.2 | 3 | 11.8 | 1 | 26.3 | 3 | 15 |
Districts results edit
Area A edit
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist Coalition, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Loyalist Coalition | Samuel Parke | 23.27% | 1,137 | |||||||
Independent Nationalist | Laurence Loughran | 11.27% | 551 | 551 | 556 | 616.31 | 661.31 | 967.31 | ||
Republican Clubs | G. McElhatton | 8.64% | 422 | 422 | 458 | 466 | 808 | 885 | ||
Ulster Unionist | N. Glasgow | 13.16% | 643 | 737.24 | 737.24 | 755.24 | 757.24 | 762.24 | 775.24 | |
Ulster Unionist | S. Glasgow | 10.99% | 537 | 693.55 | 693.55 | 708.86 | 708.86 | 711.86 | 716.86 | |
Ulster Unionist | J. Gourley | 9.90% | 484 | 545.69 | 548.69 | 563.69 | 563.69 | 570.69 | 599.69 | |
SDLP | G. McKeown | 7.78% | 380 | 380.31 | 397.31 | 494.31 | 516.31 | |||
Republican Clubs | P. Monaghan | 6.51% | 318 | 318 | 408 | 424 | ||||
Alliance | T. P. Sharpe | 4.71% | 230 | 232.48 | 265.48 | |||||
Republican Clubs | C. O'Neill | 2.72% | 133 | 133.31 | ||||||
Alliance | J. E. McGurk | 1.06% | 52 | 52 | ||||||
Electorate: 5,947 Valid: 4,887 (82.18%) Spoilt: 123 Quota: 815 Turnout: 5,010 (84.24%) |
Area B edit
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | James Howard | 18.23% | 1,050 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | Victor McGahie | 17.43% | 1,004 | |||||||
SDLP | Paddy Duffy | 17.41% | 1,003 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | William McIntyre | 12.43% | 716 | 915.92 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | J. J. O'Kane | 12.58% | 725 | 725 | 727.76 | 748.46 | 749.31 | 772.29 | 987.29 | |
SDLP | Joseph Davidson | 7.98% | 460 | 460.42 | 460.88 | 586.34 | 586.51 | 611.67 | 774.85 | |
Alliance | Austin Hutchinson | 4.34% | 250 | 269.32 | 444.12 | 450.6 | 537.81 | 541.71 | 554.15 | |
Republican Clubs | F. Crozier | 4.88% | 281 | 281 | 281 | 291.8 | 291.97 | 515.73 | ||
Republican Clubs | Rita Heron | 4.72% | 272 | 272 | 272.46 | 285.42 | 285.42 | |||
Electorate: 7,153 Valid: 5,761 (80.54%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 824 Turnout: 5,859 (81.91%) |
Area C edit
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Espie Donaldson | 25.44% | 1,029 | ||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Alexander McConnell | 12.81% | 518 | 658.49 | 658.49 | 684.53 | 703.58 | 703.58 | 837.5 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | John Warwick | 11.05% | 447 | 481.65 | 481.65 | 490.91 | 492.33 | 492.33 | 530.38 | 550.78 | 918.78 | ||
SDLP | Brigid Neeson | 11.59% | 469 | 469.21 | 469.21 | 471.21 | 472.21 | 565.21 | 637.21 | 639.85 | 641.75 | 652.75 | |
SDLP | J. McCrystal | 8.88% | 359 | 359 | 379 | 379 | 389 | 509 | 575 | 576.68 | 578.18 | 586.18 | |
Loyalist Coalition | G. B. Somerville | 9.62% | 389 | 413.36 | 413.36 | 506.93 | 509.35 | 510.35 | 532.4 | 534.8 | |||
Alliance | Basil McNamee | 5.69% | 230 | 232.21 | 232.21 | 233.52 | 369.94 | 379.94 | |||||
Republican Clubs | S. McElroy | 4.55% | 184 | 184 | 288 | 288 | 290 | ||||||
Alliance | Mary Lennox | 4.03% | 163 | 165.52 | 170.52 | 173.73 | |||||||
Loyalist Coalition | R. J. K. Loughran | 3.11% | 126 | 136.29 | 136.29 | ||||||||
Republican Clubs | H. Bradley | 3.24% | 131 | 131 | |||||||||
Electorate: 5,159 Valid: 4,045 (78.41%) Spoilt: 48 Quota: 810 Turnout: 4,093 (79.34%) |
References edit
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Cookstown". Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.