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All 16 seats to Moyle District Council 9 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Moyle 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 16 councillors.
Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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Independent | 7 | 3,156 | 47.3 | |||
UUP | 5 | 1,457 | 21.9 | |||
SDLP | 2 | 799 | 12.0 | |||
Ind. Unionist | 2 | 488 | 7.3 | |||
Alliance | 0 | 334 | 5.0 | |||
Ulster Liberal | 0 | 77 | 1.2 | |||
Totals | 16 | 6,668 | 100.0 | — |
Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
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UUP | SDLP | Others | |||||
Area A | 0.0 | 0 | 4.6 | 0 | 95.4 | 4 | 4 |
Area B | 48.4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 51.6 | 4 | 8 |
Area C | 27.9 | 1 | 43.1 | 2 | 29.0 | 1 | 4 |
Total | 21.9 | 5 | 12.0 | 2 | 66.1 | 9 | 16 |
1973: 4 x Independent
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Independent | Alistair McSparran | 23.87% | 533 | ||||||||
Independent | Fergus Wheeler | 21.67% | 484 | ||||||||
Independent | Patrick McCarry | 15.94% | 356 | 360.32 | 361.84 | 379.08 | 388.64 | 493.64 | |||
Independent | Arthur McAlister | 8.82% | 197 | 238.44 | 249.24 | 268.1 | 329.6 | 353.04 | 372.29 | 458.29 | |
Independent | P. McCambridge | 8.82% | 149 | 163.56 | 175.88 | 188.68 | 214.48 | 227 | 245.48 | ???? | |
Independent | P. P. Delargy | 8.33% | 186 | 192.24 | 196.48 | 210.44 | 224.4 | 233.04 | 241.51 | ||
Independent | J. McCaughan | 5.69% | 127 | 129.08 | 130.2 | 159.76 | 161.89 | ||||
SDLP | Joseph Lynn | 4.61% | 103 | 114.68 | 118.36 | 125.92 | |||||
Alliance | W. Grace | 2.24% | 50 | 51.92 | 52.32 | ||||||
Independent | D. McAlister | 2.15% | 48 | 49.12 | 50.32 | ||||||
Electorate: 2,644 Valid: 2,233 (84.46%) Spoilt: 15 Quota: 447 Turnout: 2,248 (85.02%) |
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
UUP | Robert McKay | 18.96% | 535 | |||||||
UUP | Price McConaghy | 12.66% | 357 | |||||||
Ind. Unionist | Samuel Adams | 9.75% | 275 | 299.6 | 306.56 | 331.56 | ||||
UUP | W. Baxter | 9.22% | 260 | 307.15 | 313.39 | 316.59 | ||||
Ind. Unionist | Hugh Acheson | 7.55% | 213 | 272.45 | 276.77 | 309.54 | 331.54 | |||
Independent | James Gault | 9.25% | 261 | 283.55 | 292.31 | 313.9 | 330.9 | |||
UUP | S. Montgomery | 7.52% | 212 | 254.23 | 263.71 | 283.65 | 327.65 | |||
Independent | James McShane | 8.83% | 249 | 249.82 | 250.3 | 250.83 | 275.83 | 278.83 | 283.83 | |
Independent | James McToal | 8.26% | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 236.12 | 237.12 | 238.12 | |
Alliance | R. Irwin | 4.57% | 129 | 137.2 | 138.52 | 143.28 | ||||
DUP | R. W. Taggart | 3.44% | 97 | 110.12 | 113.96 | |||||
Electorate: 4,655 Valid: 2,821 (60.60%) Spoilt: 28 Quota: 314 Turnout: 2,849 (61.20%) |
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
UUP | Elizabeth Johnston | 20.07% | 324 | |||||||
SDLP | John Black | 17.10% | 276 | 281 | 302 | 336 | ||||
SDLP | John McAfee | 10.90% | 176 | 190 | 210 | 223 | 227 | 360 | ||
Independent | Archibald McAuley | 10.47% | 169 | 176 | 186 | 194 | 243 | 286 | 311.85 | |
Alliance | E. Molloy | 9.60% | 155 | 168 | 181 | 183 | 229 | 250 | 261 | |
SDLP | C. Lynn | 9.91% | 160 | 165 | 173 | 202 | 208 | |||
UUP | J. Greer | 7.81% | 126 | 140 | 142 | 146 | ||||
SDLP | F. Duncan | 5.20% | 84 | 89 | 91 | |||||
Ulster Liberal | J. B. Bakewell | 4.77% | 77 | 80 | ||||||
Independent | A. J. Watt | 4.15% | 67 | |||||||
Electorate: 2,185 Valid: 1,614 (73.87%) Spoilt: 19 Quota: 323 Turnout: 1,633 (74.74%) |