1973 Ballymena Borough Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30)
All 21 seats to Ballymena Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Ind. Unionist
Seats won 9 5 3
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent Alliance Vanguard
Seats won 2 1 1

Elections to Ballymena Borough 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 21 councillors.

Election results

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Ulster Unionist 9 8,688 37.9%
DUP 5 5,607 37.9%
Ind. Unionist 3 2,142 9.3%
Independent 2 3,324 14.5%
Alliance 1 1,469 6.4%
Vanguard 1 1,276 5.6%
NI Labour 0 438 1.9%
Totals 21 22,944 100.0% —

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Districts summary

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Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 1973
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance Vanguard Others
Area A 45.3 2 13.6 1 2.3 0 0.0 0 38.8 1 4
Area B 16.0 1 39.1 2 5.3 0 0.0 0 39.6 3 6
Area C 40.9 3 18.4 1 4.5 0 22.4 1 13.8 0 5
Area D 50.8 3 22.8 1 11.7 1 0.0 0 14.7 1 6
Total 37.9 9 24.2 5 6.4 1 5.6 1 25.9 5 21

Districts results

Area A

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

Ballymena Area A - 4 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Ulster Unionist Thomas Hume 21.74% 934          
Ind. Unionist Clifford Davison 20.81% 894          
Ulster Unionist Thomas McCaughey 14.87% 639 666 1,036      
DUP William Wilson 13.64% 586 592 612 759.4 818.57 849.95
Independent J. J. O'Hagan 17.99% 773 792 794 822.6 835.02 835.46
Ulster Unionist D. McCarthy 8.70% 374 409        
Alliance S. O. Nesbitt 2.26% 97          
Electorate: 6,576   Valid: 4,297 (65.34%)   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 860   Turnout: 4,354 (66.21%)  

    Area B

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

    Ballymena Area B - 4 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent A. Simpson 22.30% 1,390          
    DUP Sandy Spence 20.07% 1,251          
    DUP Roy Gillespie 19.06% 1,188          
    Ulster Unionist W. Dickey 11.78% 734 930.8        
    Ind. Unionist Hugh Simpson 7.49% 467 541 648.3 728.34 814.64 894.12
    Ind. Unionist Thomas Smyth 6.03% 376 431.6 504.1 607.6 693.1 786.54
    Ulster Unionist W. O. Given 4.19% 261 305.8 433.98 481.36 569.28 685.18
    Alliance Maeve Kyle 5.30% 330 398.4 413.48 420.38 435.78  
    Independent W. R. McNeilly 3.77% 235 291 324.64 378    
    Electorate: 9,474   Valid: 6,232 (65.78%)   Spoilt: 61   Quota: 891   Turnout: 6,293 (66.42%)  

      Area C

      1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard

      Ballymena Area C - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Vanguard David Allen 20.65% 1,169                    
      DUP John McAuley 18.35% 1,039                    
      Ulster Unionist George Sloane 17.20% 974                    
      Ulster Unionist A. Hyndman 8.76% 496 514.24 521.17 525.69 551.96 559.58 616.08 621.47 687.04 750.6 823.03
      Ulster Unionist W. McWilliams 8.21% 465 477.92 484.58 489.15 513.53 523.58 565.82 570.23 639.26 693.06 744.59
      Ulster Unionist F. McNeill 6.73% 381 390.88 394.03 394.22 416.31 421.68 437.53 438.56 491.07 524.02 566.39
      Alliance M. M. McAleese 4.49% 254 255.33 255.33 259.33 265.33 265.93 272.14 418.23 449.66 453.36  
      Vanguard Elizabeth Roulton 1.89% 107 264.51 329.04 329.23 348.44 349.7 377.8 382.08 400.1    
      Ind. Unionist William Simpson 3.74% 212 216.37 218.62 219.8 241.74 243.9 274.19 298.19      
      NI Labour F. R. Kelly 3.06% 173 174.14 174.5 213.59 226.59 226.71 238.86        
      Ind. Unionist Robert McCosh 3.41% 193 199.84 205.87 206.96 211.15 212.92          
      Independent J. Montgomery 2.54% 144 147.23 148.67 149.67              
      NI Labour B. Galbraith 0.97% 55 57.85 58.21                
      Electorate: 9,068   Valid: 5,662 (62.44%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 944   Turnout: 5,751 (63.42%)  

        Area D

        1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

        Ballymena Area D - 6 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Henry 34.37% 2,321                
        DUP Maurice Mills 19.81% 1,338                
        Independent Patrick Burke 11.58% 782 823.18 826.54 903.82 907.82 955.46 967.36    
        Ulster Unionist R. L. D. Pinkerton 2.71% 183 555.94 574.98 579.58 625.38 653.44 912.32 1,065.32  
        Ulster Unionist David Thompson 5.29% 357 663.24 678.64 688.96 790.46 813.4 890.72 1,063.72  
        Alliance J. O'Mullan 7.48% 505 527.04 528.72 577.58 580.9 770.64 804.86 830.76 ????
        DUP H. S. Roulton 3.04% 205 266.48 574.2 584.22 594.58 597.86 617.8 694.34 ????
        Ulster Unionist J. D. Walker 4.07% 275 420 427 429.58 517.1 531.26 565.92    
        Ulster Unionist John Magaughin 1.91% 129 368.54 376.66 388 416.36 428.68      
        Alliance Phyllis Doloughan 4.19% 283 297.5 298.06 339.34 346.36        
        Ulster Unionist Dorothy Smith 2.44% 165 283.32 287.8 292.68          
        NI Labour S. McQuiston 1.64% 111 126.08 127.2            
        NI Labour J. A. Rooney 1.47% 99 99 100.96            
        Electorate: 10,323   Valid: 6,753 (65.42%)   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 965   Turnout: 6,844 (66.30%)  
          • Data missing from stage 9

          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Ballymena". Retrieved 9 July 2021.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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