1973 Ballymoney District Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1973

1973 Ballymoney Borough Council election

30 May 1973 (1973-05-30)
All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party UUP Ind. Unionist Independent Seats won 4 4 3   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party SDLP DUP Alliance Seats won 2 1 1   Seventh party   Party Ind. Nationalist Seats won 1

Elections to Ballymoney Borough 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.

Election results

Party		Seats	±	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	UUP	4		2,933	33.3%
	Ind. Unionist	4		1,898	21.5%
	Independent	3		1,877	21.3%
	SDLP	2		824	9.3%
	Ind. Nationalist	1		702	8.0%
	DUP	1		687	7.8%
	Alliance	1		679	7.7%
Totals		16		8,815	100.0%	—

Districts summary

Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1973
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		SDLP		DUP		Alliance		Others
Area A	17.1	1	0.0	0	34.2	1	0.0	0	48.7	2	4
Area B	35.9	3	19.3	2	0.0	0	3.9	0	40.9	3	8
Area C	1.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	20.1	1	78.2	3	4
Total	33.3	4	9.3	2	7.8	1	7.7	1	41.9	8	16

Districts results

Area A

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

Ballymoney Area A - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Ind. Unionist	Kenneth Bamford	22.59%	453
	UUP	R. D. Gilmour	17.06%	342	352.67	418.67
	Democratic Unionist Party	David Hanna	19.25%	386	389.41	401.41	402.66
	Independent	W. Campbell	9.18%	184	210.51	226.26	237.76	374.36
	Democratic Unionist Party	T. Milligan	15.01%	301	303.64	316.64	317.64	347.08
	Independent	T. L. McElderry	10.32%	207	209.64	230.97	233.47
	Independent	M. A. Hunter	6.58%	132	135.08
Electorate: 3,947   Valid: 2,005 (50.80%)   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 402   Turnout: 2,034 (51.53%)

Area B

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Ind. Nationalist	Edward McClements	16.42%	702
	Ind. Unionist	Joe Gaston	14.11%	603
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	John Mulholland	10.79%	461	573.96
	Ind. Unionist	William Logan	10.34%	442	442.32	519.81
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Harry Connolly	8.49%	363	466.36	466.36	556.52
	UUP	Patricia Ellis	9.80%	419	419.32	424.36	424.64	424.64	490.48
	UUP	Samuel Montgomery	7.81%	334	335.28	342.63	342.91	345.39	391.81	441.88	458.13
	UUP	Robert Chestnutt	8.12%	347	347	364.22	364.22	364.84	382.58	415.47	435.23
	UUP	J. F. Jamison	6.62%	283	283	295.81	295.81	296.43	316.05	356.3	362.41
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	T. Stuart	3.93%	168	172.16	173.21	179.09	255.35	255.56
	UUP	J. G. Lyons	3.56%	152	152.32	154.84	154.84	155.46
Electorate: 7,161   Valid: 4,274 (59.68%)   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 475   Turnout: 4,346 (60.69%)

Area C

1973: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

Ballymoney Area C - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Independent	Robert McComb	29.69%	753
	Independent	Mary Holmes	14.16%	359	438.56	482.78	502.2	579.2
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	Brendan Smyth	14.83%	376	390.96	395.64	496.36	516.36
	Ind. Unionist	Frederick Holland	15.77%	400	436.72	456.76	466.12	514.76
	UUP	James Simpson	10.69%	271	301.6	325.08	334.42	377.98
	Independent	G. S. H. Hughes	5.95%	151	191.8	210.28	222.3
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	J. A. Scott	5.32%	135	144.18	152.88
	Independent	J. Pollock	3.59%	91	121.94
Electorate: 4,073   Valid: 2,536 (62.26%)   Spoilt: 22   Quota: 508   Turnout: 2,558 (62.80%)