1973 Castlereagh District Council election explained

See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1973.

Election Name:	1973 Castlereagh Borough Council election
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Next Election:	1977 Castlereagh Borough Council election
Next Year:	1977
Seats For Election:	All 19 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council
Majority Seats:	10
Party1:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats1:	10
Party2:	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seats2:	5
Party3:	United Loyalist
Seats3:	2
Party4:	Loyalist Coalition
Seats4:	1
Party5:	Independent (politician)
Seats5:	1

Elections to Castlereagh 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 19 councillors.

Election results

Party	valign=top	Seats	valign=top	±	valign=top	First Pref. votes	valign=top	FPv%	valign=top	±%
	10		14,282	50.6
	5		6,248	22.1
	United Loyalist	2		3,809	13.5
	Loyalist Coalition	1		1,062	3.8
	1		902	3.2
	0		1,564	5.5
	0		344	1.2
Totals	align=right	19		align=right	28,213	100.0	—

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Districts summary

Others|-|align="left"|Area A|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|55.4|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|3|25.8|2|18.8|1|6|-|align="left"|Area B|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|41.2|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|4|20.8|2|38.0|2|8|-|align="left"|Area C|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|59.6|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|3|19.9|2|20.5|1|5|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"|align="left"| Total|50.6|10|22.1|5|27.3|4|19|-|}

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist

Area B

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Loyalist Coalition

Area C

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

Notes and References

Web site: Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Castlereagh. 7 June 2021.