1973 Larne Borough Council election explained

See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1973.

Election Name:	1973 Larne Borough Council election
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Next Election:	1977 Larne Borough Council election
Next Year:	1977
Seats For Election:	All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
Majority Seats:	8
Party1:	Loyalist
Seats1:	8
Party2:	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seats2:	3
Party3:	Independent (politician)
Seats3:	2
Party4:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats4:	1
Party5:	Independent Unionist
Seats5:	1

Elections to Larne 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 15 councillors.

Election results

Party	valign=top	Seats	valign=top	±	valign=top	First Pref. votes	valign=top	FPv%	valign=top	±%
	Loyalist	8		6,411	47.9
	3		3,411	25.5
	2		1,254	9.4
	1		955	7.2
	1		641	4.8
	0		543	4.1
	0		182	1.4
Totals	align=right	15		align=right	13,397	100.0	—

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Districts summary

Others|-|align="left"|Area A|18.4|1|18.7|0|bgcolor="darkorange"|62.9|bgcolor="darkorange"|2|4|-|align="left"|Area B|16.8|1|0.0|0|bgcolor="darkorange"|83.2|bgcolor="darkorange"|3|4|-|align="left"|Area C|33.6|2|0.0|0|bgcolor="darkorange"|66.4|bgcolor="darkorange"|5|7|-|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"|align="left"| Total|25.5|3|4.8|1|69.7|11|15|-|}

Districts results

Area A

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

Area B

1973: 3 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist

Area C

1973: 4 x Loyalist, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

Notes and References

Web site: Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Larne. 5 July 2021.