# 1973 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Elections to Carrickfergus 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 | Party | Seats | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | United Loyalist | 5 | 3,843 | 31.6% | |
| | UUP | 5 | 3,440 | 28.3% | |
| | Alliance | 3 | 2,716 | 22.3% | |
| | Independent | 1 | 1,129 | 9.3% | |
| | Loyalist | 1 | 559 | 4.6% | |
| | NI Labour | 0 | 472 | 3.9% | |
| Totals | Totals | 15 | 12,159 | 100.0% | — |

## Districts summary

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1973 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Area A | 39.8 | 2 | 26.6 | 1 | 33.6 | 2 | 5 |
| Area B | 25.1 | 2 | 25.5 | 1 | 49.4 | 2 | 5 |
| Area C | 20.8 | 1 | 15.2 | 1 | 64.0 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 28.3 | 5 | 22.3 | 3 | 49.4 | 7 | 15 |

## Districts results
### Area A

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance
Carrickfergus Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Robert McAllister | 16.68% | 646 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Edward Simms | 12.03% | 466 | 468 | 482 | 807 | | |
| | United Loyalist | Charles Johnston | 15.00% | 581 | 586 | 591 | 618 | 669 | |
| | United Loyalist | Robert Gordon | 15.34% | 594 | 599 | 603 | 633 | 681 | |
| | Alliance | Joan Tomlin | 10.72% | 415 | 461 | 577 | 603 | 634.2 | 638.4 |
| | Alliance | Alison Lowry | 8.86% | 343 | 386 | 528 | 555 | 585 | 590.4 |
| | UUP | C. W. W. Torrance | 11.05% | 428 | 430 | 443 | | | |
| | Alliance | H. Munnis | 7.07% | 274 | 294 | | | | |
| | NI Labour | P. V. Cachart | 3.25% | 126 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 5,759 Valid: 3,873 (67.25%) Spoilt: 70 Quota: 646 Turnout: 3,943 (68.47%) ||||||||||

### Area B

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent
Carrickfergus Area B - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | United Loyalist | J. Craig | 29.81% | 1,231 | | | | |
| | UUP | David McCune | 14.04% | 580 | 853.24 | | | |
| | UUP | Hugh McLean | 11.02% | 455 | 581.5 | 707.5 | | |
| | Alliance | R. Lorimer | 15.33% | 633 | 649.56 | 650.96 | 707.96 | |
| | Independent | S. Campbell | 9.88% | 408 | 495.86 | 513.22 | 517.98 | 731.98 |
| | Alliance | E. McGowan | 10.15% | 419 | 429.58 | 433.22 | 499.18 | 529.18 |
| | Independent | S. Niblock | 6.17% | 255 | 275.24 | 282.8 | 299.48 | |
| | NI Labour | H. McKeown | 3.61% | 149 | 155.9 | 158.98 | | |
| Electorate: 6,154 Valid: 4,130 (67.11%) Spoilt: 49 Quota: 689 Turnout: 4,179 (67.91%) |||||||||

### Area C

1973: 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist
Carrickfergus Area C - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | United Loyalist | Gladys Ritchie | 18.98% | 789 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | United Loyalist | Ken McFaul | 12.42% | 516 | 566.88 | 574 | 575 | 586.36 | 707.36 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | W. Black | 10.83% | 450 | 450.36 | 451.36 | 453.36 | 460.36 | 460.84 | 550.84 | 748.84 | | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Simms | 8.76% | 364 | 367.72 | 372.72 | 373.72 | 395.84 | 400.6 | 405.72 | 417.84 | 434.94 | 563.66 | 566.72 | 838.72 |
| | Loyalist | Ernest Burton | 13.45% | 559 | 567.04 | 587.28 | 589.4 | 596.52 | 615.32 | 621.32 | 623.8 | 626.05 | 643.98 | 653.33 | 685.45 |
| | Independent | T. Patterson | 7.56% | 314 | 314.6 | 318.6 | 318.6 | 336.84 | 337.92 | 356.92 | 364.52 | 387.47 | 404.1 | 404.44 | 440.09 |
| | UUP | T. Wilson | 6.16% | 256 | 258.4 | 259.4 | 260.4 | 273.4 | 277.84 | 279.84 | 285.08 | 291.83 | 398.07 | 399.43 | |
| | UUP | S. Steele | 5.90% | 245 | 246.92 | 248.92 | 248.92 | 259.92 | 263.48 | 267.48 | 271.48 | 277.33 | | | |
| | Alliance | P. Wallace | 4.38% | 182 | 183.56 | 187.56 | 193.56 | 202.68 | 205.52 | 239.52 | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | R. Binnie | 3.42% | 142 | 142 | 144 | 183 | 184.12 | | | | | | | |
| | United Loyalist | E. Loughlin | 3.18% | 132 | 154.8 | 155.92 | 157.04 | 163.16 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | J. Henderson | 2.43% | 101 | 102.08 | 104.08 | 106.08 | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | J. Polley | 1.32% | 55 | 55.24 | 55.24 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | J. Hunter | 1.23% | 51 | 51.48 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,578 Valid: 4,156 (63.18%) Spoilt: 69 Quota: 693 Turnout: 4,225 (64.23%) ||||||||||||||||