# 1973 Castlereagh District Council election

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 | Party | Seats | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | UUP | 10 | 14,282 | 50.6 | |
| | Alliance | 5 | 6,248 | 22.1 | |
| | United Loyalist | 2 | 3,809 | 13.5 | |
| | Loyalist Coalition | 1 | 1,062 | 3.8 | |
| | Independent | 1 | 902 | 3.2 | |
| | NI Labour | 0 | 1,564 | 5.5 | |
| | Vanguard | 0 | 344 | 1.2 | |
| Totals | Totals | 19 | 28,213 | 100.0 | — |

## Districts summary

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1973 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Area A | 55.4 | 3 | 25.8 | 2 | 18.8 | 1 | 6 |
| Area B | 41.2 | 4 | 20.8 | 2 | 38.0 | 2 | 8 |
| Area C | 59.6 | 3 | 19.9 | 2 | 20.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 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
Castlereagh Area A - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | UUP | Frederick Kane | 15.10% | 1,364 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Bertie Barker | 14.59% | 1,318 | | | | | | | |
| | United Loyalist | Marlene Currie | 14.44% | 1,305 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Stewart | 14.37% | 1,298 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Thomas Hawthorne | 9.53% | 861 | 864.05 | 965.1 | 966.1 | 1,058.26 | 1,068.05 | 1,431.05 | |
| | Alliance | Sarah Bell | 7.70% | 696 | 698.05 | 838.1 | 839.72 | 976.95 | 991.55 | 1,201.4 | 1,335.56 |
| | UUP | H. Russell | 7.02% | 634 | 652.55 | 652.65 | 657.61 | 684.85 | 1,131.49 | 1,145.31 | 1,148.82 |
| | Alliance | F. J. Smith | 5.04% | 455 | 456.1 | 512.15 | 512.69 | 589.83 | 596.36 | | |
| | UUP | J. Lennon | 4.36% | 394 | 435.5 | 439.75 | 456.71 | 494.48 | | | |
| | NI Labour | L. Lannie | 4.33% | 391 | 391.9 | 405.9 | 406.68 | | | | |
| | Alliance | W. Clarke | 3.53% | 319 | 319.5 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,994 Valid: 9,035 (64.56%) Spoilt: 77 Quota: 1,291 Turnout: 9,112 (65.11%) ||||||||||||

### Area B

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Loyalist Coalition
Castlereagh Area B - 8 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 |
| | UUP | Leslie Farrington | 19.75% | 2,312 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | J. G. McKeown | 12.30% | 1,440 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Catherine Condy | 9.00% | 1,053 | 1,068.48 | 1,071.18 | 1,163.22 | 1,187.22 | 1,173.74 | 1,181.83 | 1,244.53 | 1,534.53 | | | |
| | Alliance | Addie Morrow | 5.70% | 667 | 686.78 | 690.02 | 753.54 | 761.97 | 765.4 | 768.92 | 1,196.06 | 1,337.06 | | | |
| | Loyalist Coalition | Michael Brooks | 9.07% | 1,062 | 1,081.35 | 1,084.05 | 1,088.05 | 1,108.05 | 1,251.61 | 1,297.7 | 1,300.7 | 1,322.7 | | | |
| | United Loyalist | John Scott | 5.87% | 687 | 695.17 | 696.34 | 699.34 | 820.06 | 842.58 | 893.44 | 894.96 | 899.39 | 907.39 | 1,548.39 | |
| | UUP | Ronald McLean | 3.25% | 381 | 991.17 | 1,058.31 | 1,063.98 | 1,072.07 | 1,101.4 | 1,121.39 | 1,129.34 | 1,178.6 | 1,238.6 | 1,268.81 | 1,298.51 |
| | UUP | Joseph O'Hara | 5.90% | 691 | 930.51 | 972.63 | 975.49 | 984.44 | 998.45 | 1,022.02 | 1,038.49 | 1,056.09 | 1,110.09 | 1,143.87 | 1,190.85 |
| | United Loyalist | J. A. Humphreys | 5.53% | 647 | 672.37 | 674.26 | 676.26 | 685.26 | 767.82 | 860.25 | 861.25 | 871.68 | 882.68 | 963.92 | 1,130.78 |
| | United Loyalist | James Scott | 4.01% | 469 | 475.45 | 476.89 | 478.32 | 572.93 | 594.36 | 805.92 | 809.35 | 816.35 | 823.35 | | |
| | NI Labour | J. Getty | 4.61% | 540 | 549.03 | 550.2 | 559.76 | 560.94 | 565.12 | 567.21 | 578.64 | | | | |
| | Alliance | W. R. Morrow | 6.59% | 520 | 525.59 | 527.3 | 534.73 | 537.73 | 537.82 | 537.82 | | | | | |
| | United Loyalist | G. L. McVeigh | 3.23% | 378 | 386.6 | 387.68 | 391.68 | 439.97 | 462.06 | | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | Thomas Lyons | 2.94% | 344 | 353.46 | 354.63 | 356.15 | 357.15 | | | | | | | |
| | Unionist Loyalist | P. G. Moles | 2.76% | 323 | 327.73 | 328.27 | 328.27 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Annie Ground | 1.64% | 192 | 200.17 | 201.16 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,373 Valid: 11,706 (63.71%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 1,301 Turnout: 11,838 (64.43%) ||||||||||||||||

### Area C

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | UUP | J. Black | 24.24% | 1,811 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Walter McFarland | 20.73% | 1,549 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Samuel Finlay | 10.44% | 780 | 798.6 | 804.87 | 925.25 | 1,380.25 | | | |
| | UUP | F. H. Gray | 5.94% | 444 | 874.28 | 1,077.01 | 1,089.51 | 1,098.94 | 1,111.48 | 1,633.48 | |
| | Independent | C. R. Beacon | 12.10% | 904 | 940.58 | 949.13 | 956.63 | 995.32 | 1,031.62 | 1,157.55 | 1,400.55 |
| | NI Labour | R. Bingham | 8.47% | 633 | 641.99 | 649.78 | 664.4 | 712.9 | 794.74 | 854.31 | 922.31 |
| | UUP | C. Moore | 8.65% | 646 | 702.73 | 765.81 | 768.5 | 772.62 | 775.26 | | |
| | Alliance | M. G. McConville | 5.94% | 444 | 446.17 | 446.93 | 555.93 | | | | |
| | Alliance | H. McLernon | 3.49% | 261 | 266.89 | 271.07 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,051 Valid: 7,472 (67.61%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 1,246 Turnout: 7,571 (68.51%) ||||||||||||