# 1973 Cookstown District Council election

Elections to Cookstown District 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% | ±% |
| | UUP | 8 | 6,428 | 43.7 | |
| | SDLP | 3 | 2,671 | 18.2 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | 2 | 1,276 | 8.7 | |
| | Republican Clubs | 1 | 1,741 | 11.8 | |
| | Loyalist Coalition | 1 | 1,652 | 11.2 | |
| | Alliance | 0 | 925 | 6.3 | |
| Totals | Totals | 15 | 14,693 | 100.0 | — |

## Districts summary

Results of the Cookstown District Council election, 1973 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | RC | RC | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Area A | 34.0 | 2 | 7.8 | 0 | 17.9 | 1 | 40.3 | 2 | 5 |
| Area B | 48.1 | 3 | 25.4 | 2 | 9.6 | 0 | 16.9 | 1 | 6 |
| Area C | 49.3 | 3 | 20.5 | 1 | 7.8 | 0 | 22.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 43.7 | 8 | 18.2 | 3 | 11.8 | 1 | 26.3 | 3 | 15 |

## Districts results
### Area A

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist Coalition, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Cookstown Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Loyalist Coalition | Samuel Parke | 23.27% | 1,137 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Laurence Loughran | 11.27% | 551 | 551 | 556 | 616.31 | 661.31 | 967.31 | |
| | Republican Clubs | G. McElhatton | 8.64% | 422 | 422 | 458 | 466 | 808 | 885 | |
| | UUP | N. Glasgow | 13.16% | 643 | 737.24 | 737.24 | 755.24 | 757.24 | 762.24 | 775.24 |
| | UUP | S. Glasgow | 10.99% | 537 | 693.55 | 693.55 | 708.86 | 708.86 | 711.86 | 716.86 |
| | UUP | J. Gourley | 9.90% | 484 | 545.69 | 548.69 | 563.69 | 563.69 | 570.69 | 599.69 |
| | SDLP | G. McKeown | 7.78% | 380 | 380.31 | 397.31 | 494.31 | 516.31 | | |
| | Republican Clubs | P. Monaghan | 6.51% | 318 | 318 | 408 | 424 | | | |
| | Alliance | T. P. Sharpe | 4.71% | 230 | 232.48 | 265.48 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | C. O'Neill | 2.72% | 133 | 133.31 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | J. E. McGurk | 1.06% | 52 | 52 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 5,947 Valid: 4,887 (82.18%) Spoilt: 123 Quota: 815 Turnout: 5,010 (84.24%) |||||||||||

### Area B

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Cookstown Area B - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | James Howard | 18.23% | 1,050 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Victor McGahie | 17.43% | 1,004 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Paddy Duffy | 17.41% | 1,003 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William McIntyre | 12.43% | 716 | 915.92 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | J. J. O'Kane | 12.58% | 725 | 725 | 727.76 | 748.46 | 749.31 | 772.29 | 987.29 |
| | SDLP | Joseph Davidson | 7.98% | 460 | 460.42 | 460.88 | 586.34 | 586.51 | 611.67 | 774.85 |
| | Alliance | Austin Hutchinson | 4.34% | 250 | 269.32 | 444.12 | 450.6 | 537.81 | 541.71 | 554.15 |
| | Republican Clubs | F. Crozier | 4.88% | 281 | 281 | 281 | 291.8 | 291.97 | 515.73 | |
| | Republican Clubs | Rita Heron | 4.72% | 272 | 272 | 272.46 | 285.42 | 285.42 | | |
| Electorate: 7,153 Valid: 5,761 (80.54%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 824 Turnout: 5,859 (81.91%) |||||||||||

### Area C

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Cookstown Area C - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | UUP | Espie Donaldson | 25.44% | 1,029 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Alexander McConnell | 12.81% | 518 | 658.49 | 658.49 | 684.53 | 703.58 | 703.58 | 837.5 | | | |
| | UUP | John Warwick | 11.05% | 447 | 481.65 | 481.65 | 490.91 | 492.33 | 492.33 | 530.38 | 550.78 | 918.78 | |
| | SDLP | Brigid Neeson | 11.59% | 469 | 469.21 | 469.21 | 471.21 | 472.21 | 565.21 | 637.21 | 639.85 | 641.75 | 652.75 |
| | SDLP | J. McCrystal | 8.88% | 359 | 359 | 379 | 379 | 389 | 509 | 575 | 576.68 | 578.18 | 586.18 |
| | Loyalist Coalition | G. B. Somerville | 9.62% | 389 | 413.36 | 413.36 | 506.93 | 509.35 | 510.35 | 532.4 | 534.8 | | |
| | Alliance | Basil McNamee | 5.69% | 230 | 232.21 | 232.21 | 233.52 | 369.94 | 379.94 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | S. McElroy | 4.55% | 184 | 184 | 288 | 288 | 290 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Mary Lennox | 4.03% | 163 | 165.52 | 170.52 | 173.73 | | | | | | |
| | Loyalist Coalition | R. J. K. Loughran | 3.11% | 126 | 136.29 | 136.29 | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | H. Bradley | 3.24% | 131 | 131 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 5,159 Valid: 4,045 (78.41%) Spoilt: 48 Quota: 810 Turnout: 4,093 (79.34%) ||||||||||||||