# 1973 Strabane District Council election

Elections to Strabane 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 | 6 | 7,120 | 38.9 | |
| | SDLP | 4 | 4,789 | 26.2 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | 2 | 2,025 | 11.1 | |
| | Alliance | 2 | 1,757 | 9.6 | |
| | United Loyalist Coalition | 1 | 1,048 | 5.7 | |
| | Republican Clubs | 0 | 709 | 3.9 | |
| | Independent | 0 | 459 | 2.5 | |
| | Independent Labour | 0 | 91 | 0.5 | |
| Totals | Totals | 15 | 18,298 | 100.0 | — |

## Districts summary

Results of the Strabane District Council election, 1973 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Area A | 57.1 | 3 | 22.5 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 14.8 | 1 | 5 |
| Area B | 36.7 | 2 | 27.6 | 1 | 11.8 | 1 | 23.9 | 1 | 5 |
| Area C | 20.6 | 1 | 34.2 | 2 | 11.7 | 1 | 33.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 38.9 | 6 | 26.2 | 4 | 9.6 | 2 | 25.3 | 3 | 15 |

## Districts results
### Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Strabane Area A - 5 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 | Bobby Moore | 19.99% | 1,279 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ernest Young | 19.55% | 1,251 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Frances Hamilton | 17.55% | 1,123 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Daniel Gallagher | 15.18% | 971 | 974 | 974 | 975.11 | 987.11 | 989.11 | 996.11 | 1,019.48 | 1,457.48 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Denis McCrory | 13.46% | 861 | 861 | 861 | 862.48 | 874.48 | 874.48 | 877.48 | 879.85 | 902.8 | 1,011.8 |
| | Alliance | Thomas Riddell | 1.83% | 117 | 165 | 298.95 | 325.96 | 341.7 | 377.1 | 385.42 | 563.8 | 581.8 | 606.8 |
| | SDLP | Patrick McCallion | 7.28% | 466 | 475 | 476.9 | 479.12 | 484.12 | 487.12 | 527.12 | 537.07 | | |
| | Alliance | Lala Nabney | 1.47% | 94 | 129 | 141.35 | 145.79 | 187.9 | 239.13 | 252.03 | | | |
| | Independent Labour | Robert King | 1.42% | 91 | 119 | 130.4 | 135.58 | 136.58 | 138.53 | | | | |
| | Alliance | James Smyth | 0.81% | 52 | 81 | 104.75 | 116.22 | 121.22 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Eileen Lynch | 1.45% | 93 | 96 | 96 | 97.85 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,897 Valid: 6,398 (81.02%) Spoilt: 76 Quota: 1,067 Turnout: 6,474 (81.98%) ||||||||||||||

### Area B

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition
Strabane Area B - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | UUP | Mary Britton | 20.45% | 1,291 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Henry Henderson | 16.25% | 1,026 | 1,128 | | | | | | | |
| | United Loyalist Coalition | Samuel Rogers | 16.60% | 1,048 | 1,069.42 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Seamus Kearney | 14.84% | 937 | 937 | 937 | 946 | 947 | 953 | 1,118 | | |
| | Alliance | Tom Gormley | 9.09% | 574 | 517.24 | 534.04 | 544.04 | 584.76 | 772.5 | 856.5 | 876.3 | 1,051.2 |
| | SDLP | John Melaugh | 6.76% | 427 | 427 | 427 | 465 | 468.8 | 469.8 | 503.8 | 536.36 | 731.64 |
| | Independent | James McCormick | 5.72% | 361 | 361.54 | 363.14 | 389.14 | 393.14 | 402.92 | 476.92 | 488.8 | |
| | SDLP | Francis McConnell | 5.99% | 378 | 378 | 378 | 389 | 389 | 391 | | | |
| | Alliance | Edward Brown | 2.28% | 144 | 152.28 | 200.28 | 200.28 | 292.62 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Robert Sproule | 1.39% | 88 | 91.42 | 190.62 | 190.62 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Tracey | 1.55% | 98 | 98 | 98 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,343 Valid: 6,312 (85.96%) Spoilt: 54 Quota: 1,053 Turnout: 6,366 (86.69%) |||||||||||||

### Area C

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Strabane Area C - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John O'Kane | 20.83% | 1,164 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | C. Russell | 20.58% | 1,150 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John McKelvey | 11.31% | 632 | 664.76 | 667.58 | 673.1 | 691.4 | 772.84 | 791.44 | 895.06 | ???? | | |
| | SDLP | William Carlin | 8.70% | 486 | 525.78 | 525.78 | 536.34 | 544.38 | 584.84 | 597.54 | 703.38 | ???? | ???? | |
| | Alliance | Douglas Cooper | 6.10% | 341 | 356.6 | 498.54 | 502.27 | 577.51 | 589.55 | 792.15 | 798.45 | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| | Republican Clubs | Ivan Barr | 10.95% | 612 | 648.14 | 650.49 | 723.21 | 724.73 | 738.59 | 744.11 | 765.23 | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| | SDLP | John McGurk | 6.57% | 367 | 381.82 | 382.76 | 385.02 | 391.28 | 432.84 | 439.3 | 483.16 | | | |
| | SDLP | Bridie McMenamin | 3.94% | 220 | 247.56 | 247.56 | 250.08 | 253.6 | 293.46 | 295.98 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Sheila Sinclair | 2.42% | 135 | 147.48 | 203.88 | 208.96 | 279.18 | 285.96 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Margaret Duddy | 3.67% | 205 | 225.8 | 226.74 | 231.78 | 242.34 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Patrick McDaid | 3.20% | 179 | 191.74 | 197.38 | 199.38 | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Thomas Barr | 0.79% | 44 | 50.76 | 53.58 | | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Joseph Dillon | 0.50% | 28 | 31.12 | 31.12 | | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Brendan Douglas | 0.45% | 25 | 27.34 | 28.75 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,752 Valid: 5,588 (72.08%) Spoilt: 121 Quota: 932 Turnout: 5,709 (73.65%) |||||||||||||||
* Data missing from stages 9 to 11