# 1973 Dungannon District Council election

Elections to Dungannon District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.

## Election results

| Party | Party | Seats | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | UUP | 11 | 11,422 | 50.2 | |
| | SDLP | 5 | 4,913 | 21.6 | |
| | Unity | 2 | 2,297 | 10.1 | |
| | Ind. Republican | 2 | 1,333 | 5.9 | |
| | Alliance | 0 | 1,348 | 5.9 | |
| | Independent | 0 | 634 | 2.8 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | 0 | 413 | 1.8 | |
| | NI Labour | 0 | 225 | 1.0 | |
| | Republican Clubs | 0 | 179 | 0.8 | |
| Totals | Totals | 20 | 22,764 | 100.0 | — |

## Districts summary

Results of the Dungannon District Council election, 1973 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Unity | Unity | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Area A | 52.8 | 3 | 19.8 | 2 | 22.3 | 1 | 5.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Area B | 27.4 | 1 | 35.0 | 2 | 7.2 | 0 | 30.4 | 2 | 5 |
| Area C | 67.0 | 4 | 16.3 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Area D | 52.3 | 3 | 15.4 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 24.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 50.2 | 11 | 21.6 | 5 | 10.1 | 2 | 18.1 | 2 | 20 |

## Districts results
### Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity
Dungannon Area A - 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 | Mervyn Patterson | 20.26% | 1,129 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | John Hamilton-Stubber | 18.68% | 1,041 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jack Mulligan | 13.85% | 772 | 958.49 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Joseph Higgins | 12.38% | 690 | 690 | 691.36 | 704.36 | 718.53 | 718.87 | 730.87 | 769.76 | 1,169.76 |
| | Unity | Vincent Trainor | 11.27% | 628 | 628 | 628.68 | 634.68 | 641.68 | 641.85 | 698.85 | 712.23 | 728.23 |
| | Unity | Bernadette Hughes | 6.10% | 340 | 340 | 342.38 | 347.55 | 349.72 | 349.89 | 539.89 | 544.74 | 575.74 |
| | SDLP | Joseph Farrell | 7.45% | 415 | 415.17 | 415.51 | 423.51 | 425.85 | 426.36 | 437.36 | 463.06 | |
| | Alliance | Arthur Noble | 1.76% | 98 | 98.51 | 175.35 | 191.69 | 304.37 | 317.46 | 319.46 | | |
| | Unity | William McDonald | 4.92% | 274 | 274 | 274.34 | 274.68 | 275.68 | 275.85 | | | |
| | Alliance | Norman Kyle | 1.88% | 105 | 106.7 | 131.52 | 161.88 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | P. R. Mallon | 1.44% | 80 | 81.36 | 85.78 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,772 Valid: 5,572 (82.28%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 929 Turnout: 5,661 (83.59%) |||||||||||||

### Area B

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Republican, 1 x UUP
Dungannon Area B - 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 |
| | UUP | Thomas Kempton | 27.41% | 1,550 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Jim Canning | 15.01% | 849 | 857 | 868 | 891 | 1,024 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Owen Nugent | 11.05% | 625 | 631 | 648 | 652 | 687 | 713.23 | 714.23 | 742.45 | 753.06 | 777.67 | 853.5 |
| | Ind. Republican | James McQuaid | 8.06% | 456 | 457 | 484 | 497 | 500 | 501.83 | 571.83 | 587.44 | 640.44 | 695.44 | 709.44 |
| | Ind. Republican | Eugene Lyttle | 4.39% | 248 | 248 | 256 | 268 | 270 | 270.61 | 341.61 | 358.61 | 549.22 | 685.22 | 700.22 |
| | SDLP | Brendan Kennedy | 5.13% | 290 | 294 | 295 | 307 | 331 | 374.92 | 417.92 | 505.92 | 521.92 | 561.53 | 652.14 |
| | Alliance | Hugh Cullen | 3.11% | 176 | 494 | 497 | 499 | 502 | 503.83 | 509.83 | 538.44 | 543.44 | 556.44 | |
| | Unity | Al Molloy | 4.54% | 257 | 259 | 292 | 352 | 360 | 361.22 | 371.22 | 405.22 | 430.22 | | |
| | Ind. Republican | Frank Marshall | 4.16% | 235 | 237 | 246 | 259 | 266 | 267.22 | 298.22 | 315.83 | | | |
| | Independent | Arthur O'Neill | 3.64% | 206 | 223 | 229 | 259 | 270 | 273.66 | 286.66 | | | | |
| | Ind. Republican | Hugh McGrath | 4.10% | 232 | 233 | 235 | 251 | 254 | 254 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | J. S. McGarvey | 3.84% | 217 | 218 | 223 | 231 | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Republican | P. O'Neill | 2.86% | 162 | 165 | 197 | | | | | | | | |
| | Unity | Anne O'Donnell | 2.69% | 152 | 154 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,329 Valid: 5,655 (77.16%) Spoilt: 109 Quota: 943 Turnout: 5,764 (78.65%) |||||||||||||||

### Area C

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Dungannon 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 | Derek Irwin | 21.26% | 1,291 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Wilfred Dilworth | 18.03% | 1,095 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Brady | 13.90% | 844 | 1,084.24 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Buchanan | 13.85% | 841 | 863.26 | 936.27 | 958.04 | 1,025.36 | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Daly | 12.74% | 774 | 774.42 | 774.56 | 783.56 | 783.62 | 783.82 | 978.89 | 1,056.89 |
| | Independent | Anthony Byrne | 5.55% | 337 | 337 | 337.14 | 342.21 | 342.21 | 342.37 | 350.37 | 492.37 |
| | Alliance | R. F. Hobson | 5.71% | 347 | 353.09 | 354.42 | 413.49 | 414.09 | 424.13 | 429.13 | 436.13 |
| | Unity | John McAnespie | 3.67% | 223 | 223 | 223 | 225 | 225.12 | 225.16 | 237.16 | |
| | SDLP | Matt Hegarty | 3.52% | 214 | 214 | 214.07 | 224.07 | 224.13 | 224.13 | | |
| | Alliance | Jim Boyd | 1.76% | 107 | 107.84 | 108.4 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,218 Valid: 6,073 (84.14%) Spoilt: 72 Quota: 1,013 Turnout: 6,145 (85.13%) ||||||||||||

### Area D

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity
Dungannon Area D - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | 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 | 13 | 14 |
| | UUP | William Brown | 20.92% | 1,143 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Adam Wilson | 15.94% | 871 | 1,002.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Joel Patton | 15.46% | 845 | 928 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Michael McLoughlin | 11.97% | 654 | 654.2 | 654.2 | 673.2 | 673.2 | 678.2 | 682.2 | 766.2 | 795.2 | 828.2 | 1,010.2 | | | |
| | Unity | Bridget McAleer | 5.36% | 293 | 293 | 293 | 303 | 303.08 | 308.08 | 398.08 | 410.08 | 425.28 | 500.28 | 522.28 | 550.88 | 580.38 | 769.38 |
| | Alliance | Elizabeth Beatty | 4.23% | 231 | 238.6 | 261.6 | 270.2 | 279.8 | 310.4 | 310.4 | 310.4 | 360.52 | 361.52 | 365.52 | 378.52 | 583.43 | 664.43 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Malachy Hughes | 4.67% | 255 | 255 | 255.8 | 262.8 | 263.36 | 267.36 | 279.36 | 306.56 | 343.04 | 413.04 | 432.04 | 460.64 | 491.67 | |
| | Alliance | Ernest Bullock | 3.73% | 204 | 206 | 213.4 | 217.4 | 220.28 | 238.08 | 240.08 | 246.08 | 259.24 | 264.24 | 279.24 | 307.84 | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Fox | 3.39% | 185 | 185 | 185 | 191 | 191 | 192 | 198 | 219 | 242 | 254 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Patrick McGurk | 3.28% | 179 | 179 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 190 | 203 | 213 | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Noel Abernethy | 2.16% | 118 | 118.4 | 120.2 | 134.4 | 134.96 | 181.48 | 186.48 | 202.48 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Donaghy | 2.89% | 158 | 158.2 | 158.2 | 168.2 | 168.2 | 171.2 | 182.2 | | | | | | | |
| | Unity | Joseph Arthurs | 2.38% | 130 | 130 | 130 | 137 | 137.08 | 137.08 | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Patricia Stevenson | 1.96% | 107 | 109.6 | 116.6 | 118.4 | 119.92 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick McQuade | 1.67% | 91 | 91.4 | 94.8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,014 Valid: 5,464 (77.90%) Spoilt: 73 Quota: 911 Turnout: 5,537 (78.94%) ||||||||||||||||||