# 1973 Fermanagh District Council election

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

## Election results

| Party | Party | Seats | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | UUP | 8 | 8,412 | 28.2 | |
| | Unity | 4 | 7,212 | 24.3 | |
| | SDLP | 4 | 3,540 | 11.9 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | 2 | 3,504 | 11.7 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | 2 | 1,924 | 6.4 | |
| | Alliance | 0 | 2,285 | 7.7 | |
| | DUP | 0 | 1,495 | 5.0 | |
| | Independent | 0 | 1,482 | 5.0 | |
| Totals | Totals | 20 | 29,854 | 100.0 | — |

## Districts summary

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1973 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | Unity | Unity | SDLP | SDLP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Area A | 0.0 | 0 | 33.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 66.5 | 2 | 4 |
| Area B | 56.4 | 2 | 33.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 10.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Area C | 33.7 | 2 | 35.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 30.9 | 1 | 4 |
| Area D | 38.9 | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 31.3 | 2 | 22.9 | 0 | 4 |
| Area E | 13.3 | 1 | 11.6 | 0 | 28.3 | 2 | 46.8 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 28.2 | 8 | 24.3 | 4 | 11.9 | 4 | 35.6 | 4 | 20 |

## Districts results
### Area A

1973: 2 x Unity, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Fermanagh Area A - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Jack Leahy | 20.07% | 1,242 | | |
| | Unity | John McCusker | 19.59% | 1,212 | 1,242 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Thomas Murray | 15.94% | 986 | 1,049 | 1,068 |
| | Unity | John McMahon | 13.88% | 859 | 897 | 913 |
| | Independent | Hugh Reilly | 12.90% | 798 | 871 | 880 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Samuel Hutchinson | 12.38% | 766 | 836 | |
| | Alliance | Maurice Watts | 5.24% | 324 | | |
| Electorate: 7,332 Valid: 6,187 (84.38%) Spoilt: 86 Quota: 1,238 Turnout: 6,273 (85.56%) |||||||

### Area B

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Unity
Fermanagh Area B - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Unity | James Breen | 27.49% | 1,584 | | | |
| | UUP | Cecil Noble | 25.13% | 1,448 | | | |
| | UUP | Norman Brown | 18.48% | 1,065 | 1,068.51 | 1,167.51 | |
| | UUP | James Nethercott | 12.83% | 739 | 741.43 | 910.23 | 1,251.23 |
| | Unity | Margaret Traynor | 5.73% | 330 | 727.71 | 727.91 | 838.67 |
| | DUP | Irene Hughes | 5.38% | 310 | 311.35 | 327.75 | |
| | Alliance | James Henderson | 4.96% | 286 | 302.2 | 306.8 | |
| Electorate: 6,666 Valid: 5,762 (86.44%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,153 Turnout: 5,850 (87.76%) ||||||||

### Area C

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Fermanagh Area C - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Wilson Elliott | 26.20% | 1,581 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Patrick Flanagan | 15.54% | 938 | 939.38 | 939.38 | 1,297.38 | | |
| | Unity | Francis Stewart | 13.19% | 796 | 796.69 | 802.15 | 848.38 | 917.88 | 1,201.86 |
| | UUP | Richard Thornton | 7.46% | 450 | 732.9 | 962.74 | 962.97 | 962.97 | 1,050.56 |
| | Unity | Patrick McCaffrey | 13.70% | 827 | 827.92 | 828.92 | 840.92 | 851.17 | 1,037.84 |
| | Alliance | Brian Finn | 10.97% | 662 | 673.96 | 690.87 | 781.1 | 789.85 | |
| | Unity | Patrick O'Flanagan | 8.47% | 511 | 511.69 | 512.69 | | | |
| | DUP | Kenneth Scott | 4.47% | 270 | 330.72 | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,855 Valid: 6,035 (88.04%) Spoilt: 84 Quota: 1,208 Turnout: 6,119 (89.26%) ||||||||||

### Area D

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
Fermanagh Area D - 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 | Francis Gage | 18.87% | 1,143 | 1,160 | 1,168 | 1,194 | 1,282 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Maguire | 13.21% | 800 | 801 | 802 | 857 | 857 | 857 | 1,082 | 1,363 | | | |
| | UUP | Ben Loane | 11.51% | 697 | 706 | 712 | 724 | 836 | 884 | 885 | 885 | 1,411 | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Daly | 11.13% | 674 | 674 | 674 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 756 | 976 | 976 | 978 | 1,125.32 |
| | Independent | David Brien | 11.29% | 684 | 697 | 700 | 778 | 850 | 856 | 871 | 882 | 919 | 1,095 | 1,097.32 |
| | UUP | Warren Loane | 8.50% | 515 | 516 | 520 | 534 | 572 | 583 | 583 | 584 | | | |
| | SDLP | John Monaghan | 7.00% | 424 | 430 | 430 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 536 | | | | |
| | Unity | James Gallagher | 6.90% | 418 | 418 | 418 | 426 | 427 | 428 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Crowe | 4.94% | 299 | 299 | 383 | 383 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Anthony Ruddy | 1.80% | 109 | 137 | 137 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Robert Stewart | 1.68% | 102 | 113 | 113 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Samuel Robinson | 1.75% | 106 | 106 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Jack Askwith | 1.44% | 87 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,993 Valid: 6,058 (86.63%) Spoilt: 60 Quota: 1,212 Turnout: 6,118 (87.49%) |||||||||||||||

### Area E

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Fermanagh Area E - 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 |
| | Ind. Unionist | George Cathcart | 25.74% | 1,496 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Scott | 13.32% | 774 | 1,007.42 | 1,007.42 | 1,008.96 | 1,009.18 | 1,012.06 | 1,012.06 | 1,429.06 | | |
| | SDLP | James Lunny | 12.04% | 700 | 700 | 715 | 723 | 738 | 778.44 | 1,007.32 | 1,020.98 | 1,024.98 | 1,263.98 |
| | SDLP | Mary Corrigan | 9.64% | 560 | 561.54 | 568.54 | 572.54 | 578.54 | 590.54 | 706.54 | 712.76 | 713.76 | 939.76 |
| | Alliance | Marjorie Moore | 4.70% | 273 | 290.6 | 307.6 | 405.98 | 407.98 | 599.26 | 611.26 | 659.74 | 721.74 | 745.4 |
| | Unity | John McManus | 6.62% | 385 | 385.22 | 426.22 | 427.44 | 638.44 | 645.66 | 678.66 | 688.66 | 689.66 | |
| | DUP | Robert Donaldson | 8.77% | 510 | 560.82 | 561.82 | 576.02 | 578.02 | 582.78 | 586.78 | | | |
| | SDLP | James Donnelly | 6.57% | 382 | 382.88 | 388.88 | 392.88 | 397.88 | 408.88 | | | | |
| | Alliance | James Falconer | 3.66% | 213 | 219.82 | 231.82 | 281.46 | 281.46 | | | | | |
| | Unity | Anthony Maguire | 3.65% | 212 | 212 | 245.22 | 247.22 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Herfort Ritchie | 2.89% | 168 | 181.86 | 187.86 | | | | | | | |
| | Unity | Joseph Owens | 1.34% | 78 | 78 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Edward Love | 1.05% | 61 | 61.44 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,232 Valid: 5,812 (80.37%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,163 Turnout: 5,887 (81.40%) ||||||||||||||