Belfast City Council election, 1973

Belfast City Council election, 1973
30 May 1973
All 51 seats to Belfast City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 62.54%

Map showing the area of Belfast City Council
Council control before election

Irish Unionist

 Council control after election

No overall control

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used eight district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors.

The elections were the first following the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland, brought about by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 & Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, which replaced the previous FPTP ward system with a new system of proportional representation using multi-member district electoral areas.

The Ulster Unionist Party maintained its position as the largest party, winning just short of a majority, and William Christie continued as Lord Mayor.

Results by party[1]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
UUP 25 83,658 50.7%
Alliance 8 22,081 13.4%
SDLP 7 18,827 11.4%
NI Labour 2 9,046 5.5%
Republican Clubs 2 6,584 4.0%
United Loyalist 2 6,274 3.8%
Independent Unionist 2 4,997 3.0%
DUP 2 3,860 2.3%
Loyalist Coalition 1 4,823 2.9%
Republican Labour 0 2,594 1.6%
Independent Unionist Loyalist 0 967 0.6%
Independent Ratepayer 0 610 0.4%
Communist Party 0 211 0.1%
Ulster Liberal 0 172 0.1%
Non-Party 0 88 0.1%
Independent 0 180 0.1%
Totals 51 168,667 100% —

References

  1. ↑ "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Belfast". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
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