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%
	Loyalist Coalition	2	4,823	2.9%
	DUP	2	3,860	2.3%
	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%
	Liberal	0	172	0.1%
	Non-Party	0	88	0.1%
	Independent	0	180	0.1%
Totals		51	168,667	100%	—

References

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

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Belfast City Council election, 1973

Results by party[1]

References

Results by party^[1]