Northern Ireland local elections, 1973

Northern Ireland local elections, 1973

30 May 1973 → 1977

All council seats   First party Second party Third party   Leader James Glencairn Cunningham Gerry Fitt Oliver Napier Party UUP SDLP Alliance Seats won 194 82 63   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader N/A N/A Ian Paisley Party Independent Independent Unionist DUP Seats won 52 26 21

Colours denote the winning party with outright control

Colours denote the party with the most seats

Local government in Northern Ireland was reorganised in 1973 by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 and the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. The county councils, county borough and municipal borough corporations and urban and rural district councils were replaced by twenty-six local government districts.

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