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1973 Belfast City Council election

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.

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.

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
	Ind. 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	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	100.0	—

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x NILP

1973: 5 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Alliance

1973: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs

1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x NILP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

1973: 5 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

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