1955 Belfast Corporation election
Elections to Belfast Corporation were held on 18 May 1955, alongside elections to Northern Ireland's other municipal councils. The Ulster Unionists maintained their dominance of the 60-seat corporation, gaining 3 seats to bring their total number of seats to 50.[1]
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Map of results by ward.
Council results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | 50 | 3 | ![]() |
91.67 | 76.19 | 148,446 | |||
Irish Labour | 8 | 13.33 | 0.28 | 551 | |||||
NI Labour | 1 | 1.67 | 12.65 | 24,656 | |||||
Ind. Unionist | 1 | 1.67 | 6.64 | 12,931 | |||||
Dock Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
0.00 | 3.63 | 7,063 | ||
Communist (NI) | 0 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 1,191 | |||||
Ward results
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | R. G. C. Kinahan (incumbent Alderman) |
6,339 | |||
NI Labour | W. Harris | 1,732 | |||
Majority | 4,607 | ||||
Turnout |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | J. F. Cairns (incumbent) | 5,959 | |||
Ulster Unionist | F. R. A. Hynds | 5,929 | |||
Ulster Unionist | F. W. Watson | 5,823 | |||
NI Labour | W. J. Blease | 1,774 | |||
NI Labour | R. R. Hanna | 1,735 | |||
NI Labour | T. G. Kitchen | 1,400 | |||
Communist (NI) | Betty Sinclair | 503 | |||
Turnout | 8,456 | 38.7% |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | J. D. Barbour | 1,708 | |||
Ulster Unionist | S. H. Walsh (incumbent) | 1,677 | |||
NI Labour | W. R. Boyd | 1,299 | |||
NI Labour | C. Scott (incumbent) | 1,107 | |||
Ind. Unionist | T. Meekin (incumbent) | 1,054 | |||
Ind. Unionist | B. Horan | 579 | |||
Irish Labour | E. Carlin | 551 | |||
Turnout | 3,778 | 63.62% |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | S. K. Henry (incumbent) | 2,827 | |||
Ulster Unionist | T. Rea (incumbent) | 2,787 | |||
Ulster Unionist | W. J. Lawther (incumbent) | 2,767 | |||
NI Labour | W. J. Alexander | 507 | |||
Turnout | 3,287 | 33% |
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | William Oliver (incumbent Alderman) |
2,276 | 55.65 | ||
Dock Labour Party | P. Kelly | 1,814 | 44.35 | ||
Majority | 462 | 11.30 | |||
Turnout | 4,090 | 70.85 |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | W. Atcheson | 2,203 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Dorothy Williamson (incumbent) | 2,202 | |||
Ulster Unionist | J. Cardwell | 2,196 | |||
Dock Labour Party | M. Ferran (incumbent) | 1,782 | |||
Dock Labour Party | Gerry Fitt | 1,735 | |||
Dock Labour Party | J. A. Toner | 1,732 | |||
Turnout | 4,186 | 72.51% |
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | S. W. Neill (incumbent Alderman) |
5,069 | |||
NI Labour | T. Williamson | 1,178 | |||
Majority | 3,891 | ||||
Turnout |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | W. D. Geddis (incumbent) | 5,124 | |||
Ulster Unionist | J. W. Lindsay (incumbent) | 5,092 | |||
Ulster Unionist | J. L. Cunningham (incumbent) | 4,956 | |||
NI Labour | Bessie McKeown | 1,260 | |||
Turnout | % |
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Labour | J. McKearney | Unopposed |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Labour | Jack Macgougan | Unopposed | |||
Irish Labour | J. G. McAllister | Unopposed | |||
Irish Labour | F. C. Hughes | Unopposed | |||
Turnout |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | W. S. Hinds | 5,948 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Irene McAlery (incumbent) | 5,921 | |||
Ulster Unionist | T. McMullan (incumbent) | 5,855 | |||
NI Labour | A. Holmes | 1,336 | |||
NI Labour | N. Searight | 1,213 | |||
NI Labour | C. Allen | 1,190 | |||
Turnout | 7,455 | 34.4% |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | G. Kelso (incumbent) | 4,982 | |||
Ulster Unionist | J. C. McIntyre | 4,946 | |||
Ulster Unionist | A. E. Quinn | 4,705 | |||
Communist (NI) | Andy Barr | 688 | |||
Turnout | 5,785 | 27.8% |
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Unionist | T. G. Henderson (incumbent Alderman) |
4,649 | |||
NI Labour | S. Cree | 1,379 | |||
Majority | 3,270 | ||||
Turnout |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | R. Armstrong | 4,755 | |||
Ulster Unionist | J. Ross (incumbent) | 4,541 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Sir James Norritt (incumbent) | 4,524 | |||
NI Labour | J. McAllister | 1,763 | |||
NI Labour | I. Johnston | 1,744 | |||
Turnout | 6,959 | 45.2 |
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Labour | Jack Beattie | Unopposed |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Labour | D. P. Marrinan | Unopposed | |||
Irish Labour | T. Carragher | Unopposed | |||
Irish Labour | B. Murray | Unopposed | |||
Turnout |
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | William Cecil McKee | Unopposed |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | Florence E. Breakie | Unopposed | |||
Ulster Unionist | J. D. E. Cheyne | Unopposed | |||
Ulster Unionist | J. S. R. Harcourt | Unopposed | |||
Turnout |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | J. G. Armstrong (incumbent) | 1,988 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Mrs E. Armstrong | 1,865 | |||
Ulster Unionist | J. R. McClurg | 1,850 | |||
Ind. Unionist | A. H. Duff (incumbent) | 1,599 | |||
NI Labour | J. E. Gilmore | 588 | |||
Turnout | 3,433 | 61.1% |
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | T. L. Cole Alderman |
Unopposed as Alderman |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | H. Jefferson | 5,209 | |||
Ulster Unionist | H. Fair | 5,063 | |||
Ulster Unionist | W. J. McCracken | 5,022 | |||
NI Labour | W. D. Purdy | 1,815 | |||
NI Labour | Victoria Dunlop | 1,697 | |||
NI Labour | G. Hooley | 1,671 | |||
Turnout | 7,118 | 43.11 |
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | A. Scott | Unopposed |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | M. Wallace | Unopposed | |||
Ulster Unionist | J. Dixon | Unopposed | |||
Ulster Unionist | H. V. Kirk | Unopposed | |||
Turnout |
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | Hilda Wilson (incumbent Alderman) |
3,018 | |||
Ind. Unionist | N. Porter | 2,533 | |||
Majority | 485 | ||||
Turnout |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | A. F. Wilson | 3,180 | |||
Ulster Unionist | A. T. Hill | 2,864 | |||
Ulster Unionist | W. Boucher | 2,627 | |||
Ind. Unionist | W. M. Wilton | 2,475 | |||
Ind. Unionist | W. S. McVea | 2,382 | |||
Ind. Unionist | A. Miller | 2,309 | |||
Turnout | 6,023 | 54% |
References
- "Municipal election result". Belfast News-Letter. 19 May 1955. p. 5 & 6.
- "The results at a glance". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast. 19 May 1955.
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