1955 Belfast Corporation election
Appearance
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]
Council results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | 50 | 3 | 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 | 2 | 0.00 | 3.63 | 7,063 | ||
Communist (NI) | 0 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 1,191 |
Ward results
[edit]Clifton Ward
[edit]Alderman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | R. G. C. Kinahan (incumbent Alderman) |
6,339 | |||
NI Labour | W. Harris | 1,732 | |||
Majority | 4,607 | ||||
Turnout |
Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | J. F. Cairns (incumbent) | 5,959 | |||
UUP | F. R. A. Hynds | 5,929 | |||
UUP | 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% |
Court Ward
[edit]Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | J. D. Barbour | 1,708 | |||
UUP | 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% |
Cromac Ward
[edit]Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | S. K. Henry (incumbent) | 2,827 | |||
UUP | T. Rea (incumbent) | 2,787 | |||
UUP | W. J. Lawther (incumbent) | 2,767 | |||
NI Labour | W. J. Alexander | 507 | |||
Turnout | 3,287 | 33% |
Dock Ward
[edit]Alderman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | 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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | W. Atcheson | 2,203 | |||
UUP | Dorothy Williamson (incumbent) | 2,202 | |||
UUP | 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% |
Duncairn Ward
[edit]Alderman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | S. W. Neill (incumbent Alderman) |
5,069 | |||
NI Labour | T. Williamson | 1,178 | |||
Majority | 3,891 | ||||
Turnout |
Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | W. D. Geddis (incumbent) | 5,124 | |||
UUP | J. W. Lindsay (incumbent) | 5,092 | |||
UUP | J. L. Cunningham (incumbent) | 4,956 | |||
NI Labour | Bessie McKeown | 1,260 | |||
Turnout | % |
Falls Ward
[edit]Alderman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Labour | J. McKearney | Unopposed |
Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Labour | Jack Macgougan | Unopposed | |||
Irish Labour | J. G. McAllister | Unopposed | |||
Irish Labour | F. C. Hughes | Unopposed | |||
Turnout |
Ormeau Ward
[edit]Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | W. S. Hinds | 5,948 | |||
UUP | Irene McAlery (incumbent) | 5,921 | |||
UUP | 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% |
Pottinger Ward
[edit]Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | G. Kelso (incumbent) | 4,982 | |||
UUP | J. C. McIntyre | 4,946 | |||
UUP | A. E. Quinn | 4,705 | |||
Communist (NI) | Andy Barr | 688 | |||
Turnout | 5,785 | 27.8% |
Shankill Ward
[edit]Alderman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Unionist | T. G. Henderson (incumbent Alderman) |
4,649 | |||
NI Labour | S. Cree | 1,379 | |||
Majority | 3,270 | ||||
Turnout |
Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | R. Armstrong | 4,755 | |||
UUP | J. Ross (incumbent) | 4,541 | |||
UUP | Sir James Norritt (incumbent) | 4,524 | |||
NI Labour | J. McAllister | 1,763 | |||
NI Labour | I. Johnston | 1,744 | |||
Turnout | 6,959 | 45.2 |
Smithfield Ward
[edit]Alderman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Labour | Jack Beattie | Unopposed |
Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Labour | D. P. Marrinan | Unopposed | |||
Irish Labour | T. Carragher | Unopposed | |||
Irish Labour | B. Murray | Unopposed | |||
Turnout |
St Anne's Ward
[edit]Alderman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | William Cecil McKee | Unopposed |
Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Florence E. Breakie | Unopposed | |||
UUP | J. D. E. Cheyne | Unopposed | |||
UUP | J. S. R. Harcourt | Unopposed | |||
Turnout |
St George's Ward
[edit]Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | J. G. Armstrong (incumbent) | 1,988 | |||
UUP | Mrs E. Armstrong | 1,865 | |||
UUP | J. R. McClurg | 1,850 | |||
Ind. Unionist | A. H. Duff (incumbent) | 1,599 | |||
NI Labour | J. E. Gilmore | 588 | |||
Turnout | 3,433 | 61.1% |
Victoria Ward
[edit]Alderman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | T. L. Cole Alderman |
Unopposed as Alderman |
Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | H. Jefferson | 5,209 | |||
UUP | H. Fair | 5,063 | |||
UUP | 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 |
Windsor
[edit]Alderman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | A. Scott | Unopposed |
Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | M. Wallace | Unopposed | |||
UUP | J. Dixon | Unopposed | |||
UUP | H. V. Kirk | Unopposed | |||
Turnout |
Woodvale Ward
[edit]Alderman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Hilda Wilson (incumbent Alderman) |
3,018 | |||
Ind. Unionist | N. Porter | 2,533 | |||
Majority | 485 | ||||
Turnout |
Councillors
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | A. F. Wilson | 3,180 | |||
UUP | A. T. Hill | 2,864 | |||
UUP | 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% |
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