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]
Council results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | 50 | 3 | 91.67 | 76.19 | 148,446 | ||||
Labour Party | 8 | 13.33 | 3.91 | 7,614 | |||||
NI Labour | 1 | 1.67 | 12.65 | 24,656 | |||||
Independent Unionist | 1 | 1.67 | 6.64 | 12,931 | |||||
Communist (NI) | 0 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 1,191 |
Ward results
Clifton Ward
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | R. G. C. Kinahan (incumbent Alderman) |
6,339 | |||
NI Labour | W. Harris | 1,732 | |||
Majority | 4,607 | ||||
Turnout |
Councillors
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
Councillors
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 | |||
Independent Unionist | T. Meekin (incumbent) | 1,054 | |||
Independent Unionist | B. Horan | 579 | |||
Irish Labour | E. Carlin | 551 | |||
Turnout | 3,778 | 63.62% |
Cromac Ward
Councillors
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
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | William Oliver (incumbent Alderman) |
2,276 | 55.65 | ||
Irish Labour | P. Kelly | 1,814 | 44.35 | ||
Majority | 462 | 11.30 | |||
Turnout | 4,090 | 70.85 |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | W. Atcheson | 2,203 | |||
UUP | Dorothy Williamson (incumbent) | 2,202 | |||
UUP | J. Cardwell | 2,196 | |||
Irish Labour | M. Ferran (incumbent) | 1,782 | |||
Irish Labour | Gerry Fitt | 1,735 | |||
Irish Labour | J. A. Toner | 1,732 | |||
Turnout | 4,186 | 72.51% |
Duncairn Ward
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | S. W. Neill (incumbent Alderman) |
5,069 | |||
NI Labour | T. Williamson | 1,178 | |||
Majority | 3,891 | ||||
Turnout |
Councillors
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
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Labour | J. McKearney | Unopposed |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Labour | J. Macgougan | Unopposed | |||
Irish Labour | J. G. McAllister | Unopposed | |||
Irish Labour | F. C. Hughes | Unopposed | |||
Turnout |
Ormeau Ward
Councillors
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
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | G. Kelso (incumbent) | 4,982 | |||
UUP | J. C. McIntyre | 4,946 | |||
UUP | A. E. Quinn | 4,705 | |||
Communist (NI) | A. Barr | 688 | |||
Turnout | 5,785 | 27.8% |
Shankill Ward
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Unionist | T. G. Henderson (incumbent Alderman) |
4,649 | |||
NI Labour | S. Cree | 1,379 | |||
Majority | 3,270 | ||||
Turnout |
Councillors
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
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 |
St Anne's Ward
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | William Cecil McKee | Unopposed |
Councillors
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
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | J. G. Armstrong (incumbent) | 1,988 | |||
UUP | Mrs E. Armstrong | 1,865 | |||
UUP | J. R. McClurg | 1,850 | |||
Independent Unionist | A. H. Duff (incumbent) | 1,599 | |||
NI Labour | J. E. Gilmore | 588 | |||
Turnout | 3,433 | 61.1% |
Victoria Ward
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | T. L. Cole Alderman |
Unopposed as Alderman |
Councillors
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
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | M. Wallace | Unopposed | |||
UUP | J. Dixon | Unopposed | |||
UUP | H. V. Kirk | Unopposed | |||
Turnout |
Woodvale Ward
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Hilda Wilson (incumbent Alderman) |
3,018 | |||
Independent Unionist | N. Porter | 2,533 | |||
Majority | 485 | ||||
Turnout |
Councillors
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | A. F. Wilson | 3,180 | |||
UUP | A. T. Hill | 2,864 | |||
UUP | W. Boucher | 2,627 | |||
Independent Unionist | W. M. Wilton | 2,475 | |||
Independent Unionist | W. S. McVea | 2,382 | |||
Independent Unionist | A. Miller | 2,309 | |||
Turnout | 6,023 | 54% |
References
- "Municipal election result". Belfast News-Letter. 19 May 1955. p. 5 & 6.
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