The 1920 Antrim County Council election was held on Thursday, 3 June 1920.
Council results
Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist | 16 | |||||
Irish Nationalist | 2 | |||||
Ind. Unionist | 1 | |||||
Sinn Féin | 1 | |||||
Totals | 21 | 35,455 | 100% | — |
Division results
Antrim Electoral Division
Composed of the former districts of Antrim Rural, Ballycare Rural, Ballynaorentagh, Ballyrobin, Ballygillan, Cargin, Carnmoney, Connor, Craigarogan, Cranfield, Crumlin, Donegore, Drumanaway, Dundesert, Glenavy, Kilbride, Randalstown, Rashee, Seacash, Sharvogue, Shilvodan, Templepatrick, Toome, Urban District of Ballycare, Town of Antrim.[3]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Hugh Minford | 2,166 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | George McManus (incumbent) | 1,366 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Alexander Lawther J.P. | 1,013 | 1,514 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | William P. Dickie | 730 | 1,043 | 1,089 | 1,274 | 1,287 | ||
Nationalist | Henry Laverty | 872 | 891 | 894 | 905 | 1,251 | ||
Nationalist | John O'Neill | 432 | 449 | 450 | 452 | |||
Electorate: 12,689 Valid: 6,579 Spoilt: - Quota: 1,316 Turnout: - |
Ballymena Electoral Division
Composed of the former districts of Ballymena, Ahoghoil, Kells, Glen Rm, Galgorm, and Killoquin.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Robert Crawford (incumbent) | 1,731 | ||||||||
Ulster Unionist | John G. Wallace (incumbent) | 1,508 | ||||||||
Ulster Unionist | John Kinnear (incumbent) | 1,357 | 1,446 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | Lt. Col. John Patrick (incumbent) | 1,079 | - | - | 1,201 | 1,290 | 1,573 | |||
Nationalist | John P. McCann (incumbent) | 1,003 | - | - | 1,007 | 1,147 | - | 1,176 | ||
Ulster Unionist | John Adrain Junior | 830 | - | - | 924 | 1,001 | - | 1,467 | ||
Independent | James D. Caruth | - | - | - | - | 949 | ||||
Sinn Féin | John Clarke | - | - | - | - | |||||
Independent | Alexander O'Hara | 337 | ||||||||
James McKenna | 160 | |||||||||
Independent | Ellen Jane Gribben | 105 | ||||||||
Charles McAuley | 103 | |||||||||
Electorate: 17,773 Valid: 9,945 Spoilt: - Quota: 1,421 Turnout: - |
Ballymoney Electoral Division
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Louis Joseph Walsh | 17.68 | 1,487 | - | - | - | 1,821 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Cpt. F. H. Watt (incumbent) | 15.51 | 1,305 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,824 | |
Farmers Union | W. W. B. Keers | 13.21 | 1,111 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,809 | |
Ulster Unionist | James G. Leslie D.L. (incumbent) | 13.11 | 1,103 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,619 | |
Farmers Union | Andrew McAuley | 9.46 | 796 | ||||||||
Farmers Union | Francis Black Junior | 8.70 | 732 | ||||||||
Nationalist | Daniel McAlister | 7.28 | 612 | ||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Maj. J. A. Montgomery (incumbent) | 6.23 | 524 | ||||||||
Irish Labour | Robert McMullan | 4.68 | 394 | ||||||||
Farmers Union | William Stuart | 4.14 | 348 | ||||||||
Electorate: 13,299 Valid: 8,412 Spoilt: 352 Quota: 1,683 Turnout: 8,764 (65.90%) |
Carrickfergus Electoral Division
Composed of the former districts of Ballycor, Ballylinney, Ballynure, Cairncastle, Carrick, Fergus Rural, Eden, Glenwherry, Glynn, Islandmagee, Kilwaughter, Monkstown, Raloo, Temple Corran, Whiteabbey, Whitehouse, and urban districts of Carrickfergus and Larne.
In Carrickfergus the defeat of Edward Coey, an active member of Edward Carson's Advisory Committee, was an unexpected loss.[9] Coey had been a member of the council since the first elections in 1899.[10][11]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | Edward Coey Smith | 27.99 | 1,330 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Alexander Miscampbell (incumbent) | 21.89 | 1,040 | ||||
Ind. Unionist | Robert H. Wilson | 20.02 | 951 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Samuel McMeekin | 13.66 | 649 | 873 | 898 | 984 | |
Ind. Unionist | Edward Coey (incumbent) | 8.57 | 407 | 541 | 597 | 613 | |
William W. Morrow | 7.87 | 374 | 395 | 403 | |||
Electorate: 14,027 Valid: 4,751 Spoilt: - Quota: - Turnout: - |
Lisburn Electoral Division
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Harold A. M. Barbour (incumbent) | 50.49 | 2,796 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | William Fitzgerald (incumbent) | - | ? (+857) | 1,526 | |||
Nationalist | Patrick Downing* | - | ? (+23) | 1,212 | 1,376 | ||
Ind. Unionist | Thomas Sinclair J.P. | 10.94 | 606 | 677 | Eliminated | ||
Ulster Unionist | J. Stouppe McCance D.L. (incumbent) | 9.71 | 538 | 834 | 860 | 1,002 | |
Independent | Nicholas Best | 2.29 | 127 | 234 | |||
Electorate: 10,697 Valid: 5,768 Spoilt: 230 Quota: 1,443 Turnout: 5,998 |
References
- ↑ "Freeman's Journal - Thursday 10 June 1920". Freeman's Journal. 10 June 1920.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Weekly Freeman's Journal - Saturday 19 June 1920". Freeman's Journal. 19 June 1920.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Co. Antrim County Council, Election of County Councillors 1920 (list of new electoral divisions)". Ballymena Observer. 30 April 1920.(subscription required)
- 1 2 "Belfast News-Letter - 5 June 1920". Belfast News-Letter. 5 June 1920.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Dublin Evening Telegraph - 9 June 1920". Dublin Evening Telegraph. 9 June 1920. p. 1.(subscription required)
- 1 2 3 "Larne Times - Saturday 12 June 1920 (candidate affiliation & results)". Larne Times. 12 June 1920.(subscription required)
- 1 2 3 4 "Antrim County Council". Belfast News-Letter. 8 June 1920. p. 9 of 10.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Belfast News-Letter - Monday 7 June 1920". Belfast News-Letter. 7 June 1920. p. 7.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Irish Independent - Monday 7 June 1920". Irish Independent. 7 June 1920.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Belfast News-Letter - Thursday 3 June 1920". Belfast News-Letter. 3 June 1920.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Antrim County Council election (Robert Wilson election advert)". Belfast News-Letter. 21 May 1920. p. 6.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Antrim County Council: Lisburn area (Election advert for unionist candidates)". Belfast News-Letter. 2 June 1920. p. 4 of 10.(subscription required)
- 1 2 Freeman's Journal - Tuesday 08 June 1920, pg.3, 'Antrim votes republican'