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The 1920 Antrim County Council election was held on Thursday, 3 June 1920.
Council results
[edit]Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | 16 | |||||
Irish Nationalist | 2 | |||||
Ind. Unionist | 1 | |||||
Sinn Féin | 1 | |||||
Totals | 21 | 35,455 | 100% | — |
Division results
[edit]Antrim Electoral Division
[edit]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 | ||||
UUP | Hugh Minford | 2,166 | ||||||
UUP | George McManus (incumbent) | 1,366 | ||||||
UUP | Alexander Lawther J.P. | 1,013 | 1,514 | |||||
UUP | 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
[edit]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 | ||||
UUP | Robert Crawford (incumbent) | 1,731 | ||||||||
UUP | John G. Wallace (incumbent) | 1,508 | ||||||||
UUP | John Kinnear (incumbent) | 1,357 | 1,446 | |||||||
UUP | 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 | ||
UUP | 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
[edit]Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Louis Joseph Walsh | 17.68 | 1,487 | - | - | - | 1,821 | ||||
UUP | Cpt. F. H. Watt (incumbent) | 15.51 | 1,305 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,824 | |
Farmers Union | W. W. B. Keers | 13.21 | 1,111 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,809 | |
UUP | 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 | ||||||||
UUP | 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
[edit]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 | |||||
UUP | Edward Coey Smith | 27.99 | 1,330 | ||||
UUP | Alexander Miscampbell (incumbent) | 21.89 | 1,040 | ||||
Ind. Unionist | Robert H. Wilson | 20.02 | 951 | ||||
UUP | 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
[edit]Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
UUP | Harold A. M. Barbour (incumbent) | 50.49 | 2,796 | ||||
UUP | 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 | ||
UUP | 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 |
- Patrick Downing was also reported elsewhere as being a member of Sinn Fein [13]
- J. Stouppe McCance D.L. had served as the Chairman of the outgoing council[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "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)
- ^ a b "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)
- ^ a b c "Larne Times - Saturday 12 June 1920 (candidate affiliation & results)". Larne Times. 12 June 1920.(subscription required)
- ^ a b c d "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)
- ^ a b Freeman's Journal - Tuesday 08 June 1920, pg.3, 'Antrim votes republican'