1914 Belfast Corporation election

April 2022 1914 Belfast Corporation election United Kingdom Parliamentary no yes 1911 Belfast Corporation election 1911 1920 Belfast Corporation election 1920 16 seats to Belfast Corporation 9 15 January 1914 Irish Unionist Alliance 14 R. J. McMordie 100px United Irish League 2 Belfast Corporation Election 1914 (Ward Results).svg 300px Map showing the election results by ward. Council control Council control after election Irish Unionist Irish Unionist An election to Belfast Corporation took place in 1914 as part of that year's Irish local elections. This would be the last election before the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919, which would replace the traditional FPTP based ward system with an STV system based on proportional representation. The election saw Unionists continuing their dominance of the council, winning a massive majority of the council's seats.Laffan Michael The Resurrection of Ireland: The Sinn Féin Party, 1916–1923 https://books.google.com/books?id=zbz6p-O39aoC&q=labour+ireland+1920+394+seats&pg=PA327 Cambridge University Press 327 9781139426299 1999 Sixteen seats were up for election, with a total of forty-eight candidates nominated. Publican John Boston was nominated for every seat, in order to ensure that they would have a contest. The Falls and St Anne's wards had the most candidates, with seven each. Arthur Trew stood in both the Falls and Shankill wards."Municipal elections in the provinces", Irish Times, 10 January 1914 After the election Crawford McCullagh was elected by the new council as Lord Mayor of Belfast. Council composition by party PartySeats± Irish Unionist Alliance52 United Irish League8Totals60 Results by party PartySeats±Votes%±% Irish Unionist Alliance1412,94471.88 United Irish League22,31612.86 Independent (politician)01,2827.12John Boston01,2186.76 Independent Unionist02471.37Totals1618,007100.00— Ward results Clifton Ward Clifton WardElectorate: 6182 Irish Unionist Alliance Robert Dunlop(incumbent Councillor) 369 Independent (politician) John Boston 56 313 425 Cromac Ward Cromac WardElectorate: 5205 Irish Unionist Alliance Robert Thomson M.B.(incumbent Councillor) 549 Independent (politician) John Boston 75 474 624 Court Ward Court WardElectorate: 3450 Irish Unionist Alliance Joseph Davison(incumbent Councillor) 1138 Independent (politician) John Boston 48 1090 1186 Dock Ward Dock WardBelfast News-Letter - Friday 16 January 1914Electorate: 3,316 Irish Unionist Alliance Dr Samuel William Allworthy M.D.(incumbent Councillor) 484 89.13 Independent (politician) John Boston 59 10.87 425 78.27 543 16.38 Duncairn Ward Duncairn WardElectorate: 5,568 Irish Unionist Alliance Thomas Erskine Alexander(incumbent Councillor) 300 Independent (politician) John Boston 32 268 332 Falls Ward Falls Ward(2 Councillors)Electorate: 4,561 Nationalist Party (Ireland) John Collins(incumbent Councillor) 1,555 Nationalist Party (Ireland) James Leo McDonnell 761 Independent (politician) John Boston 91 268 1,646 Ormeau Ward Ormeau Ward(1 Councillor)Electorate: 6,893 Irish Unionist Alliance William Frederick Coates J.P.(incumbent Councillor) 1,129 Independent (politician) John Boston 168 268 1,297 Pottinger Ward Pottinger Ward(1 Councillor)Electorate: 7,111 Irish Unionist Alliance Arthur Stanley Atkinson 1,831 Independent (politician) John Boston 247 1,584 2,078 St. Anne's Ward St. Anne's Ward(1 Councillor)Electorate: 5,283 Irish Unionist Alliance Francis Curley J.P.(incumbent Councillor) 899 Independent (politician) George Park 644 Independent (politician) John Boston 53 Independent (politician) Walter Holdinrake 37 255 1,633 Shankhill Ward Shankhill WardElectorate: 5974 Irish Unionist Alliance William George Turner(incumbent Councillor) 2288 Independent (politician) John Boston 132 2156 2420 St George's Ward St George's Ward(1 Councillor)Electorate: 3,284 Irish Unionist Alliance Charles Hinds 1,500 Independent (politician) Joseph Tyney 601 Independent Unionist James Mateer 247 Independent (politician) John Boston 11 899 2,359 Smithfield Smithfield WardElectorate: 2424 Irish Unionist Alliance Patrick Dempsey J.P.(incumbent Councillor) 634 Independent (politician) John Boston 39 595 673 Victoria Ward Victoria WardElectorate: 4593 Irish Unionist Alliance Frank Workman(incumbent Councillor) 207 Independent (politician) John Boston 53 154 260 Windsor Ward Victoria WardElectorate: 5387 Irish Unionist Alliance Henry Riddell(incumbent Councillor) 458 Independent (politician) John Boston 63 395 521 Woodvale Ward Woodvale WardElectorate: 4174 Irish Unionist Alliance James Alexander Laughlin(incumbent Councillor) 1158 Independent (politician) John Boston 91 1067 1249 References Category:1914 Irish local elections 1914