1955 Belfast Corporation election

1955 UK local government election April 2022 350px|thumb|Map of results by ward. 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.Municipal election result Belfast News-Letter 19 May 1955 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000038/19550519/143/0005?browse=true 5 & 6 Council results Belfast Corporation election, 1955Total vote: 194,838 Ulster Unionist Party 50 3 3 91.67 76.19 148,446 Irish Labour Party 8 13.33 0.28 551 Northern Ireland Labour Party 1 1.67 12.65 24,656 Independent Unionist 1 1.67 6.64 12,931 Dock Labour Party 0 0 2 2 0.00 3.63 7,063 Communist Party of Northern Ireland 0 0.00 0.61 1,191 Ward results Clifton Ward Alderman Clifton Ward1 AldermanElectorate: 21,839 Ulster Unionist Party R. G. C. Kinahan(incumbent Alderman) 6,339 Northern Ireland Labour Party W. Harris 1,732 4,607 Councillors Clifton Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: 21,839Spoiled papers: 349 Ulster Unionist Party J. F. Cairns (incumbent) 5,959 Ulster Unionist Party F. R. A. Hynds 5,929 Ulster Unionist Party F. W. Watson 5,823 Northern Ireland Labour Party W. J. Blease 1,774 Northern Ireland Labour Party R. R. Hanna 1,735 Northern Ireland Labour Party T. G. Kitchen 1,400 Communist Party of Northern Ireland Betty Sinclair 503 8,456 38.7% Court Ward Councillors Court Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: 5,938 Ulster Unionist Party J. D. Barbour 1,708 Ulster Unionist Party S. H. Walsh (incumbent) 1,677 Northern Ireland Labour Party W. R. Boyd 1,299 Northern Ireland Labour Party C. Scott (incumbent) 1,107 Independent Unionist T. Meekin (incumbent) 1,054 Independent Unionist B. Horan 579 Irish Labour Party E. Carlin 551 3,778 63.62% Cromac Ward Councillors Cromac Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: 9,949 Ulster Unionist Party S. K. Henry (incumbent) 2,827 Ulster Unionist Party T. Rea (incumbent) 2,787 Ulster Unionist Party W. J. Lawther (incumbent) 2,767 Northern Ireland Labour Party W. J. Alexander 507 3,287 33% Dock Ward Alderman Dock Ward1 AldermanElectorate: 5,773 Ulster Unionist Party William Oliver(incumbent Alderman) 2,276 55.65 Dock Labour Party P. Kelly 1,814 44.35 462 11.30 4,090 70.85 Councillors Dock Ward19 May 1955 The results at a glance https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19550519/119/0006 Belfast Telegraph Belfast 3 CouncillorsElectorate: 16,510 Ulster Unionist Party W. Atcheson 2,203 Ulster Unionist Party Dorothy Williamson (incumbent) 2,202 Ulster Unionist Party 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 4,186 72.51% Duncairn Ward Alderman Duncairn Ward1 AldermanElectorate: 16,823 Ulster Unionist Party S. W. Neill(incumbent Alderman) 5,069 Northern Ireland Labour Party T. Williamson 1,178 3,891 Councillors Duncairn Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: 16,823 Ulster Unionist Party W. D. Geddis (incumbent) 5,124 Ulster Unionist Party J. W. Lindsay (incumbent) 5,092 Ulster Unionist Party J. L. Cunningham (incumbent) 4,956 Northern Ireland Labour Party Bessie McKeown 1,260 % Falls Ward Alderman Falls Ward1 AldermanElectorate: Irish Labour Party J. McKearney Unopposed Councillors Falls Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: Irish Labour Party Jack Macgougan Unopposed Irish Labour Party J. G. McAllister Unopposed Irish Labour Party F. C. Hughes Unopposed Ormeau Ward Councillors Cromac Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: 21,653Spoiled papers: 53 Ulster Unionist Party W. S. Hinds 5,948 Ulster Unionist Party Irene McAlery (incumbent) 5,921 Ulster Unionist Party T. McMullan (incumbent) 5,855 Northern Ireland Labour Party A. Holmes 1,336 Northern Ireland Labour Party N. Searight 1,213 Northern Ireland Labour Party C. Allen 1,190 7,455 34.4% Pottinger Ward Councillors Pottinger Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: 20,774Spoiled papers: 85 Ulster Unionist Party G. Kelso (incumbent) 4,982 Ulster Unionist Party J. C. McIntyre 4,946 Ulster Unionist Party A. E. Quinn 4,705 Communist Party of Northern Ireland Andy Barr 688 5,785 27.8% Shankill Ward Alderman Shankill Ward1 AldermanElectorate: 15,194 Independent Unionist T. G. Henderson(incumbent Alderman) 4,649 Northern Ireland Labour Party S. Cree 1,379 3,270 Councillors Shankill Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: 15,194Spoiled papers: 1,388 Ulster Unionist Party R. Armstrong 4,755 Ulster Unionist Party J. Ross (incumbent) 4,541 Ulster Unionist Party Sir James Norritt (incumbent) 4,524 Northern Ireland Labour Party J. McAllister 1,763 Northern Ireland Labour Party I. Johnston 1,744 6,959 45.2 Smithfield Ward Alderman Smithfield Ward1 AldermanElectorate: Irish Labour Party Jack Beattie Unopposed Councillors Smithfield Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: Irish Labour Party D. P. Marrinan Unopposed Irish Labour Party T. Carragher Unopposed Irish Labour Party B. Murray Unopposed St Anne's Ward Alderman St Anne's Ward1 AldermanElectorate: Ulster Unionist Party William Cecil McKee Unopposed Councillors St Anne's Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: Ulster Unionist Party Florence E. Breakie Unopposed Ulster Unionist Party J. D. E. Cheyne Unopposed Ulster Unionist Party J. S. R. Harcourt Unopposed St George's Ward Councillors St George's Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: 5,593Spoiled papers: 27 Ulster Unionist Party J. G. Armstrong (incumbent) 1,988 Ulster Unionist Party Mrs E. Armstrong 1,865 Ulster Unionist Party J. R. McClurg 1,850 Independent Unionist A. H. Duff (incumbent) 1,599 Northern Ireland Labour Party J. E. Gilmore 588 3,433 61.1% Victoria Ward Alderman Victoria Ward1 AldermanElectorate: 16,510 Ulster Unionist Party T. L. ColeAlderman Unopposed as Alderman Councillors Victoria Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: 16,510 Ulster Unionist Party H. Jefferson 5,209 Ulster Unionist Party H. Fair 5,063 Ulster Unionist Party W. J. McCracken 5,022 Northern Ireland Labour Party W. D. Purdy 1,815 Northern Ireland Labour Party Victoria Dunlop 1,697 Northern Ireland Labour Party G. Hooley 1,671 7,118 43.11 Windsor Alderman Windsor Ward1 AldermanElectorate: Ulster Unionist Party A. Scott Unopposed Councillors Windsor Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: Ulster Unionist Party M. Wallace Unopposed Ulster Unionist Party J. Dixon Unopposed Ulster Unionist Party H. V. Kirk Unopposed Woodvale Ward Alderman Woodvale Ward1 AldermanElectorate: 11,133 Ulster Unionist Party Hilda Wilson(incumbent Alderman) 3,018 Independent Unionist N. Porter 2,533 485 Councillors Woodvale Ward3 CouncillorsElectorate: 11,133Spoiled papers: 332 Ulster Unionist Party A. F. Wilson 3,180 Ulster Unionist Party A. T. Hill 2,864 Ulster Unionist Party W. Boucher 2,627 Independent Unionist W. M. Wilton 2,475 Independent Unionist W. S. McVea 2,382 Independent Unionist A. Miller 2,309 6,023 54% References Category:Belfast City Council elections Category:1955 Northern Ireland local elections Category:20th century in Belfast