1920 Down County Council election

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The 1920 Down County Council election was held on Tuesday 25 May 1920.

Results by electoral division[edit]

Downpatrick[edit]

Downpatrick - 4 seats[1]
Counted Wednesday 26 May 1920[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Ulster Unionist Robert Brown
Sinn Féin Henry McGrath
Ulster Unionist Col. Sharman Crawford
Nationalist James O'Flinn
Nationalist George Walker
Electorate: -   Valid:   Quota:  

Dromore[edit]

Dromore - 5 seats[1][2][3]
Counted Thursday 27 May 1920[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Ulster Unionist James Blane
Ulster Unionist Sir R. M. Liddell
Ulster Unionist Norman Dickson Ferguson
Ulster Unionist Ogilvie Blair Graham
Labour R. Getgood
Sinn Féin J.T. McKee
Ulster Unionist George Wallace
Nationalist J. L. Savage
Electorate: -   Valid:   Quota:  

Newtownards[edit]

Newtownards - 6 seats[1][4][5]
Counted Friday 28 May 1920[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Ulster Unionist John Miller Andrews D.L. 24.50 2,819
Ulster Unionist Alex Dickson[2] 12.33 1,419
Ulster Unionist J. M. Thompson 10.75 1,237
Ulster Unionist Maj. R. E. McLean 9.47 1,090
Ulster Unionist Maj. Gen. W. F. Montgomery D.L. 9.23 1,062
Ulster Unionist J. Hill Dickson 8.83 1,016
Labour A. Adams 8.78 1,010
E. J. McCall 8.11 933
W. Gowan 3.23 372
W. R. Morrow 2.74 315
J. V. Gosney 1.34 154
J. Stewart 0.70 80
Electorate: 23,000   Valid: 11,507   Quota: 1,644  

Newry[edit]

Newry - 5 seats[3][6]
Counted Saturday 29 May 1920
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Ulster Unionist Thomas Carson
Sinn Féin John Quinn
Ulster Unionist Robert Kerr
Sinn Féin John Rooney
Sinn Féin Daniel Higgins
Nationalist Patrick O'Neill
Sinn Féin Martin G. Shanahan
Electorate: -   Valid:   Spoilt: Less than 5%   Quota:  

Notes[edit]

1.^ Newtownards electoral area results were declared Friday 28 May 1920. Only J.M. Andrews was elected on the first count.
2.^ A member of the Dickson family had held the seat on the county council since its formation in 1899.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ulster Elections - Down County Council". Belfast News-Letter. 28 May 1920. p. 7 of 12.(subscription required)
  2. ^ "Local Government Elections 1920 - County Council of Down (Dromore Unionist party poster - lists unionist candidates)". Belfast Telegraph. 21 May 1920. p. 2 of 6. Unionist candidates for Dromore](subscription required)
  3. ^ "Down Council Elections - Meeting in Dromore". Belfast News-Letter. 21 May 1920. p. 10 of 12.(subscription required)
  4. ^ "Elections in Ulster: Further list of results - The Down County Council". Belfast News-Letter. 29 May 1920. p. 6 of 10.(subscription required)
  5. ^ "County Council Election: Newtownards Area (contains first count figures)". North Down Herald and County Down Independent. 5 June 1920. p. 2 of 4.(subscription required)
  6. ^ a b "Local Government Elections: Down County Council". Belfast News-Letter. 31 May 1920. p. 6 of 8.(subscription required)