1897 Belfast Corporation election

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An election to Belfast Corporation took place on Thursday 25 November 1897 as part of .

This was the first election for Belfast Corporation since . Since that election the Belfast Corporation Act 1896 had increased the borough from 6,800 to 16,500 acres, and the electorate from 39,603 to 47,294.[1] The need to delineate new ward boundaries meant that elections could not be completed in 1896, resulting in them being delayed until 1897.[2]

Results by party[]

Belfast Corporation election, 1897[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Belfast Conservative Association 33
  Catholic Association 8
  Independent 8
  Belfast LRC 6
  Liberal Unionist 5
  Joint Committee of the INL & INF 0

Ward Results[]

Court[]

Court Ward[4][5]
Electorate: 2,882
Party Candidate Votes %
Belfast LRC Alex Taylor 1,028
Tougher 977
Young* 666
Dr Stewart 644
Turnout 1,986 68.91
Belfast LRC gain from

Duncairn[]

Duncairn Ward - 3 seats[4][6][5]
Electorate: 3,527
Party Candidate Votes %
Belfast LRC Alexander Bowman 1,249
Conservative Dr Timothy White 1,196
Independent Robert Wilson (incumbent) 1,010
Conservative John Thompson 839
Conservative James McCammond 767
Turnout
Belfast LRC gain from

Falls[]

Alderman[]

Falls Ward (1)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
McCormick 1,280 60.15
James McCann 848 39.85
Turnout 2,128

Councillors[]

Falls Ward (3)[4][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Catholic Association McDonnell 1,300
Catholic Association P. J. McGee 1,272
Catholic Association Cook 1,236
INL & INF Fegan 764
INL & INF Rooney 744
INL & INF Connolly 702
Turnout

Pottinger[]

Pottinger Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Belfast LRC Murray Davis
Turnout
Belfast LRC gain from

Shankhill[]

Shankill Ward (3 councillors)[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Belfast LRC Robert Gageby 1,836
Johnston 1,326
Workman 1,281
Gault 760
Bell 583
Turnout
Belfast LRC gain from

Smithfield[]

Smithfield Ward (3)[4][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Catholic Association O'Connell 1184 {{{change}}}
Catholic Association McEntee 1158 {{{change}}}
Catholic Association McLorinan 1080 {{{change}}}
INL & INF Aicken 823 {{{change}}}
INL & INF McGuigan 795 {{{change}}}
INL & INF Riordan 731 {{{change}}}
Turnout

St. George's & Dock[]

St. George's and Dock Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Belfast LRC William Liddell
Turnout
Belfast LRC gain from

Victoria[]

Victoria Ward[4][5]
Electorate: 2,714
Party Candidate Votes %
Belfast LRC Edward McInness 781
Conservative John McCormick* 735
Conservative Millar 723
Conservative Dr Cathcart 671
William Hill 316
Dunwoody 66
Turnout 1,933
Belfast LRC gain from

References[]

  1. ^ Budge, Ian; O'Leary, Cornelius. Belfast: Approach to Crisis, A Study of Belfast Politics 1613–1970. p. 103.
  2. ^ Budge, Ian; O'Leary, Cornelius. Belfast: Approach to Crisis, A Study of Belfast Politics 1613–1970. p. 104.
  3. ^ Budge, Ian; O'Leary, Cornelius. Belfast: Approach to Crisis, A Study of Belfast Politics 1613–1970. p. 105.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h p.124
  5. ^ a b c Belfast News-Letter - Friday 26 November 1897 p.5-6
  6. ^ p.126
  7. ^ Belfast News-Letter - Saturday 27 November 1897 p.5
  8. ^ a b Derry Journal - Monday 29 November 1897 p.7
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