1897 Belfast Corporation election

An election to Belfast Corporation took place on Thursday 25 November 1897 as part of that year's local elections.

This was the first election for Belfast Corporation since 1887. 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
[[|N/A]] Tougher 977
[[|N/A]] Young* 666
[[|N/A]] Dr Stewart 644
Turnout 1,986 68.91
Belfast LRC gain from [[|N/A]]

Duncairn

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

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 [[|N/A]]

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 [[|N/A]]

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 [[|N/A]]

Victoria

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

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. p.124
  5. Belfast News-Letter - Friday 26 November 1897 p.5-6
  6. p.126
  7. Belfast News-Letter - Saturday 27 November 1897 p.5
  8. Derry Journal - Monday 29 November 1897 p.7
Preceded by
1887 Belfast Corporation election
Belfast Corporation elections Succeeded by
1899 Belfast Corporation election
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