1920 Antrim County Council election

Map of the results by electoral division

The 1920 Antrim County Council election was held on Thursday, 3 June 1920.

Council results

Party		Seats	±	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	UUP	16
	Irish Nationalist	2
	Ind. Unionist	1
	Sinn Féin	1
Totals		21		35,455	100%	—

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Division results

Antrim Electoral Division

Composed of the former districts of Antrim Rural, Ballycare Rural, Ballynaorentagh, Ballyrobin, Ballygillan, Cargin, Carnmoney, Connor, Craigarogan, Cranfield, Crumlin, Donegore, Drumanaway, Dundesert, Glenavy, Kilbride, Randalstown, Rashee, Seacash, Sharvogue, Shilvodan, Templepatrick, Toome, Urban District of Ballycare, Town of Antrim. ^[3]

Antrim Electoral Division - 4 seats ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	UUP	Hugh Minford		2,166
	UUP	George McManus (incumbent)		1,366
	UUP	Alexander Lawther J.P.		1,013	1,514
	UUP	William P. Dickie		730	1,043	1,089	1,274	1,287
	Nationalist	Henry Laverty		872	891	894	905	1,251
	Nationalist	John O'Neill		432	449	450	452
Electorate: 12,689  Valid: 6,579  Spoilt: -  Quota: 1,316  Turnout: -

Ballymena Electoral Division

Composed of the former districts of Ballymena, Ahoghoil, Kells, Glen Rm, Galgorm, and Killoquin.

Ballymena Electoral Division - 6 seats ^{[7] [8] [6]}

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	UUP	Robert Crawford (incumbent)		1,731
	UUP	John G. Wallace (incumbent)		1,508
	UUP	John Kinnear (incumbent)		1,357	1,446
	UUP	Lt. Col. John Patrick (incumbent)		1,079	-	-	1,201	1,290	1,573
	Nationalist	John P. McCann (incumbent)		1,003	-	-	1,007	1,147	-	1,176
	UUP	John Adrain Junior		830	-	-	924	1,001	-	1,467
	Independent	James D. Caruth		-	-	-	-	949
	Sinn Féin	John Clarke		-	-	-	-
	Independent	Alexander O'Hara		337
		James McKenna		160
	Independent	Ellen Jane Gribben		105
		Charles McAuley		103
Electorate: 17,773  Valid: 9,945  Spoilt: -  Quota: 1,421  Turnout: -

Ballymoney Electoral Division

Ballymoney Electoral Division - 4 seats ^{[7] [6]}

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Sinn Féin	Louis Joseph Walsh	17.68	1,487	-	-	-	1,821
	UUP	Cpt. F. H. Watt (incumbent)	15.51	1,305	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,824
	Farmers Union	W. W. B. Keers	13.21	1,111	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,809
	UUP	James G. Leslie D.L. (incumbent)	13.11	1,103	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,619
	Farmers Union	Andrew McAuley	9.46	796
	Farmers Union	Francis Black Junior	8.70	732
	Nationalist	Daniel McAlister	7.28	612
	UUP	Maj. J. A. Montgomery (incumbent)	6.23	524
	Irish Labour	Robert McMullan	4.68	394
	Farmers Union	William Stuart	4.14	348
Electorate: 13,299  Valid: 8,412  Spoilt: 352  Quota: 1,683  Turnout: 8,764 (65.90%)

Carrickfergus Electoral Division

Composed of the former districts of Ballycor, Ballylinney, Ballynure, Cairncastle, Carrick, Fergus Rural, Eden, Glenwherry, Glynn, Islandmagee, Kilwaughter, Monkstown, Raloo, Temple Corran, Whiteabbey, Whitehouse, and urban districts of Carrickfergus and Larne.

In Carrickfergus the defeat of Edward Coey, an active member of Edward Carson's Advisory Committee, was an unexpected loss. ^[9] Coey had been a member of the council since the first elections in 1899. ^{[10] [11]}

Carrickfergus Electoral Division - 4 seats ^{[4] [7]}

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	UUP	Edward Coey Smith	27.99	1,330
	UUP	Alexander Miscampbell (incumbent)	21.89	1,040
	Ind. Unionist	Robert H. Wilson	20.02	951
	UUP	Samuel McMeekin	13.66	649	873	898	984
	Ind. Unionist	Edward Coey (incumbent)	8.57	407	541	597	613
		William W. Morrow	7.87	374	395	403
Electorate: 14,027  Valid: 4,751  Spoilt: -  Quota: -  Turnout: -

Lisburn Electoral Division

Lisburn Electoral Division - 3 seats ^{[7] [12]}

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	UUP	Harold A. M. Barbour (incumbent)	50.49	2,796
	UUP	William Fitzgerald (incumbent)		-	? (+857)	1,526
	Nationalist	Patrick Downing*		-	? (+23)	1,212	1,376
	Ind. Unionist	Thomas Sinclair J.P.	10.94	606	677	Eliminated
	UUP	J. Stouppe McCance D.L. (incumbent)	9.71	538	834	860	1,002
	Independent	Nicholas Best	2.29	127	234
Electorate: 10,697  Valid: 5,768  Spoilt: 230  Quota: 1,443  Turnout: 5,998

• Patrick Downing was also reported elsewhere as being a member of Sinn Fein ^[13]
• J. Stouppe McCance D.L. had served as the Chairman of the outgoing council ^[13]

References

1. "Freeman's Journal - Thursday 10 June 1920". Freeman's Journal . 10 June 1920.(subscription required)
2. "Weekly Freeman's Journal - Saturday 19 June 1920". Freeman's Journal . 19 June 1920.(subscription required)
3. "Co. Antrim County Council, Election of County Councillors 1920 (list of new electoral divisions)". Ballymena Observer. 30 April 1920.(subscription required)
4. "Belfast News-Letter - 5 June 1920". Belfast News-Letter . 5 June 1920.(subscription required)
5. "Dublin Evening Telegraph - 9 June 1920". Dublin Evening Telegraph . 9 June 1920. p. 1.(subscription required)
6. "Larne Times - Saturday 12 June 1920 (candidate affiliation & results)". Larne Times . 12 June 1920.(subscription required)
7. "Antrim County Council". Belfast News-Letter. 8 June 1920. p. 9 of 10.(subscription required)
8. "Belfast News-Letter - Monday 7 June 1920". Belfast News-Letter . 7 June 1920. p. 7.(subscription required)
9. "Irish Independent - Monday 7 June 1920". Irish Independent . 7 June 1920.(subscription required)
10. "Belfast News-Letter - Thursday 3 June 1920". Belfast News-Letter . 3 June 1920.(subscription required)
11. "Antrim County Council election (Robert Wilson election advert)". Belfast News-Letter . 21 May 1920. p. 6.(subscription required)
12. "Antrim County Council: Lisburn area (Election advert for unionist candidates)". Belfast News-Letter. 2 June 1920. p. 4 of 10.(subscription required)
13. Freeman's Journal - Tuesday 08 June 1920, pg.3, 'Antrim votes republican'