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. [1]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | 50 | 3 |  3 | 91.67 | 76.19 | 148,446 | |||
| Irish Labour | 8 | 13.33 | 0.28 | 551 | |||||
| NI Labour | 1 | 1.67 | 12.65 | 24,656 | |||||
| Ind. Unionist | 1 | 1.67 | 6.64 | 12,931 | |||||
| Dock Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 2 |  2 | 0.00 | 3.63 | 7,063 | ||
| Communist (NI) | 0 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 1,191 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | R. G. C. Kinahan (incumbent Alderman) | 6,339 | |||
| NI Labour | W. Harris | 1,732 | |||
| Majority | 4,607 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | J. F. Cairns (incumbent) | 5,959 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | F. R. A. Hynds | 5,929 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | F. W. Watson | 5,823 | |||
| NI Labour | W. J. Blease | 1,774 | |||
| NI Labour | R. R. Hanna | 1,735 | |||
| NI Labour | T. G. Kitchen | 1,400 | |||
| Communist (NI) | Betty Sinclair | 503 | |||
| Turnout | 8,456 | 38.7% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | J. D. Barbour | 1,708 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | S. H. Walsh(incumbent) | 1,677 | |||
| NI Labour | W. R. Boyd | 1,299 | |||
| NI Labour | C. Scott (incumbent) | 1,107 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | T. Meekin (incumbent) | 1,054 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | B. Horan | 579 | |||
| Irish Labour | E. Carlin | 551 | |||
| Turnout | 3,778 | 63.62% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | S. K. Henry(incumbent) | 2,827 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | T. Rea(incumbent) | 2,787 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | W. J. Lawther(incumbent) | 2,767 | |||
| NI Labour | W. J. Alexander | 507 | |||
| Turnout | 3,287 | 33% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | William Oliver (incumbent Alderman) | 2,276 | 55.65 | ||
| Dock Labour Party | P. Kelly | 1,814 | 44.35 | ||
| Majority | 462 | 11.30 | |||
| Turnout | 4,090 | 70.85 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | W. Atcheson | 2,203 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Dorothy Williamson (incumbent) | 2,202 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | 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 | |||
| Turnout | 4,186 | 72.51% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | S. W. Neill (incumbent Alderman) | 5,069 | |||
| NI Labour | T. Williamson | 1,178 | |||
| Majority | 3,891 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | W. D. Geddis (incumbent) | 5,124 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | J. W. Lindsay(incumbent) | 5,092 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | J. L. Cunningham(incumbent) | 4,956 | |||
| NI Labour | Bessie McKeown | 1,260 | |||
| Turnout | % | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Labour | J. McKearney | Unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Labour | Jack Macgougan | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Labour | J. G. McAllister | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Labour | F. C. Hughes | Unopposed | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | W. S. Hinds | 5,948 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Irene McAlery(incumbent) | 5,921 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | T. McMullan(incumbent) | 5,855 | |||
| NI Labour | A. Holmes | 1,336 | |||
| NI Labour | N. Searight | 1,213 | |||
| NI Labour | C. Allen | 1,190 | |||
| Turnout | 7,455 | 34.4% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | G. Kelso(incumbent) | 4,982 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | J. C. McIntyre | 4,946 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | A. E. Quinn | 4,705 | |||
| Communist (NI) | Andy Barr | 688 | |||
| Turnout | 5,785 | 27.8% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Unionist | T. G. Henderson (incumbent Alderman) | 4,649 | |||
| NI Labour | S. Cree | 1,379 | |||
| Majority | 3,270 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | R. Armstrong | 4,755 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | J. Ross(incumbent) | 4,541 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Sir James Norritt (incumbent) | 4,524 | |||
| NI Labour | J. McAllister | 1,763 | |||
| NI Labour | I. Johnston | 1,744 | |||
| Turnout | 6,959 | 45.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Labour | Jack Beattie | Unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Labour | D. P. Marrinan | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Labour | T. Carragher | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Labour | B. Murray | Unopposed | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | William Cecil McKee | Unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | Florence E. Breakie | Unopposed | |||
| Ulster Unionist | J. D. E. Cheyne | Unopposed | |||
| Ulster Unionist | J. S. R. Harcourt | Unopposed | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | J. G. Armstrong(incumbent) | 1,988 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Mrs E. Armstrong | 1,865 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | J. R. McClurg | 1,850 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | A. H. Duff (incumbent) | 1,599 | |||
| NI Labour | J. E. Gilmore | 588 | |||
| Turnout | 3,433 | 61.1% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | T. L. Cole Alderman | Unopposed as Alderman | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | H. Jefferson | 5,209 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | H. Fair | 5,063 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | W. J. McCracken | 5,022 | |||
| NI Labour | W. D. Purdy | 1,815 | |||
| NI Labour | Victoria Dunlop | 1,697 | |||
| NI Labour | G. Hooley | 1,671 | |||
| Turnout | 7,118 | 43.11 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | A. Scott | Unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | M. Wallace | Unopposed | |||
| Ulster Unionist | J. Dixon | Unopposed | |||
| Ulster Unionist | H. V. Kirk | Unopposed | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | Hilda Wilson (incumbent Alderman) | 3,018 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | N. Porter | 2,533 | |||
| Majority | 485 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist | A. F. Wilson | 3,180 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | A. T. Hill | 2,864 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | W. Boucher | 2,627 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | W. M. Wilton | 2,475 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | W. S. McVea | 2,382 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | A. Miller | 2,309 | |||
| Turnout | 6,023 | 54% | |||
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