1920 Antrim County Council election

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

Map of the results by electoral division

Council results

Party		Seats	±	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	Hugh Minford		2,166
	Ulster Unionist	George McManus (incumbent)		1,366
	Ulster Unionist	Alexander Lawther J.P.		1,013	1,514
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	Robert Crawford (incumbent)		1,731
	Ulster Unionist	John G. Wallace (incumbent)		1,508
	Ulster Unionist	John Kinnear (incumbent)		1,357	1,446
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	Cpt. F. H. Watt (incumbent)	15.51	1,305	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,824
	Farmers Union	W. W. B. Keers	13.21	1,111	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,809
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	Edward Coey Smith	27.99	1,330
	Ulster Unionist	Alexander Miscampbell (incumbent)	21.89	1,040
	Ind. Unionist	Robert H. Wilson	20.02	951
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	Harold A. M. Barbour (incumbent)	50.49	2,796
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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'