Londonderry County Borough Council election, 1920
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All 41 seats to Londonderry County Borough Council 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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An election to Londonderry County Borough Council took place in January 1920 as part of that year's Irish local elections. The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 had seen elections for local government in Ireland change to a more proportional system. As a result Unionists lost control over Londonderry borough council, which for the first time passed into the control of the city's Catholic majority. Turnout was high, at 93.5%. Despite the new electoral system only 2.8% of ballots were spoiled.[1]
Nationalist control of the council wouldn't last however, and following the partition of Ireland the Northern Irish Government restored the older, and less representative ward based system.[1]
Results by party
Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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Irish Unionist | 19 | |||||
Sinn Féin | 10 | |||||
Nationalist | 10 | |||||
Independent Nationalist | 1 | |||||
Totals | 41 | 100% | — |
North Ward
The Unionists put forward 7 candidates, and Nationalists 5. The Unionists gave instructions that their candidates should be voted for in alphabetical order. In the first round Unionist candidates 1,923 votes (59.72%), and Nationalists 1,297 (40.28%).[2]
North Ward - 11 seats[2] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | |
UUP | James Ballantine | 52.04 | 1,687 | |
Nationalist | Richard Doherty | |||
Nationalist | Hugh C. O'Doherty | |||
UUP | Deane | |||
Nationalist | McCafferty | |||
Nationalist | Daniel O'Connell | |||
UUP | Gilliland | |||
UUP | Greenway | |||
UUP | Kennedy | |||
UUP | Sir John McFarland | |||
UUP | Robinson | |||
Nationalist | William Joseph O'Donnell | |||
References
- 1 2 Laffan, Michael (1999). The Resurrection of Ireland: The Sinn Féin Party, 1916–1923. Cambridge University Press. p. 327.
- 1 2 "Keen party voting in Derry". The Irish Times. 20 January 1920. p. 6.
Preceded by Londonderry County Borough Council election, 1914 |
Londonderry elections | Succeeded by Londonderry County Borough Council election, 1925 |