1920 Down County Council election

The 1920 Down County Council election was held on Tuesday 25 May 1920.

Results by electoral division

Downpatrick
Downpatrick - 4 seats[1]
Counted Wednesday 26 May 1920[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
UUP Robert Brown
Sinn Féin Henry McGrath
UUP Col. Sharman Crawford
Nationalist James O'Flinn
Nationalist George Walker
Electorate: -   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

    Dromore
    Dromore - 5 seats[1][2][3]
    Counted Thursday 27 May 1920[1]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    UUP James Blane
    UUP Sir R. M. Liddell
    UUP Norman Dickson Ferguson
    UUP Ogilvie Blair Graham
    Labour R. Getgood
    Sinn Féin J.T. McKee
    UUP George Wallace
    Nationalist J. L. Savage
    Electorate: -   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

      Newtownards
      Newtownards - 6 seats[4][5]
      Counted Friday 28 May 1920[1]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      UUP John Miller Andrews D.L. 24.50 2,819
      UUP Alex Dickson 12.33 1,419
      UUP J. M. Thompson 10.75 1,237
      UUP Maj. R. E. McLean 9.47 1,090
      UUP Maj. Gen. W. F. Montgomery D.L. 9.23 1,062
      UUP J. Hill Dickson 8.83 1,016
      Labour A. Adams 8.78 1,010
      E. J. McCall 8.11 933
      W. Gowan 3.23 372
      W. R. Morrow 2.74 315
      J. V. Gosney 1.34 154
      J. Stewart 0.70 80
      Electorate: 23,000   Valid: 11,507   Quota: 1,644   Turnout:

        Newry
        Newry - 5 seats[6]
        Counted Saturday 29 May 1920
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        UUP Thomas Carson
        Sinn Féin John Quinn
        UUP Robert Kerr
        Sinn Féin John Rooney
        Sinn Féin Daniel Higgins
        Nationalist Patrick O'Neill
        Sinn Féin Martin G. Shanahan
        Electorate: -   Valid:   Spoilt: Less than 5%   Quota:   Turnout:

          Notes
          1.^ Newtownards electoral area results were declared Friday 28 May 1920. Only J.M. Andrews was elected on the first count.
          2.^ A member of the Dickson family had held the seat on the county council since its formation in 1899.[6]

          References
          1. "Ulster Elections - Down County Council". Belfast News-Letter. 28 May 1920. p. 7 of 12.(subscription required)
          2. "Local Government Elections 1920 - County Council of Down (Dromore Unionist party poster - lists unionist candidates)". Belfast Telegraph. 21 May 1920. p. 2 of 6. Unionist candidates for Dromore](subscription required)
          3. "Down Council Elections - Meeting in Dromore". Belfast News-Letter. 21 May 1920. p. 10 of 12.(subscription required)
          4. "Elections in Ulster: Further list of results - The Down County Council". Belfast News-Letter. 29 May 1920. p. 6 of 10.(subscription required)
          5. "County Council Election: Newtownards Area (contains first count figures)". North Down Herald and County Down Independent. 5 June 1920. p. 2 of 4.(subscription required)
          6. "Local Government Elections: Down County Council". Belfast News-Letter. 31 May 1920. p. 6 of 8.(subscription required)
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