Belfast Willowfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Belfast Willowfield


Belfast=yes
Type = Borough
Start = 1929
End = 1973
EM = First past the post

Belfast Willowfield was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Boundaries

Belfast Willowfield was a borough constituency comprising part of southern Belfast. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first past the post elections throughout Northern Ireland.

Belfast Willowfield was created by the division of Belfast South into four new constituencies. It survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Northern Ireland Parliament was prorogued in 1972 and formally abolished in 1973. [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnihoc.htm The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972] , Northern Ireland Elections]

Politics

In common with other seats in south Belfast, the constituency was strongly unionist. The seat was generally held by Unionist candidates, although labour movement candidates often performed well and sometimes took the seat.

Members of Parliament

*1929 - 41: Arthur Black, Ulster Unionist Party
*1941 - 57: Harry Midgley, Northern Ireland Labour Party (1941 - 42); Commonwealth Labour Party (1942 - 47); Ulster Unionist Party (1947 - 57)
*1957 - 58: "vacant"
*1958 - 69: William Hinds, Ulster Unionist Party
*1969 - 73: Tom Caldwell, Independent Unionist

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Arthur Black
votes = 4,691
percentage = 53.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Town Tenants' Association
candidate = Alexander McConnell
votes = 4,015
percentage = 46.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 676
percentage = 7.8
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 69.4
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

:At the Northern Ireland general election, 1933, Arthur Black was elected unopposed.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Arthur Black
votes = 7,615
percentage = 65.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Ulster Protestant League
candidate = Arthur Cleland
votes = 4,086
percentage = 34.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,530
percentage = 30.2
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.1
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Harry Midgley
votes = 7,209
percentage = 74.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = F. J. Lavery
votes = 2,435
percentage = 25.2
change = - 39.9Election box majority
votes = 4,774
percentage = 49.6
change = - 19.4Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 60.0
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Northern Ireland Labour Party
loser = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Commonwealth Labour Party
candidate = Harry Midgley
votes = 7,072
percentage = 55.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = G. I. Finlay
votes = 4,488
percentage = 35.5
change = - 29.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Robert McBrinn
votes = 1,082
percentage = 8.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,584
percentage = 20.4
change = - 9.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.1
change = + 1.0Election box gain with party link
winner = Commonwealth Labour Party
loser = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Harry Midgley
votes = 11,304
percentage = 87.5
change = + 31.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = William Leeburn
votes = 1,611
percentage = 12.5
change = + 3.9Election box majority
votes = 9,693
percentage = 75.0
change = + 54.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.3
change = + 2.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
loser = Commonwealth Labour Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Harry Midgley
votes = 6,539
percentage = 68.8
change = - 18.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Norman Searight
votes = 2,966
percentage = 31.2
change = + 18.7Election box majority
votes = 3,573
percentage = 37.6
change = - 37.4Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 59.5
change = - 17.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Hinds
votes = 4,017
percentage = 41.6
change = - 27.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Norman Searight
votes = 2,847
percentage = 29.5
change = - 1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = A. W. Shaw
votes = 2,785
percentage = 28.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,170
percentage = 12.1
change = - 25.5Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 66.6
change = + 7.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Hinds
votes = 4,931
percentage = 58.5
change = + 16.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Norman Searight
votes = 3,497
percentage = 41.5
change = + 12.0Election box majority
votes = 1,434
percentage = 17.0
change = + 4.9Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 62.0
change = - 4.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Hinds
votes = 4,918
percentage = 64.9
change = + 6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = R. M. McBirney
votes = 2,654
percentage = 35.1
change = - 6.4Election box majority
votes = 2,264
percentage = 29.8
change = + 12.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 57.1
change = - 4.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = Tom Caldwell
votes = 4,613
percentage = 54.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = William Hinds
votes = 2,134
percentage = 25.1
change = - 39.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
candidate = Billy Boyd
votes = 1,747
percentage = 20.6
change = - 14.5Election box majority
votes = 2,479
percentage = 29.2
change = - 0.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 68.4
change = + 11.3Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent Unionist
loser = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

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