1920 Down County Council election

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

Results by electoral division

Dromore
Dromore - 5 seats[1][2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1
UUP James Blane
UUP Norman Dickson Ferguson
UUP Ogilvie Blair Graham
UUP Sir R. M. Liddell
UUP George Wallace
Electorate: -   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

    Newtownards
    Newtownards - 6 seats[3][4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1
    UUP John Miller Andrews D.L. 2,819
    UUP Alex Dickson 1,419
    UUP J. M. Thompson 1,237
    UUP Maj. R. E. McLean 1,090
    UUP Maj. Gen. W. F. Montgomery D.L. 1,062
    UUP J. Hill Dickson 1,016
    Labour A. Adams 1,010
    [[|N/A]] E. J. McCall 933
    [[|N/A]] W. Gowan 372
    [[|N/A]] W. R. Morrow 315
    [[|N/A]] J. V. Gosney 154
    [[|N/A]] K. Stewart 80
    Electorate: 23,000   Valid: 11,507   Quota: 1,644   Turnout:

      Newry
      Newry - 5 seats[5]
      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.[5]

        References
        1. Unionist candidates for Dromore
        2. Dromore Unionist party platform
        3. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/19200529/137/0006
        4. First count figures
        5. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/19200531/140/0006
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