Belfast Willowfield (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency) - Election Results

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General Election 1929: Belfast Willowfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Arthur Black 4,691 53.9 N/A
Town Tenants' Association Alexander McConnell 4,015 46.1 N/A
Majority 676 7.8 N/A
Turnout 69.4 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1933, Arthur Black was elected unopposed.
General Election 1938: Belfast Willowfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Arthur Black 7,615 65.1 N/A
Ulster Protestant League Arthur Cleland 4,086 34.9 N/A
Majority 3,530 30.2 N/A
Turnout 74.1 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
Belfast Willowfield by-election, 1941
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour (NI) Harry Midgley 7,209 74.8 N/A
Ulster Unionist F. J. Lavery 2,435 25.2 - 39.9
Majority 4,774 49.6 - 19.4
Turnout 60.0 N/A
Labour (NI) gain from Ulster Unionist Swing N/A
General Election 1945: Belfast Willowfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Commonwealth Labour Harry Midgley 7,072 55.9 N/A
Ulster Unionist G. I. Finlay 4,488 35.5 - 29.4
Labour (NI) Robert McBrinn 1,082 8.6 N/A
Majority 2,584 20.4 - 9.8
Turnout 75.1 + 1.0
Commonwealth Labour gain from Ulster Unionist Swing N/A
General Election 1949: Belfast Willowfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Harry Midgley 11,304 87.5 + 31.6
Labour (NI) William Leeburn 1,611 12.5 + 3.9
Majority 9,693 75.0 + 54.6
Turnout 77.3 + 2.2
Ulster Unionist gain from Commonwealth Labour Swing N/A
General Election 1953: Belfast Willowfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Harry Midgley 6,539 68.8 - 18.7
Labour (NI) Norman Searight 2,966 31.2 + 18.7
Majority 3,573 37.6 - 37.4
Turnout 59.5 - 17.8
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1958: Belfast Willowfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist William Hinds 4,017 41.6 - 27.2
Labour (NI) Norman Searight 2,847 29.5 - 1.7
Independent Unionist A. W. Shaw 2,785 28.9 N/A
Majority 1,170 12.1 - 25.5
Turnout 66.6 + 7.1
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1962: Belfast Willowfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist William Hinds 4,931 58.5 + 16.9
Labour (NI) Norman Searight 3,497 41.5 + 12.0
Majority 1,434 17.0 + 4.9
Turnout 62.0 - 4.6
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1965: Belfast Willowfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist William Hinds 4,918 64.9 + 6.4
Labour (NI) R. M. McBirney 2,654 35.1 - 6.4
Majority 2,264 29.8 + 12.8
Turnout 57.1 - 4.9
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1969: Belfast Willowfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Unionist Tom Caldwell 4,613 54.3 N/A
Ulster Unionist William Hinds 2,134 25.1 - 39.8
Labour (NI) Billy Boyd 1,747 20.6 - 14.5
Majority 2,479 29.2 - 0.6
Turnout 68.4 + 11.3
Independent Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist Swing N/A

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