Belfast Shankill (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency) - Election Results

Election Results

General Election 1929: Belfast Shankill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Unionist Tommy Henderson 6,525 51.1 N/A
Ulster Unionist Samuel McGuffin 6,244 48.9 N/A
Majority 281 2.2 N/A
Turnout 74.8 N/A
Independent Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1933: Belfast Shankill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Unionist Tommy Henderson 6,451 50.5 -0.6
Ulster Unionist J. N. Fulton 6,335 49.5 +0.6
Majority 116 1.0 -1.2
Turnout 76.4 +1.6
Independent Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1938: Belfast Shankill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Unionist Association Tommy Henderson 7,518 51.4 +0.9
Ulster Unionist J. N. Fulton 7,095 48.6 -0.9
Majority 423 2.8 +1.8
Turnout 83.6 +7.2
Ind. Unionist Association gain from Independent Unionist Swing
At the 1945 and 1949 general elections, Tommy Henderson was elected unopposed.
General Election 1953: Belfast Shankill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Henry Holmes 5,485 47.3 N/A
Independent Unionist Tommy Henderson 3,215 27.7 N/A
Labour (NI) N. B. Fullerton 2,897 25.0 N/A
Majority 2,270 19.6 N/A
Turnout 65.6 N/A
Ulster Unionist gain from Independent Unionist Swing N/A
General Election 1958: Belfast Shankill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Henry Holmes 6,411 56.2 +8.9
Labour (NI) Samuel Cree 4,995 43.8 +18.0
Majority 1,416 12.4 -7.2
Turnout 61.5 -4.1
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
Belfast Shankill by-election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Desmond Boal 4,320 64.2 +8.0
Labour (NI) Samuel Cree 2,414 35.8 -8.0
Majority 1,906 28.4 +16.0
Turnout 28.4 -33.1
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1962, Desmond Boal was elected unopposed.
General Election 1965: Belfast Shankill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Desmond Boal 6,289 67.4 N/A
Labour (NI) D. A. Overend 3,035 32.6 N/A
Majority 3,254 34.8 N/A
Turnout 50.5 N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1969: Belfast Shankill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Desmond Boal 6,384 49.4 -18.0
Independent Unionist S. H. Walsh 4,545 35.2 N/A
Labour (NI) D. A. Overend 1,997 15.4 -17.2
Majority 1,839 14.2 -20.6
Turnout 71.1 +20.6
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

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