Belfast Shankill (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency)

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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