Londonderry Borough Council election, 1946

Elections to Londonderry Borough Council were held on 16 October 1946. Sir Basil McFarland continued as Mayor.

The elections were postponed by four weeks due to an unusually large number of objections to the list of electors.[1]

Ward results

North Ward

North Ward[2]
6 Councillors
Electorate: 5,622
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UUP James C. Hamilton 3,203
UUP Gerald Stanley Glover 3,200
UUP S. Dowds 3,195
UUP J. J. Hill 3,188
UUP Sir Basil McFarland 3,180
UUP A. McGowan 3,148
NI Labour A. H. Halliday 1,247
NI Labour J. Campbell 1,220
NI Labour F. Moorehead 1,159
Independent M. T. Mulhearn 1,132
Turnout 4,498 80.01

South Ward

South Ward[2]
6 Councillors
Electorate: 7,468
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist & Labour W. Barr 3,751
Nationalist T. Doherty 3,730
Nationalist James Deeney 3,727
Nationalist Daniel Barr 3,727
Nationalist Patrick J. Downey 3,675
NI Labour W. Mullan 3,538
NI Labour Stephen McGonagle 1,236
NI Labour G. Hamill 1,233
NI Labour J. Sharkey 1,099
NI Labour W. McLeery 1,093
Turnout 5,122 68.59

References

  1. "Local elections in Derry postponed". Irish Times. 10 August 1946.
  2. 1 2 Londonderry 1946
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