Northern Ireland Labour Party election results

This article lists the Northern Ireland Labour Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections. Except where noted, candidates were endorsed by the British Labour Party.[1]

Summary of general election performance

Year Number of Candidates Total votes Average votes per candidate % UK vote % NI vote Change (percentage points) Saved deposits Number of MPs
1924 1 21,122 21,122 0.1 4.1 N/A 1 0
1931 1 9,410 9,410 0.0 3.3 N/A 1 0
1945 5 66,223 13,245 0.3 11.4 N/A 4 0
1950 5 67,816 13,563 0.2 12.1 -0.1 5 0
1951 4 62,324 15,581 0.2 13.5 0.0 4 0
1955 3 35,614 11,871 0.1 5.5 -0.1 3 0
1959 3 44,370 14,790 0.2 7.7 +0.1 3 0
1964 10 102,857 10,286 0.4 16.1 +0.3 6 0
1966 4 72,613 18,153 0.2 12.2 -0.2 4 0
1970 7 98,194 14,028 0.3 12.6 +0.1 6 0
1974 Feb 5 17,284 3,457 0.0 2.4 -0.3 1 0
1974 Oct 3 11,539 3,846 0.0 1.6 0.0 1 0
1979 3 4,441 1,480 0.0 0.6 0.0 0 0

Election results

1923 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast West Midgley, HarryHarry Midgley 22,255 47.1 2

Midgley contested the election for the Belfast Labour Party, forerunner of the Northern Ireland Labour Party

1924 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast West Midgley, HarryHarry Midgley 21,122 40.4 2

Midgley was not endorsed by the British Labour Party.[2]

1931 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Campbell, JohnJohn Campbell 9,410 24.9 2

By-elections, 1935-1945

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Antrim by-election, 1943 Getgood, RobertRobert Getgood 17,253 28.3 2
Belfast West by-election, 1943 Beattie, JackJack Beattie 19,936 46.2 1

1945 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Antrim Holmes, HenryHenry Holmes 18,403 12.8 3
Belfast East Boyd, TomTom Boyd 17,338 43.6 2
Belfast North Leeburn, WilliamWilliam Leeburn 20,845 44.7 2
Belfast South Morrow, JamesJames Morrow 8,166 17.5 3
Londonderry Gordon, MiltonMilton Gordon 1,471 1.9 3

By-elections, 1945-1950

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Down by-election, 1946 Donnelly, DesmondDesmond Donnelly 28,846 29.3 2

1950 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Boyd, TomTom Boyd 17,338 36.7 2
Belfast North Leeburn, WilliamWilliam Leeburn 20,146 35.6 2
Belfast South McKernan, JamesJames McKernan 11,428 24.8 2
North Down McElroy, AlbertAlbert McElroy 10,836 20.6 2
South Antrim Brown, EdwardEdward Brown 8,068 16.4 2

1951 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Boyd, TomTom Boyd 17,910 38.3 2
Belfast North Morrow, JamesJames Morrow 22,685 39.3 2
Belfast South McBrinn, RobertRobert McBrinn 11,815 24.2 2
North Down McElroy, AlbertAlbert McElroy 9,914 18.6 2

By-elections, 1951-1955

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast South by-election, 1952 Napier, SamSam Napier 7,655 24.9 2

1955 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Boyd, TomTom Boyd 13,041 30.2 2
Belfast North Boyd, BillyBilly Boyd 15,065 28.2 2
Belfast South Brown, EdwardEdward Brown 7,508 17.6 2

By-elections, 1955-1959

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East by-election, 1959 Gardner, JamesJames Gardner 14,264 42.2 2

1959 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Gardner, JamesJames Gardner 16,412 37.2 2
Belfast North McDowell, JackJack McDowell 18,640 35.2 2
Belfast South Searight, NormanNorman Searight 9,318 21.6 2

By-elections, 1959-1964

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast South by-election, 1963 Searight, NormanNorman Searight 7,209 25.8 2

1964 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Ewart, SamuelSamuel Ewart 6,523 12.0 3
Belfast East Watt, SamuelSamuel Watt 15,555 36.9 2
Belfast North McDowell, JackJack McDowell 17,564 34.9 2
Belfast South Barkley, JohnJohn Barkley 8,792 22.4 2
Belfast West Boyd, BillyBilly Boyd 12,579 24.3 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Gamble, Baptist W.Baptist W. Gamble 2,339 4.3 4
Mid Ulster McGarvey, PatrickPatrick McGarvey 5,053 8.8 3
North Down Bell, EdwardEdward Bell 11,571 18.9 2
South Antrim Stewart, SydneySydney Stewart 16,531 24.4 2
South Down Thompson, SamSam Thompson 6,260 11.2 3

1966 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East McBirney, MartinMartin McBirney 17,650 45.3 2
Belfast North Overend, DavidDavid Overend 19,927 42.6 2
Belfast South Holmes, ErskineErskine Holmes 12,364 34.6 2
South Antrim Stewart, SydneySydney Stewart 22,672 35.7 2

1970 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Holmes, ErskineErskine Holmes 8,781 12.9 3
Belfast East Bleakley, DavidDavid Bleakley 18,259 40.5 2
Belfast North Sharkey, JohnJohn Sharkey 18,894 31.9 2
Belfast South Coulthard, JohnJohn Coulthard 11,567 29.6 2
North Antrim McHugh, PatrickPatrick McHugh 6,476 11.0 3
North Down Young, KennethKenneth Young 14,246 17.7 2
South Antrim Johnston, RobertRobert Johnston 19,971 20.5 2

February 1974 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Bleakley, DavidDavid Bleakley 8,122 14.1 3
Belfast North Scott, SandySandy Scott 2,917 5.9 4
Belfast South Holmes, ErskineErskine Holmes 2,455 4.7 5
Belfast West Boyd, BillyBilly Boyd 1,989 4.2 5

October 1974 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Bleakley, DavidDavid Bleakley 7,415 13.9 3
Belfast North Boyd, BillyBilly Boyd 2,481 5.2 4
Belfast South Holmes, ErskineErskine Holmes 1,643 4.2 5

1979 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Chambers, GeorgeGeorge Chambers 1,982 3.9 5
Belfast North Carr, AlanAlan Carr 1,889 4.4 7
Belfast West Peters, DerekDerek Peters 540 1.6 6

References

  1. ↑ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, p.xvi
  2. ↑ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, p.xvi
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