Belfast Shankill (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Belfast Shankill was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland.

Belfast Shankill was created by the division of Belfast North into four new constituencies. It survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnihoc.htm The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972], Northern Ireland Elections

In common with other seats in North Belfast, the seat had little nationalist presence. The seat was strongly Unionist, but there was some labour movement strength. For the first twenty-four years of its existence, the seat was held by an independent Unionist.

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1929: Belfast Shankill[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/belfast.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Boroughs: Belfast]}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Unionist

|candidate = Tommy Henderson

|votes = 6,525

|percentage = 51.1

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = Samuel McGuffin

|votes = 6,244

|percentage = 48.9

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 281

|percentage = 2.2

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 12,769

|percentage = 74.8

|change =

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{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Independent Unionist

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1933: Belfast Shankill}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Unionist

|candidate = Tommy Henderson

|votes = 6,451

|percentage = 50.5

|change = -0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = James Norman Fulton

|votes = 6,335

|percentage = 49.5

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 116

|percentage = 1.0

|change = -1.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 12,786

|percentage = 76.4

|change = +1.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Independent Unionist

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1938: Belfast Shankill}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Unionist Association

|candidate = Tommy Henderson

|votes = 7,518

|percentage = 51.4

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = James Norman Fulton

|votes = 7,095

|percentage = 48.6

|change = -0.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 423

|percentage = 2.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 14,613

|percentage = 83.6

|change = +7.2

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Independent Unionist Association

|loser = Independent Unionist

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

:At the 1945 and 1949 general elections, Tommy Henderson was elected unopposed.

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1953: Belfast Shankill}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = Henry Holmes

|votes = 5,485

|percentage = 47.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Unionist

|candidate = Tommy Henderson

|votes = 3,215

|percentage = 27.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party

|candidate = Norman Branagh Fullerton

|votes = 2,897

|percentage = 25.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,270

|percentage = 19.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 11,597

|percentage = 65.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Ulster Unionist Party

|loser = Independent Unionist

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1958: Belfast Shankill}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = Henry Holmes

|votes = 6,411

|percentage = 56.2

|change = +8.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party

|candidate = Samuel Cree

|votes = 4,995

|percentage = 43.8

|change = +18.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,416

|percentage = 12.4

|change = -7.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 11,406

|percentage = 61.5

|change = -4.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Ulster Unionist Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1960 Belfast Shankill by-election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = Desmond Boal

|votes = 4,320

|percentage = 64.2

|change = +8.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party

|candidate = Samuel Cree

|votes = 2,414

|percentage = 35.8

|change = -8.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,906

|percentage = 28.4

|change = +16.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,734

|percentage = 28.4

|change = -33.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Ulster Unionist Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

:At the 1962 Northern Ireland general election, Desmond Boal was elected unopposed.

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1965: Belfast Shankill}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = Desmond Boal

|votes = 6,289

|percentage = 67.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party

|candidate = David Overend

|votes = 3,035

|percentage = 32.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,254

|percentage = 34.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 9,324

|percentage = 50.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Ulster Unionist Party

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1969: Belfast Shankill}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = Desmond Boal

|votes = 6,384

|percentage = 49.4

|change = -18.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Unionist

|candidate = Samuel Walsh

|votes = 4,545

|percentage = 35.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party

|candidate = David Overend

|votes = 1,997

|percentage = 15.4

|change = -17.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,839

|percentage = 14.2

|change = -20.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 12,926

|percentage = 71.1

|change = +20.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Ulster Unionist Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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Shankill

Category:Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies established in 1929

Category:Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies disestablished in 1973