# Belfast Bloomfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Belfast Bloomfield was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

## Boundaries

Belfast Bloomfield was a borough constituency located in eastern Belfast. Established in 1929, it was created 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.
The constituency was formed by dividing Belfast East into four new constituencies, one of which was Belfast Bloomfield. It remained unchanged, returning a single member of Parliament, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972 and subsequently abolished in 1973.

## Politics

The constituency was the most staunchly unionist in East Belfast. It was held continuously by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although labour movement candidates sometimes polled well.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1929 | Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1950(b) | Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1961(b) | Walter Scott | Ulster Unionist Party |
| 1973 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Election results

At the 1929 and 1933 general elections, Herbert Dixon was elected unopposed.
General Election 1938: Belfast Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Herbert Dixon | 9,446 | 70.3 | N/A |
| | Progressive Unionist | Phoebe Moody | 3,988 | 29.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,458 | 40.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,434 | 68.0 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 1945: Belfast Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran | 9,995 | 63.3 | −7.0 |
| | Communist (NI) | William McCullough | 5,802 | 36.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,193 | 26.6 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,797 | 73.8 | +5.8 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1949: Belfast Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran | 14,058 | 87.5 | +12.2 |
| | NI Labour | Tom Boyd | 1,386 | 8.6 | New |
| | Communist (NI) | William McCullough | 623 | 3.9 | −32.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,672 | 78.9 | +52.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,057 | 76.0 | +2.2 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
Belfast Bloomfield by-election, 1950 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran | 7,609 | 77.3 | −10.2 |
| | NI Labour | Robert S. Thompson | 2,232 | 22.7 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,377 | 54.6 | −26.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,841 | 44.7 | −31.3 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1953: Belfast Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran | 9,004 | 88.2 | +0.7 |
| | Communist (NI) | Andy Barr | 1,207 | 11.8 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,797 | 76.4 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,211 | 46.4 | +29.6 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1958: Belfast Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran | 7,124 | 52.3 | −35.9 |
| | NI Labour | Edward Bell | 4,010 | 29.4 | New |
| | Ind. Unionist | Edward Courtney | 2,492 | 18.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,114 | 22.9 | −53.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,626 | 63.4 | +17.0 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
1961 Belfast Bloomfield by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Walter Scott | 6,212 | 61.5 | +9.2 |
| | NI Labour | Robert McFarland Bingham | 3,885 | 38.5 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,237 | 23.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,097 | 45.9 | −17.5 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1962: Belfast Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Walter Scott | 7,921 | 56.7 | +4.4 |
| | NI Labour | Robert McFarland Bingham | 6,053 | 43.3 | +13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,868 | 13.4 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,974 | 62.8 | −0.6 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1965: Belfast Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Walter Scott | 7,755 | 63.5 | +6.8 |
| | NI Labour | Robert Caldwell | 4,154 | 34.0 | −9.3 |
| | Communist (NI) | Andy Barr | 308 | 2.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,601 | 29.5 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,217 | 55.7 | −5.1 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1969: Belfast Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Walter Scott | 9,084 | 61.2 | −2.3 |
| | Protestant Unionist | William Spence | 3,568 | 24.0 | New |
| | NI Labour | Robert Caldwell | 2,196 | 14.8 | −19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,516 | 37.2 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,848 | 70.2 | +14.5 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |