# 1920 Antrim County Council election

The 1920 Antrim County Council election was held on Thursday, 3 June 1920.

## Council results

| Party | Party | Seats | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | UUP | 16 | | | |
| | Irish Nationalist | 2 | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | 1 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | 1 | | | |
| Totals | Totals | 21 | 35,455 | 100% | — |

## Division results
### Antrim Electoral Division

Composed of the former districts of Antrim Rural, Ballycare Rural, Ballynaorentagh, Ballyrobin, Ballygillan, Cargin, Carnmoney, Connor, Craigarogan, Cranfield, Crumlin, Donegore, Drumanaway, Dundesert, Glenavy, Kilbride, Randalstown, Rashee, Seacash, Sharvogue, Shilvodan, Templepatrick, Toome, Urban District of Ballycare, Town of Antrim.
Antrim Electoral Division - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Hugh Minford | | 2,166 |
| | UUP | George McManus (incumbent) | | 1,366 |
| | UUP | Alexander Lawther J.P. | | 1,013 | 1,514 |
| | UUP | William P. Dickie | | 730 | 1,043 | 1,089 | 1,274 | 1,287 |
| | Nationalist | Henry Laverty | | 872 | 891 | 894 | 905 | 1,251 |
| | Nationalist | John O'Neill | | 432 | 449 | 450 | 452 |
| Electorate: 12,689 Valid: 6,579 Spoilt: - Quota: 1,316 Turnout: - |||||||||

### Ballymena Electoral Division

Composed of the former districts of Ballymena, Ahoghoil, Kells, Glen Rm, Galgorm, and Killoquin.
Ballymena Electoral Division - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | Robert Crawford (incumbent) | | 1,731 |
| | UUP | John G. Wallace (incumbent) | | 1,508 |
| | UUP | John Kinnear (incumbent) | | 1,357 | 1,446 |
| | UUP | Lt. Col. John Patrick (incumbent) | | 1,079 | - | - | 1,201 | 1,290 | 1,573 |
| | Nationalist | John P. McCann (incumbent) | | 1,003 | - | - | 1,007 | 1,147 | - | 1,176 |
| | UUP | John Adrain Junior | | 830 | - | - | 924 | 1,001 | - | 1,467 |
| | Independent | James D. Caruth | | - | - | - | - | 949 |
| | Sinn Féin | John Clarke | | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Alexander O'Hara | | 337 |
| | | James McKenna | | 160 |
| | Independent | Ellen Jane Gribben | | 105 |
| | | Charles McAuley | | 103 |
| Electorate: 17,773 Valid: 9,945 Spoilt: - Quota: 1,421 Turnout: - |||||||||||

### Ballymoney Electoral Division

Ballymoney Electoral Division - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Sinn Féin | Louis Joseph Walsh | 17.68 | 1,487 | - | - | - | 1,821 |
| | UUP | Cpt. F. H. Watt (incumbent) | 15.51 | 1,305 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,824 |
| | Farmers Union | W. W. B. Keers | 13.21 | 1,111 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,809 |
| | UUP | James G. Leslie D.L. (incumbent) | 13.11 | 1,103 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,619 |
| | Farmers Union | Andrew McAuley | 9.46 | 796 |
| | Farmers Union | Francis Black Junior | 8.70 | 732 |
| | Nationalist | Daniel McAlister | 7.28 | 612 |
| | UUP | Maj. J. A. Montgomery (incumbent) | 6.23 | 524 |
| | Irish Labour | Robert McMullan | 4.68 | 394 |
| | Farmers Union | William Stuart | 4.14 | 348 |
| Electorate: 13,299 Valid: 8,412 Spoilt: 352 Quota: 1,683 Turnout: 8,764 (65.90%) ||||||||||||

### Carrickfergus Electoral Division

Composed of the former districts of Ballycor, Ballylinney, Ballynure, Cairncastle, Carrick, Fergus Rural, Eden, Glenwherry, Glynn, Islandmagee, Kilwaughter, Monkstown, Raloo, Temple Corran, Whiteabbey, Whitehouse, and urban districts of Carrickfergus and Larne.
In Carrickfergus the defeat of Edward Coey, an active member of Edward Carson's Advisory Committee, was an unexpected loss. Coey had been a member of the council since the first elections in 1899.
Carrickfergus Electoral Division - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | UUP | Edward Coey Smith | 27.99 | 1,330 |
| | UUP | Alexander Miscampbell (incumbent) | 21.89 | 1,040 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Robert H. Wilson | 20.02 | 951 |
| | UUP | Samuel McMeekin | 13.66 | 649 | 873 | 898 | 984 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Edward Coey (incumbent) | 8.57 | 407 | 541 | 597 | 613 |
| | | William W. Morrow | 7.87 | 374 | 395 | 403 |
| Electorate: 14,027 Valid: 4,751 Spoilt: - Quota: - Turnout: - ||||

### Lisburn Electoral Division

Lisburn Electoral Division - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Harold A. M. Barbour (incumbent) | 50.49 | 2,796 |
| | UUP | William Fitzgerald (incumbent) | | - | ? (+857) | 1,526 |
| | Nationalist | Patrick Downing* | | - | ? (+23) | 1,212 | 1,376 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Thomas Sinclair J.P. | 10.94 | 606 | 677 | Eliminated |
| | UUP | J. Stouppe McCance D.L. (incumbent) | 9.71 | 538 | 834 | 860 | 1,002 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Best | 2.29 | 127 | 234 |
| Electorate: 10,697 Valid: 5,768 Spoilt: 230 Quota: 1,443 Turnout: 5,998 ||||||||
* Patrick Downing was also reported elsewhere as being a member of Sinn Fein
* J. Stouppe McCance D.L. had served as the Chairman of the outgoing council