1920 Down County Council election

The 1920 Down County Council election was held on Tuesday 25 May 1920.

Results by electoral division

Dromore

Dromore - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	UUP	James Blane
	UUP	Norman Dickson Ferguson
	UUP	Ogilvie Blair Graham
	UUP	Sir R. M. Liddell
	UUP	George Wallace
Electorate: -   Quota:

Newtownards

Newtownards - 6 seats^[1]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	UUP	John Miller Andrews D.L.		2,819
	UUP	Alex Dickson[2]		1,419
	UUP	J. M. Thompson		1,237
	UUP	Maj. R. E. McLean		1,090
	UUP	Maj. Gen. W. F. Montgomery D.L.		1,062
	UUP	J. Hill Dickson		1,016
	Labour	A. Adams		1,010
		E. J. McCall		933
		W. Gowan		372
		W. R. Morrow		315
		J. V. Gosney		154
		K. Stewart		80
Electorate: 23,000   Valid: 11,507   Quota: 1,644

Newry

Newry - 5 seats^[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	UUP	Thomas Carson
	Sinn Féin	John Quinn
	UUP	Robert Kerr
	Sinn Féin	John Rooney
	Sinn Féin	Daniel Higgins
	Nationalist	Patrick O'Neill
	Sinn Féin	Martin G. Shanahan
Electorate: -   Spoilt: Less than 5%   Quota:

Notes

1.^ Newtownards electoral area results were declared Friday 28 May 1920. Only J.M. Andrews was elected on the first count.

2.^ A member of the Dickson family had held the seat on the county council since its formation in 1899.