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An election to Belfast Corporation took place on Thursday 25 November 1897 as part of that year's local elections.

This was the first election for Belfast Corporation since 1887. Since that election the Belfast Corporation Act 1896 had increased the borough from 6,800 to 16,500 acres, and the electorate from 39,603 to 47,294.^[1] The need to delineate new ward boundaries meant that elections could not be completed in 1896, resulting in them being delayed until 1897.^[2]

Results by party

Belfast Corporation election, 1897^[3]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Belfast Conservative Association	33
	Catholic Association	8
	Independent	8
	Belfast LRC	6
	Liberal Unionist	5
	Joint Committee of the INL & INF	0

Ward Results

Court

Court Ward^[4]^[5]
Electorate: 2,882
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Belfast LRC	Alex Taylor	1,028
		Tougher	977
		Young*	666
		Dr Stewart	644
Turnout			1,986	68.91
	Belfast LRC gain from

Duncairn

Duncairn Ward - 3 seats^[4]^[6]^[5]
Electorate: 3,527
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Belfast LRC	Alexander Bowman	1,249
	Irish Conservative	Dr Timothy White	1,196
	Independent	Robert Wilson (incumbent)	1,010
	Irish Conservative	John Thompson	839
	Irish Conservative	James McCammond	767
Turnout
	Belfast LRC gain from

Falls

Alderman

Falls Ward (1)^[7]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	McCormick	1,280	60.15
	James McCann	848	39.85
Turnout		2,128

Councillors

Falls Ward (3)^[4]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Catholic Association	McDonnell	1,300
	Catholic Association	P. J. McGee	1,272
	Catholic Association	Cook	1,236
	INL & INF	Fegan	764
	INL & INF	Rooney	744
	INL & INF	Connolly	702
Turnout

Pottinger

Pottinger Ward^[4]
Party		Candidate
	Belfast LRC	Murray Davis
Turnout
	Belfast LRC gain from

Shankhill

Shankill Ward (3 councillors)^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Belfast LRC	Robert Gageby	1,836
		Johnston	1,326
		Workman	1,281
		Gault	760
		Bell	583
Turnout
	Belfast LRC gain from

Smithfield

Smithfield Ward (3)^[4]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Catholic Association	O'Connell	1184	{{{change}}}
	Catholic Association	McEntee	1158	{{{change}}}
	Catholic Association	McLorinan	1080	{{{change}}}
	INL & INF	Aicken	823	{{{change}}}
	INL & INF	McGuigan	795	{{{change}}}
	INL & INF	Riordan	731	{{{change}}}
Turnout

St. George's & Dock

St. George's and Dock Ward^[4]
Party		Candidate
	Belfast LRC	William Liddell
Turnout
	Belfast LRC gain from

Victoria

Victoria Ward^[4]^[5]
Electorate: 2,714
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Belfast LRC	Edward McInness	781
	Irish Conservative	John McCormick*	735
	Irish Conservative	Millar	723
	Irish Conservative	Dr Cathcart	671
		William Hill	316
		Dunwoody	66
Turnout			1,933
	Belfast LRC gain from

References

^ Budge, Ian; O'Leary, Cornelius. Belfast: Approach to Crisis, A Study of Belfast Politics 1613–1970. p. 103.
^ Budge, Ian; O'Leary, Cornelius. Belfast: Approach to Crisis, A Study of Belfast Politics 1613–1970. p. 104.
^ Budge, Ian; O'Leary, Cornelius. Belfast: Approach to Crisis, A Study of Belfast Politics 1613–1970. p. 105.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h p.124
^ ^a ^b ^c Belfast News-Letter - Friday 26 November 1897 p.5-6
^ p.126
^ Belfast News-Letter - Saturday 27 November 1897 p.5
^ ^a ^b Derry Journal - Monday 29 November 1897 p.7