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1920 Dublin County Council election

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The 1920 Dublin County Council election was held on Monday, 7 June 1920.

The county was divided into four electoral divisions: Clondalkin (3 councillors), Kingstown (5 councillors), Rathmines (7 councillors), and Swords (4 councillors).

One of the most notable events of the election was the defeat of P.J. O'Neill J.P. in Swords. O'Neill had been Chairman of the council since its creation in 1899. Mr J. J. Lawlor, the outgoing Chairman of South Dublin RDC, was also defeated.

Council results

Party Seats ± Seats % Votes Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin 12 Increase12 61.16 11,320 59.87 New
Irish Labour 2 Increase2 15.79 2,283 12.07 Increase6.89
Irish Nationalist 2 Decrease6 10.53 1,440 7.62
Irish Unionist 2 Increase1 15.79 955 5.05
Ind. Unionist 1 Increase1 5.26 1,625 8.59
Independent 0 Decrease 0.00 1,206 6.38
WNHA 0 Steady 0.00 78 0.41 New
Totals 19 Steady 100.00 18,907 100.00 Steady

Division results

Clondalkin Electoral Division

Clondalkin Electoral Division – 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Sinn Féin Michael Costello 39.62 2,063    
Sinn Féin James McNeill 36.01 1,875    
Sinn Féin Cornelius O'Donovan 12.37 644 1,336  
Ind. Unionist Lady Russell 4.21 219    
Independent J. J. Lawlor (incumbent) 3.59 187    
Independent Alfred B. Coyle (incumbent) 2.63 137    
Independent S. C. Giltrap (incumbent) 1.57 82    
Electorate: -   Valid: 5,207   Spoilt: 5   Quota: 1,299   Turnout: 5,212  

Kingstown Electoral Division

Kingstown Electoral Division – 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Sinn Féin Patrick Little 22.91 1,636                            
Sinn Féin Eoin MacNeill 21.18 1,512                            
Ind. Unionist Margaret Dockrell 19.37 1,383                            
Irish Unionist Patrick Merrin 8.43 602 - - - - - - - - - - - 1,080 1,156 1,238
Sinn Féin James William O'Sullivan 7.10 507 - - - - - - - - - - - 1,120 1,202 1,484
Labour Thomas Crimmins 7.55 539 - - - - - - - - - - - 812 893  
Irish Nationalist William Field (incumbent) 6.60 471 - - - - - - - - - - - 698    
Irish Unionist R. A. Potterton 4.94 353                            
Labour Edward Kelly 3.99 285                            
Irish Nationalist Michael Broderick 3.33 238                            
Irish Nationalist J. J. Kennedy 1.54 110                            
Irish Nationalist M. F. Judd (incumbent) 1.44 103                            
WNHA M. Fegan Redmond 1.09 78                            
Independent Charles McKernan 0.73 52                            
Irish Nationalist M. J. McAllister (incumbent) 0.63 45                            
Ind. Unionist R. E. Powell 0.32 23                            
Electorate: 15,519   Valid: 7,140   Spoilt: 795   Quota: 1,322   Turnout: 7,935  

Rathmines Electoral Division

Rathmines Electoral Division – 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Irish Nationalist James Mahoney (incumbent) no contest
Sinn Féin Thomas O'Connor no contest
Sinn Féin Michael Stafford no contest
Sinn Féin Christopher O'Kelly no contest
Sinn Féin George Walsh no contest
Irish Unionist Charles S. Dunbar no contest
Sinn Féin Alfred McGloughlin no contest
Irish Unionist William Beckett no contest
Irish Nationalist William MacCabe (incumbent) no contest
Electorate: -   Valid: -   Spoilt: -   Quota: -   Turnout: -  

Some of the Sinn Féin team formed an electoral group (The Cuala Group) as follows Alf McGloughlin, Thomas O'Connor, Christopher O'Kelly, Michael Stafford and George Walsh.

Swords Electoral Division

Swords Electoral Division – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Frank Lawless 39.32 2,266
Labour Patrick Curran 18.71 1,078
Sinn Féin H. J. Freel 14.18 817
Independent R. A. Butler (incumbent) 7.25 418
Irish Nationalist P. J. O'Neill (incumbent) 6.68 385
Labour John Wilson 6.61 381
Independent Arohdale Graham (incumbent) 5.73 330
Irish Nationalist Michael Dunne 1.53 88
Electorate: 11,107   Valid: 5,450   Spoilt: 313   Quota: 1,153   Turnout: 5,763  

References

  1. "Dublin Co Council Elections". Weekly Freeman's Journal. 1 May 1920.(subscription required)
  2. ^ Irish Independent - Wednesday 09 June 1920 p.6(subscription required)
  3. Freeman's Journal - Thursday 10 June 1920(subscription required)
  4. Dublin Evening Telegraph, 9 June 1920, p.1(subscription required)
  5. Irish Independent - Thursday 10 June 1920(subscription required)
  6. ^ Dublin Evening Telegraph, 8 June 1920, p.1(subscription required)
  7. ^ Freeman's Journal - Wednesday 09 June 1920 p.3(subscription required)
  8. "Dublin Co. Council: List of candidates for the Kingstown area". Weekly Freeman's Journal. 29 May 1920. p. 5 of 8.(subscription required)
  9. Freeman's Journal - Tuesday 08 June 1920, p.3(subscription required)
  10. ^ "Co. Dublin Elections: Candidates for County and District Councils". Dublin Evening Telegraph. 4 May 1920. p. 3 of 4.(subscription required)
  11. Sinn Fein candidate literature
  12. The Cuala News, 1 May 1920
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