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).[1]
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.[2]
Council results
edit| Party | Seats | ± | Seats % | Votes | Votes % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 12 |  12
|
61.16 | 11,320 | 59.87 | New | |
| Irish Labour | 2 | 2
|
15.79 | 2,283 | 12.07 | 6.89
| |
| Irish Nationalist | 2 |  6
|
10.53 | 1,440 | 7.62 | ||
| Irish Unionist | 2 | 1
|
15.79 | 955 | 5.05 | ||
| Ind. Unionist | 1 | 1
|
5.26 | 1,625 | 8.59 | ||
| Independent | 0 |
|
0.00 | 1,206 | 6.38 | ||
| WNHA | 0 | 
|
0.00 | 78 | 0.41 | New | |
| Totals | 19 |
|
100.00 | 18,907 | 100.00 |
| |
Division results
editClondalkin Electoral Division
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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.[12]
Swords Electoral Division
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Dublin Co Council Elections". Weekly Freeman's Journal. 1 May 1920.(subscription required)
- ^ a b c Irish Independent - Wednesday 09 June 1920 p.6(subscription required)
- ^ Freeman's Journal - Thursday 10 June 1920(subscription required)
- ^ Dublin Evening Telegraph, 9 June 1920, p.1(subscription required)
- ^ Irish Independent - Thursday 10 June 1920(subscription required)
- ^ a b Dublin Evening Telegraph, 8 June 1920, p.1(subscription required)
- ^ a b Freeman's Journal - Wednesday 09 June 1920 p.3(subscription required)
- ^ "Dublin Co. Council: List of candidates for the Kingstown area". Weekly Freeman's Journal. 29 May 1920. p. 5 of 8.(subscription required)
- ^ Freeman's Journal - Tuesday 08 June 1920, p.3(subscription required)
- ^ a b "Co. Dublin Elections: Candidates for County and District Councils". Dublin Evening Telegraph. 4 May 1920. p. 3 of 4.(subscription required)
- ^ Sinn Fein candidate literature
- ^ The Cuala News, 1 May 1920