1928 Irish local elections

The 1928 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of the Irish Free State in June and July 1928,[1] under the Local Elections Act, 1927. These were the first local elections contested by Fianna Fáil.[2][3]

1928 Irish local elections

← 1925 23 June – 1 July 1928 1934 →

All councillors across the Irish Free State
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Cumann na nGaedheal Farmers' Party

  Fourth party
 
Party Labour

Results

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Party Seats ± First pref. votes % FPV ±%
Fianna Fáil n/a n/a
Cumann na nGaedheal
Farmers' Party
Labour
National Centre Party
Independent and others
 Total 100

Detailed results by council type

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County councils

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Authority FF CnaG FP Lab NCP Ind Other Total Result
Carlow
Cavan 10 2 4 0 1 12 4 33 No overall control
Clare
Cork
Donegal
Dublin
Galway 8 10 3 1 0 5 5 32 No overall control
Kerry 14 0 2 1 0 13 0 40 No overall control
Kildare 6 0 0 4 17 0 0 27 National Centre Party
Kilkenny
Laois 7 0 1 19 14 0 0 27 No overall control
Leitrim 8 11 0 0 0 5 0 24 No overall control
Limerick
Louth
Mayo 16 17 0 1 0 4 0 38 No overall control
Meath 5 0 14 10 0 5 1 35 No overall control
Monaghan 5 0 0 0 0 12 11 28 No overall control
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo 14 12 0 0 0 2 0 28 Fianna Fáil
Tipperary North 10 0 9 2 0 2 0 23 No overall control
Tipperary South
Waterford
Westmeath
Wexford 1 0 14 9 0 3 0 26 Farmers' Party
Wicklow 1 0 12 9 0 6 0 28 No overall control
Totals
Source: Irelandelection.com, The Irish Times archive

Borough councils

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Authority FF CnaG FP Lab NCP Ind Other Total Result
Sligo Corporation 13 0 0 4 0 7 0 24 Fianna Fáil
Totals
Source: Irelandelection.com, The Irish Times archive

References

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  1. ^ The Irish Times (Tuesday, May 1, 1928), page 7.
  2. ^ "Elections Ireland: 1928 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. ^ Election, Ireland. "Irish 1928 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis - Council List". Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

See also

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