1920 Dublin County Council election

April 2022 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 May 1920 Dublin Co Council Elections https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001447/19200501/130/0005 Weekly Freeman's Journal June 2021 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 PartySeats±Seats %VotesVotes %±% Sinn Féin121261.1611,32059.87New Irish Labour Party2215.792,28312.076.89 Nationalist Party (Ireland)2610.531,4407.62 Irish Unionist2115.799555.05 Independent Unionist115.261,6258.59 Independent (politician)00.001,2066.38WNHA00.00780.41NewTotals19100.0018,907100.00 Freeman's Journal - Thursday 10 June 1920June 2021 Division results Clondalkin Electoral Division Clondalkin Electoral Division – 3 seatsDublin Evening Telegraph, 9 June 1920, p.1June 2021Irish Independent - Thursday 10 June 1920June 2021 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   Independent Unionist Lady Russell 4.21 219     Independent politician J. J. Lawlor (incumbent) 3.59 187     Independent politician Alfred B. Coyle (incumbent) 2.63 137     Independent politician S. C. Giltrap (incumbent) 1.57 82     3 - 5,207 5 1,299 5,212 Kingstown Electoral Division Kingstown Electoral Division – 5 seatsDublin Evening Telegraph, 8 June 1920, p.1June 2021Freeman's Journal - Wednesday 09 June 1920 p.3June 2021 29 May 1920 Dublin Co. Council: List of candidates for the Kingstown area https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001447/19200529/106/0005 Weekly Freeman's Journal 5 of 8June 2021Irish Independent - Wednesday 09 June 1920 p.6June 2021 15 Sinn Féin Patrick Little 22.91 1,636                             Sinn Féin Eoin MacNeill 21.18 1,512                             Independent Unionist Margaret Dockrell 19.37 1,383                             Irish Unionist Alliance 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 Party (Ireland) Thomas Crimmins 7.55 539 - - - - - - - - - - - 812 893   Nationalist Party (Ireland) William Field (incumbent) 6.60 471 - - - - - - - - - - - 698     Irish Unionist Alliance R. A. Potterton 4.94 353                             Labour Party (Ireland) Edward Kelly 3.99 285                             Nationalist Party (Ireland) Michael Broderick 3.33 238                             Nationalist Party (Ireland) J. J. Kennedy 1.54 110                             Nationalist Party (Ireland) M. F. Judd (incumbent) 1.44 103                             WNHA M. Fegan Redmond 1.09 78                             Independent politician Charles McKernan 0.73 52                             Nationalist Party (Ireland) M. J. McAllister (incumbent) 0.63 45                             Independent Unionist R. E. Powell 0.32 23                             15 15,519 7,140 795 1,322 7,935 Rathmines Electoral Division Rathmines Electoral Division – 7 seatsFreeman's Journal - Tuesday 08 June 1920, p.3June 2021Sinn Fein candidate literature 1 Nationalist Party (Ireland) 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 Alliance Charles S. Dunbar no contest Sinn Féin Alfred McGloughlin no contest Irish Unionist Alliance William Beckett no contest Nationalist Party (Ireland) William MacCabe (incumbent) no contest 1 - - - - - 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.The Cuala News, 1 May 1920 Swords Electoral Division Swords Electoral Division – 4 seatsDublin Evening Telegraph, 8 June 1920, p.1June 2021Freeman's Journal - Wednesday 09 June 1920 p.3June 2021 4 May 1920 Co. Dublin Elections: Candidates for County and District Councils https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002093/19200504/044/0003 Dublin Evening Telegraph 3 of 4June 2021 1 Sinn Féin Frank Lawless 39.32 2,266 Labour Party (Ireland) Patrick Curran 18.71 1,078 Sinn Féin H. J. Freel 14.18 817 Independent politician R. A. Butler (incumbent) 7.25 418 Nationalist Party (Ireland) P. J. O'Neill (incumbent) 6.68 385 Labour Party (Ireland) John Wilson 6.61 381 Independent politician Arohdale Graham (incumbent) 5.73 330 Nationalist Party (Ireland) Michael Dunne 1.53 88 1 11,107 5,450 313 1,153 5,763 References Category:1920 Irish local elections Category:Dublin County Council elections