1920 Dublin County Council election

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

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Party  | Seats  | ±  | Seats %  | Votes  | Votes %  | ±%

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| 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 |

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## Division results

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### Clondalkin Electoral Division

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Clondalkin Electoral Division – 3 seats[4][5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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

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Kingstown Electoral Division – 5 seats[6][7][8][2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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

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Rathmines Electoral Division – 7 seats[9][10][11] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| 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

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Swords Electoral Division – 4 seats[6][7][10][2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| 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

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1. ^ "Dublin Co Council Elections". Weekly Freeman's Journal. 1 May 1920.(subscription required)
2. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Dublin Evening Telegraph, 8 June 1920, p.1(subscription required)
7. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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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