1920 Kildare County Council election

1920 Kildare County Council election

←  1914 4 June 1920 1925  →
All 21 seats to Kildare County Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Sinn Féin Labour Independent Seats won 15 5 1
Council control after election Sinn Féin

The 1920 Kildare County Council election was held on Friday, 4 June 1920.

Results by party

Party		Seats	±	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	Sinn Féin	15		4,637	53.96
	Labour	5		2,405	27.99
	Independent	1		1,551	18.05
Totals		21		8,593	100.00	—

Results by local electoral area

Athy

Athy - 4 seats ^[1]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Labour	C. J. Supple		504
	Sinn Féin	W. Mahon		312
	Sinn Féin	Patrick Dooley		205
	Sinn Féin	George Harbourne		177
	Independent	James Flynn		125
	Labour	M. Tomlinson		120
	Sinn Féin	W. Murray*		115
	Sinn Féin	J. J. Kehoe		103
	Independent	R. Wright*		94
	Independent	John Conlan*		84
	Independent	Thomas Hickey*		23
Electorate: 4,093  Valid: 1,862  Spoilt: 114  Quota: 373  Turnout: 1,976

Kildare

Kildare - 5 seats ^[1]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Sinn Féin	E. Moran		547
	Sinn Féin	Nicholas Hanagan		415
	Labour	James Cregan		368
	Labour	Arthur Murphy		290
	Independent	Chas. Bergin*		249
	Sinn Féin	Francis Doran		224
	Labour	Chr. Kenny		211
	Independent	James Sunderland*		91
Electorate: 4,321  Valid: 2,395  Spoilt: 145  Quota: 400  Turnout: 2,540

Naas

Naas - 5 seats ^[1]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Sinn Féin	Daniel Buckley		754
	Sinn Féin	James O'Connor		396	486
	Sinn Féin	T. Harris		360	542
	Independent	M. Fitzsimons		301	312	313
	Sinn Féin	John Lawler		210	215	228
	Sinn Féin	Nicholas Travers		198	220	248
	Sinn Féin	Mark Carroll		170	206	207
	Labour	J. J. J. Flanagan		147	155
	Independent	E. Farrell		50	62
	Independent	T. Lacy		50	52	53 (eliminated)
Electorate: 4,741  Spoilt: 140  Quota: 440  Turnout: 2,776

Newbridge

Newbridge - 4 seats ^[1]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Labour	Michael Smyth		508
	Sinn Féin	Thomas Doran		313	329	337	347	347	454
	Sinn Féin	J. Fitzgerald		293	305	310	340	343	370
	Labour	Hugh Colohan		257	361	363	376
	Independent	Henry C. Fay*		152	155	168	196-elim
	Independent	George Wolfe*		137	138	159	196	197	221
	Independent	P. J. Doyle*		123	126	141-elim
	Independent	Joseph O'Connor*		72	75-elim
Electorate: 3,626  Valid: 1,700  Spoilt: 157  Quota: 372  Turnout: 1,857

Clane

Clane - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
	Sinn Féin	Joseph Cusack	Unopposed	N/A	1
	Sinn Féin	Richard McCann	Unopposed	N/A	2
	Sinn Féin	Patrick Phelan*	Unopposed	N/A	3

References

1. "The elections: Sinn Fein in power - Labours big representation - a sweeping change everywhere". Kildare Observer and Eastern Counties Advertiser. 12 June 1920. p. 4 of 6.(subscription required)