1920 Kilkenny County Council election

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The 1920 Kilkenny County Council election was held on Monday, 7 June 1920.

Contents

Electoral areas

County council

Electoral area [1] No. of membersTownlands
Ballyragget 4
  • Attanagh
  • Balleen
  • Ballyconra
  • Ballyragget
  • Baunmore
  • Castlecomer
  • Clogh
  • Chogharinka
  • Clomantagh
  • Coolcraheen
  • Galmoy
  • Glashare
  • Johnstown
  • Kilkieran
  • Kilmacar
  • Lisdowney
  • Moneenroe
  • Mothel
  • Muckalee
  • Rathbeagh
  • Tubbridbrittain
  • Urlingford
Kilkenny 6
Piltown 5
Thomastown 4

District councils

Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Sinn Féin 1611,11474.05
Labour 21,89812.65
Independent 11,99613.30
Totals1915,008100%—

Results by local electoral area

Ballyragget

Ballyragget Electoral Division – 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
Sinn Féin John Gibbons, Clomanto1,220737
Sinn Féin James Conway726925
Sinn Féin John Murphy707811
Sinn Féin James Staunton653788
Independent Captain R. H. Prior-Wandesforde, D.L., J.P.255260
Independent Loughlin Harte J.P.119159
Electorate: -  Valid: 3,680  Spoilt: -  Quota: 737  Turnout: -  

    Kilkenny

    Kilkenny Electoral Division – 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Sinn Féin Ald. P. de Loughry 1,179
    Sinn Féin James Brophy619678
    Labour James Reade T.C.576612 629 636 652 784
    Sinn Féin Patrick Corcoran501751
    Labour Lawrence Walsh474491 496 499 521 555 557 646 646 - elected
    Independent Ald. J. Magennis J.P.382406 409 426 435 (eliminated)
    Independent Ald. M. L. Potter J.P.362394 397 434 451 660 660 674
    Sinn Féin Keiran White274314 344 356 566 578 583 586 (eliminated)
    Sinn Féin James Grace233272 291 311 (eliminated)
    Independent Edward Corr90101 104 (eliminated)
    Electorate: -  Valid: 4,690  Spoilt: -  Quota: 671  Turnout: -  

      Piltown

      Piltown Electoral Division – 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Sinn Féin Martin Walsh630
      Sinn Féin Richard Delahunty550
      Labour James Hogan472477 479 484
      Sinn Féin James Walsh443546
      Sinn Féin Thomas Galavan437444 445 488
      Sinn Féin George Dooley402427 485 493
      Electorate: -  Valid: 2,935  Spoilt: -  Quota: 490  Turnout: -  

        Thomastown

        Thomastown Electoral Division – 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Sinn Féin John F. Drennan690695 720 742 742 742
        Sinn Féin James Donovan640642 653 665 679 711
        Sinn Féin James Ryan626638 656 692 984 741
        Sinn Féin Robert Wallace584593 599 651 685 743
        Labour Patrick Ryan376382 384 400 (eliminated)
        Independent Michael J. Murphy J.P.299309 323 (eliminated)
        Independent Denis J. Gorey J.P.296305 331 458 463 473 (eliminated)
        Independent Roderick Gorman122125 (eliminated)
        Independent Richard Murphy71 (eliminated)
        Electorate: -  Valid: 3,704  Spoilt: -  Quota: 741  Turnout: -  

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          References

          1. ↑ "The Coming Elections in Co. Kilkenny" . Kilkenny Moderator. 21 February 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "The Elections in County Kilkenny" . Kilkenny Moderator. 12 June 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
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