Results by party
| Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Unionist | 11 |  | 4,589 | 45.83 | ||
| Sinn Féin | 9 |  | 3,952 | 39.46 | ||
| Irish Nationalist | 1 | 987 | 9.86 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 486 | 4.85 | |||
| Totals | 21 | 10,014 | 100.00 | — | ||
An election to the urban district council of Rathmines and Rathgar took place on Thursday, 15 January 1920 as part of the 1920 Irish local elections. The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 had changed the electoral system for local government in Ireland from first-past-the-post to single transferable vote.
The election saw Unionists reduced to a majority of 1 on the council. Prior to the election the Rathmines and Rathgar council had been composed almost entirely of Unionists. [1]
Following the election, Robert Benson (Unionist) was elected chairman, and William Ireland (Unionist) was elected as vice-chairman. Mary Kettle, the only Irish Party representative, did not vote for a chairman; however, she voted for Áine Ceannt for vice-chairman. Ceannt lost to Ireland by a single vote. [2]
| Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Unionist | 11 | | 4,589 | 45.83 | ||
| Sinn Féin | 9 | | 3,952 | 39.46 | ||
| Irish Nationalist | 1 | 987 | 9.86 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 486 | 4.85 | |||
| Totals | 21 | 10,014 | 100.00 | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | William Sears MP | 30.28 | 678 | ||||||
| Irish Unionist | George Metcalfe(incumbent) | 22.42 | 502 | ||||||
| Irish Unionist | J. J. McKenzie | 13.26 | 297 | 377 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Sean Doyle | 10.94 | 245 | - | - | 337 | 340 | 407 | |
| Irish Nationalist | J. J. Kiernan | 8.04 | 180 | - | - | 186 | 283 | 283 | |
| Sinn Féin | Madeleine ffrench-Mullen | 5.94 | 133 | - | - | 234 | 234 | 356 | |
| Irish Unionist | A. A. O'Malley | 4.96 | 111 | - | - | 164 | |||
| Sinn Féin | George Irvine | 4.15 | 93 | - | - | 196 | 196 | ||
| Electorate: 3,158 Valid: 2,239 Spoilt: 30 Quota: 374 Turnout: 2,269 | |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Irish Unionist | Robert Benson(incumbent) | 508 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Robert Brennan | 499 | ||
| Irish Unionist | Mrs M. K. Dixon | 392 | ||
| Irish Unionist | William Ireland(incumbent) | 256 | ||
| Irish Nationalist | P. J. Munden | 244 | ||
| Independent | C. B. W. Boyle | 226 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Mrs M. J. Mulcahy | 205 | ||
| Irish Unionist | S. G. Slater | 130 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Archibald J. Nicolls | 116 | ||
| Irish Unionist | F. W. Giddings | 78 | ||
| Electorate: 3,585 Valid: 2,654 Spoilt: 34 Quota: 433 Turnout: 2,688 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| Irish Unionist | Mr. Carruthers | 494 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Dr. Kathleen Lynn | 427 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | James Dwyer | 382 | 383 | 410 | |||
| Irish Unionist | John Russell | 221 | |||||
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Moore | 202 | |||||
| Irish Unionist | William M. Hatte | 117 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Thomas O'Conner | 83 | |||||
| Electorate: 2,673 Valid: 1,926 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 386 Turnout: 1,974 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Joseph MacDonagh MP | 549 | |||
| Irish Unionist | John Sibthorpe | 456 | |||
| Irish Unionist | J. C. Anderson | 422 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Frances Ceannt | 363 | 449 | ||
| Irish Nationalist | Mary Kettle | 361 | |||
| Irish Unionist | David Jackson M.D. | 267 | |||
| Independent | Thomas Saul | 260 | |||
| Irish Unionist | H. B. Goulding | 235 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Thomas Cullen M.R.I.A. | 127 | |||
| Irish Unionist | R. D. Bolton | 103 | |||
| Sinn Féin | George Daly | 52 | |||
| Electorate: 4,435 Valid: 3,195 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 400 Turnout: 3,243 | |||||
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