Sligo County Council election, 1920

Sligo County Council election, 1920
United Kingdom
4 June 1920
All 20 seats to Sligo County Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Nationalist
Seats won 20 0

Map showing the area of Sligo County Council
Council control after election

Sinn Féin

An election to Sligo County Council took place on 4 June 1920 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 20 councillors were elected from 5 electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Sinn Féin won every seat for election, and also won a massive majority of the vote.[1]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 20 13,617 91.92
Independent Nationalist 0 318 2.15
Sligo Ratepayers Association 0 388 2.62
Independent 0 491 3.31
Totals 20 14,814 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Ballymote

Ballinamore - 6 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4
Sinn Féin Alex McCabe 1,056      
Sinn Féin Bernard Conlon 1,040      
Sinn Féin John J. McMorrow 944      
Sinn Féin Thomas O'Donnell 868      
Sinn Féin Michael Finn 322 439 684  
Sinn Féin Michael Gray 316 523 607 841
Independent Nationalist Patrick McManamy 189 226 244 254
Independent James Wynne 26 30 32 38
Independent Patrick Gildea 15 23 31 42
Electorate: 9,285   Valid: 4,776 (51.44%)   Spoilt: 145   Quota: 683   Turnout: 4,921 (53.00%)

    Tubbercurry

    Carrickon-Shannon - 4 seats
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1
    Sinn Féin John P. Brennan Unopposed Unopposed
    Sinn Féin James Gilligan Unopposed Unopposed
    Sinn Féin John Mullarkey Unopposed Unopposed
    Sinn Féin Thomas Murricane Unopposed Unopposed
    Electorate: 5,378   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

      Dromore

      Ballinamore - 4 seats
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2
      Sinn Féin Michael J. Hanley 1,194  
      Sinn Féin John C. Clancy 914  
      Sinn Féin Dudley M. Hanley 818  
      Sinn Féin Daniel Kilcullen 687 1,086
      Independent A. J. Crichton 148 155
      Independent Nationalist Peter Cawley 129 138
      Electorate: 5,302   Valid: 3,890 (73.37%)   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 779   Turnout: 3,996 (75.37%)

        Sligo

        Ballinamore - 6 seats
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
        Sinn Féin John Hennigan 1,256        
        Sinn Féin Patrick J. Rooney 957        
        Sinn Féin John Lynch 957        
        Sinn Féin Denis Leonard 876 Elected      
        Sinn Féin Laurence McHugh 707       Elected
        Sinn Féin James McGowan 705     Elected  
        Independent John Jinks 302        
        Sligo Ratepayers Association Percy Kerr 186        
        Sligo Ratepayers Association Henry Wood-Martin 126        
        Sligo Ratepayers Association Patrick Jordan 76        
        Electorate: 8,077   Valid: 6,148 (76.12%)   Spoilt: 203   Quota: 879   Turnout: 6,351 (78.63%)

          References

          1. ↑ "Irish Election Literature".
          Preceded by
          Sligo County Council election, 1914          		 Sligo County Council elections Succeeded by
          Sligo County Council election, 1925
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