1920 Kilkenny County Council election

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

Electoral areas

County council
Electoral area[1] No. of members Townlands
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
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 16 11,114 74.05
Labour Party 2 1,898 12.65
Independent 1 1,996 13.30
Totals 19 15,008 100% —

Results by electoral area

Ballyragget
Ballyragget Electoral Division – 4 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2
Sinn Féin John Gibbons, Clomanto 1,220 737
Sinn Féin James Conway 726 925
Sinn Féin John Murphy 707 811
Sinn Féin James Staunton 653 788
Independent Captain R. H. Prior-Wandesforde, D.L., J.P. 255 260
Independent Loughlin Harte J.P. 119 159
Electorate: -   Valid: 3,680   Spoilt: -   Quota: 737   Turnout: -

    Kilkenny
    Kilkenny Electoral Division – 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
    Sinn Féin Ald. P. de Loughry 1,179
    Sinn Féin James Brophy 619 678
    Labour Party James Reade T.C. 576 612 629 636 652 784
    Sinn Féin Patrick Corcoran 501 751
    Labour Party Lawrence Walsh 474 491 496 499 521 555 557 646 646 - elected
    Independent Ald. J. Magennis J.P. 382 406 409 426 435 (eliminated)
    Independent Ald. M. L. Potter J.P. 362 394 397 434 451 660 660 674
    Sinn Féin Keiran White 274 314 344 356 566 578 583 586 (eliminated)
    Sinn Féin James Grace 233 272 291 311 (eliminated)
    Independent Edward Corr 90 101 104 (eliminated)
    Electorate: -   Valid: 4,690   Spoilt: -   Quota: 671   Turnout: -

      Piltown
      Piltown Electoral Division – 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
      Sinn Féin Martin Walsh 630
      Sinn Féin Richard Delahunty 550
      Labour Party James Hogan 472 477 479 484
      Sinn Féin James Walsh 443 546
      Sinn Féin Thomas Galavan 437 444 445 488
      Sinn Féin George Dooley 402 427 485 493
      Electorate: -   Valid: 2,935   Spoilt: -   Quota: 490   Turnout: -

        Thomastown
        Thomastown Electoral Division – 5 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
        Sinn Féin John F. Drennan 690 695 720 742 742 742
        Sinn Féin James Donovan 640 642 653 665 679 711
        Sinn Féin James Ryan 626 638 656 692 984 741
        Sinn Féin Robert Wallace 584 593 599 651 685 743
        Labour Party Patrick Ryan 376 382 384 400 (eliminated)
        Independent Michael J. Murphy J.P. 299 309 323 (eliminated)
        Independent Denis J. Gorey J.P. 296 305 331 458 463 473 (eliminated)
        Independent Roderick Gorman 122 125 (eliminated)
        Independent Richard Murphy 71 (eliminated)
        Electorate: -   Valid: 3,704   Spoilt: -   Quota: 741   Turnout: -
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          References
          1. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002958/19200221/055/0005
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