1920 Kildare County Council election

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

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 14 4,637 53.96
Labour 5 2,405 27.99
Independent 1 1,551 18.05
Totals 20 8,593 100% —

Results by local electoral area

Athy
Athy - 4 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%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   Valid:   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 440   Turnout: 2,776  

        Newbridge
        Newbridge - 4 seats[1]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        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  

          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)
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