An election to Dublin Corporation took place on Thursday 15 January 1914 as part of that year's Irish local elections.
Prior to the election Dublin had been the scene of a major industrial dispute in the form of the Dublin Lock-out, and the election saw the newly created Labour Party emerge as the councils second party. One council seat was left vacant.[1]
Council composition following election
edit| Party | Seats | ± | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Nationalist | 56 |  6
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| Labour | 9 |  7
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| Irish Unionist | 5 | 5
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| Independent | 5 | 3
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| Sinn Féin | 4 | 1
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| Totals | 79 | 100% | — | |||
Ward results
editArran Quay
editAlderman
editCouncillor
editClontarf East
editAlderman
editCouncillor
editClontarf West
editAlderman
editCouncillor
editDrumcondra
editAlderman
editCouncillor
editFitzwilliam Ward
editCouncillor
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| United Irish League | Mr J. M. Gallagher (incumbent) | 939 | 77.22 | ||
| Independent Socialist | Mr Walter Carpenter | 277 | 22.78 | ||
| Majority | 662 | 54.44 | |||
| Turnout | 1,216 | 57.69 | |||
| United Irish League hold | Swing | ||||
Glasnevin
editAlderman
editCouncillor
editInn's Quay
editAlderman
editCouncillor
editMerchant's Quay
editAlderman
editCouncillor
editMountjoy Ward
editAlderman
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Nationalist | Mr J. J. Farrell (incumbent) | 1,350 | |||
| Labour | Arthur Murphy | 975 | |||
| Majority | 375 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Councillor
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Nationalist | Rt. Hon. Lorcan Sherlock (incumbent Lord Mayor) |
1,672 | |||
| Labour | J. J. Campbell | 716 | |||
| Majority | 956 | ||||
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| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
New Kilmainham
editCouncillor
editThe ward was previously held by Thomas O'Hanlon, a Labour member, however O'Hanlon was unable to be nominated due to not appearing on the electoral register.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Labour | Henry Donnelly | 617 | 59.04 | ||
| Joseph Gleeson | 417 | 39.90 | |||
| Patrick Joseph McIntyre (withdrew) | 11 | 1.05 | |||
| Majority | 200 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,045 | ||||
| Irish Labour hold | Swing | ||||
North City
editAlderman
editCouncillor
editNorth Dock
editAlderman
editCouncillor
editRotunda
editAlderman
editCouncillor
editSouth City Ward
editCouncillor
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Ruler | Andrew Beattie D.L. (incumbent) |
337 | |||
| Ind. Nationalist | Timothy Joseph Sheil | 333 | |||
| Majority | 4 | ||||
| Turnout | 670 | ||||
| Home Ruler hold | Swing | ||||
South Dock
editCouncillor
editTrinity
editCouncillor
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Labour | William Chase | 667 | 61.93 | ||
| United Irish League | Francis Cole | 410 | 38.07 | ||
| Majority | 257 | 23.86 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,077 | ||||
| Irish Labour gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | ||||
Usher's Quay
editCouncillor
editWood Quay Ward
editCouncillor
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| United Irish League | Peter O'Reilly (incumbent) | 1,332 | |||
| Irish Labour | Thomas Irwin | 1,089 | |||
| Majority | 243 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| United Irish League hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ O'Brien, Joseph V. (1982). Dear, Dirty Dublin: A City in Distress, 1899-1916. p. 93. ISBN 9780520039650.
- ^ a b c d "Dublin Municipal Elections: Failure of Larkanite Attacks - Unionist win in Glasnevin - New council practically unchanged". Dublin Daily Express. 16 January 1914. p. 5 of 10.(subscription required)
- ^ a b c d "Municipal elections (continued from page 5)". Dublin Daily Express. 16 January 1914. p. 8 of 10.(subscription required)