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.
1920 Sligo County Council election|
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 Map showing the area of Sligo County Council |
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Council control after election
Sinn Féin
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Sinn Féin won every seat for election, and also won a massive majority of the vote.[1]
| Party
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Seats
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First Pref. votes
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FPv%
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±%
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Sinn Féin
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20
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13,617
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91.92
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Ind. Nationalist
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0
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318
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2.15
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Sligo Ratepayers Association
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0
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388
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2.62
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Independent
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0
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491
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3.31
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| Totals
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20
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14,814
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100.00
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Results by local electoral area
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Ballinamore – 6 seats
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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2 |
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4
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Sinn Féin
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Alex McCabe
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1,056
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Sinn Féin
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Bernard Conlon
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1,040
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Sinn Féin
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John J. McMorrow
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944
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Sinn Féin
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Thomas O'Donnell
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868
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Sinn Féin
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Michael Finn
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322
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439
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684
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Sinn Féin
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Michael Gray
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316
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523
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607
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841
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Ind. Nationalist
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Patrick McManamy
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189
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226
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244
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254
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Independent
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James Wynne
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26
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30
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32
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38
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Independent
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Patrick Gildea
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15
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23
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31
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42
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| Electorate: 9,285 Valid: 4,776 (51.44%) Spoilt: 145 Quota: 683 Turnout: 4,921 (53.00%)
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Tubbercurry – 4 seats
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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Sinn Féin
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John P. Brennan
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Unopposed
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Unopposed
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Sinn Féin
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James Gilligan
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Unopposed
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Unopposed
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Sinn Féin
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John Mullarkey
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Unopposed
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Unopposed
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Sinn Féin
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Thomas Murricane
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Unopposed
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Unopposed
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| Electorate: 5,378 Quota:
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Dromore – 4 seats
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2
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Sinn Féin
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Michael J. Hanley
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1,194
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Sinn Féin
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John C. Clancy
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914
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Sinn Féin
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Dudley M. Hanley
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818
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Sinn Féin
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Daniel Kilcullen
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687
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1,086
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Independent
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A. J. Crichton
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148
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155
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Ind. Nationalist
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Peter Cawley
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129
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138
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| Electorate: 5,302 Valid: 3,890 (73.37%) Spoilt: 106 Quota: 779 Turnout: 3,996 (75.37%)
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Sligo – 6 seats
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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2 |
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5
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Sinn Féin
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John Hennigan
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1,256
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Sinn Féin
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Patrick J. Rooney
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957
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Sinn Féin
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John Lynch
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957
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Sinn Féin
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Denis Leonard
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876
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Elected
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Sinn Féin
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Laurence McHugh
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707
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Elected
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Sinn Féin
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James McGowan
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705
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Elected
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Independent
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John Jinks
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302
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Sligo Ratepayers Association
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Percy Kerr
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186
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Sligo Ratepayers Association
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Henry Wood-Martin
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126
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Sligo Ratepayers Association
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Patrick Jordan
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76
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| Electorate: 8,077 Valid: 6,148 (76.12%) Spoilt: 203 Quota: 879 Turnout: 6,351 (78.63%)
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