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 2 1,898 12.65
Independent 1 1,996 13.30
Totals 19 15,008 100% —

Results by local electoral area

Ballyragget

Ballyragget Electoral Division – 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sinn Féin Ald. P. de Loughry 1,179
Sinn Féin James Brophy 619 678
Labour James Reade T.C. 576 612 629 636 652 784
Sinn Féin Patrick Corcoran 501 751
Labour 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Martin Walsh 630
Sinn Féin Richard Delahunty 550
Labour 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 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 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: -  

References

  1. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002958/19200221/055/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. ((cite news)): Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002958/19200612/100/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. ((cite news)): Missing or empty |title= (help)
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