1925 Irish local elections

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1925 Irish local elections

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Party Cumann na nGaedheal Republican Labour

The 1925 Irish local elections were the first local elections following the establishment of the Irish Free State. The Local Government Act 1925 had abolished rural district councils, passing their powers to Ireland's various county councils.

Background[]

Elections did not place in all councils, with a number of councils being dissolved by W. T. Cosgraves Cumann na nGaedheal government in 1923 and 1924, either due to being controlled by anti-Treaty politicians during the Irish Civil War, or because of alleged financial mismanagement.[1][2] These councils instead were run by appointed commissioners.

Dissolved councils included:

  • Cork Corporation
  • Dublin Corporation
  • Leitrim County Council
  • Kerry County Council
  • Offaly County Council
  • Cobh Urban District Council
  • Tipperary Urban District Council
  • Dublin District Guardians
  • Roscommon Town Commissioners

Detailed results[]

County Councils[]

Authority CnaG Rep Lab Independent Other Total Result Details
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Cork
Donegal
Dublin County
Fingal
Galway
Kerry DISSOLVED[1]
Kildare 0 1 13 1 14 29 No overall control Details
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim DISSOLVED[1]
Limerick
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
Offaly DISSOLVED[1]
Roscommon
Sligo
North Tipperary
South Tipperary
Waterford
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
Totals 1,806

Borough Councils[]

Authority CnaG Rep Lab Independent Other Total Result Details
Cork DISSOLVED[1]
Dublin DISSOLVED[1]
Galway
Limerick 40
Sligo 0 6 5 13 0 24 Independent
Waterford
Totals

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Meath Herald and Cavan Advertiser - Saturday 04 April 1925, pg.6". Retrieved 9 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Story of Cork's lost Corporation, EchoLIVE.ie, 25.10.2017 14:22". Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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