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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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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.
Sinn Féin won every seat for election, and also won a massive majority of the vote.[1]
Results by party[edit]
Results by local electoral area[edit]
Ballymote[edit]
Tubbercurry[edit]
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[edit]
Sligo – 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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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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