1914 Dublin Corporation election
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
Party | Seats | ± | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | 56 | 6 | ||||
Labour | 9 | 7 | ||||
Irish Unionist | 5 | 5 | ||||
Independent | 5 | 3 | ||||
Sinn Féin | 4 | 1 | ||||
Totals | 79 | 100% | — |
Ward results
Councillor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Irish League | Mr J. M. Gallagher (incumbent) | 939 | 77.22 | ||
Independent Socialist | Mr Walter Carpenter | 277 | 22.78 | ||
Majority | 662 | 54.44 | |||
Turnout | 1216 | 57.69 | |||
United Irish League hold | Swing |
Alderman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | Mr J. J. Farrell (incumbent) | 1,350 | |||
Labour | Arthur Murphy | 975 | |||
Majority | 375 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
Councillor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | Rt. Hon. Lorcan Sherlock (incumbent Lord Mayor) |
1,672 | |||
Labour | J. J. Campbell | 716 | |||
Majority | 956 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
Councillor
The ward was previously held by Thomas O'Hanlon, a Labour member, however O'Hanlon was unable to be nominate due to not appearing on the electoral register.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Labour | Henry Donnelly | 617 | 59.04 | ||
Joseph Gleeson | 417 | 39.90 | |||
Patrick Joseph McIntyre (withdrew) | 11 | 1.05 | |||
Majority | 200 | ||||
Turnout | 1045 | ||||
Irish Labour hold | Swing |
Councillor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Ruler | Andrew Beattie D.L. (incumbent) |
337 | |||
Independent Nationalist | Timothy Joseph Sheil | 333 | |||
Majority | 4 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent Unionist hold | Swing |
Councillor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Labour | William Chase | 667 | 61.93 | ||
United Irish League | Francis Cole | 410 | 38.07 | ||
Majority | 257 | 23.86 | |||
Turnout | 1077 | ||||
Irish Labour gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | ||||
Councillor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Irish League | Peter O'Reilly (incumbent) | 1,332 | |||
Irish Labour | Thomas Irwin | 1,089 | |||
Majority | 243 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
United Irish League hold | Swing |
References
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