1920 Limerick City Council election

An election for Limerick City Council was held in 1920 as part of the wider 1920 Irish local elections.

The election saw Sinn Féin winning control of the council, with 26 of the councils 40 seats.[1]

Aggregate results

Limerick City Council election, 1920[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 26
  Labour 6
  Ratepayers 4
  Independent 4

The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Party Previous council New council
Cllr Ald Cllr Ald
Sinn Féin 0 0 21 5
Labour 0 0 3 3
Ratepayers 0 0 4 0
Independent 32 8 4 0
Total 32 8 32 8
40 40
Working majority  16   4   5   1 
 20   6 

References

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