1911 Dublin Corporation election

An election to Dublin Corporation took place in March 1911 as part of that year's Irish local elections. The election saw a decline for Sinn Féin, with the Unionists regaining their position as the councils second party.[1]

Council composition following election

Party		Seats	±	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Nationalist	61	6
	Irish Unionist	10	1
	Sinn Féin	5	6
	Labour Electoral Association	2	3
	Independent	2	2
Totals		80			100%	—

Ward results

Councillor

Clontarf West Ward[2]
Electorate: 988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	William Ireland J.P. (incumbent)	390	50.85
	United Irish League	John Doyle	377	49.15
Majority			13	1.69
Turnout			767	77.63
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing

Councillor

Drumcondra Ward[2][3]
Electorate: 2,040

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Nationalist	David A. Quaid	747
	United Irish League	Thomas J. Lawlor	522
Majority			125
Turnout
	Independent Nationalist hold		Swing

Councillor

Fitzwilliam Ward[2]
Electorate: 1,959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Irish League	James M. Gallagher (incumbent)	776
	Irish Unionist	Isaac Molloy	418
Majority			358
Turnout
	United Irish League hold		Swing

Councillor

Glasnevin Ward[2]
Electorate: 1,796

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Irish League	J. Cummins J.P. (incumbent)	587
		Richard Collis	415
Majority			92
Turnout
	United Irish League hold		Swing

Alderman

New Kilmainham Ward[2]
Electorate: 1,555

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Irish League	John Murray	651	59.45
	Independent Nationalist	W. E. Reigh (incumbent)	423	38.63
	Independent Nationalist	M. O'Rourke	12	1.10
	Independent Nationalist	Arthur Bacon	7	0.64
	Independent Nationalist	Samuel Bond	2	0.18
Majority			228	20.82
Turnout			1,095	70.42
	United Irish League gain from Independent Nationalist		Swing

Councillor

Inns Quay Ward[2]
Electorate: 3,156

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Irish League	Gerald Begg (incumbent)	802
		John Lawlor	705
		Patrick Joseph Lawlor	51
		James Clinch	6
		John Flood	4
		Thomas Kenny	3
		William M. Loughlin	2
		Patrick Moloney	1
Majority			97
Turnout			1,574
	United Irish League hold		Swing

Councillor

Mansion House Ward[2]
Electorate: 1,627

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Irish League	Thomas O'Brien	508
		Michael J. Carroll	378
Majority			130
Turnout
	United Irish League hold		Swing

Councillor

North Dock Ward[2]
Electorate: 3,572

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Irish League	Alfred Byrne	1,045
	Sinn Féin	Paul Gregan (incumbent)	466
Majority			579
Turnout			1,511
	United Irish League gain from Sinn Féin		Swing

Councillor

Royal Exchange Ward[2]
Electorate: 1,413

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Irish League	John Doyle (incumbent)	344
		Louis F. Harrison	152
Majority			579
Turnout			1,511
	United Irish League hold		Swing

Alderman

South City Ward[2]
Electorate: 1,049

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Dublin Citizens Association (DCA)	Ernest Bewley T.C.	454
	United Irish League	Robert O'Reilly (incumbent)	389
Majority
Turnout
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing

Councillor

South City Ward[2][3]
Electorate: 1,049

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Dublin Citizens Association (DCA)	Andrew Beattie	439
	United Irish League	James J. O'Neill (incumbent)	402
Majority			37
Turnout
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing

References

1. O'Brien, Joseph V. (1982). Dear, Dirty Dublin: A City in Distress, 1899-1916. p. 93. ISBN 9780520039650.
2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/19110117/080/0005
3. Dublin Daily Express Detailed results