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[edit]

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	1.70
Turnout			767	77.63
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing

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			1,269
	Independent Nationalist hold		Swing

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

North Dock Ward^[2]
Electorate: 3,572
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Irish League	Alfred Byrne	1,045	69.2
	Sinn Féin	Paul Gregan (incumbent)	466	30.8
Majority			579	38.4	N/A
Turnout			1,511
	United Irish League gain from Sinn Féin		Swing

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			65
Turnout			843
	Dublin Citizens Association (DCA) hold		Swing

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			841
	Dublin Citizens Association (DCA) gain from United Irish League		Swing

^ O'Brien, Joseph V. (1982). Dear, Dirty Dublin: A City in Distress, 1899-1916. p. 93. ISBN 9780520039650.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Elections: Municipal Results". Irish Independent. 17 January 1911. p. 5 of 8. Retrieved 6 June 2021.(subscription required)
^ ^a ^b "Municipal Elections: Results of city contests - some surprises". Dublin Daily Express. 17 January 1911. p. 5 of 10. Retrieved 6 June 2021.(subscription required)

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