1934 Irish local elections
{{Short description|Nationwide local authority elections}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2021}}
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| election_name = 1934 Irish local elections
| country = Irish Free State
| type = Parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = yes
| previous_election = 1928 Irish local elections
| previous_year = 1928
| next_election = 1942 Irish local elections
| next_year = 1942
| seats_for_election = All councillors across the Irish Free State
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| election_date = June 1934
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| party1 = Fianna Fáil
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| party2 = Fine Gael
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| party4 = Labour Party (Ireland)
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| map_caption = Map showing control by council
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The 1934 Irish local elections were held in most of the counties, cities and towns of Ireland in 1934. Excepted were some in Dublin city and county, which had held elections in June 1933. The election was the first test for Fine Gael, which had been formed in September 1933. Fianna Fáil won majorities in fifteen councils while Fine Gael won majorities in eight.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UR4JDp4loKQC&dq=1934+county+council+elections&pg=PA151 |title=The History of Ireland, p.151 |isbn=9780313312816 |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=14 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914152938/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UR4JDp4loKQC&pg=PA151&lpg=PA151&dq=1934+county+council+elections&source=bl&ots=ijtQ6Vxg7V&sig=3DZEIGfkkxMHAyq3c288aEkRgvI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihkafFta_NAhUpJcAKHSwWBLkQ6AEITzAJ#v=onepage&q=1934%20county%20council%20elections&f=false |url-status=live |last1=Hollis |first1=Daniel Webster |year=2001 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic }}
Results
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| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" | Party
| valign="top" | Seats | valign="top" align="center"| ± | valign="top" | First pref. votes | valign="top" | % FPV | valign="top" align="center"| ±% |
| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| align="right" | 728 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
| align="right" | 596 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
| align="right" | 185 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}}, Sinn Féin and others
| align="right" | 371 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total
| align="right" | 1,880 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 100 | align="right" | — |
Detailed results
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!align="left"|Authority !style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}; width: 3px;" | !style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}; width: 3px;" | !style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}; width: 3px;" | !style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}; width: 3px;" | |Independent politician (Ireland) ! |Other !align="left"|Total ! colspan=2 | Result !Details |
| align=left|Kildare
|colspan=2|10 |colspan=2|12 |colspan=2|7 |colspan=2|0 |colspan=2|0 | {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} |
| align=left|Sligo
|colspan=2|9 |colspan=2|18 |colspan=2|0 |colspan=2|1 |colspan=2|0 | {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} | |
| align=left|Sligo Corporation
|colspan=2|4 |colspan=2|0 |colspan=2|4 |colspan=2|16 |colspan=2|0 |{{Party name with colour|No overall control}} | |
| align=left|Totals
|colspan=2| |colspan=2| |colspan=2| |colspan=2| |colspan=2| | |
References
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See also
{{Irish elections}}
Category:Council elections in the Republic of Ireland
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