The 1925 Irish local elections were the first local elections following the establishment of the
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State ( ga, Saorstát Éireann, , ; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a State (polity), state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the three-year Irish War of Independ ...
. The
Local Government Act 1925 had abolished rural district councils, passing their powers to Ireland's various county councils.
Background
Elections did not place in all councils, with a number of councils being dissolved by
W. T. Cosgraves
Cumann na nGaedheal government in 1923 and 1924, either due to being controlled by anti-Treaty politicians during the Irish Civil War, or because of alleged financial mismanagement.
These councils instead were run by appointed commissioners.
Dissolved councils included:
* Cork Corporation
* Dublin Corporation
* Leitrim County Council
* Kerry County Council
* Offaly County Council
* Cobh Urban District Council
* Tipperary Urban District Council
* Dublin District Guardians
* Roscommon Town Commissioners
Detailed results
County Councils
Borough Councils
References
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Ireland
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1925 in Irish politics
June 1925 events
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