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 established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the three-year Irish War of Independence between ...

. The

Local Government Act 1925 The Local Government Act 1925 (No. 5) was enacted by the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State on 26 March 1925. The Irish Free State had inherited the structure of local authorities created by United Kingdom legislation, including the Local Gove ...

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. Cosgrave William Thomas Cosgrave (5 June 1880 – 16 November 1965) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as the president of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1932, leader of the Opposition in both the Free State and Ir ...

Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal (; "Society of the Gaels") was a political party in the Irish Free State, which formed the government from 1923 to 1932. In 1933 it merged with smaller groups to form the Fine Gael party. Origins In 1922 the pro-Treaty ...

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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