1955 Local elections- election statistics

This document sets out the following statistics for the 1955 local elections: i) the total number of electors nationwide, the number of electors in contested areas and valid votes at the elections. It also sets out the Urban Districts Councils and Town Commissioners where no elections were held or contested. ii) The number of local electors, valid poll and percentage poll for elections in the County Council and County Boroughs elections. iii) The number of local electors, valid poll and percentage poll for elections in the Boroughs and Urban District Council elections. iv) The number of electors, valid poll and percentage poll for elections in the Town Commissioners elections.

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Title 1955 Local elections- election statistics
Description This document sets out the following statistics for the 1955 local elections: i) the total number of electors nationwide, the number of electors in contested areas and valid votes at the elections. It also sets out the Urban Districts Councils and Town Commissioners where no elections were held or contested. ii) The number of local electors, valid poll and percentage poll for elections in the County Council and County Boroughs elections. iii) The number of local electors, valid poll and percentage poll for elections in the Boroughs and Urban District Council elections. iv) The number of electors, valid poll and percentage poll for elections in the Town Commissioners elections.
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Geographic coverage National
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    Contact Person Franchise section- Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
    Contact Person Email franchise@housing.gov.ie
    Contact Person Telephone
    Maintenance Mode
    Update frequency Never
    Date dataset released
    Date dataset updated
    Period of time covered (begin) 1955-06-23
    Period of time covered (end) 1955-07-01
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    High Value Dataset (HVD) No
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      Language English
      Expiration Date