Editing Sinn Féin (section)

====Local government elections====
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|-
! Election
! Country
! First pref. <br/>vote
! Vote %
! Seats
|-
| [[1920 Irish local elections|1920]]
| Ireland
| –
| 27.0%
| –
|-
| [[1974 Irish local elections|1974]]
| [[Republic of Ireland]]
| –
| –
| align=left|{{Composition bar|7|802|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[1979 Irish local elections|1979]]
| Republic of Ireland
| –
| –
| align=left|{{Composition bar|11|798|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[1985 Northern Ireland local elections|1985]]
| [[Northern Ireland]]
| 75,686
| 11.8%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|59|565|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[1985 Irish local elections|1985]]
| Republic of Ireland
| 46,391
| 3.3%
| –
|-
| [[1989 Northern Ireland local elections|1989]]
| Northern Ireland
| 69,032
| 11.2%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|43|565|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[1991 Irish local elections|1991]]
| Republic of Ireland
| 29,054
| 2.1%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|8|883|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[1993 Northern Ireland local elections|1993]]
| Northern Ireland
| 77,600
| 12.0%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|51|582|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[1997 Northern Ireland local elections|1997]]
| Northern Ireland
| 106,934
| 17.0%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|74|575|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[1999 Irish local elections|1999]]
| Republic of Ireland
| 49,192
| 3.5%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|21|883|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[2001 Northern Ireland local elections|2001]]
| Northern Ireland
| 163,269
| 21.0%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|108|582|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[2004 Irish local elections|2004]]
| Republic of Ireland
| 146,391
| 8.0%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|54|883|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[2005 Northern Ireland local elections|2005]]
| Northern Ireland
| 163,205
| 23.2%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|126|582|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[2009 Irish local elections|2009]]
| Republic of Ireland
| 138,405
| 7.4%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|54|883|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[2011 Northern Ireland local elections|2011]]
| Northern Ireland
| 163,712
| 24.8%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|138|583|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[2014 Northern Ireland local elections|2014]]
| Northern Ireland
| 151,137
| 24.1%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|105|462|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[2014 Irish local elections|2014]]
| Republic of Ireland
| 258,650
| 15.2%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|159|949|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[2019 Northern Ireland local elections|2019]]
| Northern Ireland
| 157,448
| 23.2%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|105|462|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[2019 Irish local elections|2019]]
| Republic of Ireland
| 164,637
| 9.5%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|81|949|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[2023 Northern Ireland local elections|2023]]
| Northern Ireland 
| 230,793
| 30.9%
|align=left|{{Composition bar|144|462|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|-
| [[2024 Irish local elections|2024]]
| Republic of Ireland
| 218,620
| 11.8%
| align=left|{{Composition bar|102|949|hex={{party color|Sinn Féin}}}}
|}
Sinn Féin is represented on most county and city councils. It made large gains in the [[2004 Irish local elections|local elections of 2004]], increasing its number of councillors from 21 to 54, and replacing the [[Progressive Democrats]] as the fourth-largest party in local government.<ref name=results2004>{{cite web |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/results/local/seatsummary.cfm?election=2004L |title=2004 Local Election: Seats per Party per Council |first1=Christopher|last1=Took|first2=Seán|last2=Donnelly|work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=10 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624072527/http://electionsireland.org/results/local/seatsummary.cfm?election=2004L |archive-date=24 June 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2009 Irish local elections|local elections of June 2009]], the party's vote fell by 0.95% to 7.34%, with no change in the number of seats. Losses in Dublin and urban areas were balanced by gains in areas such as Limerick, Wicklow, Cork, Tipperary and Kilkenny and the border counties .<ref name=2009results>{{cite news |title=Elections 2009: How Ireland Voted |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=9 June 2009}}</ref> However, three of Sinn Féin's seven representatives on [[Dublin City Council]] resigned within six months of the June 2009 elections, one of them defecting to the [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Defecting councillor says SF has become directionless in South |date=12 January 2010 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |issn=0791-5144 |location=Dublin |language=en-ie |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0112/1224262117991.html |access-date=15 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123110622/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0112/1224262117991.html |archive-date=23 November 2010 |url-status=live}} Retrieved 15 January 2010.</ref>