Louth County Council election, 2004

Louth County Council election, 2004
Republic of Ireland
11 June 2004

All 26 seats to Louth County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 9 7 5
Seat change -5 - +4

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Party Independent
Seats won 1 4
Seat change - +1

Map showing the area of Louth County Council

Council control after election

TBD

An election to Louth County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 9 -5 13,843 29.23
Fine Gael 7 - 11,173 23.59
Sinn Féin 5 +4 8,029 16.95
Labour Party 1 - 2,221 4.69
Independent 4 +1 7,995 16.88
Totals 26 - 47,363 100%

Results by Electoral Area

Ardee

Ardee - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
Sinn Féin Pearse McGeough 15.54 1,425 1,459 1,483 1,504 1,594        
Fine Gael Jim Lennon* 14.41 1,321 1,337 1,353 1,425 1,603        
Fianna Fáil Thomas Clare* 11.52 1,056 1,062 1,167 1,222 1,279 1,287 1,297 1,433 1,510
Fianna Fáil Tommy Reilly* 10.97 1,006 1,015 1,041 1,047 1,100 1,108 1,123 1,284 1,326
Fine Gael Finnan McCoy* 9.99 916 955 966 1,014 1,144 1,195 1,210 1,298 1,516
Independent Jim Tenanty 9.18 842 887 895 911 928 929 932 1,059 1,312
Fianna Fáil Padraig McKenny 6.36 583 598 644 654 662 663 663    
Progressive Democrats Leonard Hatrick 6.23 571 621 640 668 682 687 694 775  
Fine Gael Thomas McGrory 5.77 529 534 566 622          
Fianna Fáil Benny Devlin 3.46 317 326              
Fine Gael Gerry Crilly 3.32 304 327 346            
Labour Party Gerry Halpenny 3.25 298                
Electorate: 15,926   Valid: 9,126 (57.57%)   Spoilt: 244   Quota: 1,529   Turnout: 9,412 (59.10%)

Drogheda East

Drogheda East - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
Fine Gael Oliver Tully* 14.31 1,382 1,456 1,483 1,530 1,623        
Fine Gael Michael O'Dowd* 13.98 1,350 1,429 1,484 1,515 1,657        
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mulroy* 12.08 1,167 1,221 1,485 1,516 1,585 1,594 1,839    
Fianna Fáil Jacqui McConville* 9.33 901 957 1,015 1,077 1,167 1,175 1,269 1,326 1,330
Labour Party Michael Bell 8.77 847 872 905 959 1,042 1,055 1,264 1,317 1,322
Independent Frank Godfrey* 8.26 798 841 897 945 1,026 1,039      
Sinn Féin Imelda Munster 7.62 736 752 771 1,085 1,187 1,191 1,331 1,346 1,350
Green Party Bernadette Martin 7.07 683 760 786 830          
Sinn Féin Tom Cunningham 6.95 671 694 707            
Fianna Fáil Tommy Murphy 6.06 585 610              
Progressive Democrats Mark Markey 4.74 458                
Progressive Democrats Peter O'Reilly 0.83 80                
Electorate: 19,204   Valid: 9,658 (50.29%)   Spoilt: 263   Quota: 1,610   Turnout: 9,921 (51.66%)

Drogheda West

Drogheda West - 4 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
Sinn Féin Matthew Coogan 12.04 853 867 881 904 921 955 978 1,037 1,075 1,090
Independent Ken O'Heiligh 11.85 839 851 894 926 939 990 1,087 1,177 1,292 1,312
Fine Gael Anthony Donohoe 10.86 769 785 805 835 1,030 1,069 1,109 1,223 1,342 1,382
Fianna Fáil Frank Maher 10.79 764 867 910 924 940 1,004 1,055 1,157 1,513  
Labour Party Gerald Nash* 10.50 744 749 779 834 881 952 1,046 1,105 1,167 1,188
Fianna Fáil Maria Campbell-O'Brien* 8.40 595 634 666 697 722 757 827 926    
Independent Malachy Godfrey 6.40 453 463 491 513 533 579        
Independent Tommy Byrne 6.31 447 463 497 531 553 594 660      
Fine Gael Ray Foley* 5.51 390 393 401 411            
Progressive Democrats Cormac Bohan 5.29 375 391 402 426 453          
Green Party Michael McKeon 4.35 308 315 319              
Independent Seán Collins* 3.94 279 290                
Fianna Fáil John Branigan 3.77 267                  
Electorate: 12,959   Valid: 7,083 (54.66%)   Spoilt: 171   Quota: 1,417   Turnout: 7,254 (55.98%)

Dundalk-Carlingford

Dundalk-Carlingford - 6 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
Fianna Fáil Peter Savage* 13.14 1,452 1,454 1,467 1,469 1,472 1,555 1,590      
Sinn Féin Tomás Sharkey* 11.90 1,315 1,329 1,377 1,711            
Independent Jim Ryan 10.37 1,146 1,158 1,200 1,257 1,278 1,312 1,395 1,511 1,546 1,617
Fine Gael Terry Brennan* 10.32 1,141 1,147 1,250 1,255 1,255 1,462 1,517 1,791    
Sinn Féin Jim Loughran 8.07 892 902 910 962 1,057 1,111 1,122 1,152 1,159 1,248
Fianna Fáil Seamus Keelan* 7.03 777 780 800 801 803 835 1,142 1,206 1,236 1,585
Fianna Fáil Andreas O'Donnell* 6.43 711 711 760 766 767 791 838 866 880  
Green Party Neil McCann 5.96 659 691 732 744 747 774 817 926 992 1,059
Fianna Fáil Seamus Byrne* 5.75 635 635 648 658 661 674        
Fine Gael Johnny McGahon 5.49 607 612 666 675 679 762 797      
Fine Gael Pat Keenan 5.11 565 573 629 633 633          
Sinn Féin Harry Todd 4.93 545 547 552              
Fine Gael John Reilly 2.53 280 284                
Progressive Democrats Seán Marmion 1.93 213 216                
Labour Party Des McKeown 1.03 114                  
Electorate: 18,578   Valid: 11,052 (59.49%)   Spoilt: 286   Quota: 1,579   Turnout: 11,338 (61.03%)

Dundalk South

Dundalk South - 6 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Sinn Féin Kevin Meenan 15.02 1,592            
Independent Dr. Mary Grehan* 13.06 1,384 1,401 1,493 1,662      
Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach* 12.95 1,373 1,378 1,443 1,477 1,487 1,487 1,550
Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy* 12.73 1,349 1,352 1,497 1,551      
Independent Martin Bellew* 11.53 1,222 1,237 1,300 1,428 1,489 1,499 1,797
Fianna Fáil Donal Lynch* 10.69 1,133 1,138 1,154 1,177 1,183 1,190 1,299
Fianna Fáil Noel Lennon* 7.43 788 796 836 873 879 880 942
Green Party Liam Kieran 5.59 592 602 664 783 835 853  
Independent Benedicta Attoh 5.52 585 593 651        
Labour Party Jimmy Gollogly 2.06 218 221          
Fine Gael Anthony Hoey 1.89 200 202          
Progressive Democrats Jim Cousins 1.54 163 164          
Electorate: 18,504   Valid: 10,599 (57.28%)   Spoilt: 188   Quota: 1,515   Turnout: 10,787 (58.30%)

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Preceded by
Louth County Council election, 1999
Louth County Council elections Succeeded by
Louth County Council election, 2009
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