2004 Fingal County Council election

An election to Fingal County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

2004 Fingal County Council election
11 June 2004
All 24 seats to Fingal County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Fine Gael Fianna Fáil
Seats won 6 5 4
Seat change - - -2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Socialist Party Progressive Democrats
Seats won 3 2 1
Seat change +2 - -
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won 1 2
Seat change +1 -1
Map showing the area of Fingal County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Labour 6 - 14,654 17.92
Fine Gael 5 - 17,641 21.57
Fianna Fáil 4 -2 16,817 20.56
Green 3 +2 6,423 7.85
Socialist Party 2 - 6,978 8.53
Progressive Democrats 1 - 4,687 5.73
Sinn Féin 1 +1 4,075 4.98
Independent 2 -1 6,434 7.87
Totals 24 - 81,784 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Balbriggan
Balbriggan - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent David O'Connor* 11.93 1,708 1,727 1,768 1,792 1,834 1,968 2,005 2,105 2,174 2,253 2,405 2,592
Green Joe Corr 10.20 1,460 1,482 1,523 1,564 1,655 1,670 1,719 1,782 1,985 2,154 2,248 2,526
Fine Gael Tom O'Leary* 9.63 1,378 1,391 1,402 1,488 1,494 1,507 1,521 1,555 1,598 1,854 1,937  
Fianna Fáil Dermot Murray* 8.31 1,190 1,193 1,195 1,206 1,218 1,318 1,376 1,503 1,515 1,659    
Labour Ciaran Byrne* 8.30 1,188 1,198 1,213 1,260 1,309 1,323 1,439 1,472 1,770 1,948 2,027 2,628
Fianna Fáil Liam Butterly 8.28 1,185 1,212 1,276 1,298 1,305 1,420 1,430 1,466 1,677 1,716 2,115 2,306
Independent May McKeon 7.70 1,102 1,104 1,131 1,157 1,226 1,240 1,425 1,662 1,692 1,962 2,440 2,570
Fine Gael Seán Brown 7.10 1,017 1,026 1,040 1,052 1,082 1,102 1,139 1,295 1,343      
Labour Kevin Thorp 5.81 831 859 912 931 954 956 1,027 1,043        
Progressive Democrats Gerry Gaughan 5.63 806 812 822 835 852 867 924          
Labour Monica Harford 4.16 596 598 608 625 679 699            
Fianna Fáil Stephanie Davis-O'Brien 3.43 491 494 497 504 509              
Socialist Party Tadhg Kenahan 3.20 458 460 468 481                
Independent Tommy Ryan 2.63 377 382 404                  
Independent James Archer 2.10 300 355                    
Independent Paddy Boyle 1.59 227                      
Electorate: 21,725   Valid: 14,314 (55.03%)   Spoilt: 348   Quota: 2,863   Turnout: 14,662 (56.37%)

    Castleknock
    Castleknock - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fine Gael Dr.Leo Varadkar* 38.20 4,894          
    Labour Peggy Hamill* 12.13 1,554 2,235 2,348 2,449 2,749  
    Fianna Fáil Brenda Clifford 11.31 1,449 1,733 1,791 1,866 1,916 2,082
    Progressive Democrats Mags Murray 10.05 1,288 1,817 1,903 1,951 2,034 2,439
    Fianna Fáil Marian Quinlan 9.93 1,272 1,504 1,544 1,609 1,646 1,766
    Green Roderic O'Gorman 5.20 666 944 1,054 1,187 1,434  
    Socialist Party Susan Fitzgerald 5.16 661 758 794 934    
    Sinn Féin Luke Stynes 4.64 594 674 703      
    Independent Fergal Molloy 3.38 433 583        
    Electorate: 23,677   Valid: 12,811 (54.11%)   Spoilt: 249   Quota: 2,563   Turnout: 13,060 (55.16%)

      Howth
      Howth - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fine Gael Joan Maher* 25.78 2,612              
      Fine Gael Michael Joe Cosgrave* 15.33 1,553 1,600 1,631 1,744 1,815 1,959 2,166 2,386
      Green David Healy 12.26 1,242 1,271 1,281 1,379 1,509 1,761 1,919 2,562
      Fianna Fáil Liam Creaven* 9.80 993 1,059 1,065 1,124 1,162 1,184 1,716 1,781
      Socialist Party Brian Greene 8.04 815 846 851 868 1,023 1,214 1,277  
      Fianna Fáil Geraldine Wall 8.02 812 898 907 1,057 1,104 1,169    
      Labour Vivienne Kelly 6.59 668 681 688 742 804      
      Sinn Féin Bernie Quinn 5.69 576 598 600 610        
      Progressive Democrats Noelle Ryan 5.16 523 543 552          
      Fianna Fáil Brian Geoghegan 3.33 337              
      Electorate: 17,708   Valid: 10,131 (57.21%)   Spoilt: 212   Quota: 2,533   Turnout: 10,343 (58.41%)

        Malahide
        Malahide - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Labour Peter Coyle* 33.61 3,958        
        Fianna Fáil Darragh O'Brien* 16.98 2,000 2,095 2,144 2,444  
        Green Robbie Kelly* 14.83 1,747 2,340 2,469    
        Fianna Fáil Barbara Foley 12.01 1,415 1,583 1,660 1,957 1,969
        Fine Gael Alan Farrell 8.24 971 1,139 1,642 2,080 2,140
        Progressive Democrats Nicola Byrne 8.93 1,052 1,308 1,410    
        Fine Gael Paul Cuddy 5.38 634 956      
        Electorate: 21,109   Valid: 11,777 (55.79%)   Spoilt: 318   Quota: 2,356   Turnout: 12,095 (57.30%)

          Mulhuddart
          Mulhuddart - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Sinn Féin Martin Christie 15.22 1,910 1,923 1,965 2,050 2,099 2,129 2,182 2,225 2,445
          Socialist Party Ruth Coppinger* 14.72 1,848 1,858 1,911 1,960 2,387 2,420 2,485 2,537  
          Labour Michael O'Donovan* 13.94 1,750 1,756 1,809 1,840 1,889 1,955 2,079 2,156 2,467
          Fianna Fáil Margaret Richardson* 10.17 1,277 1,284 1,291 1,311 1,324 1,375 1,436 1,940 2,161
          Fine Gael Jon Rainey* 8.58 1,077 1,081 1,097 1,102 1,107 1,213 1,578 1,755 1,887
          Independent Gerry Lynam* 7.55 948 989 1,018 1,083 1,113 1,179 1,249 1,323  
          Fianna Fáil Michael Smyth 7.23 908 910 919 922 930 1,069 1,115    
          Fine Gael Gary O'Connor 6.08 763 769 782 793 802 896      
          Progressive Democrats Ben Howe 4.87 611 614 653 659 668        
          Socialist Party Helen Redwood 4.84 607 610 628 656          
          Green Robert Bonnie 2.71 340 353              
          Independent Gerard Murray 2.42 304 393 412            
          Independent Paul Hand 1.67 209                
          Electorate: 25,860   Valid: 12,552 (48.549%)   Spoilt: 373   Quota: 2,511   Turnout: 12,925 (49.98%)

            Swords
            Swords - 5 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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            Socialist Party Clare Daly* 16.51 2,763 2,783 2,815                
            Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy* 13.54 2,266 2,293 2,359 2,389 2,413 2,496 2,613 2,735 3,505    
            Labour Gerry McGuire* 9.00 1,506 1,512 1,539 1,553 1,753 1,814 1,872 2,001 2,040 2,098 2,419
            Labour Ken Farrell 8.22 1,375 1,475 1,484 1,501 1,511 1,549 1,572 1,649 1,697 1,727  
            Fine Gael Anne Devitt* 7.45 1,246 1,277 1,324 1,337 1,394 1,740 1,814 1,871 2,070 2,204 2,408
            Labour Tom Kelleher* 7.34 1,228 1,231 1,262 1,300 1,321 1,398 1,551 1,697 1,810 1,891 2,408
            Fianna Fáil Martina Coombes 7.30 1,222 1,230 1,273 1,285 1,316 1,353 1,438 1,519      
            Sinn Féin Matt McCormack 5.95 995 1,001 1,012 1,091 1,101 1,118 1,239        
            Green Kenneth Duffy 5.79 968 988 1,033 1,089 1,143 1,221 1,353 1,588 1,713 1,800 1,992
            Independent Joe O'Neill 4.94 826 827 863 936 942 982          
            Fine Gael Sean Dolphin* 4.05 678 713 740 749 847            
            Fine Gael Bob Dowling 3.09 517 536 550 554              
            Socialist Party Michael O'Brien 2.59 433 433 441                
            Progressive Democrats Mary O'Donnell 2.43 407 421                  
            Fine Gael Emer Kernan 1.80 301                    
            Electorate: 30,694   Valid: 16,731 (54.51%)   Spoilt: 317   Quota: 2,789   Turnout: 17,048 (55.54%)
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