2004 Cork County Council election

An election to Cork County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from ten local electoral areas by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

2004 Cork County Council election

← 1999 11 June 2004 2009 →

All 48 seats on Cork County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 24 16 5
Seat change +3 -3 +1

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Progressive Democrats
Seats won 1 2 0
Seat change +1 -1 -1

Map showing the area of Cork County Council

Council control after election

Fine Gael

Results by party

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 24 +3 61,025 37.19
Fianna Fáil 16 -3 54,030 32.93
Labour 5 +1 16,729 10.19
Sinn Féin 1 +1 10,079 6.14
Independent 2 -1 13,059 7.96
Progressive Democrats 0 -1 2,174 1.32
Totals 48 - 164,093 100.00

Results by local electoral area

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Bandon

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Bandon - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Veronica Neville 20.46 2,763 2,923 3,138 3,534
Fine Gael Kevin Murphy* 20.44 2,761 2,916 3,396  
Fianna Fáil Alan Coleman* 16.41 2,216 2,335 2,537 3,490
Fianna Fáil Jerry Deasy* 14.02 1,894 1,952 1,995  
Sinn Féin John Desmond 13.62 1,840 1,926 2,065 2,399
Labour Tomas O'Brien 8.00 1,081 1,307    
Green Noel Giles 4.86 656      
Independent Edmund Butler 2.18 294      
Electorate: 21,561   Valid: 13,505 (62.64%)   Spoilt: 221   Quota: 3,377   Turnout: 13,726 (63.66%)  

Bantry

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Bantry - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael P.J. Sheehan* 19.10 2,101            
Fine Gael Noel Harrington* 13.40 1,474 1,517 1,574 1,584 1,726 1,752 1,772
Fine Gael John P. O'Shea* 13.03 1,433 1,514 1,516 1,578 1,757 1,897  
Fianna Fáil Danny Crowley 12.92 1,421 1,426 1,463 1,471 1,505 1,600 1,768
Fianna Fáil Donal Casey* 11.76 1,294 1,328 1,331 1,385 1,469 2,081  
Sinn Féin Anne O'Leary 9.41 1,035 1,063 1,091 1,120 1,312 1,408 1,467
Fianna Fáil Vivian O'Callaghan* 9.05 995 1,021 1,021 1,038 1,090    
Green Jacqueline Hodgson 4.63 509 523 526 548      
Labour Eddie Mullins 3.20 352 366 368 381      
Independent Liam Ward 2.15 237 256 262        
Independent Michael O'Sullivan 1.35 148 151          
Electorate: 17,011   Valid: 10,999 (64.66%)   Spoilt: 181   Quota: 1,834   Turnout: 11,180 (65.72%)  

Blarney

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Blarney - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Gerry Kelly* 20.57 3,402          
Fianna Fáil Dan Fleming* 19.33 3,197 3,223 3,232 3,339    
Fine Gael Tomas Ryan* 19.13 2,667 2,698 2,730 2,832 2,988 3,125
Labour John Gilroy 11.06 1,829 1,865 1,880 2,196 2,561 2,834
Progressive Democrats Michael Burns 9.11 1,507 1,522 1,537 1,677 1,801 2,376
Fianna Fáil Tom Joyce 8.70 1,438 1,445 1,456 1,500 1,647  
Sinn Féin John Stanton 7.25 1,199 1,246 1,250 1,388    
Green Michelle Brett 5.97 987 1,081 1,089      
Independent Celine Spengeman 1.88 311          
Electorate: 31,074   Valid: 16,537 (53.22%)   Spoilt: 374   Quota: 3,308   Turnout: 16,911 (54.42%)  

Carrigaline

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Carrigaline - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath 13.57 3,951            
Fianna Fáil Mark O'Keeffe* 10.63 3,094 3,117 3,162 3,244 3,297 3,496 3,546
Fine Gael Derry Canty* 10.61 3,088 3,148 3,154 3,208 3,307 3,523 3,837
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Forde* 10.16 2,957 3,030 3,088 3,441 3,598 3,718  
Fine Gael Tim Lombard* 7.96 2,318 2,491 2,519 2,600 2,691 2,797 3,321
Fine Gael Peter Kelly* 7.38 2,148 2,303 2,318 2,548 2,732 2,839 3,128
Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan* 7.02 2,044 2,093 2,157 2,218 2,283 2,387 2,831
Fine Gael John A. Collins 6.67 1,943 2,051 2,088 2,144 2,231 2,289  
Labour Paula Desmond* 6.12 1,783 1,860 1,879 1,999 2,505 2,985 3,268
Sinn Féin Darren O'Keeffe 5.92 1,724 1,748 1,762 1,900 2,136    
Green Dominick Donnelly 5.39 1,570 1,646 1,659 1,863      
Independent Joe Harris 5.34 1,555 1,594 1,607        
Fine Gael Jo Kelleher 3.22 936            
Electorate: 56,644   Valid: 29,111 (51.39%)   Spoilt: 615   Quota: 3,639   Turnout: 29,726 (52.48%)  

Fermoy

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Fermoy - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe* 27.88 3,671            
Fianna Fáil Frank O'Flynn* 19.39 2,553 3,202          
Fine Gael Aileen Pyne* 15.57 2,050 2,149 2,241 2,313 2,532 2,963  
Fine Gael Liam O'Doherty 13.58 1,788 1,885 1,993 2,017 2,029 2,179 2,329
Sinn Féin Tim White 7.04 927 981 1,032 1,074 1,124 1,170 1,190
Labour Tim Fitzgerald 5.44 716 767 822 844 948 1,027 1,067
Progressive Democrats Margaret Egerton 5.07 667 704 771 826 907    
Labour Tadhg O'Donovan 3.65 480 517 549 611      
Green Martin O'Keeffe 2.39 315 328 345        
Electorate: 21,986   Valid: 13,167 (59.89%)   Spoilt: 244   Quota: 2,634   Turnout: 13,411 (61.00%)  

Kanturk

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Kanturk - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Patrick Buckley* 17.75 2,734          
Fine Gael Marian Murphy 14.44 2,379 2,424 2,499 2,711    
Fianna Fáil Marie (The Shamrock) Murphy* 14.29 2,202 2,216 2,366 2,413 2,431 2,586
Fianna Fáil Mike Donegan* 11.25 1,733 1,738 1,806 1,969 1,981 2,157
Fianna Fáil Tony McAuliffe 11.19 1,723 1,750 1,801 1,890 1,908 2,125
Fine Gael Noel Buckley 10.08 1,553 1,580 1,717 1,784 1,803 2,261
Fine Gael Timmy Collins* 9.20 1,417 1,446 1,499 1,694 1,765  
Labour Ted Linehan 5.43 837 843 1,041      
Labour Denis Cremin 3.03 467 477        
Green Ted Bradley 2.33 359 362        
Electorate: 23,934   Valid: 15,404 (64.36%)   Spoilt: 347   Quota: 2,568   Turnout: 15,751 (65.81%)  

Macroom

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Macroom - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Michael Creed* 29.91 3,710        
Fianna Fáil Aindrias Moynihan* 25.24 3,130        
Fine Gael Frank Metcalfe* 12.27 1,510 1,828 1,937 2,040 2,291
Labour Martin Coughlan 11.23 1,393 1,519 1,763 2,192 2,729
Independent Jerry O'Sullivan 8.80 1,092 1,163 1,357 1,516  
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Connell 7.01 869 934 989    
Green Caroline Robinson 5.64 699 728      
Electorate: 18,445   Valid: 12,403 (67.24%)   Spoilt: 271   Quota: 3,101   Turnout: 12,674 (68.71%)  

Mallow

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Mallow - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Seán Sherlock* 25.32 3,184          
Fianna Fáil Dan Joe Fitzgerald* 20.45 2,571          
Fine Gael Tom Sheahan* 13.60 1,710 1,795 1,874 1,967 1,975 2,252
Fine Gael Noel O'Connor* 13.19 1,658 1,855 2,050 2,175 2,186 2,808
Fine Gael Anthony Ahern 8.49 1,067 1,144 1,289 1,399 1,407  
Fianna Fáil David Willis 7.36 925 1,039 1,117 1,433 1,462 1,631
Fianna Fáil Jim Hogan 6.49 816 880 943      
Green Ted Lucey 5.11 642 774        
Electorate: 19,908   Valid: 12,573 (63.16%)   Spoilt: 220   Quota: 2,515   Turnout: 12,793 (64.26%)  

Midleton

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Midleton - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fine Gael Michael Hegarty* 13.90 3,089 3,111 3,123 3,185            
Independent Noel Collins* 13.39 2,977 3,089 3,095 3,114 3,207          
Labour John Mulvihill* 13.01 2,891 2,913 3,011 3,152 3,369          
Sinn Féin Martin Hallinan 9.49 2,110 2,140 2,145 2,160 2,219 2,232 2,367 2,616 2,620 2,819
Fianna Fáil Maurice Ahern* 8.49 1,887 1,902 1,993 2,004 2,028 2,030 2,258 2,708 2,711 2,967
Independent Seán O'Connor 7.43 1,652 1,658 1,720 1,815 1,892 1,944 1,970 2,001 2,008  
Independent Ted Murphy* 7.23 1,608 1,632 1,641 1,653 1,706 1,729 1,874 2,017 2,028 2,211
Fine Gael Barbara Murray 6.93 1,540 1,555 1,562 1,645 1,732 1,780 1,939 2,397 2,403 2,538
Fianna Fáil David Savage 6.11 1,358 1,367 1,390 1,396 1,419 1,425 1,728      
Fianna Fáil Art Supple* 5.25 1,167 1,175 1,201 1,205 1,220 1,223        
Green Sarah Iremonger 3.32 737 754 764 782            
Fine Gael Paddy Whitty 2.15 477 482 506              
Fianna Fáil Joe Dowling 1.84 409 412                
Independent Christy Carr 1.47 326                  
Electorate: 39,660   Valid: 22,228 (56.05%)   Spoilt: 469   Quota: 3,176   Turnout: 22,697 (57.23%)  

Skibbereen

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Skibbereen - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Christy O'Sullivan* 15.74 2,859            
Fianna Fáil Donal O'Rourke* 12.04 2,188 2,265 2,284        
Fine Gael Maura Cal McCarthy* 8.90 1,616 1,673 1,699 1,769 1,825 1,874 2,385
Fine Gael John Collins* 8.35 1,516 1,542 1,559 1,858 2,224 2,302  
Fine Gael Jim Daly 8.15 1,481 1,570 1,614 1,656 1,692 1,799 1,955
Fine Gael Tadhg O'Donovan* 8.10 1,471 1,525 1,539 1,547 1,556 1,858 1,956
Fianna Fáil Joe Carroll 7.30 1,327 1,426 1,439 1,481 1,856 2,169 2,216
Sinn Féin Cionnaith O Suilleabhain 6.85 1,244 1,300 1,380 1,419 1,486 1,587 1,766
Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 6.74 1,225 1,256 1,281 1,296 1,309 1,341  
Fianna Fáil Tom O'Neill* 5.50 1,000 1,032 1,037 1,155      
Labour Brendan Leahy* 4.88 887 924 1,024 1,230 1,243    
Labour Phyllis McCarthy 4.56 829 845 946        
Green Bernie Connolly 2.88 523 537          
Electorate: 27,444   Valid: 18,166 (66.19%)   Spoilt: 338   Quota: 2,271   Turnout: 18,504 (67.42%)  
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