2004 Galway County Council election

An election to Galway County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

2004 Galway County Council election

← 1999 11 June 2004 2009 →

All 30 seats on Galway County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Progressive Democrats
Seats won 10 10 3
Seat change -6 +1 +1

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Labour Independent
Seats won 1 1 5
Seat change +1 +1 +2

Map showing the area of Galway County Council

Council control after election

TBD

Results by party

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 10 -6 26,017 34.54
Fine Gael 10 +1 21,133 28.06
Progressive Democrats 3 +1 6,800 9.03
Sinn Féin 1 +1 3,040 4.04
Labour 1 +1 2,542 3.37
Independent 5 +2 14,164 18.81
Totals 30 - 75,320 100.00

Results by local electoral area

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Ballinasloe

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Ballinasloe - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Michael Mullins* 15.11 1,725 1,772 1,914        
Fianna Fáil Tomás Mannion* 12.53 1,431 1,520 1,536 1,682 1,868 2,298  
Fianna Fáil James Joyce* 10.67 1,219 1,244 1,274 1,299 1,496 1,782 1,915
Sinn Féin Dermot Connolly 9.68 1,105 1,164 1,288 1,327 1,491 1,658 1,693
Independent Padraic McGann 9.48 1,083 1,169 1,204 1,350 1,405 1,524 1,591
Fine Gael Joe Tierney 9.07 1,036 1,059 1,099 1,380 1,530 1,651 1,680
Fianna Fáil Martin Gormally* 8.68 991 1,055 1,075 1,190 1,387    
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan* 7.78 889 921 1,061 1,096      
Fine Gael Michael Kilgannon 7.36 841 873 881        
Independent Johnny Walsh 5.17 590 613          
Fianna Fáil Anne Ruane-Devilly 2.38 272            
Independent Ann Marie Kelly 2.08 238            
Electorate: 18,346   Valid: 11,420 (62.25%)   Spoilt: 202   Quota: 1,904   Turnout: 11,622 (63.35%)  

Connemara

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Connemara - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Independent Seamus Walsh* 9.06 1,511 1,517 1,528 1,533 1,561 1,607 1,702 1,766 1,814 1,985 2,109          
Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Tuairisg* 8.26 1,377 1,378 1,409 1,412 1,416 1,441 1,518 1,783 1,811 1,837 1,891 2,080 2,080 2,248    
Independent Seosamh Ó Cuaig 7.97 1,328 1,331 1,404 1,409 1,428 1,518 1,619 1,623 1,693 1,720 1,962 1,974 1,983 2,253    
Fianna Fáil Connie Ní Fhatharta* 7.50 1,250 1,252 1,294 1,299 1,320 1,360 1,460 1,495 1,515 1,551 1,627 1,785 1,788 1,993 2,038 2,082
Fianna Fáil Josie Conneely* 7.29 1,216 1,269 1,283 1,323 1,329 1,333 1,338 1,390 1,503 1,517 1,527 1,618 1,618 1,652 1,661 1,673
Progressive Democrats Thomas Welby 6.66 1,110 1,114 1,121 1,130 1,149 1,156 1,256 1,310 1,337 1,441 1,488 1,809 1,814 1,915 1,932 1,941
Fine Gael Eileen Mannion-Mullen 6.62 1,104 1,141 1,146 1,267 1,282 1,328 1,338 1,390 1,503 1,517 1,527 1,618 1,618 1,652 1,661 1,673
Republican Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Curraoin 6.46 1,076 1,077 1,084 1,084 1,100 1,122 1,145 1,150 1,203 1,228 1,284 1,343 1,345      
Fianna Fáil Pierce O'Malley* 5.56 927 930 943 951 962 964 971 1,047 1,068 1,178 1,191          
Fine Gael Seán Kyne 5.18 864 866 869 918 945 1,004 1,014 1,024 1,042 1,307 1,386 1,530 1,533 1,673 1,688 1,700
Independent Seamus Gavin* 4.82 804 808 811 811 847 849 854 859 885              
Fianna Fáil Michael Walsh 3.94 657 658 665 678 682 683 684                  
Labour Trevor Ó Clochartaigh 3.71 619 621 638 644 749 798 854 858 931 962            
Sinn Féin Pam Conroy 3.66 610 629 632 695 722 727 738 752                
Progressive Democrats Jimi Ó Lorcáin 3.46 577 578 587 590 608 652                    
Fine Gael Caroline Uí Rainne 2.72 454 454 456 463 472                      
Green Diarmuid Mulcahy 2.32 387 389 392 399                        
Fine Gael Ronan Conboy 2.18 364 369 370                          
Fianna Fáil Tomás Ó Briain 1.61 271 274                            
Independent Joseph Joyce 0.98 163                              
Electorate: 28,882   Valid: 16,669 (57.71%)   Spoilt: 336   Quota: 2,084   Turnout: 17,005 (58.88%)  

Loughrea

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Loughrea - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Michael (Stroke) Fahy* 11.59 2,004 2,041 2,127 2,170          
Independent Pat Hynes* 10.95 1,894 2,030 2,114 2,283          
Fine Gael Bridie Willers 10.03 1,735 1,792 1,935 1,971 2,001 2,022 2,102 2,402  
Independent Willie Burke 9.78 1,692 1,719 1,782 1,830 2,060 2,067 2,100 2,165  
Fine Gael Peter Feeney* 8.26 1,428 1,449 1,491 1,498 1,508 1,508 1,807 1,854 1,878
Progressive Democrats Ciarán Cannon 7.56 1,307 1,353 1,384 1,477 1,523 1,548 1,744 1,837 1,874
Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn* 7.40 1,280 1,297 1,303 1,326 1,503 1,514 1,533 1,548 1,577
Fianna Fáil Michael Regan* 6.53 1,129 1,154 1,165 1,304 1,535 1,582 1,764 2,207  
Fianna Fáil Michael Cunningham* 6.22 1,076 1,095 1,180 1,195 1,235 1,237 1,440    
Fianna Fáil Moira Coen 5.66 978 999 1,034 1,111 1,166 1,174      
Fianna Fáil Adrian Cummins 4.70 813 821 830 909          
Fianna Fáil Gabriel Burke 4.28 741 772 779            
Independent Adrian Feeney 3.74 647 695              
Sinn Féin Eoghan Mac Cormaic 3.30 570                
Electorate: 28,098   Valid: 17,294 (61.55%)   Spoilt: 278   Quota: 2,162   Turnout: 17,572 (62.54%)  

Oranmore

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Oranmore - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Mary Hoade* 21.71 2,567      
Fine Gael Jarlath McDonagh* 16.97 2,006 2,027 2,202 2,496
Progressive Democrats Jim Cuddy* 16.42 1,941 1,959 2,081 2,203
Fine Gael Fidelma Healy Eames 13.80 1,632 1,644 1,782 2,288
Fianna Fáil Tim Rabbitt* 13.58 1,606 1,678 1,810 1,950
Fine Gael Michael Carey 10.65 1,259 1,327 1,388  
Independent David Collins 3.46 409 414    
Sinn Féin Cillian Morris 3.41 403 409    
Electorate: 19,286   Valid: 11,823 (61.30%)   Spoilt: 159   Quota: 2,365   Turnout: 11,982 (62.13%)  

Tuam

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Tuam - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fine Gael Sinead Connaughton* 11.21 2,030 2,103 2,404            
Labour Colm Keaveney 10.60 1,923 2,042 2,057 2,061 2,115 2,171 2,382    
Fine Gael Tiernan Walsh* 10.04 1,818 1,835 1,880 1,893 1,977 1,990 2,065 2,068 2,440
Fine Gael Tom McHugh* 8.60 1,557 1,583 1,600 1,615 1,668 1,742 1,963 2,000 2,073
Fianna Fáil Michael Connolly* 8.44 1,528 1,569 1,657 1,681 2,089 2,198 2,264 2,271  
Independent Seán Canney* 8.19 1,483 1,542 1,565 1,568 1,644 1,886 2,008 2,031 2,113
Independent Pete Roche 7.09 1,284 1,377 1,399 1,403 1,485 1,524 1,607 1,622 1,677
Fianna Fáil Tom Reilly 6.09 1,104 1,135 1,141 1,142 1,159 1,325 1,489 1,519 1,862
Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Brien 5.60 1,014 1,029 1,039 1,042 1,057        
Progressive Democrats Seamus Quinn* 5.38 974 999 1,096 1,107 1,133 1,207      
Fianna Fáil Kathleen Quinn* 5.28 957 967 1,100 1,143 1,220 1,376 1,437 1,439  
Progressive Democrats Pat Gilmore 4.92 891 901              
Independent Pat Donnellan 4.74 858 914 973 991          
Sinn Féin Caitlin Glavey 1.94 352                
Independent Seán Hehir 0.99 180                
Green Siobhan Nevin 0.89 161                
Electorate: 28,853   Valid: 18,114 (62.78%)   Spoilt: 283   Quota: 2,265   Turnout: 18,397 (63.76%)  
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