2004 Fingal County Council election

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2004 Fingal County Council election
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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 0 0 -2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Socialist Party Progressive Democrats
Seats won 3 2 1
Seat change +2 0 0
  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

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 local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Results by party

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Labour 6 0 14,654 17.92
Fine Gael 5 0 17,641 21.57
Fianna Fáil 4 -2 16,817 20.56
Green 3 +2 6,423 7.85
Socialist Party 2 0 6,978 8.53
Progressive Democrats 1 0 4,687 5.73
Sinn Féin 1 +1 4,075 4.98
Independent 2 -1 6,434 7.87
Totals 24 0 81,784 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

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Balbriggan

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Balbriggan - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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

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Castleknock - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael 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

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Howth - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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

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Malahide - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
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

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Mulhuddart - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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

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Swords - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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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