2004 Galway County Council election (original) (raw)

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2004 Irish local government election

2004 Galway County Council election
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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

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.

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 - 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
Sinn Féin Dermot Connolly 9.68 1,105 1,164 1,288 1,327 1,491 1,658
Independent Padraic McGann 9.48 1,083 1,169 1,204 1,350 1,405 1,524
Fine Gael Joe Tierney 9.07 1,036 1,059 1,099 1,380 1,530 1,651
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 - 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
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
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
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
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
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 - 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
Progressive Democrats Ciarán Cannon 7.56 1,307 1,353 1,384 1,477 1,523 1,548 1,744 1,837
Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn* 7.40 1,280 1,297 1,303 1,326 1,503 1,514 1,533 1,548
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 - 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
Progressive Democrats Jim Cuddy* 16.42 1,941 1,959 2,081
Fine Gael Fidelma Healy Eames 13.80 1,632 1,644 1,782
Fianna Fáil Tim Rabbitt* 13.58 1,606 1,678 1,810
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 - 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
Fine Gael Tom McHugh* 8.60 1,557 1,583 1,600 1,615 1,668 1,742 1,963 2,000
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
Independent Peter Roche 7.09 1,284 1,377 1,399 1,403 1,485 1,524 1,607 1,622
Fianna Fáil Tom Reilly 6.09 1,104 1,135 1,141 1,142 1,159 1,325 1,489 1,519
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%)