2004 Kilkenny County Council election

An election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five 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).

2004 Kilkenny County Council election

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All 26 seats on Kilkenny County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
PartyFine GaelFianna FáilLabour
Seats won1185
Seat change0-4+4

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
PartyGreenIndependent
Seats won11
Seat change+1-1

Map showing the area of Kilkenny County Council

Council control before election

Fianna Fáil
Independents

Council control after election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fine Gael11015,02937.64
Fianna Fáil8-413,69034.28
Labour5+45,95014.90
Green1+11,8584.65
Independent1-11,6094.03
Totals26039,933100.00

Results by local electoral area

Ballyragget

Ballyragget - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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LabourMaurice Shortall22.571,789     
Fine GaelMary Hilda Cavanagh*18.291,450     
Fine GaelCatherine Connery*18.201,205753873917953957
Fianna FáilPat Millea*14.041,1138129451,359  
Fine GaelDan Brennan*12.14962859876908957962
Fianna FáilMartin Carroll*9.977907569651,087  
Fianna FáilSeán Doherty7.80618664    
Electorate: 12,093   Valid: 7,927 (65.55%)   Spoilt: 162   Quota: 1,322   Turnout: 8,089 (66.89%)  

Callan

Callan - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Fianna FáilMatt Doran29.121,468
Fine GaelTom Maher*28.801,452
Fine GaelBilly Ireland*26.041,313
Fianna FáilEamon Walsh16.05809
Electorate: 8,464   Valid: 5,042 (59.57%)   Spoilt: 177   Quota: 1,261   Turnout: 5,219 (61.66%)  

Kilkenny

Kilkenny - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna FáilJohn Coonan*11.071,2071,2191,2421,2621,2811,3321,370       
Fianna FáilPat Fitzpatrick*9.931,0831,0881,1061,1441,1321,1601,1961,3171,3561,3571,3581,422  
GreenMalcolm Noonan9.851,0741,0991,1421,1831,2871,372        
Fine GaelMartin Brett*7.127767878028578669019291,0051,1161,1671,1681,3541,374 
LabourJoe Cody*7.087728428779049469951,2051,2751,3301,3331,3361,426  
Progressive DemocratsColeman Loughnane6.567157217577908058398689339779799791,0311,0431,046
Fianna FáilMichael Lanigan, Jnr*6.276847017197337647868139219629639641,0291,0441,061
Fine GaelPat Crotty5.94648655665693699725753778901901901   
Fine GaelPaul Cuddihy*5.806326506667177247457777959829839841,2771,2931,310
Fine GaelPaddy Hogan5.34582586607660676692719751      
Fianna FáilJohn Eardly4.78521527538546565593605       
Sinn FéinTom Kiernan3.76410413426432          
IndependentTeresa Mullen*3.67400410442473507         
LabourMarie Fitzpatrick3.61394448465479508553        
Fine GaelBreda Raggett3.54386407416           
IndependentJimmy Leahy3.08336343            
LabourTony Patterson2.60283             
Electorate: 19,198   Valid: 10,903 (56.79%)   Spoilt: 134   Quota: 1,363   Turnout: 11,086 (57.75%)  

Piltown

Piltown - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna FáilBobby Aylward*16.661,478        
Fine GaelPat Dunphy*12.891,1441,1551,1691,1751,1831,271   
LabourTomás Breathnach12.471,1071,1221,2031,2061,2371,284   
Fine GaelDick Dowling*11.721,0401,0581,0831,0971,1861,2181,2231,2241,332
Fine GaelCatherine Phelan-Holden8.077167447638749069569599601,040
Fine GaelJohn O'Dwyer7.72685693721758800806807807858
Sinn FéinKevin Dunphy7.57672680719731751800804804 
Fianna FáilCora Long*5.955285625676157029909939941,156
Fianna FáilAnn Blackmore*5.34474520533585661    
Fianna FáilMargaret Haberlin4.45395407429461     
Fianna FáilPat Walsh3.81338363371      
GreenJohn Fitzgerald3.35297302       
Electorate: 14,187   Valid: 8,874 (62.55%)   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,268   Turnout: 9,099 (64.14%)  

Thomastown

Thomastown - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine GaelPat O'Neill15.121,1451,1951,343    
LabourMichael O'Brien12.739641,0711,0911,0941,1251,2021,222
Fianna FáilTom Brennan*11.989079449919971,1551,504 
IndependentDixie Doyle*11.538739139319349811,1401,214
Fine GaelAndy Cotterell*8.856707158559069341,0631,106
Fianna FáilSeán Treacy8.79666693711714870  
LabourAnn Phelan8.466417188578671,0611,1151,138
Fianna FáilJoan Murphy*8.07611636698702   
Fine GaelJohn Meaney8.04609633     
GreenJudith Ashton6.43487      
Electorate: 12,083   Valid: 7,573 (62.67%)   Spoilt: 162   Quota: 1,263   Turnout: 7,735 (64.02%)