2004 Kerry County Council election

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2004 Kerry County Council election
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  1999 11 June 2004 2009  

All 27 seats on Kerry County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won1182
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin SKIA Independent
Seats won213
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1

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Aea of Kerry County Council

An election to Kerry County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

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Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 11Decrease2.svg 127,68937.47Decrease2.svg2.33
Fine Gael 8Increase2.svg 218,34624.82Increase2.svg1.33
Labour 2Decrease2.svg 18,50211.50Decrease2.svg2.83
Sinn Féin 2Increase2.svg 15,8097.86Increase2.svg1.87
SKIA 1Steady2.svg1,6182.19Decrease2.svg0.13
Green 0Steady2.svg7451.01Increase2.svg0.62
Progressive Democrats 0Steady2.svg4620.63New
Independent 3Decrease2.svg 110,73514.53Increase2.svg0.84
Totals27Steady2.svg73,906100.00

Results by local electoral area

Dingle

Dingle - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Shea*23.041,8982,087  
Fianna Fáil Breandan MacGearailt*19.581,6131,695 1,834 1,872
Fine Gael Seamus (Cosai) Fitzgerald*19.001,5651,673 2,163 
Independent Brigid O'Connor14.521,1961,433 1,744 1,809
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 12.671,0441,239   
Labour Owen O'Shea7.00577   
Sinn Féin Pat O'Shea4.19345   
Electorate: 11,918  Valid: 8,238 (69.12%)  Spoilt: 75  Quota: 2,060  Turnout: 8,313 (69.75%)  

    Killarney

    Killarney - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Fianna Fáil Tom Fleming *17.523,038       
    Independent Brendan Cronin*11.692,0272,094 2,127 2,179 2,323 2,414 2,582 
    Fianna Fáil Colin Miller10.621,8421,913 1,942 1,975 2,041 2,144 2,745 
    Independent Danny Healy-Rae*10.441,8111,902 1,948 2,033 2,097 2,192 2,337 2,393
    SKIA Michael Gleeson*9.331,6181,652 1,701 1,798 2,000 2,168 2,445 2,577
    Fianna Fáil Brian O'Leary*8.081,4021,527 1,540 1,573 1,625 1,740   
    Fine Gael Tom Sheahan 7.781,3491,481 1,482 1,659 1,998 2,069 2,186 2,226
    Labour Seán O'Grady6.071,0521,071 1,113 1,384 1,449 1,767 1,943 1,982
    Independent Donal Grady5.781,0031,022 1,047 1,090 1,146    
    Fine Gael Sheila Casey5.43942964 1,022 1,059     
    Labour Andrew McCarthy*4.88846876 904      
    Independent Tom Randles 1.33231238       
    Green Bea O'Neill1.06184187       
    Electorate: 24,541  Valid: 17,345 (70.68%)  Spoilt: 197  Quota: 2,478  Turnout: 17,542 (71.48%)  

      Killorglin

      Killorglin - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Independent Michael Healy-Rae *15.111,9731,987 2,051 2,115 2,154 2,236  
      Fine Gael Johnny (Porridge) O'Connor14.101,8411,860 1,873 1,897 2,075 2,243  
      Fianna Fáil Paul O'Donoghue*14.011,8291,833 1,841 1,869 1,917 1,975 2,093 2,097
      Fine Gael P.J. Donovan*13.251,7301,743 1,750 1,789 1,795 1,933 1,945 1,960
      Fianna Fáil Michael Cahill*12.471,6281,646 1,649 1,661 1,902 2,010 2,142 2,174
      Fine Gael Michael Connor-Scarteen*9.621,2561,264 1,351 1,375 1,382 1,455 2,041 2,057
      Fianna Fáil Dan McCarthy6.94906907 943 983 994 1,016   
      Labour Donal Barry4.83631641 664 719 759    
      Fianna Fáil Liam Crowley4.38572581 583 593     
      Sinn Féin Michael O'Leary2.44318320 325      
      Independent Denis McCarthy2.02264267       
      Independent Tom Lyons0.82107       
      Electorate: 19,035  Valid: 13,055 (68.58%)  Spoilt: 172  Quota: 2,176  Turnout: 13,227 (69.49%)  

        Listowel

        Listowel - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Fianna Fáil Ned O'Sullivan *12.001,9222,002 2,029 2,153 2,193 2,465    
        Fianna Fáil John Brassil*10.961,7551,782 1,852 1,872 2,060 2,137 2,170 2,512  
        Fine Gael Tim Buckley*10.161,6271,683 1,691 1,874 1,888 2,035 2,055 2,405  
        Fine Gael Liam Purtill*9.351,4981,557 1,567 1,652 1,670 1,749 1,760 1,954 1,984 2,088
        Labour Pat Leahy*8.981,4381,488 1,714 1,770 1,824 2,099 2,142 2,273 2,313 
        Fianna Fáil Dan Kiely*8.751,4021,461 1,500 1,545 1,591 1,724 1,778 1,852 1,908 1,916
        Sinn Féin Robert Beasley8.491,3601,454 1,466 1,493 1,927 1,990 1,999 2,070 2,077 2,081
        Fine Gael Bernie Behan6.891,1031,117 1,277 1,337 1,410 1,450 1,456    
        Fianna Fáil William Sheehan6.371,0201,049 1,077 1,171 1,189      
        Sinn Féin Risteard O Fuarain5.72916926 989 1,007       
        Fine Gael Denis Stack4.46715734 752        
        Labour Michael O'Keeffe4.39703716         
        Progressive Democrats Gerard Burke2.88462         
        Independent Padraig O'Sullivan0.6198         
        Electorate: 24,738  Valid: 16,019 (64.75%)  Spoilt: 254  Quota: 2,289  Turnout: 16,273 (65.78%)  

          Tralee

          Tralee - 7 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Labour Terry O'Brien*12.472,4012,453       
          Fianna Fáil Anne McEllistrim*12.392,3852,408       
          Sinn Féin Toireasa Ferris *12.172,3432,619       
          Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell*8.631,6621,663 1,663 1,673 1,783 1,798 2,099 2,115 2,211
          Fianna Fáil Norma Foley *7.641,4711,487 1,495 1,540 1,588 1,764 1,942 2,051 2,220
          Fianna Fáil Ted Fitzgerald*7.231,3911,407 1,414 1,436 1,479 1,622 1,752 1,857 2,034
          Fine Gael Pat McCarthy7.191,3841,394 1,403 1,453 1,646 1,687 1,755 1,835 2,013
          Independent Billy Leen*6.491,2491,272 1,303 1,369 1,402 1,443 1,495 1,680 1,835
          Fianna Fáil Charlie Farrelly4.54873875 877 889 897 925    
          Labour Donal Tobin4.44854865 877 988 1,063 1,187 1,214 1,390  
          Independent Tommy Foley4.03776809 834 888 915 989 1,000   
          Fianna Fáil Johnnie Wall3.85742761 772 807 829     
          Fine Gael John Shanahan3.27630630 631 660      
          Green David Grey2.91561570 582       
          Sinn Féin Maisie Houlihan2.74527        
          Electorate: 32,127  Valid: 19,249 (59.92%)  Spoilt: 335  Quota: 2,407  Turnout: 19,584 (60.96%)  

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