2004 Kilkenny County Council election

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2004 Kilkenny County Council election
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  1999 11 June 2004 2009  

All 26 seats on Kilkenny County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won1185
Seat change0-4+4

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Green Independent
Seats won11
Seat change+1-1

Kilkenny in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Kilkenny County Council

Council control before election

Fianna Fáil
Independents

Council control after election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

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).

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Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fine Gael 11015,02937.64
Fianna Fáil 8-413,69034.28
Labour 5+45,95014.90
Green 1+11,8584.65
Independent 1-11,6094.03
Totals26039,933100.0

Results by local electoral area

Ballyragget

Ballyragget - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Labour Maurice Shortall22.571,789     
Fine Gael Mary Hilda Cavanagh*18.291,450     
Fine Gael Catherine Connery*18.201,205753 873 917 953 957
Fianna Fáil Pat Millea*14.041,113812 945 1,359  
Fine Gael Dan Brennan*12.14962859 876 908 957 962
Fianna Fáil Martin Carroll*9.97790756 965 1,087  
Fianna Fáil Seán 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 Fáil Matt Doran29.121,468
    Fine Gael Tom Maher*28.801,452
    Fine Gael Billy Ireland*26.041,313
    Fianna Fáil Eamon 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
      1234567891011121314
      Fianna Fáil John Coonan*11.071,2071,219 1,242 1,262 1,281 1,332 1,370       
      Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzpatrick*9.931,0831,088 1,106 1,144 1,132 1,160 1,196 1,317 1,356 1,357 1,358 1,422  
      Green Malcolm Noonan9.851,0741,099 1,142 1,183 1,287 1,372        
      Fine Gael Martin Brett*7.12776787 802 857 866 901 929 1,005 1,116 1,167 1,168 1,354 1,374 
      Labour Joe Cody*7.08772842 877 904 946 995 1,205 1,275 1,330 1,333 1,336 1,426  
      Progressive Democrats Coleman Loughnane6.56715721 757 790 805 839 868 933 977 979 979 1,031 1,043 1,046
      Fianna Fáil Michael Lanigan, Jnr*6.27684701 719 733 764 786 813 921 962 963 964 1,029 1,044 1,061
      Fine Gael Pat Crotty5.94648655 665 693 699 725 753 778 901 901 901    
      Fine Gael Paul Cuddihy*5.80632650 666 717 724 745 777 795 982 983 984 1,277 1,293 1,310
      Fine Gael Paddy Hogan5.34582586 607 660 676 692 719 751       
      Fianna Fáil John Eardly4.78521527 538 546 565 593 605        
      Sinn Féin Tom Kiernan3.76410413 426 432           
      Independent Teresa Mullen*3.67400410 442 473 507          
      Labour Marie Fitzpatrick3.61394448 465 479 508 553         
      Fine Gael Breda Raggett3.54386407 416            
      Independent Jimmy Leahy3.08336343             
      Labour Tony 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
        123456789
        Fianna Fáil Bobby Aylward *16.661,478        
        Fine Gael Pat Dunphy*12.891,1441,155 1,169 1,175 1,183 1,271   
        Labour Tomás Breathnach12.471,1071,122 1,203 1,206 1,237 1,284   
        Fine Gael Dick Dowling *11.721,0401,058 1,083 1,097 1,186 1,218 1,223 1,224 1,332
        Fine Gael Catherine Phelan-Holden8.07716744 763 874 906 956 959 960 1,040
        Fine Gael John O'Dwyer7.72685693 721 758 800 806 807 807 858
        Sinn Féin Kevin Dunphy7.57672680 719 731 751 800 804 804  
        Fianna Fáil Cora Long*5.95528562 567 615 702 990 993 994 1,156
        Fianna Fáil Ann Blackmore*5.34474520 533 585 661     
        Fianna Fáil Margaret Haberlin4.45395407 429 461      
        Fianna Fáil Pat Walsh3.81338363 371       
        Green John 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
          1234567
          Fine Gael Pat O'Neill 15.121,1451,195 1,343    
          Labour Michael O'Brien12.739641,071 1,091 1,094 1,125 1,202 1,222
          Fianna Fáil Tom Brennan*11.98907944 991 997 1,155 1,504 
          Independent Dixie Doyle*11.53873913 931 934 981 1,140 1,214
          Fine Gael Andy Cotterell*8.85670715 855 906 934 1,063 1,106
          Fianna Fáil Seán Treacy8.79666693 711 714 870   
          Labour Ann Phelan 8.46641718 857 867 1,061 1,115 1,138
          Fianna Fáil Joan Murphy*8.07611636 698 702    
          Fine Gael John Meaney8.04609633      
          Green Judith Ashton6.43487      
          Electorate: 12,083  Valid: 7,573 (62.67%)  Spoilt: 162  Quota: 1,263  Turnout: 7,735 (64.02%)  

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