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
11 June 2004
All 26 seats on Kilkenny County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 11 8 5
Seat change 0 -4 +4
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Green Independent
Seats won 1 1
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
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 11 0 15,029 37.64
Fianna Fáil 8 -4 13,690 34.28
Labour 5 +4 5,950 14.90
Green 1 +1 1,858 4.65
Independent 1 -1 1,609 4.03
Totals 26 0 39,933 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballyragget
Ballyragget - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Maurice Shortall 22.57 1,789          
Fine Gael Mary Hilda Cavanagh* 18.29 1,450          
Fine Gael Catherine Connery* 18.20 1,205 753 873 917 953 957
Fianna Fáil Pat Millea* 14.04 1,113 812 945 1,359    
Fine Gael Dan Brennan* 12.14 962 859 876 908 957 962
Fianna Fáil Martin Carroll* 9.97 790 756 965 1,087    
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 7.80 618 664        
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 Doran 29.12 1,468
    Fine Gael Tom Maher* 28.80 1,452
    Fine Gael Billy Ireland* 26.04 1,313
    Fianna Fáil Eamon Walsh 16.05 809
    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* 11.07 1,207 1,219 1,242 1,262 1,281 1,332 1,370              
      Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzpatrick* 9.93 1,083 1,088 1,106 1,144 1,132 1,160 1,196 1,317 1,356 1,357 1,358 1,422    
      Green Malcolm Noonan 9.85 1,074 1,099 1,142 1,183 1,287 1,372                
      Fine Gael Martin Brett* 7.12 776 787 802 857 866 901 929 1,005 1,116 1,167 1,168 1,354 1,374  
      Labour Joe Cody* 7.08 772 842 877 904 946 995 1,205 1,275 1,330 1,333 1,336 1,426    
      Progressive Democrats Coleman Loughnane 6.56 715 721 757 790 805 839 868 933 977 979 979 1,031 1,043 1,046
      Fianna Fáil Michael Lanigan, Jnr* 6.27 684 701 719 733 764 786 813 921 962 963 964 1,029 1,044 1,061
      Fine Gael Pat Crotty 5.94 648 655 665 693 699 725 753 778 901 901 901      
      Fine Gael Paul Cuddihy* 5.80 632 650 666 717 724 745 777 795 982 983 984 1,277 1,293 1,310
      Fine Gael Paddy Hogan 5.34 582 586 607 660 676 692 719 751            
      Fianna Fáil John Eardly 4.78 521 527 538 546 565 593 605              
      Sinn Féin Tom Kiernan 3.76 410 413 426 432                    
      Independent Teresa Mullen* 3.67 400 410 442 473 507                  
      Labour Marie Fitzpatrick 3.61 394 448 465 479 508 553                
      Fine Gael Breda Raggett 3.54 386 407 416                      
      Independent Jimmy Leahy 3.08 336 343                        
      Labour Tony Patterson 2.60 283                          
      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* 16.66 1,478                
        Fine Gael Pat Dunphy* 12.89 1,144 1,155 1,169 1,175 1,183 1,271      
        Labour Tomás Breathnach 12.47 1,107 1,122 1,203 1,206 1,237 1,284      
        Fine Gael Dick Dowling* 11.72 1,040 1,058 1,083 1,097 1,186 1,218 1,223 1,224 1,332
        Fine Gael Catherine Phelan-Holden 8.07 716 744 763 874 906 956 959 960 1,040
        Fine Gael John O'Dwyer 7.72 685 693 721 758 800 806 807 807 858
        Sinn Féin Kevin Dunphy 7.57 672 680 719 731 751 800 804 804  
        Fianna Fáil Cora Long* 5.95 528 562 567 615 702 990 993 994 1,156
        Fianna Fáil Ann Blackmore* 5.34 474 520 533 585 661        
        Fianna Fáil Margaret Haberlin 4.45 395 407 429 461          
        Fianna Fáil Pat Walsh 3.81 338 363 371            
        Green John Fitzgerald 3.35 297 302              
        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 15.12 1,145 1,195 1,343        
          Labour Michael O'Brien 12.73 964 1,071 1,091 1,094 1,125 1,202 1,222
          Fianna Fáil Tom Brennan* 11.98 907 944 991 997 1,155 1,504  
          Independent Dixie Doyle* 11.53 873 913 931 934 981 1,140 1,214
          Fine Gael Andy Cotterell* 8.85 670 715 855 906 934 1,063 1,106
          Fianna Fáil Seán Treacy 8.79 666 693 711 714 870    
          Labour Ann Phelan 8.46 641 718 857 867 1,061 1,115 1,138
          Fianna Fáil Joan Murphy* 8.07 611 636 698 702      
          Fine Gael John Meaney 8.04 609 633          
          Green Judith Ashton 6.43 487            
          Electorate: 12,083   Valid: 7,573 (62.67%)   Spoilt: 162   Quota: 1,263   Turnout: 7,735 (64.02%)  
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