2004 Limerick County Council election

An election to Limerick County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 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).[1]

2004 Limerick County Council election
11 June 2004
All 28 seats on Limerick County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Progressive Democrats
Seats won 12 12 3
Seat change -2 +2 -
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won 1 0
Seat change +1 -1
Map showing the area of Limerick County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 12 -2 23,157 39.13
Fine Gael 12 +2 22,841 38.60
Progressive Democrats 3 - 4,681 7.91
Labour 1 +1 2,279 3.85
Independent 0 -1 4,121 6.96
Totals 28 - 59,175 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Bruff
Bruff - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789101112
Fine Gael Richard Butler* 14.04 1,954                      
Fianna Fáil Niall Collins 11.49 1,600 1,637 1,648 1,657 1,673 1,685 1,698 1,768        
Fine Gael Cormac Hurley* 7.96 1,108 1,144 1,148 1,175 1,264 1,362 1,453 1,457 1,489 1,555 1,744  
Fianna Fáil Leonard Enright* 7.72 1,075 1,086 1,096 1,101 1,108 1,114 1,123 1,197 1,298 1,350 1,438 1,510
Fianna Fáil John Clifford* 6.61 920 922 1,004 1,009 1,011 1,017 1,023 1,086 1,169 1,207 1,222 1,454
Progressive Democrats Rose Brennan* 6.49 904 911 921 925 929 960 965 1,113 1,196 1,440 1,662 1,855
Labour Deirdre Ní Chinneide 6.34 883 908 912 938 954 970 1,220 1,225 1,270 1,407 1,440 1,566
Fianna Fáil Sandra Marsh* 5.55 772 778 784 798 828 935 981 999 1,025 1,100 1,131 1,174
Fine Gael Gerard Murnane 4.76 663 678 736 747 782 786 792 801 860 899 1,070  
Fine Gael Tom P. Healy 4.53 631 665 668 675 694 695 704 802 848 866    
Progressive Democrats Sinead Teefy 4.40 613 631 659 671 676 736 762 776 817      
Independent Patrick Fitzgerald 3.99 556 560 562 623 636 642 658 680        
Fianna Fáil James Cavanagh 3.99 555 557 559 559 559 562 563          
Labour Karan O'Loughlin 3.08 429 432 437 468 508 545            
Progressive Democrats Pat Hennessy* 2.79 388 391 398 413 428              
Fine Gael Tina O'Gorman 2.41 335 342 343 351                
Independent Denis Riordan 1.95 271 274 277                  
Progressive Democrats George O'Leary 1.90 264 264                    
Electorate: 23,618   Valid: 13,921 (58.94%)   Spoilt: 253   Quota: 1,741   Turnout: 14,174 (60.01%)  

    Castleconnell
    Castleconnell - 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Fine Gael Mary Jackman* 14.60 2,119                
    Fianna Fáil Eddie Wade* 14.35 2,083                
    Progressive Democrats Brigid Teefy* 10.25 1,487 1,516 1,599 1,606 1,648 1,675 1,715 1,829  
    Fianna Fáil Joe Meagher* 9.08 1,318 1,322 1,347 1,350 1,366 1,461 1,470 1,485 1,534
    Fianna Fáil Noel Gleeson 8.92 1,294 1,300 1,336 1,344 1,360 1,414 1,430 1,467 1,692
    Fine Gael Kieran O'Donnell 8.01 1,163 1,259 1,274 1,289 1,316 1,329 1,390 1,528 1,776
    Fianna Fáil Noreen Ryan* 8.01 1,163 1,184 1,220 1,226 1,289 1,311 1,342 1,405 1,601
    Fine Gael Mary Harty* 7.43 1,079 1,128 1,143 1,156 1,163 1,253 1,293 1,419 1,732
    Fine Gael Paddy Hourigan* 7.37 1,069 1,111 1,125 1,131 1,140 1,154 1,180 1,231  
    Green Trish Forde-Brennan 3.71 539 564 569 604 619 624 842    
    Labour Manus Bree 3.27 474 490 494 522 538 546      
    Fianna Fáil Tim Long 2.24 325 328 344 347 360        
    Fianna Fáil Ursula Stokes 1.62 235 246 262 266          
    Independent Seán Gilmour 1.14 166 168 171            
    Electorate: 25,025   Valid: 14,514 (58.00%)   Spoilt: 253   Quota: 1,815   Turnout: 14,767 (59.01%)  

      Kilmallock
      Kilmallock - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Fianna Fáil John Gallahue* 17.43 1,715 1,725 1,803 1,835 1,896 1,916 2,196  
      Fine Gael Jim Houlihan* 14.25 1,402 1,427 1,468 1,745 2,105      
      Fianna Fáil Pat McAuliffe* 13.78 1,356 1,376 1,424 1,470 1,562 1,600 1,858 1,928
      Progressive Democrats Eddie Creighton* 13.10 1,289 1,296 1,338 1,386 1,414 1,435 1,616 1,668
      Fianna Fáil Eddie Ryan 12.58 1,238 1,242 1,293 1,327 1,345 1,367 1,549 1,603
      Independent Pat Heffernan 9.32 917 950 1,073 1,146 1,266 1,301    
      Independent Brendan Danaher 7.17 706 723 753 813        
      Fine Gael Thomas Blackburne 5.73 564 577 604          
      Sinn Féin Noel Hanley 2.91 286 303            
      Labour Thomas Rea 2.03 200 207            
      Independent James Coll 1.71 168              
      Electorate: 15,225   Valid: 9,841 (64.64%)   Spoilt: 161   Quota: 1,969   Turnout: 10,002 (65.69%)  

        Newcastle West
        Newcastle West - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Fine Gael Patrick O'Donovan* 13.26 1,485 1,492 1,518 1,552 1,566 1,654 1,707 1,757 1,932  
        Fine Gael Liam Galvin 11.74 1,315 1,335 1,346 1,406 1,412 1,459 1,489 1,523 1,576 1,959
        Fianna Fáil Michael J. Collins 10.72 1,200 1,212 1,233 1,251 1,284 1,390 1,460 1,610 1,762 1,818
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Ahern* 10.20 1,142 1,149 1,152 1,161 1,170 1,200 1,223 1,275 1,305 1,386
        Fianna Fáil Francis Foley 9.35 1,047 1,056 1,063 1,102 1,110 1,153 1,180 1,261 1,358 1,574
        Fine Gael Jerome Scanlan 9.24 1,035 1,038 1,045 1,058 1,160 1,202 1,327 1,455 1,557 1,681
        Fine Gael Maurice Hartnett 7.78 871 890 893 943 963 996 1,014 1,036 1,075  
        Independent Joseph Mullane 5.19 581 588 602 617 641 720 800 842    
        Fianna Fáil Vincent Kiely 4.88 547 548 551 555 606 624 661      
        Independent Marian Collins 4.47 501 517 527 542 564          
        Independent John Leahy 3.78 423 425 427 433            
        Sinn Féin Coireall MacCurtain 3.66 410 416 497 510 605 623        
        Labour Denis Hobson 2.62 293 310 311              
        Sinn Féin Mike MacDomhnaill 1.75 196 201                
        Green Eamon Collins 1.37 153                  
        Electorate: 17,522   Valid: 11,199 (63.91%)   Spoilt: 182   Quota: 1,867   Turnout: 11,381 (64.95%)  

          Rathkeale
          Rathkeale- 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          Fine Gael Tom Neville* 24.71 2,599      
          Fine Gael David Naughton* 13.05 1,373 1,595 1,761  
          Fianna Fáil Kevin Sheahan* 12.85 1,352 1,434 1,525 1,824
          Fianna Fáil John Griffin* 10.80 1,136 1,208 1,283 1,527
          Fianna Fáil John Cregan* 10.30 1,084 1,131 1,252  
          Fine Gael John Sheahan 10.26 1,079 1,205 1,381 1,789
          Fine Gael Stephen Keary 9.48 997 1,210 1,346 1,408
          Green Pat Culhane 4.87 512 576    
          Independent Paudie Mulvihil 3.69 388 407    
          Electorate: 16,697   Valid: 10,520 (63.01%)   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 1,754   Turnout: 10,694 (64.05%)  

            References
            1. Kavanagh, Adrian (1 June 2004). "The 2004 local elections in the Republic of Ireland". Irish Political Studies. 19 (2): 64–84. doi:10.1080/0790718042000311015. ISSN 0790-7184.
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