2004 Louth County Council election

An election to Louth 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 Louth County Council election
11 June 2004
All 26 seats on Louth County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 9 7 5
Seat change -5 - +4
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won 1 4
Seat change - +1
Map showing the area of Louth County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 9 -5 13,843 29.23
Fine Gael 7 - 11,173 23.59
Sinn Féin 5 +4 8,029 16.95
Labour 1 - 2,221 4.69
Independent 4 +1 7,995 16.88
Totals 26 - 47,363 100% —

Results by local electoral area

Ardee
Ardee - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Pearse McGeough 15.54 1,425 1,459 1,483 1,504 1,594        
Fine Gael Jim Lennon* 14.41 1,321 1,337 1,353 1,425 1,603        
Fianna Fáil Thomas Clare* 11.52 1,056 1,062 1,167 1,222 1,279 1,287 1,297 1,433 1,510
Fianna Fáil Tommy Reilly* 10.97 1,006 1,015 1,041 1,047 1,100 1,108 1,123 1,284 1,326
Fine Gael Finnan McCoy* 9.99 916 955 966 1,014 1,144 1,195 1,210 1,298 1,516
Independent Jim Tenanty 9.18 842 887 895 911 928 929 932 1,059 1,312
Fianna Fáil Padraig McKenny 6.36 583 598 644 654 662 663 663    
Progressive Democrats Leonard Hatrick 6.23 571 621 640 668 682 687 694 775  
Fine Gael Thomas McGrory 5.77 529 534 566 622          
Fianna Fáil Benny Devlin 3.46 317 326              
Fine Gael Gerry Crilly 3.32 304 327 346            
Labour Gerry Halpenny 3.25 298                
Electorate: 15,926   Valid: 9,126 (57.57%)   Spoilt: 244   Quota: 1,529   Turnout: 9,412 (59.10%)  

    Drogheda East
    Drogheda East - 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fine Gael Oliver Tully* 14.31 1,382 1,456 1,483 1,530 1,623        
    Fine Gael Michael O'Dowd* 13.98 1,350 1,429 1,484 1,515 1,657        
    Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mulroy* 12.08 1,167 1,221 1,485 1,516 1,585 1,594 1,839    
    Fianna Fáil Jacqui McConville* 9.33 901 957 1,015 1,077 1,167 1,175 1,269 1,326 1,330
    Labour Michael Bell 8.77 847 872 905 959 1,042 1,055 1,264 1,317 1,322
    Independent Frank Godfrey* 8.26 798 841 897 945 1,026 1,039      
    Sinn Féin Imelda Munster 7.62 736 752 771 1,085 1,187 1,191 1,331 1,346 1,350
    Green Bernadette Martin 7.07 683 760 786 830          
    Sinn Féin Tom Cunningham 6.95 671 694 707            
    Fianna Fáil Tommy Murphy 6.06 585 610              
    Progressive Democrats Mark Markey 4.74 458                
    Progressive Democrats Peter O'Reilly 0.83 80                
    Electorate: 19,204   Valid: 9,658 (50.29%)   Spoilt: 263   Quota: 1,610   Turnout: 9,921 (51.66%)  

      Drogheda West
      Drogheda West - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Sinn Féin Matthew Coogan 12.04 853 867 881 904 921 955 978 1,037 1,075 1,090
      Independent Ken O'Heiligh 11.85 839 851 894 926 939 990 1,087 1,177 1,292 1,312
      Fine Gael Anthony Donohoe 10.86 769 785 805 835 1,030 1,069 1,109 1,223 1,342 1,382
      Fianna Fáil Frank Maher 10.79 764 867 910 924 940 1,004 1,055 1,157 1,513  
      Labour Gerald Nash* 10.50 744 749 779 834 881 952 1,046 1,105 1,167 1,188
      Fianna Fáil Maria Campbell-O'Brien* 8.40 595 634 666 697 722 757 827 926    
      Independent Malachy Godfrey 6.40 453 463 491 513 533 579        
      Independent Tommy Byrne 6.31 447 463 497 531 553 594 660      
      Fine Gael Ray Foley* 5.51 390 393 401 411            
      Progressive Democrats Cormac Bohan 5.29 375 391 402 426 453          
      Green Michael McKeon 4.35 308 315 319              
      Independent Seán Collins* 3.94 279 290                
      Fianna Fáil John Branigan 3.77 267                  
      Electorate: 12,959   Valid: 7,083 (54.66%)   Spoilt: 171   Quota: 1,417   Turnout: 7,254 (55.98%)  

        Dundalk-Carlingford
        Dundalk-Carlingford - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fianna Fáil Peter Savage* 13.14 1,452 1,454 1,467 1,469 1,472 1,555 1,590      
        Sinn Féin Tomás Sharkey* 11.90 1,315 1,329 1,377 1,711            
        Independent Jim Ryan 10.37 1,146 1,158 1,200 1,257 1,278 1,312 1,395 1,511 1,546 1,617
        Fine Gael Terry Brennan* 10.32 1,141 1,147 1,250 1,255 1,255 1,462 1,517 1,791    
        Sinn Féin Jim Loughran 8.07 892 902 910 962 1,057 1,111 1,122 1,152 1,159 1,248
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Keelan* 7.03 777 780 800 801 803 835 1,142 1,206 1,236 1,585
        Fianna Fáil Andreas O'Donnell* 6.43 711 711 760 766 767 791 838 866 880  
        Green Neil McCann 5.96 659 691 732 744 747 774 817 926 992 1,059
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Byrne* 5.75 635 635 648 658 661 674        
        Fine Gael Johnny McGahon 5.49 607 612 666 675 679 762 797      
        Fine Gael Pat Keenan 5.11 565 573 629 633 633          
        Sinn Féin Harry Todd 4.93 545 547 552              
        Fine Gael John Reilly 2.53 280 284                
        Progressive Democrats Seán Marmion 1.93 213 216                
        Labour Des McKeown 1.03 114                  
        Electorate: 18,578   Valid: 11,052 (59.49%)   Spoilt: 286   Quota: 1,579   Turnout: 11,338 (61.03%)  

          Dundalk South
          Dundalk South - 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Sinn Féin Kevin Meenan 15.02 1,592            
          Independent Dr. Mary Grehan* 13.06 1,384 1,401 1,493 1,662      
          Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach* 12.95 1,373 1,378 1,443 1,477 1,487 1,487 1,550
          Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy* 12.73 1,349 1,352 1,497 1,551      
          Independent Martin Bellew* 11.53 1,222 1,237 1,300 1,428 1,489 1,499 1,797
          Fianna Fáil Donal Lynch* 10.69 1,133 1,138 1,154 1,177 1,183 1,190 1,299
          Fianna Fáil Noel Lennon* 7.43 788 796 836 873 879 880 942
          Green Liam Kieran 5.59 592 602 664 783 835 853  
          Independent Benedicta Attoh 5.52 585 593 651        
          Labour Jimmy Gollogly 2.06 218 221          
          Fine Gael Anthony Hoey 1.89 200 202          
          Progressive Democrats Jim Cousins 1.54 163 164          
          Electorate: 18,504   Valid: 10,599 (57.28%)   Spoilt: 188   Quota: 1,515   Turnout: 10,787 (58.30%)  
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