2004 Sligo County Council election

An election to Sligo County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 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 Sligo County Council election
11 June 2004
All 25 seats on Sligo County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 10 10 3
Seat change +1 -1 +1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won 1 1
Seat change - -1
Map showing the area of Sligo County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 10 +1 12,331 37.42
Fine Gael 10 -1 12,115 36.76
Labour 3 +1 3,434 10.42
Sinn Féin 1 - 2,546 7.73
Independent 1 -1 2,529 7.67
Totals 25 - 32,955 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballymote
Ballymote - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Martin Baker 19.92 1,435              
Fine Gael Gerard Mullaney 12.58 906 977 987 1,014 1,074 1,264    
Fine Gael Gerry Murray* 11.38 820 828 831 843 891 946 963 1,085
Fianna Fáil John Sherlock 10.79 777 802 863 948 998 1,116 1,124 1,269
Fianna Fáil Joe Shannon* 9.49 684 726 729 749 798 820 823 908
Fine Gael Pat McGrath 8.36 602 611 616 640 775 831 847 1,042
Fine Gael Thomas Walsh 7.77 560 593 602 628 654      
Independent Alfie Parke* 6.68 481 507 519 575 666 776 795  
Labour Tim Mulcahy 6.51 469 474 501 556        
Sinn Féin Joe Gilmartin 4.58 330 343 349          
Independent Michael Scanlon 1.94 140 142            
Electorate: 10,169   Valid: 7,204 (70.84%)   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,201   Turnout: 7,280 (71.59%)  

    Dromore
    Dromore - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Fianna Fáil Joe Queenan* 30.92 1,254    
    Fine Gael Mary Barrett* 26.50 1,075    
    Fine Gael Paul Conmy* 20.22 820 927 1,036
    Sinn Féin Padraig Hallinan 13.04 529 584 758
    Fianna Fáil Gerry O'Connor 9.32 378 455  
    Electorate: 5,793   Valid: 4,056 (70.02%)   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 1,015   Turnout: 4,104 (70.84%)  

      Sligo Drumcliff
      Sligo Drumcliff - 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fine Gael Joe Leonard* 18.38 1,411                
      Fianna Fáil Jude Devins 15.08 1,158                
      Fianna Fáil Patsy Barry* 13.55 1,040 1,157              
      Labour Veronica Cawley 10.59 813 839 919 930 938 994 1,056 1,236  
      Fine Gael Ita Fox* 8.32 639 699 720 727 740 855 946 1,011 1,045
      Fine Gael John Peyton 7.45 572 630 639 646 654 690 745 794 809
      Sinn Féin Des Skeffington 7.13 547 571 599 603 613 637 678    
      Fianna Fáil Seamus Kilgannon* 6.71 515 521 525 537 540 598 762 828 849
      Fianna Fáil Pádraig Branley* 5.18 398 410 418 430 445 536      
      Fianna Fáil Brian McHugh 5.11 392 399 410 418 421        
      Labour Brian Scanlon* 2.50 192 196              
      Electorate: 12,221   Valid: 7,677 (62.82%)   Spoilt: 127   Quota: 1,097   Turnout: 7,804 (63.86%)  

        Sligo Strandhill
        Sligo Strandhill - 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fine Gael Tony McLoughlin* 24.12 2,054              
        Labour Declan Bree* 13.47 1,147              
        Sinn Féin Seán MacManus* 13.39 1,140              
        Labour Jim McGarry* 9.55 813 940 973 1,004 1,028 1,067    
        Fianna Fáil Deirdre Healy-McGowan 9.03 769 915 922 930 939 981 1,010 1,217
        Fianna Fáil Albert Higgins* 8.32 708 835 840 846 853 883 890 967
        Fine Gael Imelda Henry 8.08 688 966 977 1,008 1,016 1,176    
        Fianna Fáil Roddy McGuinn* 5.79 493 567 578 587 598 607 622 681
        Fianna Fáil Francis Cadden 4.42 376 440 447 456 468 498 513  
        Fine Gael Jarlath Hunt 2.44 208 360 364 375 379      
        Independent Jim O'Sullivan 1.39 118 139 143          
        Electorate: 13,445   Valid: 8,514 (63.32%)   Spoilt: 189   Quota: 1,065   Turnout: 8,703 (64.73%)  

          Tobercurry
          Tobercurry - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Independent Margaret Gormley* 32.56 1,790        
          Fianna Fáil Aidan Colleary* 16.68 917 984 1,116    
          Fine Gael Michael Fleming* 14.08 742 911 1,011 1,277  
          Fianna Fáil Jerry Lundy 10.35 659 743 846 971 1,030
          Fine Gael Brendan Kivlehan 8.50 606 730 780 876 994
          Fine Gael Joe Cawley* 8.07 412 516 576    
          Fianna Fáil Kieran O'Dowd 7.56 372 514      
          Electorate: 7,418   Valid: 5,498 (74.12%)   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,100   Turnout: 5,574 (75.14%)  
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