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2004 Mayo County Council election

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Part of the 2004 Irish local elections

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2004 Mayo County Council election
← 1999 11 June 2004 2009 →
All 31 seats on Mayo County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 15 12 1
Seat change +2 -4 +1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won 1 2
Seat change - +1
Map showing the area of Mayo County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Mayo County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from seven 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).

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 15 +2 27,545 43.18
Fianna Fáil 12 -4 23,615 37.02
Sinn Féin 1 +1 2,706 4.24
Labour 1 - 1,439 2.26
Independent 2 +1 7,317 11.47
Totals 31 - 63,795 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballina

Ballina - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Annie Mae Reape* 15.68 1,925              
Fine Gael Seamus Weir* 13.75 1,688 1,710 1,775          
Fine Gael Eddie Staunton* 12.30 1,510 1,514 1,561 1,622 1,700 1,778    
Fine Gael Michelle Mulherin 9.79 1,202 1,224 1,316 1,456 1,508 1,906    
Fianna Fáil Stephen Molloy* 9.54 1,171 1,185 1,192 1,236 1,463 1,528 1,544 1,549
Fine Gael Jarlath Munnelly 8.69 1,067 1,071 1,105 1,171 1,433 1,515 1,568 1,577
Fianna Fáil Johnnie O'Malley 7.92 972 1,030 1,079 1,180 1,271 1,550 1,633 1,643
Progressive Democrats Greg Jackson 7.18 881 895 915 1,043 1,090      
Fianna Fáil Brian Golden* 6.33 777 786 792 869        
Independent Raymond Collins 5.93 728 743 768          
Fine Gael Seán Newcombe 2.87 352 361            
Electorate: 19,794   Valid: 12,273 (62.0%)   Spoilt: 185   Quota: 1,754   Turnout: 12,458 (62.94%)  

Ballinrobe

Ballinrobe - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Damien Ryan* 23.16 1,551 1,584 1,986  
Fine Gael Patsy O'Brien 23.13 1,549 1,731    
Independent Harry Walsh 18.20 1,219 1,342 1,484 1,632
Fine Gael Michael Burke* 17.10 1,145 1,216 1,369 1,443
Fianna Fáil Nora Conroy 11.47 768 808    
Fine Gael Padraig Flannery 6.94 465      
Electorate: 9,957   Valid: 6,697 (67.82%)   Spoilt: 85   Quota: 1,675   Turnout: 6,782 (68.11%)  

Belmullet

Belmullet - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Tim Quinn* 17.62 1,337 1,441 1,662    
Fine Gael Gerry Coyle* 15.79 1,198 1,277 1,399 1,437 1,711
Independent Michael Holmes 13.74 1,043 1,138 1,263 1,278 1,520
Fine Gael Pat Kilbane* 13.39 1,016 1,023 1,049 1,051  
Fianna Fáil Michael McNamara 12.49 948 948 1,066 1,139 1,533
Sinn Féin Rose Conway-Walsh 12.18 924 980 1,099 1,115 1,191
Fianna Fáil Frank Leneghan* 9.72 738 754      
Independent Michael Healy 5.07 385        
Electorate: 12,514   Valid: 7,589 (60.64%)   Spoilt: 101   Quota: 1,518   Turnout: 7,690 (61.45%)  

Castlebar

Castlebar - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Cyril Burke* 12.44 1,611 1,652 1,688 1,793 1,819 1,886    
Fine Gael Henry Kenny* 12.21 1,581 1,640 1,674 1,950        
Fine Gael Paddy McGuinness 12.16 1,575 1,655 1,780 1,853        
Fianna Fáil Seán Bourke* 10.76 1,527 1,625 1,801 2,013        
Fianna Fáil Al McDonnell* 10.48 1,357 1,495 1,573 1,601 1,643 1,647 1,919  
Independent Michael Kilcoyne 9.30 1,204 1,228 1,303 1,339 1,361 1,374 1,550 1,570
Labour Johnny Mee* 8.21 1,063 1,134 1,238 1,279 1,289 1,304 1,576 1,625
Fine Gael John Devaney* 6.67 864 881 891          
Fianna Fáil Iarla Duffy 6.13 794 839 937 965 981 982    
Fianna Fáil Aidan Crowley 5.44 704 771            
Fianna Fáil George O'Malley 5.17 669              
Electorate: 21,892   Valid: 12,949 (59.15%)   Spoilt: 210   Quota: 1,850   Turnout: 13,159 (60.11%)  

Claremorris

Claremorris - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael John Cribbin* 21.42 1,693      
Fine Gael Tom Connolly 20.37 1,610      
Fianna Fáil Patrick McHugh* 17.43 1,378 1,390 1,415 1,556
Fianna Fáil Michael Carty* 14.65 1,158 1,179 1,299 1,513
Independent Richard Finn* 13.39 1,058 1,068 1,226 1,342
Independent Stephen Finn 7.00 553 583 646  
Fine Gael John Kelly 5.74 454 493    
Electorate: 12,295   Valid: 7,904 (64.29%)   Spoilt: 144   Quota: 1,581   Turnout: 8,048 (65.46%)  

Swinford

Swinford - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Gerry Murray* 22.07 1,782            
Fine Gael Eugene Lavin 20.25 1,635            
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Maloney* 13.97 1,128 1,140 1,159 1,286 1,371 1,693  
Fine Gael Joseph Mellett* 14.80 1,042 1,059 1,128 1,184 1,220 1,392 1,446
Fine Gael John Flannery* 19.20 944 1,013 1,048 1,105 1,290 1,367 1,391
Fianna Fáil Brendan McNulty 14.38 545 559 600 626 696    
Fianna Fáil Seán Murphy 14.38 416 445 455 466      
Labour Michael Griffin 14.38 376 390 403        
Independent Martin Peyton 14.38 205 217          
Electorate: 12,630   Valid: 8,073 (63.92%)   Spoilt: 156   Quota: 1,615   Turnout: 8,229 (65.15%)  

Westport

Westport - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Margaret Adams* 17.38 1,444 1,488 1,600 1,816    
Fianna Fáil Frank Chambers* 15.86 1,318 1,349 1,556 1,788    
Fine Gael John O'Malley 15.07 1,252 1,296 1,493 1,534 1,550 1,570
Fine Gael Peter Flynn 13.62 1,132 1,186 1,339 1,394 1,424 1,442
Fianna Fáil Peter Sweeney* 17.21 990 1,005 1,051      
Fine Gael Austin O'Malley 11.55 960 982 1,056 1,498 1,549 1,617
Independent Christy Loftus 9.86 819 936        
Green Dr. Lucille Ryan-O'Shea 3.51 292          
Independent Tom King 1.24 103          
Electorate: 12,390   Valid: 8,310 (67.07%)   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 1,663   Turnout: 8,440 (68.12%)  

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