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2004 Galway City Council election

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2004 Galway City Council election

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All 15 seats on Galway City Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Progressive Democrats Fine Gael
Seats won 4 3 3
Seat change +2 -1 -1

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin Green
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change -3 +1 +1

  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change +1

Map showing the area of Galway City Council

Council control after election

TBD

An election to Galway City Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 15 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Labour 4 +2 3,816 16.49
Progressive Democrats 3 -1 5,235 22.63
Fine Gael 3 -1 3,945 17.05
Fianna Fáil 2 -3 4,440 19.19
Sinn Féin 1 +1 1,942 8.39
Green 1 +1 1,683 7.27
Independent 1 +1 2,075 8.97
Totals 15 - 23,136 100.0

Results by local electoral area

Galway No.1


Galway No.1 - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Independent Michael Crowe 10.50 1,027 1,033 1,050 1,069 1,106 1,143 1,185 1,232          
Progressive Democrats Declan McDonnell* 10.24 1,002 1,004 1,011 1,024 1,036 1,052 1,090 1,093 1,115 1,116 1,138 1,185 1,356
Fine Gael Brian Walsh 8.91 872 873 890 950 962 1,052 1,067 1,072 1,234        
Sinn Féin Daniel Callanan 8.55 836 840 842 851 874 882 903 946 961 961 1,042 1,071 1,117
Progressive Democrats Terry O'Flaherty* 7.81 764 773 790 805 840 867 886 900 930 933 959 1,055 1,193
Fianna Fáil Michael Leahy* 6.60 646 652 690 704 707 722 794 811 846 847 874 1,078 1,151
Labour Tom Costello* 6.39 625 647 655 659 691 697 709 741 790 793 904 957 1,097
Progressive Democrats Gary Creaven 5.95 582 585 595 602 627 635 649 654 689 690 715 780  
Fianna Fáil Johanna Downes 4.53 443 448 474 478 512 518 566 581 595 595 623    
Labour Derek Nolan 4.50 440 478 486 495 524 539 553 617 641 642 801 835 878
Green Kieran Cunnane 4.25 416 426 428 440 453 469 473 555 578 579      
Fine Gael Fintan Coogan* 3.50 342 344 348 378 393 448 454 469          
Independent Tokie Laotan 3.18 311 315 316 324 344 351 361            
Independent Peter Rowland 3.16 309 317 321 323                  
Fianna Fáil Michael Kelly 3.13 306 307 326 331 339 348              
Fine Gael Niall McNelis 2.93 287 290 291 330 335                
Fine Gael Geraldine Gantly 2.60 254 255 258                    
Fianna Fáil Fearghal Wall 1.94 190 192                      
Labour Nuala O'Hara 1.34 131                        
Electorate: 18,815   Valid: 9,783 (52.0%)   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 1,223   Turnout: 9,957 (52.92%)  

Galway No.2

Galway No.2 - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil John Connolly 16.75 887 912 1,038 1,416    
Sinn Féin Ann Marie Carroll 13.94 738 794 837 864 892 897
Labour Billy Cameron 13.43 711 831 942 1,042 1,111  
Labour Colette Connolly 12.16 644 789 854 920 972 986
Fine Gael Padraig Conneely 11.71 620 656 746 838 900 910
Fianna Fáil Martin Quinn* 11.54 611 645 746      
Progressive Democrats Mike Geraghty 10.39 550 623        
Green Aoibheann McCann 7.29 386          
Independent Paul Osikoya 2.81 149          
Electorate: 10,577   Valid: 5,296 (50.07%)   Spoilt: 109   Quota: 1,060   Turnout: 5,405 (51.10%)  

Galway No.3

Galway No.3 - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Progressive Democrats Donal Lyons* 20.55 1,656                
Labour Catherine Connolly* 15.70 1,265 1,338 1,432 1,437 1,520 1,565 1,660    
Fine Gael John Mulholland* 11.79 950 975 996 1,004 1,314 1,439 1,802    
Green Niall O Brolchain 10.93 881 959 1,088 1,094 1,157 1,199 1,305 1,386 1,413
Fianna Fáil Tom Cox* 9.00 725 731 764 767 795 1,095 1,246 1,352 1,373
Progressive Democrats Paul Colleran* 8.45 681 690 706 719 811 889      
Fianna Fáil Val Hanley* 7.84 632 637 655 661 691        
Fine Gael Maureen Egan 7.70 620 634 648 651          
Sinn Féin Conan Campbell 4.57 368 411              
Independent Paul Osikoya 3.46 279                
Electorate: 14,929   Valid: 8,057 (53.97%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,612   Turnout: 8,198 (54.91%)