2004 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election

An election to Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from six 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 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election

← 1999 11 June 2004 2009 →

All 28 seats on Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 9 7 6
Seat change +1 -3 -

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Progressive Democrats Independent
Seats won 4 1 1
Seat change +3 -2 +1

Map showing the area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council

Council control after election

TBD

Results by party

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 9 +1 19,613 24.06
Fianna Fáil 7 -3 20,267 24.86
Labour 6 - 16,549 20.30
Green 4 +3 8,432 10.34
Progressive Democrats 1 -2 6,851 8.40
Independent 1 +1 3,621 4.44
Totals 28 - 81,517 100.00

Results by local electoral area

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Ballybrack

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Ballybrack - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Donal Marren* 14.59 2,469        
Labour Denis O'Callaghan* 13.81 2,337 2,421      
Fianna Fáil Larry Butler* 12.38 2,094 2,110 2,783    
Fine Gael Maria Bailey 12.15 2,055 2,070 2,224 2,326 2,432
Labour Carrie Smyth* 11.81 1,998 2,040 2,190 2,237 2,662
Green Tom Kivlehan 8.98 1,519 1,604 1,657 1,700 2,085
Progressive Democrats Dr. Mazhar Bari 8.33 1,410 764 779 806 808
Fianna Fáil Bernie Lowe* 7.68 1,299 1,041 1,059 1,101 1,102
Sinn Féin Mick Nolan 7.53 1,274 706 746 765 767
Socialist Workers Dave Lordan 2.74 464 282 300    
Electorate: 33,550   Valid: 16,919 (50.43%)   Spoilt: 375   Quota: 2,418   Turnout: 17,294 (51.55%)  

Blackrock

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Blackrock - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Niamh Bhreathnach* 23.40 2,738          
Fine Gael Marie Baker 18.61 2,177 2,254 2,423      
Progressive Democrats Victor Boyhan* 12.25 1,433 1,467 1,540 1,553 1,694 2,074
Fianna Fáil Barry Conway* 11.91 1,393 1,423 1,456 1,459 2,124 2,319
Green Nessa Childers 10.50 1,229 1,293 1,572 1,607 1,721 2,113
Fianna Fáil Lorcan Mooney 9.26 1,083 1,108 1,138 1,141    
Fine Gael William Dockrell* 9.06 1,060 1,091 1,137 1,165 1,247  
Labour Angela Timlin 5.02 587 723        
Electorate: 22,665   Valid: 11,700 (51.62%)   Spoilt: 236   Quota: 2,341   Turnout: 11,936 (52.66%)  

Dundrum

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Dundrum - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Labour Aidan Culhane* 12.74 2,216 2,271 2,338 2,418 2,575          
Fianna Fáil Tony Fox* 12.20 2,121 2,156 2,258 2,377 2,598          
Green Ciaran Fallon 12.08 2,101 2,219 2,352 2,537            
Fine Gael Jim O'Leary 10.64 1,850 1,942 1,986 2,015 2,205 2,216 2,237 2,241 2,525  
Fianna Fáil Trevor Matthews* 8.71 1,515 1,541 1,582 1,616 1,723 1,760 1,768 1,774 2,538  
Fianna Fáil Tony Kelly* 8.67 1,508 1,534 1,554 1,601 1,682 1,722 1,732 1,737    
Fine Gael Pat Hand* 8.42 1,465 1,535 1,570 1,602 1,768 1,790 1,829 1,836 2,031 2,075
Socialist Party Lisa Maher 7.40 1,287 1,311 1,448 1,757 1,814 1,817 1,829 1,859 1,982 1,991
Progressive Democrats Mary Fitzpatrick 5.96 1,037 1,069 1,103 1,134            
Sinn Féin Ray O'Kelly 5.63 979 1,003 1,075              
Independent Michael Langsdorf 3.84 667 759                
Independent Seamus O'Neill 3.71 645                  
Electorate: 32,053   Valid: 17,391 (54.26%)   Spoilt: 413   Quota: 2,485   Turnout: 17,804 (55.55%)  

Dún Laoghaire

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Dún Laoghaire - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael John Bailey 12.08 2,189 2,222 2,268 2,500 2,603      
Progressive Democrats Mary Mitchell O'Connor 11.14 2,018 2,100 2,142 2,282 2,360 2,576 2,771  
Fine Gael Eugene Regan 10.80 1,957 1,994 2,012 2,454 2,499 2,585 2,679  
Fianna Fáil Cormac Devlin 9.80 1,776 1,981 2,012 2,067 2,205 3,118    
Green Kealin Ireland* 9.75 1,767 1,795 1,858 1,920 2,313 2,397 2,469 2,497
Socialist Workers Richard Boyd Barrett 7.94 1,439 1,450 1,502 1,527        
Labour Chris O'Malley* 7.84 1,420 1,444 1,655 1,751 1,967 2,082 2,124 2,167
Fianna Fáil Brendan Kiely 7.72 1,399 1,626 1,642 1,664 1,736      
Labour Jane Dillon-Byrne* 7.43 1,346 1,364 1,748 1,816 2,117 2,207 2,274 2,288
Fine Gael Tom O'Higgins 6.38 1,156 1,179 1,201          
Labour Roger Cole 4.99 905 914            
Fianna Fáil Eimear McAuliffe 4.14 750              
Electorate: 34,737   Valid: 18,122 (52.17%)   Spoilt: 449   Quota: 2,589   Turnout: 18,571 (53.46%)  

Glencullen

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Glencullen - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Lettie McCarthy 22.94 1,941 2,112 2,670    
Fianna Fáil Maria Corrigan* 21.42 1,812 1,899 2,086 2,171  
Fianna Fáil Tom Murphy* 19.23 1,627 1,700 1,796 1,844 1,864
Fine Gael Tom Joyce* 15.26 1,333 1,385 1,628 1,865 1,881
Green Terence Corish 11.89 1,006 1,228      
Sinn Féin Joe Comerford 8.76 741        
Electorate: 15,898   Valid: 8,460 (53.21%)   Spoilt: 173   Quota: 2,116   Turnout: 8,633 (54.30%)  

Stillorgan

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Stillorgan - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Gearóid O'Keeffe 26.04 2,309          
Fianna Fáil Gerry Horkan* 16.74 1,497 1,730 1,748 1,831 1,900 2,262
Labour Margaret McCluskey 8.70 1,061 1,078 1,093 1,421 1,523 1,764
Fine Gael Louise Cosgrave* 17.03 1,039 1,070 1,084 1,208 1,800 2,210
Progressive Democrats Barry Saul* 10.65 953 993 1,013 1,112 1,236  
Fine Gael Shane Molloy 9.65 863 887 898 942    
Green Simon Curtis 9.06 810 824 838      
Fianna Fáil Mary White 4.39 393          
Electorate: 15,589   Valid: 8,945 (57.38%)   Spoilt: 161   Quota: 2,237   Turnout: 9,106 (58.41%)  

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