2004 South Dublin County Council election

2004 South Dublin County Council election

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All 26 seats on South Dublin County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 7 6 3
Seat change - -2 +1

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

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Socialist Party Independent
Seats won 1 2
Seat change +1 -1

Map showing the area of South Dublin County Council

Council control after election

TBD

An election to South Dublin 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 using the Single transferable vote system for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Labour 7 - 16,826 18.94
Fianna Fáil 6 -2 22,825 25.70
Sinn Féin 3 +1 12,235 13.78
Fine Gael 3 - 10,857 12.22
Green 2 +1 7,033 7.92
Progressive Democrats 2 - 6,689 7.53
Socialist Party 1 +1 2,505 2.82
Independent 2 -1 8,804 9.91
Totals 26 - 88,818 100.00

Results by local electoral area

Clondalkin

Clondalkin - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sinn Féin Shane O'Connor 17.07 2,421                
Labour Robert Dowds* 14.06 1,994 2,007 2,013 2,053 2,375        
Fine Gael Therese Ridge* 12.08 1,714 1,723 1,729 1,771 1,847 1,936 2,051 2,247 2,503
Progressive Democrats Colm Tyndall* 11.47 1,627 1,636 1,640 1,768 1,791 1,912 2,099 2,285 2,627
Socialist Workers Gino Kenny 7.36 1,044 1,068 1,083 1,092 1,164 1,183 1,203 1,336 1,451
Fianna Fáil Trevor Gilligan 6.47 918 927 930 988 1,038 1,214 1,574 1,716 1,875
Green Dorothy Corrigan 6.35 900 912 920 930 975 1,008 1,059    
Independent Colm McGrath* 6.07 861 905 911 947 968 1,013 1,103 1,238  
Labour Marie Grogan 4.84 686 691 696 700          
Fianna Fáil Sheila O'Brien* 4.77 677 680 681 783 801 969      
Fianna Fáil Neil O'Neill 4.21 597 604 606 728 741        
Fianna Fáil Ray Verso 4.18 593 593 594            
Independent Noel Kelly 1.06 151                
Electorate: 30,462   Valid: 14,183 (46.56%)   Spoilt: 344   Quota: 2,364   Turnout: 14,527 (47.69%)  

Lucan

Lucan - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Derek Keating* 21.75 3,680              
Green Fintan McCarthy* 14.40 2,440 2,547 2,691 2,923 3,036 3,454    
Labour Eamon Tuffy* 10.48 1,774 1,807 1,873 2,019 2,095 2,338 2,363 3,110
Independent Guss O'Connell 9.98 1,688 1,720 1,742 1,820 2,192 2,542 2,574 2,879
Sinn Féin Feilim MacCriosta 9.11 1,542 1,552 1,580 1,640 1,755      
Fine Gael Peter Brady 8.10 1,370 1,405 1,664 1,923 2,013 2,134 2,142  
Fianna Fáil Des Kelly 7.42 1,255 1,274 1,399 1,588 2,066 2,175 2,179 2,607
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Doherty-Ryan* 7.20 1,218 1,227 1,302 1,431        
Progressive Democrats Jeff Aherne 6.49 1,098 1,127 1,233          
Fianna Fáil Ed O'Brien 2.84 480 493            
Fine Gael Joe MacEnri 2.22 376 384            
Electorate: 32,269   Valid: 16,921 (52.44%)   Spoilt: 311   Quota: 3,385   Turnout: 17,232 (53.40%)  

Tallaght Central

Tallaght Central - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Socialist Party Mick Murphy 16.10 2,505 2,552 2,654            
Sinn Féin Mark Daly* 13.74 2,138 1,308 1,360 1,404 1,440 1,501 1,504 1,506  
Fine Gael Karen Warren 10.44 1,624 1,702 1,808 1,863 1,898 1,933 2,052 2,415 2,423
Labour Eamonn Maloney* 9.99 1,554 1,572 1,634 1,672 1,691 1,735 1,810 2,220 2,243
Labour Don Tipping* 8.50 1,322 1,352 1,422 1,454 1,495 1,558 1,628    
Fianna Fáil Joe Neville 8.37 1,302 1,396 1,421 1,741 1,784 1,828 2,437 2,561 2,567
Labour Denis Mackin* 7.78 1,210 1,233 1,329 1,385 1,477 1,616 1,691 2,192 2,216
Sinn Féin Seán O Cadhla 6.47 1,007 1,027 1,066 1,092          
Fianna Fáil Roderick Smyth* 6.35 988 1,067 1,088 1,191 1,223 1,249      
Fianna Fáil Margaret Farrell 4.52 703 735 760            
Green Shauna Hutchinson-Edgar 4.17 648 710              
Progressive Democrats Paula McCormack 3.57 556                
Electorate: 29,520   Valid: 15,557 (52.70%)   Spoilt: 500   Quota: 2,593   Turnout: 16,057 (54.39%)  

Tallaght South

Tallaght South - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil John Hannon* 14.63 2,221 2,226 2,314 2,406 2,494 2,731        
Sinn Féin Cathal King* 11.74 1,782 1,812 1,901 1,908 1,957 2,026 2,030 3,234    
Fianna Fáil Jim Daly* 10.59 1,607 1,610 1,642 1,804 1,853 1,924 1,976 2,017 2,093 2,108
Labour Marie Corr 9.77 1,483 1,500 1,538 1,587 1,793 2,055 2,101 2,204 2,433 2,565
Fianna Fáil Mick Billane* 9.73 1,477 1,487 1,631 1,663 1,713 1,786 1,822 1,891 2,007 2,018
Sinn Féin Brendan Ferron 9.68 1,469 1,484 1,520 1,532 1,624 1,716 1,721      
Labour Caitriona Jones 9.45 1,435 1,454 1,479 1,542 1,814 2,324 2,361 2,489 2,693  
Fine Gael Paul Ringland* 8.80 1,336 1,345 1,361 1,442 1,548          
Green Elizabeth Davidson 6.59 1,000 1,041 1,063 1,125            
Progressive Democrats Rita Hayes 3.91 594 599 609              
Fianna Fáil Ambrose Sheilds 3.69 560 579                
Independent Mark Luttrell 1.43 217                  
Electorate: 34,251   Valid: 15,181 (44.32%)   Spoilt: 538   Quota: 2,531   Turnout: 15,719 (45.89%)  

Terenure-Rathfarnam

Terenure-Rathfarnam - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil John Lahart* 13.14 3,828                
Progressive Democrats Cáit Keane* 9.66 2,814 2,965 2,987 3,089 3,204 3,491 3,612 3,845  
Fine Gael Stanley Laing* 8.55 2,490 2,559 2,568 2,676 3,139 3,263 3,340 3,534 3,588
Independent Pat Dunne 7.57 2,207 2,250 2,252 2,308 2,323 2,362 2,718    
Fianna Fáil Máire Ardagh* 7.42 2,161 2,607 2,650 2,694 2,723 3,333 3,490 3,703  
Labour Alex White 7.24 2,109 2,143 2,149 2,413 2,507 2,617 2,773 2,994 3,011
Green Tony McDermott 7.02 2,045 2,076 2,086 2,245 2,334 2,582 3,033 3,515 3,572
Fine Gael Michael McLoughlin 6.68 1,947 1,964 1,977 2,054 2,667 2,747 2,807 2,876 2,889
Sinn Féin Sorcha Nic Cormaic 6.44 1,876 1,913 1,919 1,989 2,010 2,082      
Labour Éamonn Walsh* 6.19 1,803 1,853 1,855 2,303 2,375 2,429 2,734 3,455 3,496
Fianna Fáil Vincent Kenny* 5.44 1,585 1,818 1,869 1,911 1,973        
Labour Paddy Cosgrave 5.00 1,456 1,476 1,485            
Fianna Fáil Alan Foran 4.17 1,215                
Electorate: 53,201   Valid: 29,139 (54.77%)   Spoilt: 727   Quota: 3,643   Turnout: 29,866 (56.14%)