# 2004 Meath County Council election

An election to Meath County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 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).

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 12 | -2 | 24,011 | 38.36 | |
| | Fine Gael | 9 | -2 | 16,663 | 26.62 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 2 | +1 | 5,914 | 9.45 | |
| | Green | 1 | +1 | 2,690 | 4.30 | |
| | Independent | 5 | +2 | 8,539 | 13.64 | |
| Totals | Totals | 29 | - | 62,598 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Dunshaughlin

Dunshaughlin - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Nick Killian* | 14.74 | 2,195 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Brian Fitzgerald* | 13.44 | 2,001 | 2,007 | 2,023 | 2,075 | 2,118 | 2,183 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Oliver Brooks* | 10.60 | 1,579 | 1,588 | 1,597 | 1,607 | 1,621 | 1,652 | 1,662 | 1,675 | 1,683 | 1,713 | 1,776 | 1,839 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Leonard | 9.84 | 1,465 | 1,472 | 1,480 | 1,487 | 1,491 | 1,515 | 1,518 | 1,530 | 1,754 | 1,770 | 2,075 | 2,136 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Conor Tormey* | 7.92 | 1,180 | 1,190 | 1,192 | 1,210 | 1,230 | 1,267 | 1,268 | 1,318 | 1,330 | 1,574 | 1,610 | 1,640 |
| | Fine Gael | Charles Bobbett | 7.68 | 1,143 | 1,154 | 1,171 | 1,239 | 1,272 | 1,309 | 1,313 | 1,419 | 1,452 | 1,844 | 2,552 | |
| | Fine Gael | John Fanning* | 6.82 | 1,016 | 1,018 | 1,024 | 1,036 | 1,062 | 1,076 | 1,077 | 1,189 | 1,203 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Ellen Cogavin | 6.15 | 916 | 918 | 940 | 946 | 966 | 977 | 979 | 1,037 | 1,300 | 1,490 | | |
| | Independent | Joe Bonner | 6.10 | 909 | 911 | 913 | 942 | 980 | 1,043 | 1,054 | 1,205 | 1,364 | 1,551 | 1,632 | 1,766 |
| | Independent | Maria Murphy | 4.51 | 671 | 672 | 687 | 719 | 741 | 789 | 804 | 871 | | | | |
| | Labour | John King | 3.02 | 449 | 450 | 584 | 599 | 683 | 756 | 759 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Keith Emmett | 2.97 | 442 | 444 | 452 | 474 | 511 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Antoin O Lochraigh | 2.34 | 348 | 350 | 373 | 389 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joseph Mannering | 2.02 | 301 | 312 | 319 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Peter Ward | 1.85 | 276 | 277 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 27,800 Valid: 14,891 (53.56%) Spoilt: 265 Quota: 2,128 Turnout: 15,156 (54.52%) ||||||||||||||||

### Kells

Kells - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Gallagher | 12.45 | 1,619 | 1,681 | 1,766 | 1,966 |
| | Fine Gael | Eugene Cassidy | 12.13 | 1,577 | 1,601 | 1,761 | 1,837 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bryan Reilly* | 11.56 | 1,503 | 1,539 | 1,764 | 1,950 |
| | Fine Gael | John V. Farrelly TD* | 11.35 | 1,475 | 1,516 | 1,613 | 1,887 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Liz McCormack* | 10.89 | 1,416 | 1,475 | 1,652 | 1,713 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Lynch* | 10.82 | 1,407 | 1,426 | 1,713 | 1,828 |
| | Fine Gael | Gerry Gibney* | 10.21 | 1,328 | 1,358 | 1,372 | 1,463 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dominic Moran | 8.71 | 1,133 | 1,143 | | |
| | Labour | Tommy Grimes | 8.38 | 1,089 | 1,187 | 1,215 | |
| | Green | Deirdre Reynolds | 3.49 | 454 | | | |
| Electorate: 21,503 Valid: 13,001 (60.46%) Spoilt: 340 Quota: 1,858 Turnout: 13,341 (62.04%) ||||||||

### Navan

Navan - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tommy Reilly* | 12.90 | 1,782 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Joe Reilly* | 11.47 | 1,585 | 1,655 | 1,661 | 1,755 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Holloway* | 10.81 | 1,494 | 1,536 | 1,540 | 1,609 | 1,611 | 1,637 | 1,751 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Alison Boyle | 9.18 | 1,268 | 1,299 | 1,314 | 1,341 | 1,343 | 1,450 | 1,521 | 1,524 | 1,593 | 1,625 | 1,736 | |
| | Fine Gael | Jenny D'Arcy | 7.18 | 992 | 1,018 | 1,020 | 1,089 | 1,091 | 1,121 | 1,188 | 1,192 | 1,260 | 1,582 | 1,800 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shane Cassells | 6.77 | 935 | 968 | 978 | 1,008 | 1,010 | 1,118 | 1,187 | 1,191 | 1,249 | 1,278 | 1,340 | 1,358 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Mangan* | 6.04 | 834 | 841 | 847 | 856 | 856 | 905 | 915 | 915 | 938 | 1,096 | 1,193 | 1,199 |
| | Fine Gael | Patsy O'Neill* | 5.58 | 771 | 780 | 781 | 802 | 802 | 972 | 984 | 986 | 1,015 | 1,134 | 1,224 | 1,272 |
| | Fine Gael | Caroline Hogan | 5.28 | 730 | 743 | 744 | 768 | 769 | 775 | 787 | 791 | 817 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brendan Markey | 4.65 | 642 | 652 | 655 | 667 | 668 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Peadar Toibin | 4.53 | 626 | 632 | 633 | 674 | 687 | 717 | 773 | 775 | | | | |
| | Green | Fergal O'Byrne | 4.52 | 624 | 643 | 643 | 743 | 745 | 760 | 818 | 822 | 956 | 1,003 | | |
| | Labour | Anton McCabe | 4.15 | 574 | 616 | 618 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Andy Brennan | 3.95 | 546 | 623 | 625 | 680 | 682 | 701 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Christy Gorman | 2.99 | 413 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 27,418 Valid: 13,816 (50.39%) Spoilt: 310 Quota: 1,728 Turnout: 14,126 (51.52%) ||||||||||||||||

### Slane

Slane - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Independent | Jimmy Cudden* | 14.73 | 1,145 | 1,166 | 1,312 | 1,358 | 1,448 | 1,498 | 1,536 | 1,720 | 1,934 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Hugh Gough* | 8.37 | 911 | 925 | 947 | 975 | 991 | 1,258 | 1,270 | 1,338 | 1,406 | 1,432 |
| | Independent | Dominic Hannigan | 8.35 | 908 | 929 | 1,005 | 1,081 | 1,173 | 1,193 | 1,326 | 1,417 | 1,512 | 1,536 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Boshell | 8.20 | 892 | 898 | 915 | 946 | 1,062 | 1,208 | 1,354 | 1,450 | 1,528 | 1,556 |
| | Fine Gael | Ann Dillon-Gallagher* | 8.00 | 870 | 899 | 913 | 978 | 1,031 | 1,214 | 1,350 | 1,409 | 1,891 | |
| | Fine Gael | Shaun Lynch* | 7.92 | 862 | 875 | 937 | 967 | 1,013 | 1,052 | 1,251 | 1,304 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerard Reid | 7.70 | 838 | 845 | 866 | 870 | 899 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seamus Lynch | 7.34 | 799 | 815 | 868 | 922 | 959 | 1,005 | 1,034 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Martina Maguire | 7.18 | 781 | 797 | 816 | 886 | 985 | 995 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Sirena Campbell | 6.46 | 703 | 722 | 736 | 827 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Shane Cassidy | 6.13 | 667 | 685 | 711 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Tom Kelly* | 5.40 | 587 | 741 | 778 | 907 | 1,050 | 1,078 | 1,236 | 1,389 | 1,527 | 1,558 |
| | Independent | Pat O'Brien | 5.09 | 554 | 566 | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Carol Davis | 3.34 | 363 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,580 Valid: 10,880 (48.18%) Spoilt: 297 Quota: 1,814 Turnout: 11,177 (49.50%) ||||||||||||||

### Trim

Trim - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Fegan* | 17.92 | 1,794 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Higgins* | 15.05 | 1,507 | 1,549 | 1,578 | 1,682 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seamus Murray* | 12.08 | 1,209 | 1,223 | 1,246 | 1,340 | 1,935 | |
| | Fine Gael | Willie Carey* | 12.00 | 1,201 | 1,219 | 1,222 | 1,264 | 1,411 | 1,482 |
| | Independent | Phil Cantwell | 10.90 | 1,091 | 1,142 | 1,160 | 1,382 | 1,475 | 1,549 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gabriel Cribbin* | 10.27 | 1,028 | 1,043 | 1,079 | 1,149 | | |
| | Labour | Pat Holton | 10.22 | 1,023 | 1,100 | 1,106 | 1,278 | 1,395 | 1,464 |
| | Sinn Féin | Caroli Ni Loinsigh | 8.42 | 843 | 890 | 900 | | | |
| | Green | Carole Doherty | 3.14 | 314 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,185 Valid: 10,010 (47.25%) Spoilt: 281 Quota: 1,669 Turnout: 10,291 (48.58%) ||||||||||