# 2004 Kerry County Council election

An election to Kerry County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 11 | 1 | 27,689 | 37.47 | 2.33 |
| | Fine Gael | 8 | 2 | 18,346 | 24.82 | 1.33 |
| | Labour | 2 | 1 | 8,502 | 11.50 | 2.83 |
| | Sinn Féin | 2 | 1 | 5,809 | 7.86 | 1.87 |
| | SKIA | 1 | | 1,618 | 2.19 | 0.13 |
| | Green | 0 | | 745 | 1.01 | 0.62 |
| | Progressive Democrats | 0 | | 462 | 0.63 | New |
| | Independent | 3 | 1 | 10,735 | 14.53 | 0.84 |
| Totals | Totals | 27 | | 73,906 | 100.00 | |

## Results by local electoral area
### Dingle

Dingle - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael O'Shea* | 23.04 | 1,898 | 2,087 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Breandan MacGearailt* | 19.58 | 1,613 | 1,695 | 1,834 | 1,872 |
| | Fine Gael | Seamus (Cosai) Fitzgerald* | 19.00 | 1,565 | 1,673 | 2,163 | |
| | Independent | Brigid O'Connor | 14.52 | 1,196 | 1,433 | 1,744 | 1,809 |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Griffin | 12.67 | 1,044 | 1,239 | | |
| | Labour | Owen O'Shea | 7.00 | 577 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat O'Shea | 4.19 | 345 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,918 Valid: 8,238 (69.12%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 2,060 Turnout: 8,313 (69.75%) ||||||||

### Killarney

Killarney - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Fleming* | 17.52 | 3,038 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Brendan Cronin* | 11.69 | 2,027 | 2,094 | 2,127 | 2,179 | 2,323 | 2,414 | 2,582 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Colin Miller | 10.62 | 1,842 | 1,913 | 1,942 | 1,975 | 2,041 | 2,144 | 2,745 | |
| | Independent | Danny Healy-Rae* | 10.44 | 1,811 | 1,902 | 1,948 | 2,033 | 2,097 | 2,192 | 2,337 | 2,393 |
| | SKIA | Michael Gleeson* | 9.33 | 1,618 | 1,652 | 1,701 | 1,798 | 2,000 | 2,168 | 2,445 | 2,577 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brian O'Leary* | 8.08 | 1,402 | 1,527 | 1,540 | 1,573 | 1,625 | 1,740 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Sheahan | 7.78 | 1,349 | 1,481 | 1,482 | 1,659 | 1,998 | 2,069 | 2,186 | 2,226 |
| | Labour | Seán O'Grady | 6.07 | 1,052 | 1,071 | 1,113 | 1,384 | 1,449 | 1,767 | 1,943 | 1,982 |
| | Independent | Donal Grady | 5.78 | 1,003 | 1,022 | 1,047 | 1,090 | 1,146 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Sheila Casey | 5.43 | 942 | 964 | 1,022 | 1,059 | | | | |
| | Labour | Andrew McCarthy* | 4.88 | 846 | 876 | 904 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tom Randles | 1.33 | 231 | 238 | | | | | | |
| | Green | Bea O'Neill | 1.06 | 184 | 187 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,541 Valid: 17,345 (70.68%) Spoilt: 197 Quota: 2,478 Turnout: 17,542 (71.48%) ||||||||||||

### Killorglin

Killorglin - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Independent | Michael Healy-Rae* | 15.11 | 1,973 | 1,987 | 2,051 | 2,115 | 2,154 | 2,236 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Johnny (Porridge) O'Connor | 14.10 | 1,841 | 1,860 | 1,873 | 1,897 | 2,075 | 2,243 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paul O'Donoghue* | 14.01 | 1,829 | 1,833 | 1,841 | 1,869 | 1,917 | 1,975 | 2,093 | 2,097 |
| | Fine Gael | P.J. Donovan* | 13.25 | 1,730 | 1,743 | 1,750 | 1,789 | 1,795 | 1,933 | 1,945 | 1,960 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Cahill* | 12.47 | 1,628 | 1,646 | 1,649 | 1,661 | 1,902 | 2,010 | 2,142 | 2,174 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Connor-Scarteen* | 9.62 | 1,256 | 1,264 | 1,351 | 1,375 | 1,382 | 1,455 | 2,041 | 2,057 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan McCarthy | 6.94 | 906 | 907 | 943 | 983 | 994 | 1,016 | | |
| | Labour | Donal Barry | 4.83 | 631 | 641 | 664 | 719 | 759 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Liam Crowley | 4.38 | 572 | 581 | 583 | 593 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael O'Leary | 2.44 | 318 | 320 | 325 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Denis McCarthy | 2.02 | 264 | 267 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tom Lyons | 0.82 | 107 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,035 Valid: 13,055 (68.58%) Spoilt: 172 Quota: 2,176 Turnout: 13,227 (69.49%) ||||||||||||

### Listowel

Listowel - 6 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Sullivan* | 12.00 | 1,922 | 2,002 | 2,029 | 2,153 | 2,193 | 2,465 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Brassil* | 10.96 | 1,755 | 1,782 | 1,852 | 1,872 | 2,060 | 2,137 | 2,170 | 2,512 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tim Buckley* | 10.16 | 1,627 | 1,683 | 1,691 | 1,874 | 1,888 | 2,035 | 2,055 | 2,405 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Liam Purtill* | 9.35 | 1,498 | 1,557 | 1,567 | 1,652 | 1,670 | 1,749 | 1,760 | 1,954 | 1,984 | 2,088 |
| | Labour | Pat Leahy* | 8.98 | 1,438 | 1,488 | 1,714 | 1,770 | 1,824 | 2,099 | 2,142 | 2,273 | 2,313 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Kiely* | 8.75 | 1,402 | 1,461 | 1,500 | 1,545 | 1,591 | 1,724 | 1,778 | 1,852 | 1,908 | 1,916 |
| | Sinn Féin | Robert Beasley | 8.49 | 1,360 | 1,454 | 1,466 | 1,493 | 1,927 | 1,990 | 1,999 | 2,070 | 2,077 | 2,081 |
| | Fine Gael | Bernie Behan | 6.89 | 1,103 | 1,117 | 1,277 | 1,337 | 1,410 | 1,450 | 1,456 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | William Sheehan | 6.37 | 1,020 | 1,049 | 1,077 | 1,171 | 1,189 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Risteard O Fuarain | 5.72 | 916 | 926 | 989 | 1,007 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Denis Stack | 4.46 | 715 | 734 | 752 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Keeffe | 4.39 | 703 | 716 | | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Gerard Burke | 2.88 | 462 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Padraig O'Sullivan | 0.61 | 98 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,738 Valid: 16,019 (64.75%) Spoilt: 254 Quota: 2,289 Turnout: 16,273 (65.78%) ||||||||||||||

### Tralee

Tralee - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Labour | Terry O'Brien* | 12.47 | 2,401 | 2,453 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Anne McEllistrim* | 12.39 | 2,385 | 2,408 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Toireasa Ferris* | 12.17 | 2,343 | 2,619 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Bobby O'Connell* | 8.63 | 1,662 | 1,663 | 1,663 | 1,673 | 1,783 | 1,798 | 2,099 | 2,115 | 2,211 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Norma Foley* | 7.64 | 1,471 | 1,487 | 1,495 | 1,540 | 1,588 | 1,764 | 1,942 | 2,051 | 2,220 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ted Fitzgerald* | 7.23 | 1,391 | 1,407 | 1,414 | 1,436 | 1,479 | 1,622 | 1,752 | 1,857 | 2,034 |
| | Fine Gael | Pat McCarthy | 7.19 | 1,384 | 1,394 | 1,403 | 1,453 | 1,646 | 1,687 | 1,755 | 1,835 | 2,013 |
| | Independent | Billy Leen* | 6.49 | 1,249 | 1,272 | 1,303 | 1,369 | 1,402 | 1,443 | 1,495 | 1,680 | 1,835 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Charlie Farrelly | 4.54 | 873 | 875 | 877 | 889 | 897 | 925 | | | |
| | Labour | Donal Tobin | 4.44 | 854 | 865 | 877 | 988 | 1,063 | 1,187 | 1,214 | 1,390 | |
| | Independent | Tommy Foley | 4.03 | 776 | 809 | 834 | 888 | 915 | 989 | 1,000 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Johnnie Wall | 3.85 | 742 | 761 | 772 | 807 | 829 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Shanahan | 3.27 | 630 | 630 | 631 | 660 | | | | | |
| | Green | David Grey | 2.91 | 561 | 570 | 582 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Maisie Houlihan | 2.74 | 527 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 32,127 Valid: 19,249 (59.92%) Spoilt: 335 Quota: 2,407 Turnout: 19,584 (60.96%) |||||||||||||