# 2004 Galway County Council election

An election to Galway County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 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 | 10 | -6 | 26,017 | 34.54 | |
| | Fine Gael | 10 | +1 | 21,133 | 28.06 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | 3 | +1 | 6,800 | 9.03 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 1 | +1 | 3,040 | 4.04 | |
| | Labour | 1 | +1 | 2,542 | 3.37 | |
| | Independent | 5 | +2 | 14,164 | 18.81 | |
| Totals | Totals | 30 | - | 75,320 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Mullins* | 15.11 | 1,725 | 1,772 | 1,914 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tomás Mannion* | 12.53 | 1,431 | 1,520 | 1,536 | 1,682 | 1,868 | 2,298 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Joyce* | 10.67 | 1,219 | 1,244 | 1,274 | 1,299 | 1,496 | 1,782 | 1,915 |
| | Sinn Féin | Dermot Connolly | 9.68 | 1,105 | 1,164 | 1,288 | 1,327 | 1,491 | 1,658 | 1,693 |
| | Independent | Padraic McGann | 9.48 | 1,083 | 1,169 | 1,204 | 1,350 | 1,405 | 1,524 | 1,591 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Tierney | 9.07 | 1,036 | 1,059 | 1,099 | 1,380 | 1,530 | 1,651 | 1,680 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Gormally* | 8.68 | 991 | 1,055 | 1,075 | 1,190 | 1,387 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat O'Sullivan* | 7.78 | 889 | 921 | 1,061 | 1,096 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Kilgannon | 7.36 | 841 | 873 | 881 | | | | |
| | Independent | Johnny Walsh | 5.17 | 590 | 613 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Anne Ruane-Devilly | 2.38 | 272 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ann Marie Kelly | 2.08 | 238 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,346 Valid: 11,420 (62.25%) Spoilt: 202 Quota: 1,904 Turnout: 11,622 (63.35%) |||||||||||

### Connemara

Connemara - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | 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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| | Independent | Seamus Walsh* | 9.06 | 1,511 | 1,517 | 1,528 | 1,533 | 1,561 | 1,607 | 1,702 | 1,766 | 1,814 | 1,985 | 2,109 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Ó Tuairisg* | 8.26 | 1,377 | 1,378 | 1,409 | 1,412 | 1,416 | 1,441 | 1,518 | 1,783 | 1,811 | 1,837 | 1,891 | 2,080 | 2,080 | 2,248 | | |
| | Independent | Seosamh Ó Cuaig | 7.97 | 1,328 | 1,331 | 1,404 | 1,409 | 1,428 | 1,518 | 1,619 | 1,623 | 1,693 | 1,720 | 1,962 | 1,974 | 1,983 | 2,253 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Connie Ní Fhatharta* | 7.50 | 1,250 | 1,252 | 1,294 | 1,299 | 1,320 | 1,360 | 1,460 | 1,495 | 1,515 | 1,551 | 1,627 | 1,785 | 1,788 | 1,993 | 2,038 | 2,082 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Josie Conneely* | 7.29 | 1,216 | 1,269 | 1,283 | 1,323 | 1,329 | 1,333 | 1,338 | 1,390 | 1,503 | 1,517 | 1,527 | 1,618 | 1,618 | 1,652 | 1,661 | 1,673 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Thomas Welby | 6.66 | 1,110 | 1,114 | 1,121 | 1,130 | 1,149 | 1,156 | 1,256 | 1,310 | 1,337 | 1,441 | 1,488 | 1,809 | 1,814 | 1,915 | 1,932 | 1,941 |
| | Fine Gael | Eileen Mannion-Mullen | 6.62 | 1,104 | 1,141 | 1,146 | 1,267 | 1,282 | 1,328 | 1,338 | 1,390 | 1,503 | 1,517 | 1,527 | 1,618 | 1,618 | 1,652 | 1,661 | 1,673 |
| | Republican Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Curraoin | 6.46 | 1,076 | 1,077 | 1,084 | 1,084 | 1,100 | 1,122 | 1,145 | 1,150 | 1,203 | 1,228 | 1,284 | 1,343 | 1,345 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pierce O'Malley* | 5.56 | 927 | 930 | 943 | 951 | 962 | 964 | 971 | 1,047 | 1,068 | 1,178 | 1,191 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Seán Kyne | 5.18 | 864 | 866 | 869 | 918 | 945 | 1,004 | 1,014 | 1,024 | 1,042 | 1,307 | 1,386 | 1,530 | 1,533 | 1,673 | 1,688 | 1,700 |
| | Independent | Seamus Gavin* | 4.82 | 804 | 808 | 811 | 811 | 847 | 849 | 854 | 859 | 885 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Walsh | 3.94 | 657 | 658 | 665 | 678 | 682 | 683 | 684 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Trevor Ó Clochartaigh | 3.71 | 619 | 621 | 638 | 644 | 749 | 798 | 854 | 858 | 931 | 962 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pam Conroy | 3.66 | 610 | 629 | 632 | 695 | 722 | 727 | 738 | 752 | | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Jimi Ó Lorcáin | 3.46 | 577 | 578 | 587 | 590 | 608 | 652 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Caroline Uí Rainne | 2.72 | 454 | 454 | 456 | 463 | 472 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Diarmuid Mulcahy | 2.32 | 387 | 389 | 392 | 399 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Ronan Conboy | 2.18 | 364 | 369 | 370 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tomás Ó Briain | 1.61 | 271 | 274 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joseph Joyce | 0.98 | 163 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 28,882 Valid: 16,669 (57.71%) Spoilt: 336 Quota: 2,084 Turnout: 17,005 (58.88%) ||||||||||||||||||||

### Loughrea

Loughrea - 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael (Stroke) Fahy* | 11.59 | 2,004 | 2,041 | 2,127 | 2,170 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Pat Hynes* | 10.95 | 1,894 | 2,030 | 2,114 | 2,283 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Bridie Willers | 10.03 | 1,735 | 1,792 | 1,935 | 1,971 | 2,001 | 2,022 | 2,102 | 2,402 | |
| | Independent | Willie Burke | 9.78 | 1,692 | 1,719 | 1,782 | 1,830 | 2,060 | 2,067 | 2,100 | 2,165 | |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Feeney* | 8.26 | 1,428 | 1,449 | 1,491 | 1,498 | 1,508 | 1,508 | 1,807 | 1,854 | 1,878 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Ciarán Cannon | 7.56 | 1,307 | 1,353 | 1,384 | 1,477 | 1,523 | 1,548 | 1,744 | 1,837 | 1,874 |
| | Fine Gael | Jimmy McClearn* | 7.40 | 1,280 | 1,297 | 1,303 | 1,326 | 1,503 | 1,514 | 1,533 | 1,548 | 1,577 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Regan* | 6.53 | 1,129 | 1,154 | 1,165 | 1,304 | 1,535 | 1,582 | 1,764 | 2,207 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Cunningham* | 6.22 | 1,076 | 1,095 | 1,180 | 1,195 | 1,235 | 1,237 | 1,440 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Moira Coen | 5.66 | 978 | 999 | 1,034 | 1,111 | 1,166 | 1,174 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Adrian Cummins | 4.70 | 813 | 821 | 830 | 909 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gabriel Burke | 4.28 | 741 | 772 | 779 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Adrian Feeney | 3.74 | 647 | 695 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Eoghan Mac Cormaic | 3.30 | 570 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 28,098 Valid: 17,294 (61.55%) Spoilt: 278 Quota: 2,162 Turnout: 17,572 (62.54%) |||||||||||||

### Oranmore

Oranmore - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Hoade* | 21.71 | 2,567 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jarlath McDonagh* | 16.97 | 2,006 | 2,027 | 2,202 | 2,496 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Jim Cuddy* | 16.42 | 1,941 | 1,959 | 2,081 | 2,203 |
| | Fine Gael | Fidelma Healy Eames | 13.80 | 1,632 | 1,644 | 1,782 | 2,288 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tim Rabbitt* | 13.58 | 1,606 | 1,678 | 1,810 | 1,950 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Carey | 10.65 | 1,259 | 1,327 | 1,388 | |
| | Independent | David Collins | 3.46 | 409 | 414 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cillian Morris | 3.41 | 403 | 409 | | |
| Electorate: 19,286 Valid: 11,823 (61.30%) Spoilt: 159 Quota: 2,365 Turnout: 11,982 (62.13%) ||||||||

### Tuam

Tuam - 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Sinead Connaughton* | 11.21 | 2,030 | 2,103 | 2,404 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Colm Keaveney | 10.60 | 1,923 | 2,042 | 2,057 | 2,061 | 2,115 | 2,171 | 2,382 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tiernan Walsh* | 10.04 | 1,818 | 1,835 | 1,880 | 1,893 | 1,977 | 1,990 | 2,065 | 2,068 | 2,440 |
| | Fine Gael | Tom McHugh* | 8.60 | 1,557 | 1,583 | 1,600 | 1,615 | 1,668 | 1,742 | 1,963 | 2,000 | 2,073 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Connolly* | 8.44 | 1,528 | 1,569 | 1,657 | 1,681 | 2,089 | 2,198 | 2,264 | 2,271 | |
| | Independent | Seán Canney* | 8.19 | 1,483 | 1,542 | 1,565 | 1,568 | 1,644 | 1,886 | 2,008 | 2,031 | 2,113 |
| | Independent | Peter Roche | 7.09 | 1,284 | 1,377 | 1,399 | 1,403 | 1,485 | 1,524 | 1,607 | 1,622 | 1,677 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Reilly | 6.09 | 1,104 | 1,135 | 1,141 | 1,142 | 1,159 | 1,325 | 1,489 | 1,519 | 1,862 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick O'Brien | 5.60 | 1,014 | 1,029 | 1,039 | 1,042 | 1,057 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Seamus Quinn* | 5.38 | 974 | 999 | 1,096 | 1,107 | 1,133 | 1,207 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kathleen Quinn* | 5.28 | 957 | 967 | 1,100 | 1,143 | 1,220 | 1,376 | 1,437 | 1,439 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Pat Gilmore | 4.92 | 891 | 901 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Pat Donnellan | 4.74 | 858 | 914 | 973 | 991 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Caitlin Glavey | 1.94 | 352 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seán Hehir | 0.99 | 180 | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Siobhan Nevin | 0.89 | 161 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 28,853 Valid: 18,114 (62.78%) Spoilt: 283 Quota: 2,265 Turnout: 18,397 (63.76%) |||||||||||||