# 2004 Wexford County Council election

An election to Wexford County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four 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% | ±% |
| | Fine Gael | 7 | -1 | 18,646 | 32.74 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | 6 | -3 | 17,419 | 30.59 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 3 | +3 | 5,103 | 8.96 | |
| | Labour | 1 | - | 5,012 | 8.80 | |
| | Independent | 4 | +1 | 8,830 | 15.50 | |
| Totals | Totals | 21 | - | 56,952 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Enniscorthy

Enniscorthy - 5 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 | Peter Byrne* | 12.36 | 1,770 | 1,779 | 1,802 | 1,828 | 1,846 | 1,911 | 1,976 | 2,371 | 2,522 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Barbara Ann Murphy* | 11.44 | 1,639 | 1,644 | 1,654 | 1,660 | 1,760 | 1,797 | 1,832 | 2,010 | 2,058 | 2,130 | 2,158 | 2,179 |
| | Fine Gael | Oliver Walsh* | 10.92 | 1,564 | 1,579 | 1,583 | 1,593 | 1,624 | 1,727 | 1,778 | 1,947 | 2,116 | 2,197 | 2,208 | 2,234 |
| | Fine Gael | Trevor Masterson | 9.14 | 1,309 | 1,329 | 1,381 | 1,390 | 1,443 | 1,487 | 1,520 | 1,567 | 1,788 | 1,860 | 1,877 | 1,892 |
| | Independent | Seán Doyle* | 8.98 | 1,286 | 1,324 | 1,365 | 1,397 | 1,431 | 1,510 | 1,657 | 1,722 | 1,880 | 2,500 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kathleen Codd-Nolan | 8.60 | 1,232 | 1,252 | 1,288 | 1,294 | 1,332 | 1,374 | 1,398 | 1,438 | 1,751 | 1,845 | 1,879 | 1,929 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Kavanagh* | 7.31 | 1,047 | 1,060 | 1,108 | 1,133 | 1,156 | 1,220 | 1,250 | 1,330 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Willie Kavanagh | 6.90 | 988 | 998 | 1,001 | 1,004 | 1,013 | 1,157 | 1,196 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Noreen Sheridan | 5.07 | 727 | 750 | 755 | 780 | 805 | 823 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jackser Owens | 6.78 | 972 | 987 | 1,006 | 1,038 | 1,067 | 1,100 | 1,312 | 1,370 | 1,465 | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Seán Quirke | 2.42 | 639 | 650 | 664 | 672 | 686 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Winnie O'Leary | 2.42 | 346 | 372 | 377 | 466 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tara Manning | 1.93 | 277 | 287 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Anne Robinson | 1.86 | 266 | 572 | 577 | 613 | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Michael Cuthbert | 1.84 | 264 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,684 Valid: 14,326 (58.04%) Spoilt: 322 Quota: 2,322 Turnout: 14,648 (59.34%) ||||||||||||||||

### Gorey

Gorey - 4 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 | Michael W. D'Arcy* | 15.58 | 1,952 | 1,984 | 2,091 | 2,201 | 2,459 | 2,571 | | | |
| | Independent | Declan McPartlin | 13.63 | 1,707 | 1,762 | 1,807 | 1,896 | 1,992 | 2,150 | 2,162 | 2,617 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Lorcan Allen* | 11.94 | 1,496 | 1,511 | 1,553 | 1,611 | 1,717 | 2,258 | 2,273 | 2,430 | 2,452 |
| | Sinn Féin | Jimmy Fleming | 11.81 | 1,479 | 1,559 | 1,594 | 1,742 | 1,876 | 1,982 | 1,991 | 2,116 | 2,148 |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Earle | 9.02 | 1,130 | 1,166 | 1,219 | 1,287 | 1,416 | 1,538 | 1,556 | 2,012 | 2,069 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Kinsella | 8.95 | 1,121 | 1,141 | 1,213 | 1,273 | 1,429 | 1,521 | 1,532 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Rath | 8.82 | 1,105 | 1,130 | 1,149 | 1,190 | 1,274 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Colin Webb | 6.69 | 838 | 867 | 1,038 | 1,153 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Bobby Ireton | 5.56 | 696 | 749 | 786 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kay O'Gorman | 4.85 | 608 | 621 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Eddie Colfer | 1.64 | 206 | | | | | | | | |
| | Socialist Workers | John Carty | 1.51 | 189 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,363 Valid: 12,527 (61.52%) Spoilt: 253 Quota: 2,506 Turnout: 12,780 (62.76%) |||||||||||||

### New Ross

New Ross - 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sean Connick | 15.70 | 1,914 | 1,994 | 2,172 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John Dwyer | 11.22 | 1,368 | 1,406 | 1,548 | 1,575 | 1,601 | 1,678 | 1,960 | 1,986 |
| | Fine Gael | Larry O'Brien* | 11.09 | 1,352 | 1,406 | 1,485 | 1,504 | 1,573 | 2,002 | 2,157 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Curtis* | 10.80 | 1,317 | 1,334 | 1,359 | 1,365 | 1,593 | 1,772 | 2,026 | 2,042 |
| | Fine Gael | Denis Kennedy* | 10.48 | 1,278 | 1,308 | 1,389 | 1,403 | 1,415 | 1,589 | 1,690 | 1,722 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Sheehan* | 8.51 | 1,038 | 1,074 | 1,159 | 1,215 | 1,277 | 1,310 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Murphy | 8.40 | 1,024 | 1,039 | 1,046 | 1,053 | 1,348 | 1,503 | 1,661 | 1,695 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Whelan | 7.90 | 963 | 986 | 1,020 | 1,022 | 1,161 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seamus Whelan* | 7.13 | 869 | 877 | 886 | 890 | | | | |
| | Labour | Bobby Dunphy | 5.49 | 669 | 737 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | David Maher | 3.30 | 402 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,918 Valid: 12,194 (55.63%) Spoilt: 322 Quota: 2,033 Turnout: 12,516 (57.10%) ||||||||||||

### Wexford

Wexford - 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 |
| | Independent | Padge Reck* | 8.85 | 1,608 | 1,640 | 1,665 | 1,735 | 1,808 | 1,970 | 2,059 | 2,064 | 2,206 | 2,326 | | |
| | Labour | Ted Howlin* | 8.50 | 1,544 | 1,599 | 1,609 | 1,838 | 1,923 | 2,035 | 2,323 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Maurice Roche | 8.41 | 1,529 | 1,552 | 1,561 | 1,586 | 1,598 | 1,664 | 1,706 | 1,709 | 1,830 | 1,888 | 1,950 | 1,955 |
| | Fine Gael | Pat Codd* | 8.04 | 1,462 | 1,475 | 1,494 | 1,498 | 1,601 | 1,607 | 1,638 | 1,642 | 1,678 | 1,841 | 2,151 | 2,166 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Lisa McDonald | 7.66 | 1,392 | 1,418 | 1,537 | 1,567 | 1,630 | 1,688 | 1,805 | 1,809 | 1,918 | 2,204 | 2,343 | |
| | Independent | Leo Carthy* | 7.50 | 1,363 | 1,460 | 1,634 | 1,646 | 1,668 | 1,712 | 1,791 | 1,797 | 1,899 | 1,937 | 2,301 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gus Byrne* | 6.23 | 1,133 | 1,145 | 1,294 | 1,319 | 1,356 | 1,409 | 1,445 | 1,449 | 1,509 | 1,737 | 1,801 | 1,827 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Moore | 5.63 | 1,023 | 1,074 | 1,171 | 1,178 | 1,281 | 1,289 | 1,353 | 1,356 | 1,426 | 1,451 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Keane | 5.47 | 995 | 997 | 1,039 | 1,045 | 1,072 | 1,083 | 1,091 | 1,092 | 1,105 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Anna Fenlon* | 5.35 | 972 | 1,008 | 1,025 | 1,127 | 1,290 | 1,424 | 1,480 | 1,490 | 1,648 | 1,692 | 1,920 | 1,945 |
| | Green | Danny Forde | 4.68 | 850 | 876 | 890 | 949 | 973 | 1,035 | 1,077 | 1,088 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Philomena Roche | 4.37 | 795 | 805 | 811 | 826 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Furlong | 4.35 | 791 | 800 | 805 | 856 | 873 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Gordon Rochford | 4.15 | 755 | 774 | 781 | 849 | 905 | 935 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Davy Hynes | 4.05 | 736 | 745 | 751 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Josephine Doyle* | 4.02 | 731 | 740 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Angela Leahy | 2.72 | 495 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 34,708 Valid: 18,174 (52.36%) Spoilt: 425 Quota: 2,272 Turnout: 18,599 (53.59%) ||||||||||||||||