1,627 County, City, Borough and Town Council Seats
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Bertie Ahern
Enda Kenny
Pat Rabbitte
Party
Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael
Labour
Leader since
19 November 1994
6 June 2002
13 October 2001
Percentage
31.8%
27.6%
14.2%
Largest Party on Council
16
10
4
Councillors
542
468
188
Councillors +/-
129
32
18
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Gerry Adams
Trevor Sargent
Mary Harney
Party
Sinn Féin
Green
Progressive Democrats
Leader since
13 November 1983
6 November 2001
26 October 1993
Percentage
8.1%
3.9%
3.9%
Largest Party on Council
1
N/A
N/A
Councillors
127
32
32
Councillors +/-
63
15
The 2004 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on Friday, 11 June 2004, on the same day as the European elections and referendum on the amending the constitutional provisions on citizenship. Polling was delayed until 19 June 2004 in County Roscommon, due to the sudden death of Councillor Gerry Donnelly.
Turnout was the highest for 20 years at around 60%,[1] helped by the extra publicity of the referendum. The result was a setback for Fianna Fáil, which saw its share of the vote drop by 7 percentage points from its 1999 result to 32%, losing 20% of its council seats.[2] The party lost its majority on Clare County Council for the first time in 70 years, and fell behind Fine Gael in Galway, Limerick and Waterford city councils.[3] Labour's share of the vote remained static at 11% while Fine Gael dropped 1%. However, both parties gained seats with the Labour Party becoming the largest party on Dublin City Council. Major gains were made by Sinn Féin which managed to double the number of seats it held, mainly at the expense of Fianna Fáil.
These were the first elections since the Local Government Act 2001 modernised council structures and abolished the dual mandate. Many new councillors were elected for the first time, including 33 of the 52 of the councillors on Dublin City Council, which the city manager described as "unprecedented in the history of local government".[3] Many of the seats vacated by TDs and senators were won by family members.[4]
^Donnelly, Seán (14 June 2004). "The best local election turnout in nearly 20 years". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
^Hennessy, Mark; O'Regan, Michael (15 June 2004). "'A very bad performance' – Ahern". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
^ abMcDonald, Frank (15 June 2004). "FF will find loss of power a bitter pill to swallow". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
^O'Halloran, Marie (15 June 2004). "Politicians hit by dual-mandate ban opt to pass on council mantle to their relatives". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
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