2004 Meath County Council election

Part of the 2004 Irish local elections

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2004 Meath County Council election

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All 29 seats on Meath County Council
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Party  | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | Sinn Féin
Seats won  | 12  | 9  | 2
Seat change  | -2  | -2  | +1

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Green | Independent
Seats won  | 1  | 5
Seat change  | +1  | +2

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Map showing the area of Meath County Council

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|  | Council control after election

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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

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Party  | Seats  | ±  | First Pref. votes  | FPv%  | ±%

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| 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 | 29 | \-  | 62,598  | 100.00 | —

## Results by local electoral area

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### Dunshaughlin

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Dunshaughlin - 6 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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

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Kells - 6 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| 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

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Navan - 7 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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

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Slane - 5 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| 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

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Trim - 5 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| 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%)

## External links

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