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).

2004 Wexford County Council election

← 1999 11 June 2004 2009 →

All 21 seats on Wexford County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 7 6 3
Seat change -1 -3 +3

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won 1 4
Seat change - +1

Map showing the area of Wexford County Council

Council control after election

TBD

Results by party

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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 21 - 56,952 100.00

Results by local electoral area

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Enniscorthy

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Enniscorthy - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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Gorey - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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New Ross - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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Wexford - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  
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