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2004 Donegal County Council election
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2004 Irish local government election
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February 2024 2004 Donegal County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1999 Donegal County Council election 1999 2009 Donegal County Council election 2009 All 29 seats on Donegal County Council 5 June 2004 Fianna Fáil 14 - Fine Gael 8 - Sinn Féin 4 +4 Independent Fianna Fáil 2 -2 Independent (politician) 1 -1 Labour Party (Ireland) 0 -1 Donegal in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Donegal County Council Council control Council control after election Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 62.3%
An election to Donegal County Council took place on 5 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.
Results by party
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Fianna Fáil14-28,82340.05-1.5 Fine Gael8-16,52022.95 +0.2 Sinn Féin4+49,72513.51 +9.1 Independent Fianna Fáil2-29,35613.0 Independent politician (Ireland)1-14,7446.59 Labour Party (Ireland)0-18171.13 -2.6Totals29-71,977100.00—
RTÉ News: Elections 2004 http://www.rte.ie/news/elections2004/local/donegal_local.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040917111406/http://www.rte.ie/news/elections2004/local/donegal_local.html 2004-09-17 2024-02-02 [RTÉ]
Results by local electoral area
Sitting in italics
Donegal
Donegal - 6 seats
9
Sinn Féin
Thomas Pringle*
2,334
16.56
Fianna Fáil
Sean McEniff*
1,864
13.22
1,886
1,961
1,963
2,061
Fianna Fáil
Brendan Byrne
1,476
10.47
1,506
1,518
1,619
1,634
1,657
1,678
1,681
1,717
Fine Gael
John Boyle*
1,309
9.29
1,379
1,385
1,504
1,537
1,757
1,779
1,784
1,983
Fianna Fáil
Peter Kennedy*
1,204
8.54
1,226
1,230
1,249
1,263
1,424
1,527
1,535
1,981
Fianna Fáil
Paul Coughlan*
1,166
8.27
1,201
1,210
1,273
1,295
1,345
1,439
1,446
1,631
Independent politician (Ireland)
Ernan McGettigan
987
7.00
1,018
1,038
1,054
1,125
1,343
1,396
1,399
Fine Gael
Barry O'Neill
888
6.30
897
943
944
1,001
1,157
1,551
1,566
1,704
Fianna Fáil
Billy Grimes
877
6.22
885
957
971
1,022
1,031
Fine Gael
Joyce McMullin
853
6.05
866
869
878
902
Green Party (Ireland)
Florence Doherty
468
3.32
498
525
531
Fianna Fáil
Seamus Gillespie
366
2.60
406
407
Independent Fianna Fáil
Joe Gallagher
303
2.15
313
9
22,401
14,015 (62.92%)
223
2,014
14,318 (63.92%)Source for Donegal electoral area results.Donegal County Council: (Donegal) 2004 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=174&electype=5&constitid=132 2024-02-02 irelandelection.com
Glenties
Glenties - 6 seats
10
Fianna Fáil
Brian O Domhnaill
2,318
16.07
Sinn Féin
Pearse Doherty
1,892
13.12
1,949
2,040
2,230
Fine Gael
Terence Slowey*
1,844
12.79
1,845
1,916
1,922
1,925
1,971
2,310
Fianna Fáil
David Alcorn*
1,675
11.62
1,697
1,737
1,813
1,835
1,850
1,953
1,987
2,189
Fianna Fáil
Enda Bonner*
1,343
9.31
1,366
1,404
1,449
1,460
1,474
1,591
1,632
1,797 1,871
Fine Gael
Pádraig Doherty*
1,138
7.89
1,162
1,171
1,248
1,286
1,464
1,467
1,470
1,611 1,630
Independent Fianna Fáil
Paddy Kelly*
1,111
7.70
1,178
1,274
1,315
1,323
1,512
1,529
1,536
1,606 1,617
Fianna Fáil
Thomas McDyre
700
4.85
708
779
780
780
789
Labour Party (Ireland)
Seamus Rogers
682
4.73
688
776
855
882
912
993
1,063
Independent politician (Ireland)
John Greene
579
4.02
589
601
Fine Gael
John Campbell
578
4.01
604
618
621
623
Independent Fianna Fáil
Seán O Baoill
425
2.95
431
Green Party (Ireland)
Adrian MacFhearraigh
135
0.94
142
10
23,611
14,420 (61.07%)
247
2,061
14,667 (62.12%)Source for Glenties electoral area results.Donegal County Council: (Glenties) 2004 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=174&constitid=133&electype=5 2024-02-02 irelandelection.com
Inishowen
Inishowen - 6 seats
8
Sinn Féin
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
2,264
15.36
Fine Gael
Bernard McGuinness*
1,980
13.43
1,949
2,040
2,230
Fianna Fáil
Francis Conaghan*
1,782
12.09
1,796
1,805
1,821
1,909
1,925
1,928
2,017
Fianna Fáil
Rena Donaghey*
1,744
11.83
1,776
1,809
1,865
1,917
1,937
1,940
2,055
Fianna Fáil
Denis McGonigle
1,518
10.30
1,530
1,668
1,692
1,701
1,734
1,738
2,235
Fianna Fáil
Marion McDonald*
1,213
8.23
1,222
1,256
1,293
1,330
1,599
1,649
1,728
Fine Gael
Una Sheridan*
1,063
7.21
1,077
1,087
1,136
1,172
1,243
1,413
1,495
Independent Fianna Fáil
Albert Doherty*
994
6.74
1,009
1,047
1,105
1,344
1,368
1,388
Fine Gael
Martin Farren
859
5.83
865
870
900
924
Independent Fianna Fáil
Columba Doherty
561
3.81
572
573
600
Green Party (Ireland)
Peter Doran
427
2.90
452
462
Fianna Fáil
Christina McEleney
336
2.28
343
10
26,737
14,741 (55.13%)
276
2,106
15,017 (56.17%)Source for Inishowen electoral area results.Donegal County Council: (Inishowen) 2004 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=174&constitid=134&electype=5 2024-02-02 irelandelection.com
Letterkenny
Letterkenny - 5 seats
8
Independent Fianna Fáil
Dessie Larkin*
1,736
14.11
1,758
1,801
2,005
2,090
Fianna Fáil
Gerry Crawford*
1,717
13.95
1,733
1,751
1,854
1,871
1,928
2,208
Fianna Fáil
Ciaran Brogan
1,566
12.73
1,580
1,618
1,649
1,707
1,807
1,863
1,894
Fine Gael
Jimmy Harte*
1,532
12.45
1,555
1,607
1,651
1,748
2,124
Sinn Féin
Tony McDaid
1,285
10.44
1,303
1,314
1,363
1,450
1,496
1,526
1,538
Fianna Fáil
Damien Blake
1,096
8.91
1,107
1,145
1,163
1,239
1,333
1,374
1,394
Independent politician (Ireland)
Jim Devenney
869
7.06
880
946
985
1,019
1,091
Fine Gael
[Paddy Gildea
739
6.01
765
831
853
917
Independent Fianna Fáil
Maureen McLaughlin
573
4.66
586
603
Green Party (Ireland)
Neil Clarke
544
4.42
578
623
659
Progressive Democrats
John Gibbons
419
3.41
431
Labour Party (Ireland)
Seán Reilly
135
1.10
Independent politician (Ireland)
Johnny Bovaird
93
0.76
8
22,762
12,304 (54.06%)
160
2,051
112,464 (54.76%)Source for Letterkenny electoral area results.Donegal County Council: (Letterkenny) 2004 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=174&constitid=135&electype=5 2024-02-02 irelandelection.com
Milford
Milford - 3 seats
8
Independent Fianna Fáil
Liam Blaney*
1,577
17.07
1,625
1,756
1,792
2,174
2,301
2,578
Independent politician (Ireland)
Ian McGarvey
1,327
14.37
1,358
1,378
1,423
1,471
1,679
1,864
1,905
Fine Gael
Noel McBride
1,152
12.47
1,179
1,256
1,681
1,735
1,842
2,062
2,112
Fianna Fáil
Hugh McDaid
1,046
11.32
1,118
1,144
1,219
1,430
1,692
1,869
1,900
Sinn Féin
Donal Cullen
933
10.10
958
1,044
1,076
1,153
1,338
Independent politician (Ireland)
Daniel O'Donnell
889
9.62
910
951
1,012
1,150
Fine Gael
Tommy Ryan
774
8.38
779
785
Independent Fianna Fáil
Michael McBride
762
8.25
767
895
983
Independent Fianna Fáil
Joseph Cullen
514
5.56
535
Fianna Fáil
Kenneth Bradley
263
2.85
8
13,597
9,237 (67.93%)
135
2,310
9,372 (68.93%)Source for Milford electoral area results.Donegal County Council: (Milford) 2004 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=174&constitid=281&electype=5 2024-02-02 irelandelection.com
Stranorlar
Stranorlar - 3 seats
4
Fianna Fáil
Alice Bonner*
2,063
28.73
Fianna Fáil
Patrick McGowan*
1,489
20.74
1,632
1,770
2,062
Fine Gael
J.J. Reid*
1,126
15.68
1,156
1,502
1,668
Sinn Féin
Tom Dignam
1,016
14.15
1,040
1,112
1,349
Independent Fianna Fáil
Peter Carlin
800
11.14
830
918
Fine Gael
Martin Harley
686
9.55
726
4
11,989
7,180 (59.89%)
131
1,796
7,311 (60.98%)Source for Stranorlar electoral area results.Donegal County Council: (Stranorlar) 2004 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=174&constitid=136&electype=5 2024-02-02 irelandelection.com
References
External links
https://archive.today/20140530061822/http://www.donegalcoco.ie/council/localelections2014/electionresults2009.htm Official website el
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