Carlow County Council: 2004 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 8 | (-1) | 7844 | 36.3% | (-0.1%) | 15 | 5 | ||
| Fine Gael |  | 7 | 7107 | 32.9% | (+1.6%) | 13 | (+1) | 5 | ||
| Labour Party |  | 4 | (+1) | 3713 | 17.2% | (-1.5%) | 7 | 5 | ||
| Green Party |  | 1 | 1482 | 6.9% | (+3.1%) | 5 | (+3) | 5 | (+3) | |
| Progressive Democrats |  | 1 | 730 | 3.4% | (-1.1%) | 1 | (-1) | 1 | (-1) | |
| Independent |  | 0 | 387 | 1.8% | (-3.6%) | 3 | (-2) | 2 | (-2) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 333 | 1.5% | (+1.5%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |