Clare County Council: 2004 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 15 | (-3) | 22717 | 41.5% | (-9.7%) | 23 | (-3) | 6 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 10 | (+1) | 15779 | 28.8% | (+2.2%) | 15 | (-2) | 6 | |
| Independent |  | 5 | (+1) | 8801 | 16.1% | (+2.0%) | 11 | (+1) | 6 | (+1) |
| Green Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 2466 | 4.5% | (+2.8%) | 5 | (+3) | 5 | (+3) |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 1815 | 3.3% | (+0.2%) | 4 | (-2) | 4 | |
| Progressive Democrats |  | 0 | (-1) | 2103 | 3.8% | (+1.9%) | 4 | (+3) | 4 | (+3) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 1011 | 1.8% | (+0.9%) | 3 | (+2) | 3 | (+2) | |
| Socialist Workers |  | 0 | 33 | 0.1% | (+0.1%) | 2 | (+2) | 1 | (+1) | |