Galway County Council: 2004 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 10 | (-6) | 26017 | 34.5% | (-9.8%) | 23 | (+1) | 5 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 10 | (+1) | 21133 | 28.1% | (-3.5%) | 16 | 5 | ||
| Independent |  | 5 | (+2) | 14164 | 18.8% | (+3.6%) | 15 | (+2) | 5 | |
| Progressive Democrats |  | 3 | (+1) | 6800 | 9.0% | (+3.1%) | 6 | (+3) | 4 | (+1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 1 | (+1) | 3040 | 4.0% | (+3.4%) | 5 | (+4) | 5 | (+4) |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 2542 | 3.4% | (+2.0%) | 2 | (+1) | 2 | (+1) |
| Republican Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 1076 | 1.4% | (+0.5%) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Green Party |  | 0 | 548 | 0.7% | (+0.7%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |