Kilkenny County Council: 2004 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fine Gael |  | 11 | 15415 | 38.2% | (+3.9%) | 17 | (+3) | 5 | ||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 8 | (-4) | 13690 | 34.0% | (-10.5%) | 17 | (-2) | 5 | |
| Labour Party |  | 5 | (+4) | 5950 | 14.8% | (+3.5%) | 7 | (+1) | 4 | |
| Green Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 1858 | 4.6% | (+2.8%) | 3 | 3 | ||
| Independent |  | 1 | (-1) | 1609 | 4.0% | (-2.4%) | 3 | (-1) | 2 | (-1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 1082 | 2.7% | (+2.7%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |
| Progressive Democrats |  | 0 | 715 | 1.8% | (+0.9%) | 1 | 1 | |||