Laois County Council: 2004 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 11 | (-3) | 11541 | 37.8% | (-13.4%) | 18 | (-1) | 5 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 9 | (-1) | 10362 | 33.9% | (+0.9%) | 14 | (-1) | 5 | |
| Independent |  | 2 | (+1) | 2955 | 9.7% | (-0.3%) | 6 | (-4) | 4 | (-1) |
| Progressive Democrats |  | 1 | (+1) | 3072 | 10.1% | (+10.1%) | 8 | (+8) | 5 | (+5) |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 1250 | 4.1% | (-0.2%) | 3 | (-2) | 2 | (-1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 1 | (+1) | 1147 | 3.8% | (+2.1%) | 2 | (+1) | 2 | (+1) |
| Green Party |  | 0 | 220 | 0.7% | (+0.7%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |