Louth County Council: 2004 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 9 | (-5) | 14110 | 29.7% | (-10.7%) | 17 | (-2) | 5 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 7 | 11103 | 23.3% | (-2.8%) | 14 | (-1) | 5 | ||
| Sinn Féin |  | 5 | (+4) | 8029 | 16.9% | (+7.3%) | 8 | (+3) | 5 | |
| Independent |  | 4 | (+1) | 7995 | 16.8% | (+5.9%) | 10 | (+2) | 5 | (+1) |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | 2221 | 4.7% | (-2.0%) | 5 | (-2) | 5 | ||
| Green Party |  | 0 | 2242 | 4.7% | (+1.1%) | 4 | 4 | |||
| Progressive Democrats |  | 0 | 1860 | 3.9% | (+1.9%) | 6 | (+4) | 5 | (+3) | |