Municipal elections in the Canadian province of New Brunswick were held on May 10, 2004. All 104 municipalities in New Brunswick elected mayors and councillors. Also held on that day were elections for regional health boards and district education councils. These elections marked the end of three-year terms for elected municipal offices. Beginning in 2004, officials began to serve four-year terms, meaning the next elections will be held in 2008. All municipal elections in New Brunswick are non-partisan.

Summary

In each of the province's three major cities, the mayoral races were won by non-incumbents: Other cities and towns also elected new mayors: A small number of major communities had mayors return to their positions:

Plebiscites

Three communities held plebiscites on election day:

Races in major centres

Below are the results of the mayoral races in selected cities and towns across the province:

Fredericton

Mayor

Elected to city council

Fredericton elects twelve councillors, each on the ward system.

• acclaimed

Moncton

Mayor

Elected to City Council

Moncton elects two councillors at-large, and two from each of four wards.

• acclaimed

Saint John

Mayor

Elected to Common Council

Saint John elects 10 councillors at large. Elected candidates only are listed below.