ˈæftɚ ðə vˈoʊt, lˈeɪsi wʌz ɛkspˈɛld fɹʌmðə lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi ɡɹˈuːp ˌɔn dˈʌblɪn sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl, ænd spˈɛnt ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪndɚɹ ʌv hɪz tˈɜːm ʌntˈɪl ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ lˈoʊkəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz æz ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt kˈaʊnsɪlɚ.
After the vote, Lacey was expelled from the Labour Party Group on Dublin City Council, and spent the remainder of his term until the 2004 Local Elections as an Independent Councillor.