2004 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

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Results of the 2004 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

The 2004 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives gain 2 seats to hold 28 seats, level with the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties combined and leaving 4 Independents holding the balance on the council. [3] [4] The Conservatives increased their share of the vote and picked up Burghclere from a former Conservative turned independent, and Winklebury from Labour. [4] Labour lost votes with the Labour leader of the council Rob Donnelly losing his seat in Popley East and the Liberal Democrats taking a seat from Labour in Brighton Hill South. [4] Overall turnout in the election was 38.24%, in increase from the 31.33% in 2003, and put down to the European elections being held at the same time as the council election. [4]

Following the election the Liberal Democrat and Labour alliance continued to run the council, after winning a 1-vote majority over the Conservatives at the annual council meeting. [5] Independent Martin Biermann became chairman of the environment committee and a further 2 Independents became vice-chairmen of committees, leading to accusations by the Conservatives that a deal had been done with the Independents, but this was denied. [5]

Basingstoke and Deane Local Election Result 2004 [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1120+250.050.516,570+4.3%
  Liberal Democrats 510+122.727.48,996+2.1%
  Labour 403-318.217.85,851-5.1%
  Independent 21109.14.21,389-1.4%

Ward results

Basing [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Read1,67555.1+10.3
Conservative Sven Godesden1,36344.9−2.2
Majority 31210.2
Turnout 3,03848+8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Baughurst [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sheila Allen55866.5+1.1
Liberal Democrats Christina Elkins28133.5−1.1
Majority 27733.0+2.1
Turnout 83944+5
Conservative hold Swing
Brighton Hill North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Gurden64454.8
Conservative Stephen McIntyre-Stewart37832.1
Labour Carl Reader15413.1
Majority 26622.7
Turnout 1,17633+4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Brighton Hill South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Harkess54843.3
Labour Pamela Lonie40832.2
Conservative Richard Clewer31124.5
Majority 14011.1
Turnout 1,26732+3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Buckskin [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Antony Jones38448.8−5.3
Conservative Michael Cohen25131.9−0.6
Independent Roger Blackmore-Squires15219.3+19.3
Majority 13316.9−4.7
Turnout 78725+3
Labour hold Swing
Burghclere [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Hewitt50256.5−25.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony Davies38643.5+25.3
Majority 11613.1−50.4
Turnout 88846+10
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Calleva [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marilyn Tucker1,00362.5−2.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Barnard34221.3+4.3
Labour Terence Price26016.2−1.7
Majority 66141.2−6.1
Turnout 1,60538+8
Conservative hold Swing
Chineham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elaine Still1,27767.1+15.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Day47124.8+24.8
Labour Jane Nicholas1548.1−3.1
Majority 80642.4+28.3
Turnout 1,90237+7
Conservative hold Swing
Eastrop [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Erica Shaw67352.7
Conservative Ronald Collins44134.5
Labour Pauline Courtenay16412.8
Majority 23218.2
Turnout 1,27841+3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hatch Warren and Beggarwood [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dan Putty1,32165.0+8.0
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Crawford71035.0+23.7
Majority 61130.1+4.9
Turnout 2,03133+7
Conservative hold Swing
Highclere and Bourne [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Mitchell73667.2+1.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Watts36032.8−1.2
Majority 37634.3+2.2
Turnout 1,09647−0
Conservative hold Swing
Kempshott [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rita Burgess1,75071.9+14.0
Labour Richard Davey68528.1+4.1
Majority 1,06543.7+9.7
Turnout 2,43541+8
Conservative hold Swing
Norden [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laura James79348.1−5.6
Conservative Nigel McNair Scott53232.2+5.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Whitechurch32519.7+0.6
Majority 26115.8−10.6
Turnout 1,65030+6
Labour hold Swing
Oakley and North Waltham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gweneth Richardson1,62568.7−10.4
Liberal Democrats John Burbidge-King53922.8+22.8
Labour David Cavanagh2008.5−12.4
Majority 1,08645.9−12.3
Turnout 2,36443+12
Conservative hold Swing
Popley East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Powney56954.0+54.0
Labour Robert Donnelly29427.9−34.2
Conservative Hayley Eachus13112.4−9.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Whitechurch605.7−10.7
Majority 27526.1
Turnout 1,05433+14
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Popley West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Frankum36949.6−8.3
Conservative Karen Dignan21528.9+2.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Berwick-Gooding16021.5+5.5
Majority 15420.7−11.1
Turnout 74430+6
Labour hold Swing
Rooksdown [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Peters23163.6−6.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hood13236.4+6.1
Majority 9927.3−12.2
Turnout 36341+10
Conservative hold Swing
Sherborne St John [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Leek69570.6−10.3
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Lessware17718.0+18.0
Labour Eileen Cavanagh11211.4−7.7
Majority 51852.6−9.3
Turnout 98442+6
Conservative hold Swing
South Ham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Watts86346.3−15.6
Conservative Christopher Jones66435.6+11.7
Liberal Democrats Leonard Clover33718.1+3.9
Majority 19910.7−27.3
Turnout 1,86434+9
Labour hold Swing
Tadley North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Warwick Lovegrove1,17661.3+22.7
Conservative William Hipgrave74138.7−13.5
Majority 43522.6
Turnout 1,91743+9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tadley South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Leeks66848.0+48.0
Conservative Andrew Giles55640.0−16.0
Labour Robert Cross16712.0−2.5
Majority 1128.0
Turnout 1,39133+8
Independent hold Swing
Winklebury [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Finney1,28960.4+11.9
Labour Lea Jeff84439.6+5.4
Majority 44520.9+6.6
Turnout 2,13343+7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Basingstoke & Deane council". BBC News. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Local elections 2004" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 23 June 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Tory holds seat". Southern Daily Echo . 17 June 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Labour woe as Tories grow". Southern Daily Echo . 22 June 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Tories claim duo struck power-brokering deal". Southern Daily Echo . 1 July 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Local Election Results of 10th June 2004 - Wards". Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
Preceded by
2003 Basingstoke and Deane Council election 		Basingstoke and Deane local elections Succeeded by
2006 Basingstoke and Deane Council election
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