2004 Cambridge City Council election

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The 2004 Cambridge City Council election to the Cambridge City Council took place in 2004. Due to ward boundary changes, the whole council was up for election rather than the normal one-third.

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Result Summary

2004 Cambridge City Council election [1] [2]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 28Increase2.svg 366.702866.736,58641.3+0.1
  Labour 13Decrease2.svg 231.001331.022,95225.9-0.2
  Conservative 1Decrease2.svg 12.4012.419,65422.2-1.3
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.07,7948.8+0.8
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.08090.9N/A
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.07410.8±0.0

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Durrant 725 41.8
Labour Caroline Hart 615 35.5
Labour Richard Smith 559 32.2
Conservative Richard Dutton38822.4
Liberal Democrats Helen Elsom36020.8
Liberal Democrats Edward Sexton33019.0
Green Heather Macbeth-Hornett32218.6
Conservative Simon Mitton32218.6
Conservative Magnus Gittins31718.3
Green Margaret Wright28016.1
Liberal Democrats Marcus Streets27916.1
Turnout 1,73427.8
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Arbury

Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Rhordi James 1,167 40.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Hymans 1,004 34.4
Liberal Democrats Timothy Ward 976 33.4
Labour Michael Todd-Jones90831.1
Labour Ian Kidman90030.8
Labour Janet Robertson-Forrest77726.6
Conservative Robert Boorman69923.9
Conservative Rhona Boorman66222.7
Conservative Shapour Meftah54418.6
Green Edwina Wood45915.7
Turnout 2,92143.2
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats hold

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Marie-Louise Holland 1,130 52.0
Liberal Democrats John Hipkin 1,112 51.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Kightley 1,011 46.5
Conservative Jacqueline Mitton48722.4
Conservative Janet Webb45921.1
Green Stephen Lawrence43620.1
Conservative Charles Pilkington43420.0
Labour Jane Jacks40318.5
Labour Christopher Hemming32014.7
Labour Duncan Rayner27212.5
Turnout 2,17333.1
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Robert Dryden 1,275 43.9
Labour Russel McPherson 1,057 36.4
Conservative Eric Barrett-Payton 1,027 35.3
Conservative Christopher Howell1,01434.9
Conservative Graham Palmer98333.8
Labour Stuart Newbold93832.3
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Heathcock55619.1
Liberal Democrats Ben Hutchings40013.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Rodgers35012.0
Green Neil Ford2428.3
Turnout 2,90746.4
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Coleridge

Coleridge
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bernaneth Callaghan 782 36.6
Labour Jeremy Benstead 753 35.2
Labour Lewis Herbert 743 34.7
Conservative Edward Macnaghten51223.9
Conservative Steven Mastin51123.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Blackhurst49022.9
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Folley47722.3
Conservative Monica Waters46921.9
Liberal Democrats Thomas Yates37217.4
Green James Grinham34015.9
UKIP Albert Watts1878.7
Turnout 2,13937.1
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Bailey 913 41.5
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Liddle 859 39.0
Liberal Democrats Donald Adey 800 36.3
Labour Pat Johnston64829.4
Labour Geraldine Bird61628.0
Labour Sarah Woodall58126.4
Conservative Marvin Goode39217.8
Green Peter Pope36916.8
Conservative Louise Cadwallader35316.0
Conservative Tina Goode33415.2
UKIP Barry Hudson22910.4
Turnout 2,20137.1
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

King's Hedges

King's Hedges
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Louise Downham 558 32.7
Labour Elizabeth Hughes 550 32.2
Labour Maria Bell 524 30.7
Conservative Peter Langley47427.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Pitt44926.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Rodgers42424.8
Liberal Democrats Neale Upstone40723.8
Conservative Hugh Mennie36921.6
Green Gerhard Goldbeck-Wood24414.3
Green Geraldine Roper24414.3
Turnout 1,70827.6
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Market

Market
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Joye Rosenstiel 824 41.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Dixon 813 40.8
Liberal Democrats Colin Rosenstiel 781 39.2
Conservative Timothy Haire36718.4
Conservative John Ionides35717.9
Green Martin Lucas-Smith34417.3
Conservative Alan Mendoza33917.0
Green Daniel Scott32516.3
Independent Adrian Brink26313.2
Green Michael Smith24512.3
Independent John Burnett23211.6
Independent Sylvia Lynn-Meaden22511.3
Labour Elizabeth Walter21911.0
Labour Damian Counsell20610.3
Labour Donald McCallum1939.7
Turnout 1,99429.9
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Sian Reid 1,018 51.1
Liberal Democrats Julie Smith 931 46.7
Liberal Democrats Roderick Cantrill 904 45.4
Conservative Peter Harding-Rolls42921.5
Conservative Gail Kenney41120.6
Green Anna Gomori-Woodcock40020.1
Conservative Anna Hodge39519.8
Labour Rita Gaggs31715.9
Labour Richard Layfield28814.5
Green William Quinn28214.1
Labour Daniel Sternberg27914.0
Turnout 1,99331.6
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Petersfield

Petersfield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Benjamin Bradnack 797 36.1
Liberal Democrats Victoria Phillips 787 35.7
Labour Kevin Blencowe 770 34.9
Liberal Democrats Thomas Mortimer72733.0
Labour Tricia Wright70932.1
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Monroe67330.5
Green John Collins34915.8
Green Ruhul Islam34515.6
Green Shayne Mitchell34115.5
Conservative Rosemary Clarkson27312.4
Conservative Donald Douglas23010.4
Conservative Laurence Tailby2079.4
Independent Bernard Walker894.0
Turnout 2,20637.1
Labour hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Labour hold

Queen's Edith

Queen's Edith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Amanda Taylor 1,671 59.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Stebbings 1,591 57.0
Liberal Democrats Alan Baker 1,566 56.1
Conservative Toby Edwards65323.4
Conservative James Ray55019.7
Conservative Mark Hall53119.0
Green Brian Westcott33712.1
Labour Leonard Freeman2779.9
Labour Susan Rosser2569.2
Labour John Kazer2117.6
UKIP Helene Davies2067.4
Turnout 2,79243.6
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Romsey

Romsey
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Smart 1,192 47.9
Liberal Democrats Iain Coleman 1,184 47.6
Liberal Democrats Sarah Ellis-Miller 1,125 45.2
Labour Jonathan Goodacre74630.0
Labour Paul Sales65826.5
Labour Benjamin Stafford57723.2
Green Richard Rippin39415.8
Green Vicky Russell36014.5
Conservative Vivian Ellis2068.3
Conservative Margaret Reynolds1867.5
Conservative Rosemary Wheeler1726.9
UKIP Marjorie Barr1194.8
Turnout 2,48739.9
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Trumpington

Trumpington
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Philippa Slatter 1,186 51.9
Liberal Democrats Edrich Adigun-Harris 1,177 51.6
Liberal Democrats Sheila Churchill 1,039 45.5
Conservative Steven George77834.1
Conservative Andre Beaumont76433.5
Conservative Daniel Whant67929.7
Green Ceri Galloway34615.2
Labour Deborah Allen1928.4
Labour George Tudor1627.1
Labour David Coulson1546.7
Turnout 2,28342.4
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Ian Nimmo-Smith 1,302 50.7
Liberal Democrats Diane Armstrong 1,143 44.5
Liberal Democrats Max Boyce 1,086 42.3
Labour Paul McHugh50319.6
Green Sarah Peake48118.7
Labour Miriam Lynn48018.7
Conservative Peter Lake47818.6
Conservative James Strachan46318.0
Labour Simon Watkins45417.7
Conservative Ann Watkins43617.0
Green Stephen Peake30912.0
Turnout 2,56740.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Results 2004 - Cambridge". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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