2004 Daventry District Council election

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Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, known informally as the Tories, and historically also known as the Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 288 Members of Parliament, and also has 234 members of the House of Lords, 4 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 11 members of the Welsh Assembly, 8 members of the London Assembly and 7,445 local councillors.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 10083.362.99,619-1.5%
  Labour 1-18.328.24,316+1.2%
  Liberal Democrat 1+18.38.91,361+2.0%

Ward results

Abbey North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gloria Edwards-Davidson1,19960.7+1.6
Labour Olwen Loud77539.3-1.6
Majority42421.4+3.2
Turnout 1,974
Abbey South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Morrott84667.2-5.6
Labour Gareth Pritchard41332.8+5.6
Majority43334.4-11.2
Turnout 1,259
Conservative hold Swing
Barby & Kilsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Catherine Lomax79954.5+11.2
Conservative John Richards66845.5+0.5
Majority1319.0
Turnout 1,467
Boughton & Pitsford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Shephard52279.3
Labour Emma Poole13620.7
Majority38658.6
Turnout 658
Conservative hold Swing
Braunston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Janet McCarthy52672.0
Conservative Lesley Bowles20528.0
Majority32144.0
Turnout 731
Labour hold Swing
Brixworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Norman Wiig1,33362.3+9.9
Liberal Democrat Frances Peacock56226.3+2.8
Labour Maughan Johnson24411.4+1.4
Majority77136.0+7.1
Turnout 2,139
Conservative hold Swing
Drayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Annette Dunn98959.2+11.0
Labour Brian Roberts68240.8-11.0
Majority30718.4+14.8
Turnout 1,671
Conservative hold Swing
Flore
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Wendy Amos62276.9
Labour Maureen Luke18723.1
Majority43553.8
Turnout 809
Conservative hold Swing
Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Walduck99367.0
Labour David Nicoll48833.0
Majority50534.0
Turnout 1,481
Conservative hold Swing
Ravensthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Pasley-Tyler63679.2
Labour Christopher Myers16720.8
Majority46958.4
Turnout 803
Conservative hold Swing
Weedon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David White87173.8-9.5
Labour Thomas Price30926.2+9.5
Majority56247.6-19.0
Turnout 1,180
Woodford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Griffin73565.4+2.3
Labour Christine Fitchett38934.6-2.3
Majority34630.8+4.6
Turnout 1,124
Conservative hold Swing

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