2004 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

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Results of the 2004 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Newcastle-under-Lyme Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1131+247.837.011,568+0.1%
  Liberal Democrats 604-426.133.310,403+2.0%
  Conservative 620+226.127.78,676-0.4%
  Independent 000000.8237+0.7%
 Caring Party000000.7222-2.4%
  Green 000000.6177+0.2%

Ward results

Audley and Bignall End (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Wilkes760
Labour Ann Beech759
Liberal Democrats Cornes Dylis754
Labour Dennis McIntosh630
Conservative Robert Edwards405
Conservative Glenys Davies260
Turnout 3,568
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Bradwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Tatton87056.7−4.0
Conservative Janet Lefroy36123.5+3.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Boughey30319.8+0.3
Majority 50933.2+2.3
Turnout 1,534
Labour hold Swing
Butt Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Evans56547.4−2.2
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Burgess37831.7−2.9
Conservative Pauline Rowley24820.8+5.0
Majority 18715.7+0.7
Turnout 1,191
Labour hold Swing
Chesterton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Dolman589
Labour Sandra Simpson537
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cooley357
Conservative Malcolm Moore272
Liberal Democrats Dennis Cornes208
Conservative Clive Moss174
Turnout 2,137
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Clayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Heames55743.4
Labour Richard Gorton48337.6
Liberal Democrats David Dugdale24419.0
Majority 745.8
Turnout 1,284
Conservative hold Swing
Cross Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sylvia Butler72754.3−5.5
Conservative John Tagg26419.7+4.9
Liberal Democrats Leo Hamburger22016.4−1.2
Caring PartyJohnathon Ackerley1289.6+1.8
Majority 46334.6−7.6
Turnout 1,339
Labour hold Swing
Halmerend (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Olwyn Speed776
Liberal Democrats David Becket738
Labour Trevor Sproston368
Labour Andrew Williams360
Turnout 2,242
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Holditch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vic Finnemore52465.8
Liberal Democrats Julian Colclough27234.2
Majority 25231.6
Turnout 796
Labour hold Swing
Kidsgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Astle89262.2+7.5
Liberal Democrats Ephriam Daniels30121.0−13.7
Conservative Edward Lowe24216.9+6.3
Majority 59141.2+21.2
Turnout 1,435
Labour hold Swing
Loggerheads and Whitmore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Freda Myatt1,52570.7−2.6
Liberal Democrats Bryan Kirkham40418.7+8.2
Labour Helen Sproston22810.6−5.7
Majority 1,12152.0−5.0
Turnout 2,157
Conservative hold Swing
May Bank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Matthews91348.4+3.9
Liberal Democrats Edward Coxon55729.5−3.5
Labour Stephen Harrison41722.1−0.3
Majority 35618.9+7.4
Turnout 1,887
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Newchapel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Chrzanowski35238.8+9.8
Liberal Democrats Maurica Leese31935.1+4.0
Independent Michael Prosser23726.1+26.1
Majority 333.7
Turnout 908
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Porthill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cooper46141.9
Labour Colin Higginson44240.2
Liberal Democrats Emma Cooley19617.8
Majority 191.7
Turnout 1,099
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Ravenscliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gillian Burnett44345.3+1.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Hall30631.3−8.0
Conservative Jeremy Dodsworth22823.3+6.9
Majority 13714.0+9.0
Turnout 977
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Seabridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Whieldon72546.5+0.4
Labour David Beardmore55135.4−0.5
Liberal Democrats Eric Durber28218.1+0.1
Majority 17411.1+0.9
Turnout 1,558
Conservative hold Swing
Talke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond Slater51554.4−4.0
Labour Doris Boden26528.0−2.0
Conservative Stephen Sweeney16617.5+5.9
Majority 25026.4−2.0
Turnout 946
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Thistleberry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marion Reddish1,02655.7−2.3
Conservative Gerald Cork43723.7−0.1
Labour William Welsh28515.5−2.8
Caring PartyGeoff Cubley945.1+5.1
Majority 58932.0−2.2
Turnout 1,842
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Clarke57148.3
Labour Steve James39233.2
Conservative Luciana Flackett15212.9
Caring PartyDerick Huckfield665.6
Majority 17915.1
Turnout 1,181
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Westlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Moss1,00755.5−3.5
Liberal Democrats Hilary Jones47926.4+2.3
Labour Eileen Robinson32818.1+1.2
Majority 52829.1−5.8
Turnout 1,814
Conservative hold Swing
Wolstanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Olsezewski56138.6−6.9
Liberal Democrats Trevor Johnson43730.1−2.1
Conservative Caroline Champion27919.2+3.8
Green Anne Beirne17712.2+5.3
Majority 1248.5−4.8
Turnout 1,454
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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