2004 Newport City Council election

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Elections to Newport City Council were held on 10 June 2004 along with elections to the other 21 local authorities and community councils in Wales, as well as elections in the remainder of the United Kingdom. It was the first full election in Newport since it was awarded city status in 2002.

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The 50 councillors elected in this election serve a four-year term.

The previous election took place in 1999.

The next full election took place in May 2008.

Background

Newport County Borough was awarded city status in 2002, [1] which also changed the status of the council [2] (though the results were still reported as Newport County Borough at this election). [3]

Following an electoral review there were a number of ward boundary changes and the number of elected councillors increased from 47 to 50, effective from the 2004 election. [4]

Election results: overview

Newport City Council election 2004 [5] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 31Decrease2.svg662.0
  Conservative 11Increase2.svg522.0
  Liberal Democrats 6Increase2.svg512.0
  Plaid Cymru 1Steady2.svg02.0
  Independent 1Decrease2.svg 12.0
Total50

Ward results

Asterixes denote sitting councillors for the ward who are standing for re-election. [7]

Allt-yr-yn

Allt-yr-yn (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Evans * 1,645
Conservative David Fouweather 1,576
Conservative Leslie Knight * 1,520
Labour Geoffrey Lee804
Labour Victoria Colley-Wall750
Labour Alan Jones705
Liberal Democrats Megan Rees Webb474
Liberal Democrats David Watts448
Liberal Democrats Charles Williams438
Plaid Cymru Clive Busson257
Turnout

Alway

Alway (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Truman * 853
Labour John Guy * 806
Labour Ken Powell * 796
Conservative Mary Thomas412
Conservative Alison Aston403
Conservative Philip Aston401
Liberal Democrats Anne Parry399
Plaid Cymru Dawn Bennett221
Turnout

Beechwood

Beechwood (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hugh Clarke * 1,521
Liberal Democrats David Hando 1,422
Liberal Democrats Jeff Evans 1,337
Labour Christine Watkins608
Labour Helen Kinsey602
Labour Jane Eden595
Conservative Anthony Bees272
Conservative Justine Hennah269
Conservative Kathleen Davies251
Turnout

Bettws

Bettws (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Noel Trigg * 1,150
Labour Val Delahaye * 754
Labour Glyn Jarvis * 660
Independent Susan Baker539
Independent John Parris483
Conservative Paula-Jane Fouweather178
Liberal Democrats Kevin Rice159
Plaid Cymru Alison Cording156
Turnout

Caerleon

Caerleon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gail Giles 1,095
Labour Paul Huntley 1,045
Labour Cliff Suller 1,039
Caerleon I. P. P.Adam Cox *1,016
Caerleon I. P. P.Naomi Macey *995
Caerleon I. P. P.Stephen Macey826
Conservative William Fisher642
Conservative David Hildred569
Conservative Alan Routley566
Liberal Democrats Peter Davies354
Turnout

Cox, Macey and Macey stood for the Caerleon Independent Progressive Party at this election. [3] Adam Cox and Naomi Macey had been elected for the Liberal Democrats at the 1999 election. [7]

Gaer

Gaer (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Whitcutt * 1,042
Labour Herbert Thomas 898
Labour Deborah Wilcox 878
Liberal Democrats James Wood624
Liberal Democrats Mark Wheeldon599
Liberal Democrats Nigel Flanagan588
Conservative John Luckett576
Conservative Laura Morgan539
Conservative Brian Jelf521
Turnout

Graig

Graig (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Cornelious * 1,030
Conservative Dean Jenkins 798
Labour Peter McKim *626
Labour Neil Todd577
Liberal Democrats Norman Mountain348
Turnout

Langstone

Langstone (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Atwell * 1,114
Conservative Simon Lane 1,018
Liberal Democrats Ian Barker274
Labour Stephen Chandler155
Labour Steve Clarke143
Plaid Cymru Sheila Cavendish91
Turnout

Liswerry

Liswerry (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Critchley * 1,162
Labour Andrew Jeavons 1,120
Labour John Richards 964
Labour Allan Morris 929
Conservative Wayne Marsh667
Conservative Louise Gridland618
Conservative Donna Stagg563
Conservative David Cox559
Liberal Democrats Lucy Townsend502
Turnout

Llanwern

Llanwern (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Carole Atwell * 327
Labour Gillian Burton259
Conservative John Small248
Plaid Cymru Theresa Combstock77
Liberal Democrats Carmel Townsend38
Turnout

Malpas

Malpas (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Langsford * 1,163
Labour David Mayer * 1,020
Labour Peter Davies 1,000
Conservative John Bird922
Conservative Ian Brown861
Conservative Nicholas Richardson838
Liberal Democrats Susan Davies406
Plaid Cymru David Hall267
Plaid Cymru Wendy Hall236
Turnout

Marshfield

Marshfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Pursey 809
Conservative William Morgan 787
Labour Anthony Boswell *590
Labour Joe Chiummo333
Plaid Cymru Nathan Brown170
Turnout

Pillgwenlly

Pillgwenlly (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ron Jones * 673
Labour Laura Buchanan-Smith * 582
Plaid Cymru Anthony Salkeld498
Independent Reginald Williams294
Liberal Democrats Julia Varley233
Turnout

Ringland

Ringland (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Linton 702
Labour Bob Bright * 628
Labour Tony Gray * 603
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Townsend459
Plaid Cymru Leslie Morgan294
Turnout

Rogerstone

Rogerstone (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Burke * 1,515
Labour Erryl Heath * 1,389
Conservative Stephen Jones 1,375
Conservative Andrew Cooksey1,265
Conservative Alan Mazey1,214
Labour Gareth Loudon1,194
Liberal Democrats Paul Angeli614
Plaid Cymru Firdaus Asghar310
Turnout

St Julians

St Julians (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ed Townsend 1,718
Liberal Democrats Veronica Watkins 1,560
Liberal Democrats Patricia Bull 1,548
Labour Ken Goodger774
Labour Paul Bright632
Labour Ian Jones469
Conservative Margaret Palfrey312
Independent Christopher Hill306
Conservative Yale Bryan277
Conservative Christopher Hill257
Independent James Dyer170
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Blackwood147
Turnout

Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Cockeram * 593
Labour Robert Poole * 557
Conservative Peter Davies314
Conservative Jonathan Hill310
Independent Sheila Goff276
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Clark215
Liberal Democrats Andrew Bailey192
Turnout

Stow Hill

Stow Hill (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Davies 524
Labour Miqdad al-Nuaimi * 441
Conservative William Routley425
Labour Alan Wood382
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey North178
Plaid Cymru Rhys ab Elis126
Independent Barbara Powrie119
Turnout

Tredegar Park

Tredegar Park (one seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Watkins 274
Plaid Cymru James Brunnock254
Conservative Paul Jinks110
Turnout

Victoria

Victoria (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Mohammad Asghar 571
Labour Christine Jenkins 561
Labour Harry Williams *511
Plaid Cymru Trefor Puw459
Liberal Democrats Philip Mellish286
Liberal Democrats Doris Mellish282
Turnout

Asghar became Wales' first Muslim councillor when he was elected for this ward. [8]

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