2004 Purbeck District Council election

Results of the 2004 Purbeck District Council election

Elections to Purbeck 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.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 13
• Liberal Democrat 8
• Independent 3

Election result

Purbeck Local Election Result 2004

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	6			0	75.0	49.2	5,934	+4.9%
	Liberal Democrats	2			0	25.0	37.0	4,459	+0.6%
	Labour	0			0	0	9.3	1,118	-3.5%
	UKIP	0			0	0	4.5	541	+4.5%

Ward results

Lytchett Matravers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hyde	781	56.6	+56.6
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Peacock	598	43.4	−3.5
Majority			183	13.2
Turnout			1,379

Lytchett Minster and Upton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Starr	570	52.2	−9.3
	Conservative	Pamela Hindley	523	47.8	+9.3

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