2004 Rugby Borough Council election

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Results of the 2004 Rugby Borough Council election

Elections to Rugby Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council seats were up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1] The number of councillors for each party after the election were Conservative 21, Labour 14, Liberal Democrat 10 and Independent 3. [1]

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Election result

Rugby Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 930+356.342.110,295+3.4%
  Liberal Democrats 400025.031.97,816+5.4%
  Labour 302-218.822.75,555-8.7%
  Independent 001-103.3811-0.1%

Ward results

Admirals
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Butlin71644.8+2.7
Labour Martin Eversfield63139.5−6.3
Liberal Democrats Hilda Fletcher25015.7+3.5
Majority855.3+1.6
Turnout 1,59737.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Avon and Swift
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leigh Hunt61361.3
Labour Jeffrey Coupe20920.9
Liberal Democrats Mary Andrews17817.8
Majority40440.4
Turnout 1,00041.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Benn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Cassidy60147.4−7.0
Liberal Democrats James Hotten33526.4+1.6
Conservative Christopher Pacey-Day33326.0+5.1
Majority26621.0−8.6
Turnout 1,26926.8
Labour hold Swing
Bilton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig Humphrey1,10961.7+1.4
Liberal Democrats Beatrice O'Dwyer35619.8+1.3
Labour Benjamin Ferrett33318.5−2.8
Majority75341.9+2.9
Turnout 1,51243.3
Conservative hold Swing
Caldecott
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gwendoline Hotten87548.4+0.2
Conservative Ian Smith69538.4+3.2
Labour Brenda Clarke23913.2−3.4
Majority18010.0−3.0
Turnout 1,80944.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Dunchurch and Knightlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Shields1,08547.5−2.2
Liberal Democrats Sally Ravenhall98443.1+8.9
Labour Richard Best2159.4+1.5
Majority1014.4−11.1
Turnout 2,28452.4
Conservative hold Swing
Earl Craven and Wolston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Timms1,11455.1−7.7
Labour Douglas Hodkinson63431.4−5.8
Liberal Democrats Mervyn Leah27213.5+13.5
Majority48023.7−1.9
Turnout 2,02045.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Eastlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Peach1,21467.8−5.5
Conservative Kuldip Ranu37020.7+5.2
Labour Vasanji Chhana20711.6+0.4
Majority84447.1−10.7
Turnout 1,79142.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Fosse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Gillias85658.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Gunstone60841.5
Majority24817.0
Turnout 1,46450.0
Conservative hold Swing
Hillmorton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jesstina Upstone77938.4+4.0
Conservative David Cranham65832.4+1.4
Labour Michael Hirons37018.2−16.2
Independent Kathryn Lawrence22311.0+11.0
Majority1216.0+5.9
Turnout 2,03048.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lawford and Kings Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Watson44044.9
Independent Lilian Pallikaropoulos24625.1
Labour Patrick Joyce18719.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Thoday10811.0
Majority19419.8
Turnout 98139.0
Conservative hold Swing
New Bilton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christina Avis58238.2
Conservative June Hopkins40426.5
Independent Roy Sandison34222.5
Liberal Democrats John Upstone19512.8
Majority17811.7
Turnout 1,52335.4
Labour hold Swing
Newbold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denham Cavanagh74751.4−3.8
Liberal Democrats Felicity Bocus37025.4+3.5
Conservative Sabir Yusuf33723.2+0.3
Majority37726.0−6.3
Turnout 1,45431.7
Labour hold Swing
Overslade
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Lane82151.2−1.9
Labour Douglas Hall47929.9−17.0
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Neville30318.9+18.9
Majority34221.3+15.1
Turnout 1,60338.2
Conservative hold Swing
Paddox
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Dodd82968.9+3.5
Conservative Donald Willis25321.0−0.8
Labour Mary Webb12110.1−2.7
Majority57647.9+4.3
Turnout 1,20341.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wolvey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Elson49175.4+13.4
Liberal Democrats Stanley Williams16024.6+19.4
Majority33150.8+21.6
Turnout 65141.9
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "Rugby council". BBC News. Retrieved 16 August 2009.