2004 Southampton City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2004 Southampton council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Southampton UK local election 2004 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2004 Southampton council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2004 Southampton Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Campaign

Since the last election in 2003 the Liberal Democrats had run the council as a minority administration, after Labour had previously been in charge for 19 years. [3] The record of the Liberal Democrats for the previous year was a major issue in the election, with the Liberal Democrats pointing to investment in road repairs and in addressing anti-social behaviour, while campaigning for council tax to be replaced by a local income tax. [3] However the Labour and Conservative parties attacked the Liberal Democrats for u-turns such as the stopping of plans for fortnightly refuse collection, charges for parking in the town centre and the dropping of schemes to close football pitches and a leisure centre. [3]

Crucial wards in the election were seen as being Sholing and Bitterne Park. [3] Meanwhile, as well as the three main parties, there were also candidates from the United Kingdom Independence Party, British National Party and the Green Party. [3]

Election result

The results saw the council remain with no party having a majority, but the Labour party lost 2 seats [4] and the Conservatives gained 2. [5] The Liberal Democrats remained the largest party with 18 seats after gaining Coxford from Labour, but losing Bitterne Park to the Conservatives. [5] The Conservatives grew to 14 seats after also gaining Freemantle from Labour, who thus dropped to 15 seats. [5] The Labour group leader, June Bridle, held her seat in Sholing by 84 votes, with both Labour and the Conservatives saying that the 657 won by the United Kingdom Independence Party had probably enabled Labour to hold on there. [5] Overall turnout in the election increased to 31.6% from 29% in 2003. [6]

Following the election Liberal Democrat Adrian Vinson remained as leader of the council, after being confirmed by a vote of 18 to 0 at a council meeting. [7]

Southampton Local Election Result 2004 [8] [9]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 602Decrease2.svg237.528.915,007Decrease2.svg1.2
  Conservative 520Increase2.svg231.330.615,888Increase2.svg0.6
  Liberal Democrats 511Steady2.svg31.330.415,738Decrease2.svg0.3
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg06.53,370Increase2.svg4.6
  BNP 000Steady2.svg01.7868Decrease2.svg0.8
  Green 000Steady2.svg01.5790Increase2.svg0.1
  Socialist Alternative 000Steady2.svg00.4189Increase2.svg0.4

Ward results

Bargate

Bargate [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Noon 752 38.0 −8.1
Conservative Robert Alexander56828.7−0.5
Liberal Democrats Diana Wills41420.9−3.7
UKIP Lorraine Barter24312.3+12.3
Majority1849.3−7.6
Turnout 1,97717.6+2.1
Labour hold Swing

Bassett

Bassett [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hannides 1,788 43.6 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Cain1,43335.0+1.3
Labour Paul Jenks47311.5−1.7
UKIP Michael Cottrell3227.9+4.8
BNP Julian Crewe822.0+2.0
Majority3558.7−3.8
Turnout 4,09838.8+4.8
Conservative hold Swing

Bevois

Bevois [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Barnes-Andrews 1,033 42.2 −4.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Hordley63425.9+4.6
Conservative Pamela Rees59424.2+5.8
Socialist Alternative Nicholas Chaffey1897.7+7.7
Majority39916.3−9.3
Turnout 2,45025.4+3.9
Labour hold Swing

Bitterne

Bitterne [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Kelly 1,145 40.3 −3.9
Conservative Claire Johnson88831.3+5.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Naish49117.3+0.3
BNP Jason Robinson31711.2+1.2
Majority2579.0−9.4
Turnout 2,84128.6−0.1
Labour hold Swing

Bitterne Park

Bitterne Park [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ivan White 1,397 36.8 −5.2
Liberal Democrats Anne Work1,28933.9−3.2
Labour David Furnell63516.7−0.7
UKIP Conrad Brown47612.5+12.5
Majority1082.8−2.1
Turnout 3,79737.6+3.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Coxford

Coxford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Jackson 1,110 35.6 −3.7
Labour Harry Mitchell1,01832.7+1.8
UKIP Leslie O'Bee51016.4+13.3
Conservative Christina Philbrick47815.3+3.3
Majority923.0−5.4
Turnout 3,11630.3+1.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Freemantle

Freemantle [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Ball 1,207 37.0 −6.9
Labour Simon Letts1,07032.8+3.9
Liberal Democrats Barbara Cummins62019.0+2.7
Green Darren Pickering36311.1+2.5
Majority1374.2−10.8
Turnout 3,26031.8+2.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Harefield

Harefield [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Halderthay 1,642 46.5 −4.1
Labour Warwick Payne1,01128.6−3.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Hordley64918.4+1.3
BNP Terrie Rintoul2326.6+6.6
Majority63117.9−0.4
Turnout 3,53434.0+0.3
Conservative hold Swing

Millbrook

Millbrook [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Virginia Moore 1,428 41.8 +0.6
Labour David Evans78723.0−0.5
Conservative Tom Donald72021.1+5.6
UKIP Stephen Phillips48414.2+14.2
Majority64118.7+1.0
Turnout 3,41932.0+1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Peartree

Peartree [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norah Goss 1,547 46.5 −2.6
Conservative Alec Heath96028.8+8.9
Labour Roger Iles82124.7−1.6
Majority58717.6−5.2
Turnout 3,32832.9+2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Portswood

Portswood [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Vinson 1,721 47.3 −0.2
Conservative Julian Isaacson86423.7+1.9
Labour Ann Wardle62917.3−0.2
Green Joseph Cox42711.7+5.3
Majority85723.5−2.2
Turnout 3,64135.3+5.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Redbridge

Redbridge [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Harryman 1,217 40.6 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Ceren Davis1,00033.4+12.4
Conservative Enid Greenham77826.0+1.5
Majority2177.2−11.6
Turnout 2,99529.0+2.0
Labour hold Swing

Shirley

Shirley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Matthews 1,537 38.7 −5.5
Labour Michael Lewkowicz1,11028.0−0.8
Liberal Democrats Sharon Mintoff77519.5+1.1
UKIP Robert Geddes41310.4+7.4
BNP Darren Smith1333.4+3.4
Majority42710.8−4.6
Turnout 3,96839.4+4.3
Conservative hold Swing

Sholing

Sholing [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Bridle 1,317 35.5 −0.8
Conservative Michael Denness1,23333.2−4.4
UKIP Tony Weaver65717.7+10.1
Liberal Democrats Lesley Moffitt50713.7−3.7
Majority842.3
Turnout 3,71435.1+2.9
Labour hold Swing

Swaythling

Swaythling [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Milton 1,047 41.8 −4.6
Conservative Keith Norris54521.8+3.0
Labour Michael Brainsby54421.7−6.0
UKIP Rodney Caws26510.6+6.5
BNP David Green1044.2+4.2
Majority50220.0+1.3
Turnout 2,50526.2+2.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Woolston

Woolston [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Williams 1,445 45.1 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Susan Robson1,07333.5−9.1
Conservative Clifford Combes68921.5+8.6
Majority37211.6
Turnout 3,20733.0+3.2
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Southampton council". BBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Local councils". Financial Times. 12 June 2004. p. 7.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Verdict imminent on Lib Dem rule". Southern Daily Echo . 7 June 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "How Labour slowly realised that its time was up". The Times. London. 12 June 2004. p. 24.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Lib Dems in control but Tories gain seats". Southern Daily Echo . 11 June 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Democracy is the winner on the night". Southern Daily Echo . 12 June 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "City welcomes its new mayor". Southern Daily Echo . 24 June 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Election details". Southampton City Council. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  9. ↑ "Ballot box". The Times. London. 12 June 2004. p. 26.
Preceded by
2003 Southampton Council election 		Southampton local elections Succeeded by
2006 Southampton Council election
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