2004 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

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Results of the 2004 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

The 2004 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Background

19 of the 53 seats on the council were contested in the election. [3] The Conservatives were defending 11 of the seats and this was seen as giving the Liberal Democrats a chance at taking over control of the council, [3] which had a one-seat Conservative majority before the election. [4] Meanwhile, Labour had their only remaining council seat up for election in Southam ward, leading to the possibility that they could fail to be represented on the council after the election. [3]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their majority on the council up to 7 seats. [5] They gained 4 seats in Harbury, Southam, Stratford Guild and Hathaway and Wellesbourne wards and only suffered 1 loss to the Liberal Democrats in Studley. [5] While the Liberal Democrats lost ground as a result, the defeat in Southam meant Labour was no longer represented on the council. [6] [7]

The Conservatives said they were pleased with the results, that saw them win almost half of the vote, and which they put down to a strong positive campaign. [8] Overall turnout in the election was higher than the national average at 43.5%. [9]

Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 2004 [2] [10]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1441+373.749.914,264+10.3%
  Liberal Democrats 413-221.139.211,192-6.3%
  Independent 10005.36.21,780-4.3%
  Labour 001-104.71,347+0.6%

Ward results

Alcester [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clifford Meade1,05457.6−1.7
Conservative Maurice Abney-Hastings66536.4−4.3
Labour Matthew Stephens1106.0+6.0
Majority38921.3+2.7
Turnout 1,82939.8+2.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Aston Cantlow [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Lawrence47961.1+6.0
Liberal Democrats Shahid Juned30538.9−6.0
Majority17422.2+12.0
Turnout 78452.9
Conservative hold Swing
Bardon [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Winterburn43564.9+4.7
Liberal Democrats John Insoll23535.1+3.8
Majority20029.9+1.0
Turnout 67043.0
Conservative hold Swing
Bidford and Salford [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kim James99756.0+56.0
Independent John Sandle78344.0+44.0
Majority21412.0
Turnout 1,78036.0+8.5
Independent hold Swing
Burton Dassett [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Jackson53665.8−4.4
Liberal Democrats Sarah Evans27934.2+4.4
Majority25731.5−8.9
Turnout 81549.6
Conservative hold Swing
Claverdon [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Harrison62573.3−8.5
Liberal Democrats Jeanne Lowe22826.7+8.5
Majority39746.5−17.1
Turnout 85347.3
Conservative hold Swing
Ettington [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Isobel Seccombe57865.4+9.8
Liberal Democrats Adrian Brabyn30634.6−9.8
Majority27230.8+19.6
Turnout 88449.7
Conservative hold Swing
Harbury [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Dally84752.4
Liberal Democrats Jean Booth77047.6
Majority774.8
Turnout 1,61743.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Henley [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Thirlwell1,05270.3+12.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Edwards44429.7−12.4
Majority60840.6+24.8
Turnout 1,49643.4+10.7
Conservative hold Swing
Kineton [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Higgs92058.9+6.7
Conservative Richard Hurley64341.1−6.7
Majority27717.7+13.2
Turnout 1,56347.2+6.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Shipston [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Russell89753.6+10.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Troup77846.4−10.7
Majority1197.2
Turnout 1,67545.3+2.3
Conservative hold Swing
Southam [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Appleton77447.3+5.2
Labour James Taylor63238.7−2.6
Liberal Democrats Stuart Ritchie22914.0−2.6
Majority1428.7+7.9
Turnout 1,63533.2+1.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stratford Alveston [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynda Organ1,16256.7+13.0
Liberal Democrats Joan McFarlane88643.3+6.3
Majority27613.5+6.8
Turnout 2,04849.1+7.4
Conservative hold Swing
Stratford Avenue and New Town [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Juliet Short93952.3+27.9
Liberal Democrats Ronald Tredwell68438.1+2.3
Labour Karen Parnell1729.6+5.6
Majority25514.2
Turnout 1,79536.4+2.3
Conservative hold Swing
Stratford Guild and Hathaway [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Perry1,16949.9+18.6
Liberal Democrats William Dowling98141.8+4.2
Labour Doreen Wright1958.3+0.9
Majority1888.1
Turnout 2,34543.2+5.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Stratford Mount Pleasant [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Bates75662.9+2.3
Conservative Laura Main35929.9+29.9
Labour Ewan Wainwright867.2+2.6
Majority39733.1+7.3
Turnout 1,20136.4−1.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Studley [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Beaman97250.5−7.7
Conservative William McCarthy80241.6−0.2
Labour Michael Gerrard1527.9+7.9
Majority1708.8−7.6
Turnout 1,92642.2+12.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Tanworth [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Flower1,03781.7
Liberal Democrats Karyl Rees23318.3
Majority80463.3
Turnout 1,27041.9
Conservative hold Swing
Wellesbourne [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anita MacAulay1,26552.8+17.8
Liberal Democrats Priscilla Cook1,13247.2+6.4
Majority1335.5
Turnout 2,39745.7+6.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

  1. "Stratford-On-Avon council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Ballot box". The Times . 12 June 2004. p. 26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Politics on a knife edge ; Stratford District Council, Local council elections, June 10th: Candidates". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 18 May 2004. p. 39.
  4. Dale, Paul (8 June 2004). "Election Nominations 2004: All eyes on Super Thursday". Birmingham Post . p. 24.
  5. 1 2 "Tories increase power in county". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 12 June 2004. p. 1.
  6. "Labour wiped off the map in Stratford". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 12 June 2004.
  7. "Labour knocked out of Stratford". The Courier. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  8. Probert, Sarah (12 June 2004). "Council Elections: Stratford: Increased majority sees party's grip tighten". Birmingham Post . p. 5.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Election results for Stratford District Council". BBC News Online . 11 June 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "District Council Election Results". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2010.