2004 Tamworth Borough Council election

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Results of the 2004 Tamworth Borough Council election

Elections to Tamworth Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party. Overall turnout was 31.4%

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Tamworth Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 850+580.043.07,581+0.2%
  Labour 205-520.037.36,571-4.7%
  Liberal Democrats 0000011.31,998+2.0%
  Independent 000008.41,487+2.5%

Ward results

Amington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Evelyn Rowe88147.4+2.7
Labour Gordon Owen62333.5−7.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Walton35519.1+4.3
Majority25813.9+9.7
Turnout 1,85930.7+6.9
Conservative hold Swing
Belgrave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Pritchard57536.8+0.9
Labour Brian Granger54434.8−10.1
Independent Robert Taylor44328.4+9.2
Majority312.0
Turnout 1,56228.5+9.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bolehall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Faulkner92556.5+0.5
Conservative Geoffrey Parsons71143.5−0.5
Majority21413.0+1.0
Turnout 1,63631.1+7.4
Labour hold Swing
Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Lees80143.4+5.1
Labour Pamela Faulkner66135.8−9.7
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pinkett38220.7+4.6
Majority1407.6
Turnout 1,84433.2+7.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Glascote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Powick59338.8+6.1
Independent Mark Green56837.1−13.8
Conservative Diana Wells36924.1+7.7
Majority251.7
Turnout 1,53026.6+6.9
Labour hold Swing
Mercian
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Munn83242.1+2.5
Labour John Garforth70735.8−5.4
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Blake43522.0+2.8
Majority1256.3
Turnout 1,97437.2+8.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Spital
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Cook1,06351.2−1.5
Labour Karen Hirons62129.9−2.8
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Blake39419.0+4.3
Majority41221.3+1.3
Turnout 2,07839.6+7.1
Conservative hold Swing
Stonydelph
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Cook51735.8−16.3
Independent Jacqueline Butcher47633.0+33.0
Labour David Foster45131.2−16.7
Majority412.8−11.7
Turnout 1,44424.8+10.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Pinner93748.7−0.3
Labour Michelle Abbots55728.9−7.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Jones43222.4+7.6
Majority38019.8+7.0
Turnout 1,92633.1+6.5
Conservative hold Swing
Wilnecote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Oates89550.2−1.0
Labour Joan Jenkins88949.8+1.0
Majority60.4−2.0
Turnout 1,78430.3+10.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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