2004 Vale of Glamorgan Council election

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The 2004 Vale of Glamorgan Council election took place on Thursday 10 June 2004 to elect members of Vale of Glamorgan Council in Wales. This was the same day as many other local elections in Wales and England. The Conservatives remained the largest party but did not have a majority. The previous full council election was in 1999 and the next full council election was in May 2008.

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Overview

Council elections in Wales were originally scheduled for May 2003, but were delayed by a year to avoid a conflict with the 2003 Wales Assembly elections. [1]

Forty-seven seats were up for election in the Vale of Glamorgan. There was an increase in electoral divisions from 22 to 23 following The County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Changes) Order 2002, which had divided the Alexandra ward into two new wards (and increased the representation in Sully to two councillors). [2] The overall turnout (including spoilt ballots) was 44.4%. [1]

Election result

The Conservative Party remained the largest party following the election, though did not have a majority. [3]

Vale of Glamorgan Council election 2004 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 20-242.5
  Labour 16-234.0
  Plaid Cymru 8+217.0
  Independent 3+36.3
  Liberal Democrats 0-10.0
  Liberal 00000.0
  Green 00000.0

Ward results

WardPolitical groupCouncillor [4] Change from 1999 election
Baruc (Barry) Plaid Cymru Nicolas Hodges Plaid Cymru hold
Plaid Cymru Steffan Wiliam Plaid Cymru hold
Buttrills (Barry) Labour Margaret Alexander Labour hold
Labour Stuart Egan Labour hold
Cadoc (Barry) Labour Josephine MooreLabour hold
Labour Frederick JohnsonLabour hold
Labour Neil MooreLabour hold
Castleland (Barry) Plaid Cymru Barry Shaw Plaid Cymru gain from Labour
Plaid Cymru Keith Stockdale Plaid Cymru gain from Labour
Cornerswell (Penarth) Labour Rhiannon BirchLabour gain from Conservative
Labour Nigel GibbsLabour hold
Court (Barry) Labour Richard BertinLabour hold
Labour Andrew DobbinsonLabour hold
Cowbridge Conservative Catherine ClayConservative hold
Conservative Geoffrey CoxConservative hold
Conservative Thomas JarvieConservative hold
Dinas Powys Plaid Cymru Christopher Franks Plaid Cymru hold
Plaid Cymru Val Hartrey Plaid Cymru hold
Plaid Cymru Margaret Randall Plaid Cymru hold
Plaid Cymru Christopher WilliamsPlaid Cymru hold
Dyfan (Barry) Conservative Anthony PowellLabour hold
Conservative Jennifer ColeLabour hold
Gibbonsdown (Barry) Labour Rob CurtisLabour hold
Labour Margaret WilkinsonLabour hold
Illtyd (Barry) Conservative Terry HamptonConservative hold
Conservative Emlyn WilliamsConservative hold
Conservative Janice CharlesConservative hold
Llandough Conservative Colin OsborneConservative gain from Labour
Llandow and Ewenny Conservative William VaughanConservative hold
Llantwit Major Independent Gwyn John Independent gain from Conservative
Independent Eric Hacker Independent gain from Conservative
Independent Alfred Readman Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative John CliffordConservative hold
Peterston-Super-Ely Conservative Anthony WilliamsConservative hold
Plymouth (Penarth) Conservative Maureen Kelly-OwenConservative win (new seat)
Conservative Alfred WilliamsConservative win (new seat)
Rhoose Conservative Haydn JamesConservative hold
Conservative Gordon KempConservative hold
St Athan Conservative John ThomasConservative hold
St Augustine's (Penarth) Labour Elisabeth BurnettLabour win (new seat)
Conservative Paul ChurchConservative win (new seat)
St Brides Major Conservative Audrey PrestonConservative hold
Stanwell (Penarth) Labour Mary BirchLabour hold
Labour Mark WilsonLabour hold
Sully Conservative Anthony ErnestConservative hold
Conservative Sarah SharpeConservative win (new seat)
Wenvoe Conservative Michael HarveyConservative hold

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References

  1. 1 2 "Analysis of local election results data for Wales 2004 (including turnout and extent of postal voting)" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 2, 17. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "The County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 - Schedule". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Vale Of Glamorgan council". BBC News. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2008: Vale of Glamorgan" . Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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