2004 Waveney District Council election

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

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Election result

2004 Waveney District Council election [2] [3]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 10Increase2.svg 258.8142450.010,76138.0+0.6
  Labour 4Decrease2.svg 323.5121633.38,08128.5-2.8
  Independent 2Increase2.svg 111.83510.41,8966.7+0.2
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg5.9236.33,81613.5-2.8
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,94510.4+3.5
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.08202.9+1.6

Ward results

Beccles North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Punt72842.3+8.6
Labour Alan Thwaites48328.0−1.2
Green Graham Elliott27415.9+4.4
Liberal Democrats Frances Mitchell23713.8+4.3
Majority24514.2+9.7
Turnout 1,72244.7+3.5
Conservative hold Swing
Beccles South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Walmsley44732.9−7.6
Conservative Barry Bee37627.7−8.7
UKIP Brian Aylett35526.2+26.2
Liberal Democrats Alison Briggs1158.5−8.7
Green Nicola Elliott644.7−1.2
Majority715.2+1.2
Turnout 1,35735.1+11.5
Labour hold Swing
Bungay [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Woods60439.3−9.3
Labour David Jermy50032.5+3.3
Liberal Democrats Wendy Curry23215.1+3.0
Green Simon Thompson20113.1+3.1
Majority1046.8−12.6
Turnout 1,53739.6+2.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Carlton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Ardley59852.7−5.4
Labour Angela Turner26022.9−0.2
Liberal Democrats Brian Howe17615.5+0.1
Green Liam Carroll1018.9+5.4
Majority33829.8−5.2
Turnout 1,13531.8+7.8
Conservative hold Swing
Carlton Colville [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Sayer63639.3−11.1
UKIP Bertie Poole46528.7+28.7
Labour Alan Brown41425.6−5.4
Green Richard Vinton1056.5+1.9
Majority17110.6−8.9
Turnout 1,62029.6+7.8
Conservative hold Swing
Gunton and Corton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Rudd1,00457.7
Labour Tracey Smith30917.8
Liberal Democrats Patricia Anderson26115.0
Green Maxine Narburgh1659.5
Majority69539.9
Turnout 1,73945.4+1.8
Conservative hold Swing
Halesworth [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Flegg99757.1+7.5
Labour Paul Widdowson38622.1+2.2
Green Paul Whitlow36320.8+1.2
Majority61135.0+5.2
Turnout 1,74644.8+9.0
Conservative hold Swing
Harbour [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Patricia Hawes67640.3+1.9
Labour Ian Graham44626.6−0.9
Conservative Gerald Mitzman22713.5+3.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Thomas18511.0−9.3
Green Lucille Mason1438.5+4.8
Majority23013.7+2.8
Turnout 1,67730.0+3.2
Independent hold Swing
Kessingland [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Provan62239.8
Labour Kate McGee50132.1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Bromley28518.2
Green Emma Waller1549.9
Majority1217.7
Turnout 1,56240.7+4.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Kirkley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Young80745.7−5.5
Labour Bharat Patel56832.2+2.2
Conservative Neil Littler25714.6+1.8
Green Melanie Harrison1327.5+1.6
Majority23913.5−7.7
Turnout 1,76432.7+7.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Normanston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Patience64540.6+1.2
Conservative Dorothy Blenkinsopp47429.8−4.3
Liberal Democrats Jack Thain30519.2+3.2
Green Stephen Sizer16410.3+4.8
Majority17110.8+5.6
Turnout 1,58830.2+8.4
Labour hold Swing
Oulton Broad [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sandra Keller64144.7
Labour Allyson Barron39327.4
Liberal Democrats Antony Tibbitt24817.3
Green Kerry Taylor15110.5
Majority24817.3
Turnout 1,43337.3+2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Pakefield [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Foulger76936.6+5.4
Labour Malcolm Pitchers73935.2−8.2
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Lakes35116.7−3.4
Green Ann Skipper24311.6+6.3
Majority301.4
Turnout 2,10238.6+5.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Southwold and Reydon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Susan Allen71841.8
Conservative Peter Austin64437.5
Green John Windell19811.5
Labour Lynn Derges1589.2
Majority744.3
Turnout 1,71853.5+0.4
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
St. Margarets [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Winterton67534.9−8.6
Conservative John Burford62432.3−5.2
Independent George Hawes50226.0+26.0
Green Colin Boor1336.9+2.0
Majority512.6−3.4
Turnout 1,93433.1+8.1
Labour hold Swing
Whitton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sally Spore81039.0−1.8
Conservative Mary Reader70634.0+7.7
Liberal Democrats Sandra Tonge34616.7+3.6
Green Jennifer Berry21310.3+6.7
Majority1045.0−9.6
Turnout 2,07535.6+8.1
Labour hold Swing
Worlingham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Duce85453.0−3.7
Labour William Mason34721.5−1.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Mitchell26816.6+0.8
Green Susan Boor1418.8+4.1
Majority50731.5−2.4
Turnout 1,61044.3+7.8
Conservative hold Swing

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Waveney District Council: District Council election" (PDF). Waveney District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ballot box". The Times . 12 June 2004. p. 26.
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