2004 Wokingham District Council election

Map of the results of the 2004 Wokingham council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2004 Wokingham District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. ^[1] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. ^[2]

Background

Since 2003 boundary changes meant that almost every ward was changed from the previous election with the only ones that remained the same being Charvil, Norreys and Winnersh. ^[3] The number of wards was also increased from 24 to 25, ^[3] but the number of seats on the council remaining the same. ^[1] The boundary changes meant the whole council was up for election for the first time since the unitary authority was founded in 1997. ^[4] Before the election the Conservatives had 33 seats and had controlled the council since the 2002 election. ^[4]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their control of the council after gaining 6 seats to hold 39 of the 54 seats. ^[5] The Liberal Democrats fell back to 15 seats, while Labour lost their only seat on the council. ^[5] The leader of the Liberal Democrats on the council, Coling Lawley, only survived the election by 4 votes in Coronation ward after 3 recounts. ^[6] Overall turnout was 40.3% a rise of over 10% from the 2003 election. ^[6]

Wokingham Local Election Result 2004 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	39			+6	72.2	53.2	53,421	+4.8%
	Liberal Democrats	15			-5	27.8	35.3	35,400	-6.0%
	UKIP	0			0	0	5.7	5,730	+3.2%
	Labour	0			-1	0	5.4	5,470	-1.7%
	Green	0			0	0	0.4	367	+0.4%

Ward results

Arborfield ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Cowan	512	78.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Bray	85	13.0
	UKIP	Joan Huntley	57	8.7
Majority			427	65.3
Turnout			654	39.6

Barkham ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Stubbs	601	73.3
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Wrobel	123	15.0
	UKIP	Robert Johnson	96	11.7
Majority			478	58.3
Turnout			820	34.1

Bulmershe & Whitegates (3) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Lissaman	1,167
	Liberal Democrats	George Storry	1,158
	Liberal Democrats	Sellam Rahmouni	1,089
	Conservative	Keith Baker	736
	Conservative	Susan Vosser	691
	Conservative	William Soane	688
	Labour	Pippa White	338
	Labour	Gerald Copitch	334
	Labour	Christopher Weavers	329
Turnout			6,530	38.1

Charvil ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Graddon	583	51.0
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur Illenden	480	42.0
	UKIP	Vincent Pearson	47	4.1
	Labour	Brian Scott	34	3.0
Majority			103	9.0
Turnout			1,144	53.4

Coronation (2) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Sherratt	900
	Liberal Democrats	Coling Lawley	842
	Conservative	Tanya De Hoedt	838
	Liberal Democrats	Denis Thair	758
	UKIP	Amy Thornton	274
	Labour	Jasdip Garcha	115
	Labour	Ian Hills	113
Turnout			3,840	46.1

Emmbrook (3) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ullakarin Clark	1,549
	Conservative	John Mirfin	1,306
	Conservative	Deborah Lewis	1,258
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Gavin	774
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Harley	668
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Hallam	666
	UKIP	Ann Davis	492
	UKIP	Peter Jackson	355
	Labour	Stella Howell	276
Turnout			7,344	44.9

Evendons (3) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dianne King	1,302
	Conservative	Christopher Bowring	1,228
	Conservative	Denis Morgan	1,125
	Liberal Democrats	Tina Marinos	1,075
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Malvern	954
	Liberal Democrats	Frances Baylis	879
	UKIP	Jeremy Allison	353
	Labour	Paul French	257
Turnout			7,173	40.7

Finchampstead North (2) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Charlesworth	1,268
	Conservative	Robert Stanton	1,178
	Liberal Democrats	Roland Cundy	485
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Bristow	421
	UKIP	Donald Campbell	421
Turnout			3,540	46.9

Finchampstead South (2) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald Cockroft	1,037
	Conservative	Simon Weeks	1,024
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew May	435
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Randall	355
	UKIP	Leslie Huntley	249
Turnout			3,100	40.2

Hawkedon (3) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Deegan	954
	Conservative	Timothy Holton	943
	Conservative	Michael Firmager	942
	Liberal Democrats	John Eastwell	681
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Long	647
	Liberal Democrats	Tahir Maher	583
	UKIP	Peter Williams	269
	Labour	John Cunningham	252
	Green	David Chapman	142
Turnout			5,413	32.2

Hillside (3) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Spratling	1,205
	Liberal Democrats	David Hare	1,170
	Liberal Democrats	Tania Christidis	1,110
	Conservative	Andrew Bradley	1,084
	Conservative	Bharminder Bhathal	969
	Conservative	Paul Swaddle	961
	Labour	David Sharp	265
	UKIP	Kenneth Holman	200
	UKIP	Andrew Findlay	167
	UKIP	Jane Orme	150
Turnout			7,281	39.4

Hurst ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Annette Drake	647	71.6
	Liberal Democrats	Haydon Trott	192	21.2
	Labour	Daniel Clifton	65	7.2
Majority			455	50.4
Turnout			904	43.4

Loddon (3) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Clifford	774
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Clacey	719
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Mattingley	677
	Conservative	Joanna Vosser	662
	Conservative	Kathryn Lewis	644
	Conservative	Abdul Loyes	558
	UKIP	William Brooks	252
	UKIP	John Inglese	229
	Labour	Robert Barker	212
	Labour	Janice Kite	204
	Labour	Gillian Smith	200
Turnout			5,131	28.7

Maiden Erlegh (3) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Edmunds	1,432
	Conservative	David Chopping	1,372
	Conservative	John Newman	1,263
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Smith	1,013
	Liberal Democrats	Roy Neall	936
	Liberal Democrats	Shalid Younis	761
	UKIP	David Lamb	365
	Labour	Jacqueline Rupert	340
	Green	Russell Seymour	225
Turnout			7,707	39.3

Norreys (3) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Iain Brown	1,655
	Conservative	Marian Robertson	1,601
	Conservative	David Lee	1,556
	Liberal Democrats	Shelagh Flower	495
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Samuel	452
	Liberal Democrats	Vivienne Samuel	429
	Labour	John Woodward	358
Turnout			6,546	39.0

Remenham, Wargrave & Ruscombe (2) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Browne	1,259
	Conservative	Christopher Schutz	1,139
	Liberal Democrats	Lindsay Ferris	742
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Alder	639
	Labour	Richard Fort	96
Turnout			3,875	50.2

Shinfield North ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Gould	343	58.2
	Labour	Paul Sharples	150	25.5
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Rolls	96	16.3
Majority			193	32.7
Turnout			589	36.1

Shinfield South (3) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Malcolm Bryant	918
	Conservative	Anthony Pollock	889
	Conservative	Barrie Patman	878
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Spratling	296
	Liberal Democrats	Carolyn Hare	279
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Thompson	257
	Labour	Julianne Grafton	199
	UKIP	Alfred Newton	159
Turnout			3,875	37.7

Sonning ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Ashman	603	56.8
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Jewell	315	29.7
	UKIP	David Abbott	75	7.1
	Labour	Roger Hayes	68	6.4
Majority			288	27.1
Turnout			1,061	49.1

South Lake (2) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kay Gilder	724
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Rowland	682
	Conservative	William Henderson	409
	Conservative	Susan Doughty	406
	UKIP	David Hill	205
	Labour	John Flen	163
	Labour	John Goodman	150
Turnout			2,739	32.0

Swallowfield ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diana Beatty	534	68.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Jackson	160	20.5
	UKIP	Rose Newton	87	11.1
Majority			374	47.9
Turnout			781	40.7

Twyford (2) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Conway	1,260
	Liberal Democrats	Deidre Tomlin	1,081
	Conservative	John Jarvis	611
	Conservative	Mark Wilkins	435
	UKIP	Paul Dunn	158
	Labour	Roy Mantel	119
	Labour	Stuart Crainer	116
Turnout			3,780	47.4

Wescott (2) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Wyatt	941
	Conservative	John Green	877
	Liberal Democrats	David Vaughan	498
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Wise	355
	UKIP	Franklin Carstairs	225
	Labour	Anna Nemeth	186
Turnout			3,082	41.3

Winnersh (3) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Siggery	1,177
	Conservative	David Ball	1,159
	Liberal Democrats	Prue Bray	1,086
	Conservative	Derek Sefton	1,056
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Armstrong	846
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Bacon	752
	UKIP	Anthony Pollock	406
	Labour	John Baker	160
Turnout			6,642	41.6

Wokingham Without (3) ^{[3] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pauline Helliar-Symons	1,615
	Conservative	Perry Lewis	1,566
	Conservative	Angus Ross	1,539
	UKIP	Graham Widdows	439
	Labour	Roy Bailey	371
	Liberal Democrats	John Jewell	370
	Liberal Democrats	Kay Collins	367
	Liberal Democrats	Jeffrey Llewellin	337
Turnout			6,604	41.0

References

1. "Wokingham council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 12 January 2010.
2. "Elections 2004: Results at a glance". The Guardian . 12 June 2004. p. 10.
3. "Local election results". Wokingham Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
4. "Voters all set to go to June polls". getwokingham. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
5. "Labour loses control over Slough". BBC News Online. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
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7. "Local election results". Reading Post . 11 June 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2010.