2004 Worcester City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2004 Worcester council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, independent in grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Worcester UK local election 2004 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2004 Worcester council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, independent in grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2004 Worcester City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Worcester City Council in Worcestershire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 reducing the number of seats by one. [1] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [2]

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Campaign

Before the election the council was composed of 18 Conservatives, 10 Labour, 4 independents, 2 Liberal Democrats, 1 independent Conservative and 1 vacant seat. [3] Boundary changes saw the number of seats reduced from 36 to 35 for the 2004 election, [4] meaning that the whole council would be up for election for the first time since 1976. [5] This also meant that the number of wards was increased from 12 to 15, with new wards including Cathedral and Rainbow Hill. [6]

All parties were hoping to make gains with the Conservatives defending their record in control of the council, which they said included having a balanced budget and keeping the council tax rise down to 2.5%. [6] Other issues raised in the election included recycling, improving public transport, dealing with traffic congestion and keeping the streets clean. [6]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives achieve a majority on the council after winning 18 of the 35 seats. [4] Labour remained on 10 seats while the Liberal Democrats gained 1 to hold 3 seats. [4]

Worcester Local Election Result 2004 [7] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 18-151.445.624,729+4.3%
  Labour 10028.628.815,576-7.1%
  Independent 4-111.48.64,653-0.9%
  Liberal Democrats 3+18.615.48,346+4.6%
  BNP 0001.6871+0.4%

Ward results

Arboretum (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Peachey694
Labour Richard Bird693
Conservative Jonathon Cunningham656
Conservative Haris Saleem524
Liberal Democrats Oliver Orr471
Turnout 3,03841
Battenhall (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Rowden906
Conservative David Tibbutt833
Liberal Democrats Louis Stephen456
Labour Andrew Watson411
Liberal Democrats Paul Griffiths399
Labour Christopher Winwood344
Turnout 3,34944
Bedwardine (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Prodger1,313
Conservative David Clark1,112
Conservative Barry Mackenzie-Williams935
Liberal Democrats Vaughan Hencher690
Labour Gary Kibblewhite689
BNP Mark Heaton410
Turnout 5,14940
Cathedral (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Lankester1,302
Conservative Allah Ditta1,168
Conservative Mohammed Riaz1,071
Labour Ali Asghar780
Labour Simon Cronin777
Labour Patricia Agar771
Liberal Democrats Iain Macbriar658
Turnout 6,52741
Claines (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Askin1,709
Liberal Democrats Ruth Smith1,581
Liberal Democrats Alexander Kear1,399
Conservative William Elsy1,228
Conservative Nicola Lynas1,165
Conservative Robert Campbell1,138
Labour Clive Andrews535
Turnout 8,75551
Gorse Hill (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Berry709
Labour Geoffrey Williams601
BNP Martin Roberts461
Conservative Gordon Hazelton321
Turnout 2,09234
Nunnery (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Layland1,233
Independent Keith Burton951
Independent Stanley Knowles747
Labour Nicholas Balsdon701
Labour Christopher Taylor604
Conservative James Maguire482
Turnout 4,71837
Rainbow Hill (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adrian Gregson641
Labour Paul Denham570
Conservative Nicholas Turner344
Conservative Sajeeda Begum275
Turnout 1,83026
St. Clement (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Geraghty940
Conservative Ian Imray734
Labour Allyson Craigan503
Independent Brian Chadd435
Independent Paul Coveney373
Turnout 2,98539
St. John (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Margaret Layland914
Labour David Candler822
Labour Samuel Arnold795
Labour Matthew Lamb764
Conservative Alastair Little584
Conservative Stephen Hall538
Turnout 4,41733
St. Peter's (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Knight1,047
Conservative Frank Tarbuck790
Labour Reginald Price423
Turnout 2,26035
St. Stephen (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Inamn832
Conservative Gareth Jones816
Liberal Democrats Hilary Craig349
Liberal Democrats Celia Foulger323
Labour George Squires311
Turnout 2,63137
Warndon (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pamela Clayton670
Labour Josephine Hodges586
Conservative Colin Bruton307
Conservative Martin Hudson281
Turnout 1,84426
Warndon Parish North (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Clarke667
Conservative Stephen Hudgson592
Labour John Buckley518
Liberal Democrats Edward Hartley311
Labour Colin Layland292
Turnout 2,38034
Warndon Parish South (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lucy Hodgson933
Conservative Rodney Staines895
Labour Richard Udall372
Turnout 2,20034

References

  1. ↑ "Worcester council". BBC News. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Elections 2004: Local authorities in England and Wales (with eight authorities still to declare)". The Independent. 12 June 2004. p. 9.
  3. ↑ Elkes, Neil (14 May 2004). "Spitting in the face of God ; Fury as BNP fight 50 Midlands election seats". Birmingham Mail . p. 1.
  4. 1 2 3 Blakemore, Sophie (12 June 2004). "Council Elections: Worcester: Boundary changes help seal a majority". Birmingham Post . p. 4.
  5. ↑ "Blair holds breath as city goes to the polls". Malvern Gazette . 10 June 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. 1 2 3 "Let battle commence". Malvern Gazette . 14 May 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Worcester council elections: 10th June 2004". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "Elections 2004: Results at a glance". The Guardian. 12 June 2004. p. 10.
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