Daventry District Council election, 2004

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Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 10 0 83.3 62.9 9,619 -1.5%
  Labour 1 -1 8.3 28.2 4,316 +1.2%
  Liberal Democrat 1 +1 8.3 8.9 1,361 +2.0%

Ward results

Abbey North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gloria Edwards-Davidson 1,199 60.7 +1.6
Labour Olwen Loud 775 39.3 -1.6
Majority 424 21.4 +3.2
Turnout 1,974
Abbey South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Morrott 846 67.2 -5.6
Labour Gareth Pritchard 413 32.8 +5.6
Majority 433 34.4 -11.2
Turnout 1,259
Conservative hold Swing
Barby & Kilsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Catherine Lomax 799 54.5 +11.2
Conservative John Richards 668 45.5 +0.5
Majority 131 9.0
Turnout 1,467
Boughton & Pitsford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Shephard 522 79.3
Labour Emma Poole 136 20.7
Majority 386 58.6
Turnout 658
Conservative hold Swing
Braunston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Janet McCarthy 526 72.0
Conservative Lesley Bowles 205 28.0
Majority 321 44.0
Turnout 731
Labour hold Swing
Brixworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Norman Wiig 1,333 62.3 +9.9
Liberal Democrat Frances Peacock 562 26.3 +2.8
Labour Maughan Johnson 244 11.4 +1.4
Majority 771 36.0 +7.1
Turnout 2,139
Conservative hold Swing
Drayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Annette Dunn 989 59.2 +11.0
Labour Brian Roberts 682 40.8 -11.0
Majority 307 18.4 +14.8
Turnout 1,671
Conservative hold Swing
Flore
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Wendy Amos 622 76.9
Labour Maureen Luke 187 23.1
Majority 435 53.8
Turnout 809
Conservative hold Swing
Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Walduck 993 67.0
Labour David Nicoll 488 33.0
Majority 505 34.0
Turnout 1,481
Conservative hold Swing
Ravensthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Pasley-Tyler 636 79.2
Labour Christopher Myers 167 20.8
Majority 469 58.4
Turnout 803
Conservative hold Swing
Weedon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David White 871 73.8 -9.5
Labour Thomas Price 309 26.2 +9.5
Majority 562 47.6 -19.0
Turnout 1,180
Woodford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Griffin 735 65.4 +2.3
Labour Christine Fitchett 389 34.6 -2.3
Majority 346 30.8 +4.6
Turnout 1,124
Conservative hold Swing

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