Eastleigh Borough Council election, 2004

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Elections to Eastleigh Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 41.4%

Borough of Eastleigh Borough & Non-metropolitan district in England


The Borough of Eastleigh is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England, bordering the unitary authority of Southampton, Test Valley, the City of Winchester and the Borough of Fareham. Eastleigh is separated from the New Forest by Southampton Water. Water bounds much of the borough, with Southampton Water and the River Hamble bordering the east and southwest of the district. The built up nature of neighbouring Southampton and the urban area around the town of Eastleigh contrast with the rural nature of much of the borough, which lies within the Hampshire Basin.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Eastleigh Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 1320+281.345.613,754-1.7%
  Conservative 301-118.831.19,364+3.5%
  Labour 001-1013.64,110-6.5%
  UKIP 000009.52,851+5.7%
  Independent 000000.255-1.0%

Ward results

Bishopstoke East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Trevor Mignot65736.6-8.1
Conservative Christopher Rhodes54330.3+9.0
UKIP Stephen Challis31717.7+6.4
Labour Mary Shepherd27615.4-7.3
Majority1146.3-15.7
Turnout 1,79342.1+13.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bishopstoke West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anne Winstanley76038.9+0.3
Labour Ian Pemberton69335.5-15.1
UKIP Peter Stewart27814.2+14.2
Conservative Tristan Rhodes22211.4+0.6
Majority673.4
Turnout 1,95346.6+6.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Botley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Rupert Kyrle1,20861.7
Conservative Thomas Harvey49225.1
UKIP Donald Davey1628.3
Labour Brian Norgate975.0
Majority71636.6
Turnout 1,95949.2+11.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bursledon & Old Netley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stephen Holes98049.2-0.4
Conservative John Milne60630.5-4.7
UKIP Maurice Bennett29614.9+7.7
Labour Edward White1085.4-2.6
Majority37418.7+4.3
Turnout 1,99036.7+7.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Chandler's Ford East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Haulwen Broadhurst73947.1
Conservative Ernest Pullen71445.5
Labour Gwyneth Hubert1167.4
Majority251.6
Turnout 1,56941.7+2.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Chandler's Ford West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andrew Wray1,05758.5
Conservative Andrew Gardiner63735.3
Labour Philip Grice1136.3
Majority42023.2
Turnout 1,80743.2+4.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eastleigh Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Glynn Davies-Dear99440.9-4.5
Labour William Luffman87636.0-6.7
Conservative Stephen Gosling29011.9+3.0
UKIP Paul Webber2168.9+5.9
Independent Alan Sneddon552.3-0.7
Majority1184.9+2.2
Turnout 2,43138.6+7.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eastleigh North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Christopher Thomas97846.2-0.4
Conservative Alan Foster73234.6+18.8
Labour Samuel Snook40819.3-4.0
Majority24611.6-11.7
Turnout 2,11835.3+6.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eastleigh South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Head94940.9+8.6
Labour Christine Hadley69730.1-18.9
UKIP Ann Bays34314.8+9.2
Conservative Susan Hall33014.2+1.1
Majority25210.8-5.9
Turnout 2,31939.6+8.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Fair Oak & Horton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Joseph Wright1,00845.8-17.7
Conservative David Gillam61427.9+7.4
UKIP George McGuinness36516.6+7.4
Labour John Sorley2129.6-2.2
Majority39417.9-20.1
Turnout 2,19933.9-4.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hamble-le-Rice & Butlocks Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Pepper93448.2-5.5
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Cross73838.1+0.7
UKIP Beryl Humphrey1648.5+6.8
Labour Elsie Truscott1005.2-2.0
Majority19610.1-6.2
Turnout 1,93647.9+9.0
Conservative hold Swing
Hedge End St Johns
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jane Welsh1,07244.2-8.4
Conservative Paulette Holt70028.9-3.0
UKIP Doreen Gilbert52321.6+11.7
Labour Geoffrey Kosted1285.3-0.3
Majority37215.3-5.4
Turnout 2,42333.9-5.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hiltingbury East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Godfrey Olson1,36760.9
Liberal Democrat Courtney Lane75733.7
Labour Michael Tibble1215.4
Majority61027.2
Turnout 2,24554.3+3.1
Conservative hold Swing
Hiltingbury West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Doreen Wellfare98248.9
Liberal Democrat Grahame Smith96247.9
Labour Kevin Butt653.2
Majority201.0
Turnout 2,00951.7+3.2
Conservative hold Swing
Netley Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Airey89564.7+2.2
Conservative Edward Brandt20114.5-9.7
UKIP Neil Smith18713.5+13.5
Labour Peter Woodcock1007.2-6.1
Majority69450.2+11.9
Turnout 1,38334.7+5.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Preceded by
Eastleigh Council election, 2003 		Eastleigh local elections Succeeded by
Eastleigh Council election, 2006
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