West Lindsey District Council election, 2004

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Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

West Lindsey District in England

West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, the term no overall control refers to a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats; and is analogous to a hung parliament. Of the 310 councils who had members up for election in the 2007 local elections, 85 resulted in a NOC administration.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

West Lindsey Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 9 1 0 +1 69.2 53.7 10,412 +27.1%
  Conservative 4 2 1 +1 30.8 35.7 6,928 -2.3%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 5.6 1,084 -8.6%
  Independent 0 0 2 -2 0 4.9 959 -15.9%

One Conservative candidate was unopposed.

Ward results

Caistor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Angela Lawrence 705 61.5 +29.6
Independent Norman Hancock 441 38.5 -21.3
Majority 264 23.0 -4.9
Turnout 1,146 44.7 +7.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Cherry Willingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Adrian Heath 1,209 65.1 +31.9
Conservative Keith Deeley 649 34.9 -18.8
Majority 560 30.2 +9.7
Turnout 1,858 56.5 +14.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Dunholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Susan Rawlins unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Gainsborough East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Michael Tinker 774 48.3 -25.3
Labour Deborah Rose 551 34.4 +34.4
Conservative Marc Bratcher 276 17.2 -9.2
Majority 223 13.9 -33.3
Turnout 1,601 35.3 +17.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Gainsborough North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat James Snee 765 37.7 +6.8
Conservative Paul Howitt-Cowan 489 24.1 -18.6
Independent Harry Clarke 417 20.6 +20.6
Labour John Indian 356 17.6 -8.8
Majority 276 13.6
Turnout 2,027 41.1 +15.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Gainsborough South-West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Trevor Young 690 58.0 -6.9
Conservative Donald Sweeting 221 18.6 +6.9
Labour Catherine Dobson 177 14.9 +14.9
Independent William Gabbott 101 8.5 -14.9
Majority 469 39.4 -2.1
Turnout 1,189 35.7 +10.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Market Rasen
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Kitchen 927 54.5 +12.8
Conservative Carol Skye 774 45.5 -3.0
Majority 153 9.0 +2.2
Turnout 1,701 35.7 +4.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Nettleham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Leaning 1,278 64.7 +64.7
Conservative Kenneth Davidson 696 35.3 +10.1
Majority 582 29.4 -20.2
Turnout 1,974 55.4 +19.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Saxilby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Cotton 1,506 76.8 +76.8
Conservative William Morgan 455 23.2 -27.5
Majority 1,051 53.6
Turnout 1,961 50.9 +22.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Scotter
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Parry 850 54.2 -20.1
Liberal Democrat Triloki Mehrota 719 45.8 +20.1
Majority 131 8.4 -40.2
Turnout 1,569 46.1 +9.6
Conservative hold Swing
Stow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Reginald Shore 810 78.2 +7.2
Conservative Stephen Beer 226 21.8 -7.2
Majority 584 56.4 +14.4
Turnout 1,036 56.5 +9.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Sudbrooke
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stuart Curtis 656 57.5
Liberal Democrat Roy Harris 484 42.5
Majority 172 15.0
Turnout 1,140 56.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Welton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Roger Hiscox 1,250 57.3 +57.3
Conservative Charles Ireland 931 42.7 +42.7
Majority 319 14.6
Turnout 2,181 52.9 +19.3
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

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