Woking Borough Council election, 2004

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Map of the results of the 2004 Woking council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2004. Woking UK local election 2004 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2004 Woking council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2004.

The 2004 Woking Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

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Surrey County of England

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Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

The results saw no party win a majority on the council with the Conservatives remaining the largest party on 17 seats. [3] They gained 2 seats in Knaphill and Maybury and Sheerwater wards from an independent and Labour respectively, but also lost 2 seats to the Liberal Democrats in Byfleet and Horsell West. [3] The Liberal Democrats were the most happy after gaining 3 seats to hold 15, which was their best election for the council in nearly 20 years. [3] Labour suffered a collapse in support losing both of the seats which they were defending in Maybury and Sheerwater and Kingfield and Westfield, leaving them with only 4 seats on the council but still holding the balance of power. [3]

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.

Knaphill village in United Kingdom

Knaphill is an urban village in Surrey, England. To the east is Woking, to the west is Aldershot, while to the south and north on the A322 – which forms its effective western border – are Brookwood, and Bisley, respectively. Some of the village is set on a hill, hence the name. Knaphill has a cricket team formed in 2015. The team's home games are played at Waterers Park with an annual charity match in August. The club play against local teams such as Brookwood CC and Byfleet CC.

Sheerwater a town in Surrey, United Kindom

Sheerwater is a residential neighbourhood or small suburb of the Borough of Woking in Surrey, England, occasionally described as a village, between West Byfleet and Horsell. Its border is defined to the north by a gently winding part of the Basingstoke Canal and to the south by the South Western Main Line which passes from cutting level to that of an embankment. The neighbourhood has a business park and light industry at its south-western end. The whole area is linear, includes diverse green spaces to north and south, and covers 0.92 square kilometres (0.36 sq mi) or 92 hectares.

Overall 7 sitting councillors were re-elected, [4] 2 were defeated and 6 new people were elected. [5] [6] Turnout in the election was 41%, [7] a rise from the 2003 election with the biggest increase in Maybury and Sheerwater where it nearly doubled to just under 44%. [3]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Voter turnout percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Eligibility varies by country, and the voting-eligible population should not be confused with the total adult population. Age and citizenship status are often among the criteria used to determine eligibility, but some countries further restrict eligibility based on sex, race, or religion.

Following the election the Conservatives remained in control of the executive with Jim Armitage continuing as leader of the council. [8] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats took the leadership of all 3 Overview and Scrutiny Committees. [8]

Overview and Scrutiny is a function of local authorities in England and Wales. It was introduced by the Local Government Act 2000 which created separate Executive and Overview and Scrutiny functions within councils.

Woking Local Election Result 2004 [7] [9]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 830+361.539.69,520+4.2%
  Conservative 522038.540.89,818-5.9%
  Labour 002-2010.22,462-2.9%
  UKIP 000006.81,631+4.9%
  Independent 001-101.6378-0.9%
  Health and Community Issues Party 000000.9218+0.9%
  Green 000000.135-0.3%

Ward results

Brookwood [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Philip Goldenberg50949.3+5.2
Conservative Justin Boorman46745.3+2.1
Green Sandra Simkin353.4-6.0
Labour Eric Kennedy212.0-1.3
Majority424.0+3.1
Turnout 1,03254.5+10.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Byfleet [7] [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anne Roberts91838.0-6.8
Conservative Beryl Marlow85335.4-10.6
Independent Suzanne Kittelsen37815.7+15.7
UKIP Francis Squire1727.1+7.1
Labour Brian Cozens923.8-5.5
Majority652.6
Turnout 2,41343.3+2.3
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Goldsworth East (2) [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Rosie Sharpley1,122
Liberal Democrat Robert Leach966
Conservative Gary Carey500
Conservative Bernard Wright358
Labour Christopher Martin196
UKIP Judith Squire194
Labour Celia Wand135
Health and Community Issues Party Michael Osman68
Turnout 3,53933
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Goldsworth West [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ian Eastwood56152.2-6.0
Conservative Jeremy Yates29727.6-4.3
UKIP Marcia Taylor12211.3+11.3
Labour John Bramall736.8-3.2
Health and Community Issues Party Shane Osman222.0+2.0
Majority26424.61.7
Turnout 1,07528.0+6.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Horsell East and Woodham [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Smith91457.6-1.1
Liberal Democrat John Craig38024.0+0.0
UKIP Michael Harvey20713.1-0.1
Labour John Pitt855.4+1.4
Majority53433.6-1.1
Turnout 1,58646.1+5.5
Conservative hold Swing
Horsell West [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ann-Marie Barker1,09042.7+1.2
Conservative Tony Branagan1,07842.2-7.9
UKIP Timothy Shaw2539.9+6.8
Labour Christopher Lowe1325.2-0.2
Majority120.5
Turnout 2,55347.4+5.2
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Kingfield and Westfield [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Derek McCrum62938.6+19.8
Conservative Colin Kemp42125.9-2.2
Labour David Mitchell34921.4-22.1
UKIP Dennis Davey19912.2+2.6
Health and Community Issues Party Caroline Schwark301.8+1.8
Majority20812.7
Turnout 1,62840.3+11.5
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Knaphill [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Caroline Fisher1,25052.6+6.1
Liberal Democrat Bejan Shoraka97741.1-6.7
Labour Chanchal Kapoor1506.3+0.6
Majority27311.5
Turnout 2,37734.5+4.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Maybury and Sheerwater [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Riasat Khan1,14239.4+19.5
Labour Sabir Hussain99534.4-6.4
Liberal Democrat Colin Scott66122.8-4.5
Health and Community Issues Party Katrina Osman983.4-8.6
Majority1475.0
Turnout 2,89643.4+21.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Mount Hermon East [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Valerie Tinney80956.4-4.2
Liberal Democrat David Everett39727.7+0.3
UKIP Richard Squire1369.5+5.0
Labour Michael Byrne926.4-1.1
Majority41228.7-4.5
Turnout 1,43439.7+5.6
Conservative hold Swing
Mount Hermon West [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ian Johnson84054.1+3.6
Conservative Michele Maddock48531.3-11.1
UKIP Mark Kingston1519.7+7.4
Labour Vincenzo Congliaro764.9+0.1
Majority35522.8+14.7
Turnout 1,55240.3-0.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Pyrford [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Fidler1,24462.9-9.4
Liberal Democrat Andrew Grimshaw47023.8-1.1
UKIP Robin Milner19710.0+10.0
Labour Richard Cowley663.3+0.5
Majority77439.1-8.3
Turnout 1,97749.4+4.5
Conservative hold Swing

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