2004 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The council stayed under no overall control.

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Council results

Kirklees [1]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Labour 6917---24.628.2103,688-
  Liberal Democrats 6925---36.227.6101,351-
  Conservative 6922---31.927.199,724-
  Green 473---4.39.835,909-
  BNP 161---1.45.620,672-
  Independent 31---1.41.03,560-
  UKIP 20---0.00.41,451-
  Liberal 10---0.00.2578-
  Socialist Alternative 30---0.00.1446-
  Monster Raving Loony 10---0.00.1307-

Council Composition

After the election the composition of the council was:

252217311
Liberal DemocratsConservativeLabourGrBI
PartyNew council
Liberal Democrats 25
Conservative 22
Labour 17
Green 3
BNP 1
Independent 1
Total69

Ward results

Almondbury ward

Almondbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Denham 2,058 13.1 -
Liberal Democrats John Smithson 1,958 12.5 -
Liberal Democrats Linda Wilkinson 1,787 11.4 -
Conservative Alison Rogers1,2578.0-
Conservative Diana Hall1,1097.1-
Conservative William Armer1,0496.7-
Labour Timothy Holden-Rowley9766.2-
Green Brian Strudwick9736.2-
Labour Melvyn Holdsworth9005.7-
BNP Susan Auty8835.6-
Labour David Harvey7965.1-
Green Nicholas Ayres6884.4-
Independent Ian Brooke6724.3-
Green Barry Ward6143.9-
Turnout -47.0-

Ashbrow ward

Ashbrow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Smith 2,076 13.5 -
Labour Deryck Hillas 2,065 13.4 -
Labour Jean Calvert 2,050 13.3 -
Liberal Democrats Richard Pinnock1,69811.0-
Liberal Democrats Sandra Gordon-Overton1,5069.8-
Liberal Democrats Emma Bone1,3799.0-
Conservative Trevor Bellamy1,1787.7-
Conservative John Taylor1,1307.3-
Conservative William Jacobs1,1117.2-
Green Edward Adams5603.6-
Green Melanie Adams3282.1-
Green David Arundell3142.0-
Turnout -45.2-

Batley East ward

Batley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohamed Mayet 3,024 17.4 -
Labour Mary Harkin 2,697 15.5 -
Labour Mahmood Akhtar 2,370 13.6 -
Liberal Democrats Jon Bloom2,00811.6-
Liberal Democrats Haroon Bhamji1,75010.1-
Liberal Democrats Shujjat Ali1,5649.0-
Conservative Phillip Stocks1,0536.1-
BNP Jillian Exley9585.5-
Conservative Mohammed Akram7584.4-
Conservative Wasim Younas6393.7-
Green Janice Cronin5533.2-
Turnout -59.3-

Batley West ward

Batley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shabir Pandor 2,070 13.5 -
Liberal Democrats Paul Battye 2,063 13.5 -
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Alvy 1,773 11.6 -
Liberal Democrats David Lowe1,77211.6-
Labour Gwenneth Grailey1,74811.4-
Labour Michael Williams1,5039.8-
BNP Jonathan Pygott1,4089.2-
Conservative Marlene Williams9296.1-
Conservative Sharon Light8375.5-
Conservative Kevin O'Donnell8025.2-
Green Gillian Redshaw4162.7-
Turnout -50.1-

Birstall and Birkenshaw ward

Birstall and Birkenshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Palfreeman 2,444 17.4 -
Conservative Robert Light 2,434 17.4 -
Conservative Elizabeth Smaje 2,136 15.3 -
BNP John Wilkinson1,3839.9-
Labour Mark Martin1,3439.6-
Labour Natalie Pinnock-Hamilton1,0267.3-
Labour Russell Khan9767.0-
Liberal Democrats Jean Tasker6684.8-
Green Clive Lord6344.5-
Liberal Democrats Christine Bloom5574.0-
Liberal Democrats Eric Townend4052.9-
Turnout -47.9-

Cleckheaton ward

Cleckheaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kath Pinnock 2,362 16.2 -
Liberal Democrats Andrew Pinnock 2,030 13.9 -
Liberal Democrats Ann Raistrick 2,014 13.8 -
BNP Richard Brown1,75212.0-
Conservative David Walker1,3109.0-
Conservative Joseph Calder1,0267.0-
Labour Michael Ramsden1,0217.0-
Labour John Dick9896.8-
Conservative Malcolm Smith9186.3-
Labour Naheed Arshad-Mather6704.6-
Green Natalie Holdsworth4623.2-
Turnout -50.8-

Colne Valley ward

Colne Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Beever 2,381 14.3 -
Liberal Democrats Margaret Fearnley 2,241 13.5 -
Conservative Dorothy Lindley 2,114 12.7 -
Liberal Democrats David Ridgway2,05312.3-
Conservative Karen Tweed1,1206.7-
BNP Alan Clark1,0756.5-
Conservative Annabel Herriott1,0136.1-
Labour Neil Colquhoun8144.9-
Labour Helen Singleton7634.6-
Labour John Olswang7214.3-
Green Anne Lacey6934.2-
Green Sandra Leyland6784.1-
UKIP Peter Reeve5613.4-
Green Clare Porter4062.4-
Turnout -50.3-

Crosland Moor and Netherton ward

Crosland Moor and Netherton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Molly Walton 2,842 16.6 -
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Sarwar 2,463 14.4 -
Liberal Democrats Shahida Awan 2,378 13.9 -
Liberal Democrats Ian Rutter2,17012.7-
Labour Mohammad Iqbal1,6249.5-
Labour Susan May1,4918.7-
Conservative Peter Simpson1,1586.8-
Conservative Bronwen Robinson1,1246.6-
Conservative John Travis1,0956.4-
Green David Hill8044.7-
Turnout -54.0-

Dalton ward

Dalton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter McBride 1,581 12.0 -
Liberal Democrats Roger Battye 1,544 11.8 -
Labour Angela Ellam 1,356 10.3 -
Labour James Shires1,34210.2-
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Ritchie1,2679.7-
Liberal Democrats Alistair Cheetham1,0818.2-
Conservative Roger Jessop8456.4-
BNP Andrew Watson7515.7-
Conservative Paul King6304.8-
Liberal Elaine Sims5784.4-
Conservative Greg Christofi5674.3-
Green David Honour4993.8-
Green Tony Brooks4403.4-
Green Betty Cunnington3592.7-
Independent Colin Walder2852.2-
Turnout -41.6-

Denby Dale ward

Denby Dale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maggie Blanshard 2,196 13.0 -
Conservative Elaine Ward 2,092 12.4 -
Conservative William Dodds 2,069 12.3 -
Labour Robert Allen1,90711.3-
Labour Graham Turner1,87111.1-
Conservative Patricia Hargreaves1,75810.4-
BNP Nicola King9145.4-
Green Andrew Stimson8044.8-
Green Deborah Turnbull7734.6-
Liberal Democrats Peter Clark7014.2-
Liberal Democrats Jeanette McCready6063.6-
Green Stephen Turnbull5863.5-
Liberal Democrats Patricia Milner5783.4-
Turnout -52.0-

Dewsbury East ward

Dewsbury East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Kane 1,930 13.6 -
Liberal Democrats Dennis Hullock 1,922 13.5 -
Labour Eric Firth 1,796 12.6 -
BNP Colin Auty1,66511.7-
Liberal Democrats Gary Denison1,58511.2-
Liberal Democrats Nisar Choudhary1,41410.0-
Labour Irene Ellis1,4099.9-
Conservative John Nottingham7215.1-
Conservative Robert Haycroft7135.0-
Conservative Brian Whittaker6514.6-
Green Kevin Birley3932.8-
Turnout -46.7-

Dewsbury South ward

Dewsbury South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Khizar Iqbal 2,832 17.3 -
Conservative Imtiaz Ameen 2,677 16.4 -
Conservative Jonathan Scott 2,000 12.2 -
Labour Masood Ahmed1,78310.9-
BNP Nicholas Cass1,65210.1-
Labour Alan Gibson1,63310.0-
Labour Gulfam Asif1,4548.9-
Liberal Democrats Adrian Cruden7064.3-
Liberal Democrats Bernard Disken6053.7-
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bird5863.6-
Green Gillian Jolly4402.7-
Turnout -57.9-

Dewsbury West ward

Dewsbury West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karam Hussain 2,764 17.5 -
Liberal Democrats Naz Hussain 2,492 15.8 -
Liberal Democrats Keith Oldroyd 2,475 15.7 -
Labour Mohammed Razaq1,73711.0-
Labour Sakandar Ahmed1,71710.9-
Labour Paul Ellis1,65210.5-
BNP Frank Atack1,1167.1-
Conservative Keith Sibbald5863.7-
Conservative James Taylor4452.8-
Conservative William Mair4082.6-
Green Peter Cunnington3902.5-
Turnout -52.8-

Golcar ward

Golcar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Iredale 1,920 13.4 -
Liberal Democrats Robert Iredale 1,911 13.3 -
Liberal Democrats Andrew Marchington 1,854 12.9 -
Labour Mark Ewington1,2178.5-
Conservative Jackie Firth1,0977.6-
Labour Ian Leedham1,0667.4-
Green Lesley Hedges1,0186.3-
Conservative Robert McSweeney1,0007.0-
Labour Patricia Colling9716.8-
Conservative Judith Roberts9116.3-
Green Richard Murgatroyd7485.2-
Green Steven Searby6524.5-
Turnout -41.8-

Greenhead ward

Greenhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mehboob Khan 3,665 18.9 -
Labour Annie Smith 3,439 17.7 -
Labour Mohan Sokhal 3,263 16.8 -
Liberal Democrats Linda Wild1,7519.0-
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Saeed1,7509.0-
Liberal Democrats Jim O'Reilly1,4897.7-
Green Paul Cooney7714.0-
Conservative Joan Osborn7443.8-
Conservative Martin Rodgers7263.7-
Conservative Carole Rogers6973.6-
Green Joan Smithson5592.9-
Green John Philips5382.8-
Turnout -53.5-

Heckmondwike ward

Heckmondwike
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP David Exley 2,076 14.1 -
Labour David Sheard 1,718 11.7 -
Liberal Democrats Tabasum Aslam 1,688 11.5 -
Liberal Democrats Colin Battye1,49610.2-
Labour Florence Smith1,4369.8-
Liberal Democrats Julie Brooke1,3179.0-
Conservative Richard Howarth1,2768.7-
Conservative Zahoor Akhtar1,0797.3-
Labour Peter Sykes1,0437.1-
Conservative Roger Roberts9886.7-
Green Heidi Smithson5894.0-
Turnout -53.0-

Holme Valley North ward

Holme Valley North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Terry Lyons 2,603 15.2 -
Liberal Democrats Marie Bower 2,026 11.8 -
Liberal Democrats Mike Bower 1,903 11.1 -
Liberal Democrats David Woodhead1,6539.6-
Conservative Neil Craven1,6509.6-
Conservative Richard Dixon1,5038.8-
Conservative Margaret Marsden1,3347.8-
Labour Carol Hirst7994.7-
Labour Mike Walker7864.6-
Labour Bill Tankard7844.6-
Green Roger Cummings7194.2-
Green Elizabeth Rainer5683.3-
Green Clementina Herrero-Eaton4982.9-
Monster Raving Loony Boney Maroney3071.8-
Turnout -53.3-

Holme Valley South ward

Holme Valley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Firth 3,252 16.9 -
Conservative Ken Sims 3,090 16.1 -
Conservative Nigel Patrick 2,810 14.6 -
Labour Catherine Ingham1,4317.4-
Labour Louise Baldock1,3897.2-
Labour Christopher Chapple1,3276.9-
Liberal Democrats Ruth Jackson1,2696.6-
Liberal Democrats Gavin MacPherson1,1115.8-
Liberal Democrats Arthur Pritchard1,0575.5-
Green Leslie Bailey9024.7-
Green Siobhan Smith8154.2-
Green Iain Smith7604.0-
Turnout -51.0-

Kirkburton ward

Kirkburton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adrian Murphy 2,116 13.1 -
Conservative Mark Hemingway 2,065 12.8 -
Conservative Christine Smith 2,005 12.4 -
Green Derek Hardcastle2,00012.4-
Green Cheryll Battye1,70410.6-
Green Richard Burton1,5839.8-
Labour Claire Rogers9155.7-
Labour Michael Greetham8885.5-
BNP Russell Scott8365.2-
Labour Julie Bellanfante7804.8-
Liberal Democrats Gerald Edinburgh6454.0-
Liberal Democrats Briony Garnett3212.0-
Liberal Democrats Rochelle Parchment2881.8-
Turnout -48.0-

Lindley ward

Lindley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Stanfield 2,377 13.9 -
Liberal Democrats Tony Woodhead 2,301 13.4 -
Conservative Tony Brice 1,849 10.8 -
Liberal Democrats David Payne1,75810.2-
Conservative Royston Rogers1,6409.6-
Conservative Ravi Showan1,5108.8-
Labour Maxwell McMurdo1,0756.3-
Labour Douglas Morgan1,0015.8-
Labour Donald Cameron9885.8-
UKIP Helen Martinek8905.2-
Green Claire Plunkett6553.8-
Green Richard Plunkett5763.4-
Green Eric Biddulph5363.1-
Turnout -49.0-

Liversedge and Gomersal ward

Liversedge and Gomersal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Bates 2,245 15.0 -
Conservative Derrick Yates 2,122 14.2 -
Conservative David Hall 2,075 13.9 -
Labour Gordon North1,74911.7-
BNP Robert Ryan1,4789.9-
Labour Ann Foxton1,4639.8-
Labour Stephen Hall1,4129.5-
Liberal Democrats Neil Bentley7645.1-
Liberal Democrats Kia Etherington7344.9-
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Sykes4533.0-
Green Robert Walters4322.9-
Turnout -48.0-

Mirfield ward

Mirfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn Bolt 3,661 19.7 -
Conservative Kathleen Taylor 3,166 17.0 -
Conservative Beverley Warby 2,947 15.9 -
BNP Karl Hanson2,01610.9-
Labour Michael Hutchinson1,6639.0-
Labour Roy Dobson1,5198.2-
Labour Barbara Jones1,1416.1-
Liberal Democrats Brian Firth6883.7-
Liberal Democrats Maureen Oldroyd6573.5-
Green Ian McCourtie6263.4-
Liberal Democrats John Warnes4932.7-
Turnout -52.0-

Newsome ward

Newsome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andrew Cooper 2,006 14.8 -
Green Julie Stewart-Turner 1,965 14.5 -
Green Sharon Fallows 1,882 13.8 -
Labour Jamil Akhtar1,0627.8-
Labour Garth Pratt9507.0-
Liberal Democrats Kuldip Brar8686.4-
Labour Elsie Wheatley8296.1-
Liberal Democrats Anne Thornton7725.7-
BNP Alan Milton7095.2-
Liberal Democrats David Crossley6735.0-
Conservative Neil Drake5484.0-
Conservative Stephen Halstead4603.4-
Conservative Anne Henderson4203.1-
Socialist Alternative Jean Goodison2451.8-
Socialist Alternative Dylan Murphy1010.7-
Socialist Alternative Michael Forster1000.7-
Turnout -43.0-

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