2004 Rugby Borough Council election

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Elections to Rugby Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council seats were up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1] The number of councillors for each party after the election were Conservative 21, Labour 14, Liberal Democrat 10 and Independent 3. [1]

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Election result

Rugby Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 930+356.342.110,295+3.4%
  Liberal Democrats 400025.031.97,816+5.4%
  Labour 302-218.822.75,555-8.7%
  Independent 001-103.3811-0.1%

Ward results

Admirals
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Butlin71644.8+2.7
Labour Martin Eversfield63139.5-6.3
Liberal Democrats Hilda Fletcher25015.7+3.5
Majority855.3+1.6
Turnout 1,59737.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Avon and Swift
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leigh Hunt61361.3
Labour Jeffrey Coupe20920.9
Liberal Democrats Mary Andrews17817.8
Majority40440.4
Turnout 1,00041.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Benn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Cassidy60147.4-7.0
Liberal Democrats James Hotten33526.4+1.6
Conservative Christopher Pacey-Day33326.0+5.1
Majority26621.0-8.6
Turnout 1,26926.8
Labour hold Swing
Bilton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig Humphrey1,10961.7+1.4
Liberal Democrats Beatrice O'Dwyer35619.8+1.3
Labour Benjamin Ferrett33318.5-2.8
Majority75341.9+2.9
Turnout 1,51243.3
Conservative hold Swing
Caldecott
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gwendoline Hotten87548.4+0.2
Conservative Ian Smith69538.4+3.2
Labour Brenda Clarke23913.2-3.4
Majority18010.0-3.0
Turnout 1,80944.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Dunchurch and Knightlow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Shields1,08547.5-2.2
Liberal Democrats Sally Ravenhall98443.1+8.9
Labour Richard Best2159.4+1.5
Majority1014.4-11.1
Turnout 2,28452.4
Conservative hold Swing
Earl Craven and Wolston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Timms1,11455.1-7.7
Labour Douglas Hodkinson63431.4-5.8
Liberal Democrats Mervyn Leah27213.5+13.5
Majority48023.7-1.9
Turnout 2,02045.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Eastlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Peach1,21467.8-5.5
Conservative Kuldip Ranu37020.7+5.2
Labour Vasanji Chhana20711.6+0.4
Majority84447.1-10.7
Turnout 1,79142.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Fosse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Gillias85658.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Gunstone60841.5
Majority24817.0
Turnout 1,46450.0
Conservative hold Swing
Hillmorton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jesstina Upstone77938.4+4.0
Conservative David Cranham65832.4+1.4
Labour Michael Hirons37018.2-16.2
Independent Kathryn Lawrence22311.0+11.0
Majority1216.0+5.9
Turnout 2,03048.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lawford and Kings Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Watson44044.9
Independent Lilian Pallikaropoulos24625.1
Labour Patrick Joyce18719.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Thoday10811.0
Majority19419.8
Turnout 98139.0
Conservative hold Swing
New Bilton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christina Avis58238.2
Conservative June Hopkins40426.5
Independent Roy Sandison34222.5
Liberal Democrats John Upstone19512.8
Majority17811.7
Turnout 1,52335.4
Labour hold Swing
Newbold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denham Cavanagh74751.4-3.8
Liberal Democrats Felicity Bocus37025.4+3.5
Conservative Sabir Yusuf33723.2+0.3
Majority37726.0-6.3
Turnout 1,45431.7
Labour hold Swing
Overslade
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Lane82151.2-1.9
Labour Douglas Hall47929.9-17.0
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Neville30318.9+18.9
Majority34221.3+15.1
Turnout 1,60338.2
Conservative hold Swing
Paddox
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Dodd82968.9+3.5
Conservative Donald Willis25321.0-0.8
Labour Mary Webb12110.1-2.7
Majority57647.9+4.3
Turnout 1,20341.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wolvey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Elson49175.4+13.4
Liberal Democrats Stanley Williams16024.6+19.4
Majority33150.8+21.6
Turnout 65141.9
Conservative hold Swing

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