2004 Swindon Borough Council election

Map of the results of the 2004 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2004.

The 2004 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 33
• Labour 19
• Liberal Democrat 7 ^[2]

Election result

Swindon Local Election Result 2004 ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	14			+4	70.0	45.1	19,466	+3.3%
	Labour	5			-3	25.0	27.8	11,971	-2.9%
	Liberal Democrats	1			-1	5.0	20.3	8,749	-5.0%
	Green	0			0	0	4.9	2,101	+4.3%
	UKIP	0			0	0	0.7	311	+0.0%
	Socialist Alliance	0			0	0	0.6	249	-0.1%
	Independent	0			0	0	0.4	166	+0.4%
	Socialist Alternative	0			0	0	0.2	105	+0.2%

Ward results

Abbey Meads ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Lister	641	58.2	-6.7
	Labour	James Grant	232	21.1	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Law	228	20.7	+2.6
Majority			409	37.1	-9.7
Turnout			1,101

Central ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maire Darker	796	42.6	+5.0
	Conservative	Matthew McCue	479	25.6	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tel Hudson	363	19.4	-19.2
	Green	Karsten Evans	161	8.6	+8.6
	Socialist Alliance	Andrew Newman	69	3.7	+3.7
Majority			317	17.0
Turnout			1,868

Covingham and Nythe ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dale Heenan	1,327	52.1	-1.3
	Labour	Patricia Spry	834	32.7	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ellen Aylett	386	15.2	-0.5
Majority			493	19.4	-3.1
Turnout			2,547

Dorcan ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roderick Bluh	1,232	50.6	+6.6
	Labour	David Cox	792	32.5	-9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen McCarthy	411	16.9	+3.1
Majority			440	18.1	+16.3
Turnout			2,435

Eastcott ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stanley Pajak	978	46.2	-7.5
	Conservative	Brenda Craven	452	21.3	+1.0
	Labour	Richard Young	443	20.9	-5.1
	Green	Christine Smith	245	11.6	+11.6
Majority			526	24.8	-3.0
Turnout			2,118

Freshbrook and Grange Park ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Greenhalgh	1,013	42.7	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tracy Fisher	942	39.7	-7.2
	Labour	Sarah Bush	418	17.6	-1.0
Majority			71	3.0
Turnout			2,373

Gorse Hill and Pinehurst ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ericqua Ballman	701	44.2	+3.8
	Conservative	Halina Roberts	429	27.1	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jacob Pajak	275	17.4	-6.2
	Socialist Alliance	Roy North	180	11.4	-1.3
Majority			272	17.2	+0.4
Turnout			1,585

Haydon Wick ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wayne Lawley	1,271	54.7	+2.2
	Labour	John Keepin	576	24.8	-2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Richards	475	20.5	+0.3
Majority			695	29.9	+4.7
Turnout			2,322

Highworth ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Peake	1,260	51.1	+3.9
	Labour	Lynn Vardy	633	25.7	-9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Shorten	371	15.1	-3.0
	Green	Andrew Day	200	8.1	+8.1
Majority			627	25.4	+13.0
Turnout			2,464

Moredon ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Lovell	954	44.1	+5.1
	Labour	James D'Avila	830	38.4	-2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Sharp	274	12.7	-2.8
	Socialist Alternative	Jean Walker	105	4.9	+4.9
Majority			124	5.7
Turnout			2,163

Old Town and Lawn ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Bawden	1,954	56.0	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Wheaver	883	25.3	-6.5
	Green	John Hughes	342	9.8	+3.4
	Labour	Michael Szymanski	308	8.8	+1.7
Majority			1,071	30.7	+7.7
Turnout			3,487

Parks ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Allsopp	686	43.7	-10.0
	Conservative	Natasha Young	371	23.6	-0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Thompson	340	21.6	-0.4
	Green	Melvin Collins	174	11.1	+11.1
Majority			315	20.1	-9.4
Turnout			1,571

Ridgeway ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Bennett	600	54.7
	Liberal Democrats	Adelaide Dudman	393	35.9
	Labour	Ruairi Tobin	103	9.4
Majority			207	18.9
Turnout			1,096

Shaw and Nine Elms ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Martin	1,213	54.9	+5.7
	Labour	Neil Heavens	353	16.0	-8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Amber Johnson	307	13.9	-12.0
	Green	Linda Lee	170	7.7	+7.7
	Independent	James Withey	166	7.5	+7.5
Majority			860	38.9	+15.7
Turnout			2,209

St Margaret ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Fisher	1,302	54.4	+0.0
	Labour	Michael Spry	647	27.0	-2.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Payne	445	18.6	+1.9
Majority			655	27.4	+2.0
Turnout			2,394

St Philip ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Sharp	1,182	43.9	-1.7
	Labour	Teresa Page	1,091	40.6	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jose Tocha	240	8.9	-7.3
	Green	Raymond Smith	177	6.6	+6.6
Majority			91	3.4	-4.1
Turnout			2,690

Toothill and Westlea ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dwynwen Martin	841	48.2	-2.2
	Labour	Norman Butler	443	25.4	-3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Peppitt	259	14.9	-5.8
	Green	Marilyn Harrison	201	11.5	+11.5
Majority			398	22.8	+1.2
Turnout			1,744

Walcot ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mavis Childs	745	41.8	+6.4
	Conservative	Russell Holland	601	33.7	-7.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Pajak	307	17.2	-6.5
	Green	Simon Smith	128	7.2	+7.2
Majority			144	8.1
Turnout			1,781

Western ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Barnes	928	38.4	-4.9
	Conservative	Mark Edwards	805	33.3	+7.3
	UKIP	Michael Morton	311	12.9	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Poole	251	10.4	-11.9
	Green	Raymond Burcham	121	5.0	+5.0
Majority			123	5.1	-12.2
Turnout			2416

Wroughton and Chiseldon ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Ford	1,539	55.9	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Victor Godman	621	22.5	-11.7
	Labour	Sandra Parsons	412	15.0	-4.6
	Green	Robert Heritage	182	6.6	+6.6
Majority			918	33.3	+21.3
Turnout			2,754

References

1. "Swindon council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 29 October 2010.
2. "Elections 2004: Local authorities in England and Wales (with eight authorities still to declare)". The Independent . 12 June 2004. p. 9.
3. "Local Elections 2004 Results". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
4. "Ballot box". The Times . 12 June 2004. p. 26.