2004 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 2004 Cheltenham Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 39.44%.[2]

Cheltenham Local Election Result 2004[3][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 2 0 +2 45.0 43.5 14,485 +2.6%
  Liberal Democrats 7 0 3 -3 35.0 34.5 11,481 -9.8%
  PAB 3 1 0 +1 15.0 9.7 3,226 +0.8%
  Labour 1 0 0 0 5.0 8.5 2,817 +3.5%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 777 +1.3%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 479 +1.4%

Ward results
All Saints[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Jordan* 636 44.3 -13.6
Conservative Antony Sygerycz 489 34.1 +0.6
Green Russell Partridge 183 12.7 N/A
Labour Martin Ricketts 128 8.9 +0.5
Majority 147 10.2 -14.2
Turnout 1,436 34.6 +0.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Battledown[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Wall 1,035 60.9 +14.4
Liberal Democrats John Coleman 523 30.8 -15.1
Labour Catherine Mozley 142 8.4 +2.1
Majority 512 30.1 +29.5
Turnout 1,700 48.3 +5.7
Conservative hold Swing
Benhall and Reddings[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jacqueline Fletcher 1,034 53.4 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Russell Milton 780 40.3 -11.0
Labour Richard Moody 121 6.3 N/A
Majority 254 13.1 +7.1
Turnout 1,935 48.1 +2.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Charlton Kings[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Duncan Smith* 1,166 55.8 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Harvey 729 34.9 -5.3
Labour Neville Mozeley 196 9.4 +2.5
Majority 437 20.9 +10.3
Turnout 2,091 49.6 +8.0
Conservative hold Swing
Charlton Park[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie Freeman 1,284 64.0 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Margaret Woodward 583 29.1 -1.7
Labour David Addison 138 6.9 +1.8
Majority 701 35.0 +5.5
Turnout 2,005 49.6 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing
College[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Surgenor* 841 46.7 -1.4
Conservative Penelope Hall 684 38.0 -3.0
Green Celia Wyndham 177 9.8 +2.0
Labour Gillian Howells 100 5.5 -0.1
Majority 157 8.7 +1.6
Turnout 1,802 41.9 +4.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hesters Way[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Young* 556 44.1 -20.1
Independent David Banyard 365 28.9 N/A
Conservative Daphne Allen 235 18.6 -1.9
Labour Brenda Moody 105 8.3 -6.1
Majority 191 15.1 -28.6
Turnout 1,261 29.2 +6.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lansdown[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diggory Seacome* 837 61.1 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Storm 326 23.8 -0.6
Green Keith Bessant 105 7.7 -4.1
Labour David Evans 103 7.5 +0.1
Majority 511 37.3 +0.4
Turnout 1,371 33.1 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing
Leckhampton[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin MacDonald* 1,466 70.3 +16.4
Liberal Democrats Dermot Clarke 500 24.0 -20.6
Labour Frank Bench 118 5.7 N/A
Majority 966 46.4 +37.1
Turnout 2,084 52.2 -2.8
Conservative hold Swing
Oakley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diana Hale* 502 38.0 -16.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Wheeldon 492 37.2 +13.6
Conservative Stuart Hutton 327 24.8 +7.4
Majority 10 0.8 -29.7
Turnout 1,321 32.6 +6.2
Labour hold Swing
Park[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Gearing* 1,199 59.1 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Iain Dobie 660 32.5 -9.5
Labour Brian Hughes 169 8.3 N/A
Majority 539 26.6 +14.9
Turnout 2,028 44.0 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Pittville[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAB David Prince* 889 48.1 +5.2
Conservative Gary Bowden 576 31.1 -2.9
Liberal Democrats David Lawrence 268 14.5 -1.4
Green Jennifer Stone 117 6.3 N/A
Majority 313 16.9 +8.0
Turnout 1,850 43.9 +3.4
PAB hold Swing
Prestbury[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAB Malcolm Stennett* 1,137 54.4 -8.3
Conservative John Newman 593 28.4 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Jones 166 7.9 -2.9
Labour Jonquil Naish 104 5.0 N/A
Green Joan Mate 89 4.3 -0.7
Majority 544 26.0 -10.6
Turnout 2,089 45.6 +4.9
PAB hold Swing
Springbank[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Wheeler* 566 53.6 -4.9
Conservative Sarah Baylis 360 34.1 +13.1
Labour Tustin Kelvin 129 12.2 -3.9
Majority 206 19.5 -18.2
Turnout 1,055 24.3 +2.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Marks[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Webster 657 46.6 -14.5
Conservative Anthony Towers 504 35.7 +9.3
Labour Clive Harriss 250 17.7 +4.0
Majority 153 10.8 -23.9
Turnout 1,411 32.0 +6.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Pauls[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Coleman* 557 63.6 +4.1
Conservative Susan Godwin 146 16.7 +2.7
Green Caroline Griffiths 106 12.1 +2.7
PAB Joanna McVeagh 67 7.6 N/A
Majority 411 46.9 +1.4
Turnout 876 21.4 +4.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Peters[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Rawson 596 44.8 -0.1
Conservative Klara Sudbury 484 36.4 -5.0
Labour Robert Irons 137 10.3 -4.5
Independent Stephen Garbutt 114 8.6 N/A
Majority 112 8.4 +4.9
Turnout 1,331 30.4 +6.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Swindon Village[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAB Peter Allen 672 41.5 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Jones* 613 37.9 -9.7
Conservative Michael Horton 247 15.3 +3.2
Labour Ann Lightfoot 87 5.4 N/A
Majority 59 3.6 -3.3
Turnout 1,619 36.6 +3.5
PAB gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Up Hatherley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Nicholson 641 35.0 +1.9
Liberal Democrats David Fidgeon* 612 33.4 -22.9
PAB Martin Burford 461 25.2 N/A
Labour Brian Johnson 117 6.4 N/A
Majority 29 1.6 -14.9
Turnout 1,831 44.1 +1.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Warden Hill[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Regan* 1,178 54.3 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Whyborn 820 37.8 -6.3
Labour Christopher Bailey 171 7.9 -0.7
Majority 358 16.5 +14.8
Turnout 2,169 50.0 +4.7
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Cheltenham council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  2. "Cheltenham Borough Council elections 10th June 2004 Percentage poll" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  3. "Borough election June 2004". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  4. "Ballot box". The Times. 12 June 2004. p. 26.
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