2004 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

2004 UK local government election October 2019 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2004 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election The 2004 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3766.stm Stratford-On-Avon council 26 March 2010 BBC News Online After the election, the composition of the council was Conservative 30 Liberal Democrat 20 Independent 3 Ballot box The Times 26 12 June 2004 Background 19 of the 53 seats on the council were contested in the election. Politics on a knife edge; Stratford District Council, Local council elections, June 10th: Candidates Coventry Evening Telegraph 39 18 May 2004 The Conservatives were defending 11 of the seats and this was seen as giving the Liberal Democrats a chance at taking over control of the council, which had a one-seat Conservative majority before the election. Paul Dale Election Nominations 2004: All eyes on Super Thursday Birmingham Post 24 8 June 2004 Meanwhile, Labour had their only remaining council seat up for election in Southam ward, leading to the possibility that they could fail to be represented on the council after the election. Election result The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their majority on the council up to 7 seats. Tories increase power in county Coventry Evening Telegraph 1 12 June 2004 They gained 4 seats in Harbury, Southam, Stratford Guild and Hathaway and Wellesbourne wards and only suffered 1 loss to the Liberal Democrats in Studley. While the Liberal Democrats lost ground as a result, the defeat in Southam meant Labour was no longer represented on the council. Labour wiped off the map in Stratford Coventry Evening Telegraph 12 June 2004 http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/LABOUR-KNOCKED-OUT-OF-STRATFORD.806469.jp https://archive.today/20130420160208/http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/LABOUR-KNOCKED-OUT-OF-STRATFORD.806469.jp dead 20 April 2013 Labour knocked out of Stratford 28 March 2010 14 June 2004 The Courier The Conservatives said they were pleased with the results, that saw them win almost half of the vote, and which they put down to a strong positive campaign. Sarah Probert Council Elections: Stratford: Increased majority sees party's grip tighten Birmingham Post 5 12 June 2004 Overall turnout in the election was higher than the national average at 43.5%. https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/stories/2004/06/election-results-stratford.shtml Election results for Stratford District Council 28 March 2010 11 June 2004 BBC News Online Stratford-on-Avon local election result 2004 http://www.stratford.gov.uk/council/council-420.cfm District Council Election Results 26 March 2010 Stratford-on-Avon District Council https://web.archive.org/web/20091103173326/http://www.stratford.gov.uk/council/council-420.cfm 3 November 2009 dead dmy-all Conservative Party (UK) 14 4 1 +3 73.7 49.9 14,264 +10.3% Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 1 3 -2 21.1 39.2 11,192 -6.3% Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 5.3 6.2 1,780 -4.3% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0 4.7 1,347 +0.6% Ward results Alcester Liberal Democrats (UK) Clifford Meade 1,054 57.6 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Maurice Abney-Hastings 665 36.4 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Stephens 110 6.0 +6.0 389 21.3 +2.7 1,829 39.8 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Aston Cantlow Conservative Party (UK) William Lawrence 479 61.1 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shahid Juned 305 38.9 -6.0 174 22.2 +12.0 784 52.9 Conservative Party (UK) Bardon Conservative Party (UK) John Winterburn 435 64.9 +4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Insoll 235 35.1 +3.8 200 29.9 +1.0 670 43.0 Conservative Party (UK) Bidford and Salford Independent (politician) Kim James 997 56.0 +56.0 Independent (politician) John Sandle 783 44.0 +44.0 214 12.0 1,780 36.0 +8.5 Independent (politician) Burton Dassett Conservative Party (UK) Simon Jackson 536 65.8 -4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Evans 279 34.2 +4.4 257 31.5 -8.9 815 49.6 Conservative Party (UK) Claverdon Conservative Party (UK) Jane Harrison 625 73.3 -8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeanne Lowe 228 26.7 +8.5 397 46.5 -17.1 853 47.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ettington Conservative Party (UK) Isobel Seccombe 578 65.4 +9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Brabyn 306 34.6 -9.8 272 30.8 +19.6 884 49.7 Conservative Party (UK) Harbury Conservative Party (UK) Eric Dally 847 52.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Booth 770 47.6 77 4.8 1,617 43.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Henley Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Thirlwell 1,052 70.3 +12.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Edwards 444 29.7 -12.4 608 40.6 +24.8 1,496 43.4 +10.7 Conservative Party (UK) Kineton Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Higgs 920 58.9 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hurley 643 41.1 -6.7 277 17.7 +13.2 1,563 47.2 +6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shipston Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Russell 897 53.6 +10.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Troup 778 46.4 -10.7 119 7.2 1,675 45.3 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Southam Conservative Party (UK) John Appleton 774 47.3 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) James Taylor 632 38.7 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart Ritchie 229 14.0 -2.6 142 8.7 +7.9 1,635 33.2 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stratford Alveston Conservative Party (UK) Lynda Organ 1,162 56.7 +13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joan McFarlane 886 43.3 +6.3 276 13.5 +6.8 2,048 49.1 +7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Stratford Avenue and New Town Conservative Party (UK) Juliet Short 939 52.3 +27.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Tredwell 684 38.1 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) Karen Parnell 172 9.6 +5.6 255 14.2 1,795 36.4 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Stratford Guild and Hathaway Conservative Party (UK) Michael Perry 1,169 49.9 +18.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Dowling 981 41.8 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) Doreen Wright 195 8.3 +0.9 188 8.1 2,345 43.2 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stratford Mount Pleasant Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Bates 756 62.9 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Laura Main 359 29.9 +29.9 Labour Party (UK) Ewan Wainwright 86 7.2 +2.6 397 33.1 +7.3 1,201 36.4 -1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Studley Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Beaman 972 50.5 -7.7 Conservative Party (UK) William McCarthy 802 41.6 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Michael Gerrard 152 7.9 +7.9 170 8.8 -7.6 1,926 42.2 +12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tanworth Conservative Party (UK) Mark Flower 1,037 81.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Karyl Rees 233 18.3 804 63.3 1,270 41.9 Conservative Party (UK) Wellesbourne Conservative Party (UK) Anita MacAulay 1,265 52.8 +17.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Priscilla Cook 1,132 47.2 +6.4 133 5.5 2,397 45.7 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) References 30em Category:2004 English local elections 2004 Category:2000s in Warwickshire