2004 Southampton City Council election

2004 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2004 Southampton council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. The 2004 Southampton Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3757.stm Southampton council BBC News 26 January 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 19 Labour 15 Conservative 14Local councils 12 June 2004 Financial Times 7 Campaign Since the last election in 2003 the Liberal Democrats had run the council as a minority administration, after Labour had previously been in charge for 19 years.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/archive/2004/06/07/Hampshire+Archive/5571894.Verdict_imminent_on_Lib_Dem_rule/ Verdict imminent on Lib Dem rule 7 June 2004 Southern Daily Echo 28 January 2011 The record of the Liberal Democrats for the previous year was a major issue in the election, with the Liberal Democrats pointing to investment in road repairs and in addressing anti-social behaviour, while campaigning for council tax to be replaced by a local income tax. However the Labour and Conservative parties attacked the Liberal Democrats for u-turns such as the stopping of plans for fortnightly refuse collection, charges for parking in the town centre and the dropping of schemes to close football pitches and a leisure centre. Crucial wards in the election were seen as being Sholing and Bitterne Park. Meanwhile, as well as the three main parties, there were also candidates from the United Kingdom Independence Party, British National Party and the Green Party. Election result The results saw the council remain with no party having a majority, but the Labour Party lost 2 seatsHow Labour slowly realised that its time was up 12 June 2004 The Times London 24 and the Conservatives gained 2.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/archive/2004/06/11/Hampshire+Archive/5571650.Lib_Dems_in_control_but_Tories_gain_seats/ Lib Dems in control but Tories gain seats 11 June 2004 Southern Daily Echo 28 January 2011 The Liberal Democrats remained the largest party with 18 seats after gaining Coxford from Labour, but losing Bitterne Park to the Conservatives. The Conservatives grew to 14 seats after also gaining Freemantle from Labour, who thus dropped to 15 seats. The Labour group leader, June Bridle, held her seat in Sholing by 84 votes, with both Labour and the Conservatives saying that the 657 won by the United Kingdom Independence Party had probably enabled Labour to hold on there. Overall turnout in the election increased to 31.6% from 29% in 2003.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/archive/2004/06/12/Hampshire+Archive/5571589.Democracy_is_the_winner_on_the_night/ Democracy is the winner on the night 12 June 2004 Southern Daily Echo 28 January 2011 Following the election Liberal Democrat Adrian Vinson remained as leader of the council, after being confirmed by a vote of 18 to 0 at a council meeting.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/archive/2004/06/24/Hampshire+Archive/5571081.City_welcomes_its_new_mayor/ City welcomes its new mayor 24 June 2004 Southern Daily Echo 28 January 2011 Southampton local election result 2004http://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-partners/elections/election_details.asp?ID=18 Election details Southampton City Council 26 January 2011Ballot box 12 June 2004 The Times London 26 Labour Party (UK) 6 0 2 2 37.5 28.9 15,007 1.2 Conservative Party (UK) 5 2 0 2 31.3 30.6 15,888 0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 1 1 31.3 30.4 15,738 0.3 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0.0 6.5 3,370 4.6 British National Party 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 868 0.8 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 790 0.1 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 189 0.4 Ward results Bargate Bargate Labour Party (UK) John Noon 752 38.0 −8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Alexander 568 28.7 −0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Wills 414 20.9 −3.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Lorraine Barter 243 12.3 +12.3 184 9.3 −7.6 1,977 17.6 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) Bassett Bassett Conservative Party (UK) John Hannides 1,788 43.6 −2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Cain 1,433 35.0 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Paul Jenks 473 11.5 −1.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Michael Cottrell 322 7.9 +4.8 British National Party Julian Crewe 82 2.0 +2.0 355 8.7 −3.8 4,098 38.8 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Bevois Bevois Labour Party (UK) Stephen Barnes-Andrews 1,033 42.2 −4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Hordley 634 25.9 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Rees 594 24.2 +5.8 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Nicholas Chaffey 189 7.7 +7.7 399 16.3 −9.3 2,450 25.4 +3.9 Labour Party (UK) Bitterne Bitterne Labour Party (UK) Christine Kelly 1,145 40.3 −3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Claire Johnson 888 31.3 +5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Naish 491 17.3 +0.3 British National Party Jason Robinson 317 11.2 +1.2 257 9.0 −9.4 2,841 28.6 −0.1 Labour Party (UK) Bitterne Park Bitterne Park Conservative Party (UK) Ivan White 1,397 36.8 −5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Work 1,289 33.9 −3.2 Labour Party (UK) David Furnell 635 16.7 −0.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Conrad Brown 476 12.5 +12.5 108 2.8 −2.1 3,797 37.6 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Coxford Coxford Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Jackson 1,110 35.6 −3.7 Labour Party (UK) Harry Mitchell 1,018 32.7 +1.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Leslie O'Bee 510 16.4 +13.3 Conservative Party (UK) Christina Philbrick 478 15.3 +3.3 92 3.0 −5.4 3,116 30.3 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Freemantle Freemantle Conservative Party (UK) Michael Ball 1,207 37.0 −6.9 Labour Party (UK) Simon Letts 1,070 32.8 +3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Cummins 620 19.0 +2.7 Green Party of England and Wales Darren Pickering 363 11.1 +2.5 137 4.2 −10.8 3,260 31.8 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Harefield Harefield Conservative Party (UK) Richard Halderthay 1,642 46.5 −4.1 Labour Party (UK) Warwick Payne 1,011 28.6 −3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Hordley 649 18.4 +1.3 British National Party Terrie Rintoul 232 6.6 +6.6 631 17.9 −0.4 3,534 34.0 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Millbrook Millbrook Liberal Democrats (UK) Virginia Moore 1,428 41.8 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) David Evans 787 23.0 −0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Tom Donald 720 21.1 +5.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Stephen Phillips 484 14.2 +14.2 641 18.7 +1.0 3,419 32.0 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peartree Peartree Liberal Democrats (UK) Norah Goss 1,547 46.5 −2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Alec Heath 960 28.8 +8.9 Labour Party (UK) Roger Iles 821 24.7 −1.6 587 17.6 −5.2 3,328 32.9 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Portswood Portswood Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Vinson 1,721 47.3 −0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Julian Isaacson 864 23.7 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Ann Wardle 629 17.3 −0.2 Green Party of England and Wales Joseph Cox 427 11.7 +5.3 857 23.5 −2.2 3,641 35.3 +5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Redbridge Redbridge Labour Party (UK) Dennis Harryman 1,217 40.6 −2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ceren Davis 1,000 33.4 +12.4 Conservative Party (UK) Enid Greenham 778 26.0 +1.5 217 7.2 −11.6 2,995 29.0 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) Shirley Shirley Conservative Party (UK) Terence Matthews 1,537 38.7 −5.5 Labour Party (UK) Michael Lewkowicz 1,110 28.0 −0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharon Mintoff 775 19.5 +1.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Robert Geddes 413 10.4 +7.4 British National Party Darren Smith 133 3.4 +3.4 427 10.8 −4.6 3,968 39.4 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Sholing Sholing Labour Party (UK) June Bridle 1,317 35.5 −0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Denness 1,233 33.2 −4.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Tony Weaver 657 17.7 +10.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lesley Moffitt 507 13.7 −3.7 84 2.3 3,714 35.1 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) Swaythling Swaythling Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Milton 1,047 41.8 −4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Norris 545 21.8 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Michael Brainsby 544 21.7 −6.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Rodney Caws 265 10.6 +6.5 British National Party David Green 104 4.2 +4.2 502 20.0 +1.3 2,505 26.2 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Woolston Woolston Labour Party (UK) Richard Williams 1,445 45.1 +8.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Robson 1,073 33.5 −9.1 Conservative Party (UK) Clifford Combes 689 21.5 +8.6 372 11.6 3,207 33.0 +3.2 Labour Party (UK) References 2003 Southampton Council election Southampton local elections 2006 Southampton Council election Category:2004 English local elections 2004 Category:2000s in Southampton