2004 Sunderland City Council election

2004 UK local government election January 2020 November 2013 2004 Sunderland City Council election England Parliamentary no yes 2003 Sunderland City Council election 2003 10 June 2004 2006 Sunderland City Council election 2006 All 75 seats on Sunderland City Council 38 Labour Party (UK) 63 61 61 2 Sunderland UK local election 2004 map.svg Map of the 2004 Sunderland City Council election results. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Majority party Labour Majority party after election Labour Conservative Party (UK) 9 12 12 3 Independent (politician) Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 2 2 1 The 2004 Sunderland City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Sunderland City Council Council in Tyne and Wear, England. The whole council was up for election following boundary changes since the last election in 2003. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3768.stm Sunderland council 24 December 2010 BBC News Online The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. Local councils Financial Times 7 12 June 2004 Campaign Every seat was contested in the election for the first time since 1982. Matt Casey All change for city's council Evening Chronicle 8 19 May 2004 Labour held a big majority before the election with 63 seats, but almost a quarter of Labour's councillors stood down at the election. Labour was the only party to field a full 75 candidates, while the next largest number of candidates was from the Conservative Party who fielded 54 candidates. Candidates in the election also included 25 from the British National Party after the party failed to win any seats in the 2003 election but came second in 6 wards. Stuart Arnold BNP sets its sights on the Labour vote The Northern Echo 4 13 May 2004 Labour described their record in control of the council as being positive and that they were making progress, but the Conservatives described Labour as being "arrogant and remote". The Conservatives targeted wards in the town of Washington as well as Millfield, St Chad's and St Peters, while Barnes ward was seen as being a three-way battle between Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Ross Smith A mountain to climb The Journal 16 28 May 2004 At the election count anti-Nazi demonstrators had a scuffle with British National Party supporters when the candidates entered the building, with one British National Party candidate being arrested on suspicion of assault.Tories make a dent in stronghold 11 June 2004 The Journal 8 Helen Carter Elections 2004: Mixed results a surprise for BNP The Guardian 8 12 June 2004 Election result The results saw Labour hold control of the council with a large majority, but the Conservatives made some gains in Barnes, Fulwell and St Michael's. This meant Labour ended with 61 seats, while the Conservatives were up three on 12 seats. Matt Casey Labour romp home, BNP fail Evening Chronicle 8 11 June 2004 The Liberal Democrats took two seats, while the British National Party failed to win any seats. Overall turnout was 40.26%, down on the 47.47% in 2003 but up on the 22% at the 2002 election before all postal voting was used. Sunderland local election result 2004 http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=7884&p=0 Local Elections Results 2004 24 December 2010 Sunderland City Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110807062138/http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=7884&p=0 7 August 2011 dead Ballot box The Times 26 12 June 2004 Labour Party (UK) 61 1 3 2 81.3 55.4 103,550 2.9 Conservative Party (UK) 12 3 0 3 16.0 28.9 54,119 6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 2 0 1 2.7 8.0 14,886 0.7 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.6 12,398 7.2 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.9 1,638 1.8 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.2 429 0.2 This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew councilLabour6361Conservatives912Liberal Democrats12Liberal10Independent10Total7575Working majorityred 51 darkgrayred 47 darkgray Ward by ward results Barnes (3) Sunderland results 11 June 2004 The Journal Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Daughton 1,557 Conservative Party (UK) Lee Martin 1,495 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Arnott 1,427 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Greenfield 1,296 Labour Party (UK) Ian Galbraith 1,171 Liberal Democrats (UK) Emma Pryke 1,016 Labour Party (UK) Anne Morrison 1,011 Labour Party (UK) Iain Key 938 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Taylor 884 British National Party Paul Humble 427 11,222 48.5 Castle (3) Labour Party (UK) Thomas Foster 1,655 Labour Party (UK) Leslie Mann 1,543 Labour Party (UK) Robert Symonds 1,449 British National Party Ian McDonald 687 Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Connor 513 Conservative Party (UK) Alice Mclaren 443 6,290 36.3 Copt Hill (3) Labour Party (UK) Joan Carthy 1,805 Labour Party (UK) Juliana Heron 1,642 Labour Party (UK) Robert Heron 1,551 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Wilson 1,161 British National Party Anthony James 508 6,667 37.2 Doxford (3) Labour Party (UK) George Blyth 1,543 Labour Party (UK) Michael Tansey 1,494 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Gibson 1,463 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Elliot-West 918 Conservative Party (UK) George Brown 909 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Sinclair 843 British National Party Debra Hiles 496 7,666 38.9 Fulwell (3) Conservative Party (UK) Norman Bohill 2,978 Conservative Party (UK) John Walton 2,394 Conservative Party (UK) George Howe 2,263 Labour Party (UK) Rosalind Copeland 884 Labour Party (UK) Norman Dent 864 Labour Party (UK) Gordon Higgins 819 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Ryder 665 British National Party Joseph Dobbie 417 11,284 51.7 Hendon (3) Labour Party (UK) Brynley Sidaway 1,142 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Martin 1,123 Labour Party (UK) Mary Smith 1,015 Conservative Party (UK) Janice Morrissey 647 Conservative Party (UK) John Cowley 627 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Walters 578 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Vickers 507 British National Party David Guynan 504 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tafazzal Hussain 456 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Winifred Lundgren 429 7,028 36.0 Hetton (3) Labour Party (UK) James Blackburn 1,670 Labour Party (UK) Florence Anderson 1,663 Labour Party (UK) Richard Tate 1,413 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Dowell 920 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Galley 676 British National Party John Richardson 442 6,784 37.2 Houghton (3) Labour Party (UK) Joseph Lawson 2,054 Labour Party (UK) Kathryn Rolph 1,944 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Richardson 1,864 Conservative Party (UK) William Lewis 783 British National Party Louise Smith 518 7,163 38.3 Millfield (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) James Hollern 893 Labour Party (UK) Colin Anderson 846 Labour Party (UK) Keith Adshead 824 Labour Party (UK) Louise Farthing 728 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Jackson 629 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Dixon 579 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Francis 570 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sham Vedhara 557 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Newton 530 British National Party Jason Dent 360 6,516 35.9 Pallion (3) Labour Party (UK) Amy Wilson 1,350 Labour Party (UK) Paul Watson 1,333 Labour Party (UK) Robert Kirby 1,148 Conservative Party (UK) Gwennyth Gibson 802 Conservative Party (UK) Dorreen Storey 754 British National Party James Davison 647 6,034 36.0 Redhill (3) Labour Party (UK) Bryan Charlton 1,804 Labour Party (UK) Richard Bell 1,594 Labour Party (UK) Paul Stewart 1,521 British National Party Ian Leadbitter 716 Conservative Party (UK) Terence Docherty 499 Conservative Party (UK) James McIntosh 441 6,575 36.5 Ryhope (3) Labour Party (UK) Ronald Bainbridge 1,433 Labour Party (UK) Aileen Handy 1,268 Labour Party (UK) David Wares 1,218 Conservative Party (UK) Audrey Casson 859 British National Party William Brown 585 Conservative Party (UK) Tariq Al-Dulaymi 549 5,912 37.6 Sandhill (3) Labour Party (UK) James Scott 1,515 Labour Party (UK) David Forbes 1,411 Labour Party (UK) David Allan 1,238 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Drayton 894 British National Party Christopher Lathan 530 5,588 36.7 Shiney Row (3) Labour Party (UK) Anne Hall 1,817 Labour Party (UK) John Scott 1,491 Labour Party (UK) Melville Speding 1,417 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Grundy 994 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Forster 846 Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Middlemiss 664 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Cowe 582 British National Party Sharon Leadbitter 423 8,234 38.8 Silksworth (3) Labour Party (UK) Patricia Smith 1,811 Labour Party (UK) Peter Gibson 1,773 Labour Party (UK) John Donnelly 1,578 Conservative Party (UK) Dionne Ross 941 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Rosemurgey 922 British National Party Joseph Dobbie 647 7,672 43.2 Southwick (3) Labour Party (UK) Margaret Higgins 1,680 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Ambrose 1,398 Labour Party (UK) Norma Wright 1,344 Conservative Party (UK) John Brown 762 Conservative Party (UK) John Calvert 701 British National Party Alan Brettwood 698 6,583 37.8 St Annes (3) Labour Party (UK) Susan Watson 1,300 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Bates 1,252 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Wright 1,189 Conservative Party (UK) Marjorie Matthews 593 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Oliver 508 British National Party Treena Smith 490 5,332 35.1 St Chads (3) Labour Party (UK) Leslie Scott 1,762 Labour Party (UK) John Porthouse 1,466 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Oliver 1,341 Conservative Party (UK) Paula Wilkinson 1,323 Labour Party (UK) Cecilia Gofton 1,240 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Morrissey 1,145 British National Party Carol Dobbie 430 8,707 46.4 St Michaels (3) Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Forbes 2,072 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Wood 1,997 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Maddison 1,918 Labour Party (UK) Garry Dent 1,045 Labour Party (UK) Barbara McClennan 861 Labour Party (UK) Phillip Gibson 821 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Pryke 656 British National Party Pauline Smith 302 9,672 48.3 St Peters (3) Conservative Party (UK) Lilian Walton 1,679 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Hall 1,609 Labour Party (UK) Christine Shattock 1,414 Conservative Party (UK) Alistair Newton 1,336 Labour Party (UK) Linda Mitchell 1,261 Labour Party (UK) David Errington 1,069 British National Party Derek Wright 604 8,972 45.2 Washington Central (3) Labour Party (UK) Derek Sleightholme 1,880 Labour Party (UK) Eric Timmins 1,725 Labour Party (UK) Denis Whalen 1,621 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Griffin 860 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Atkinson 797 Conservative Party (UK) Olwyn Bird 777 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Irvine 635 British National Party Andrew Galloway 400 8,695 40.2 Washington East (3) Labour Party (UK) Peter Young 1,445 Labour Party (UK) Bryan Williams 1,360 Labour Party (UK) Neil Macknight 1,284 Conservative Party (UK) Kathryn Chamberlin 882 Liberal Democrats (UK) Avril Grundy 821 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Cuthbert 727 Conservative Party (UK) David Wilson 657 British National Party Duncan Matthews 322 7,498 37.0 Washington North (3) Labour Party (UK) James Walker 1,876 Labour Party (UK) Peter Walker 1,500 Labour Party (UK) Pamela Baggaley 1,478 Independent (politician) John Bedlington 969 Conservative Party (UK) Russell Bloxsom 589 British National Party Richard Templton 431 6,843 36.6 Washington South (3) Labour Party (UK) Linda Williams 1,135 Labour Party (UK) Joan Grey 994 Liberal Democrats (UK) Owen Dumpleton 972 Conservative Party (UK) Justin Garrod 851 Labour Party (UK) Robert Bowman 848 Conservative Party (UK) Jill Martin 731 Independent (politician) Walter Scott 669 British National Party Gordon Pace 411 6,611 36.9 Washington West (3) Labour Party (UK) William Stephenson 1,585 Labour Party (UK) Henry Trueman 1,487 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Haworth 1,392 Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Bannister 969 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Griffin 874 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Sharp 762 British National Party Frank Butterfield 403 7,472 37.5 References 2003 Sunderland City Council election Sunderland City Council elections 2006 Sunderland City Council election Category:2004 English local elections 2004 Category:2000s in Tyne and Wear