2004 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

2004 UK local government election May 2020 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2004 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Community Action Party in green, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. Elections to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 increasing the number of councillors by three. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3791.stm Wigan council 2009-12-17 BBC News Online The Labour Party kept overall control of the council. http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3692F771-E969-41EE-B068-1F9F20DFE0B7/0/WiganResults1973to2007.pdf Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008 wigan.gov.uk 2012-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20111120022015/http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3692F771-E969-41EE-B068-1F9F20DFE0B7/0/WiganResults1973to2007.pdf 20 November 2011 dead http://kinnear.wiganmbc.gov.uk/electionresults/index.asp?ElectionDate=10+June+2004 Local Election Results 10 June 2004 wiganmbc.gov.uk 2012-06-28 http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2004/2004007.html#toc24 Local Elections Archive Project: 2004 - Wigan andrewteale.me.uk 2012-06-28 Election result Wigan local election result 2004 Labour Party (UK) 42 0 0 0 56.0 41.6 35,360 -8.1 Community Action Party 18 0 0 0 24.0 24.4 20,761 +10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 0 0 0 10.7 10.4 8,805 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) 7 0 0 0 9.3 17.3 14,686 +0.3 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.2 1,831 +0.4 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 1,457 +1.7 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 1,180 +1.4 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 60 42 Community Action 5 18 Liberal Democrat 4 8 Conservative 3 7 BNP 0 0 Independent 0 0 Green 0 0 Total 72 75 Working majority #FFBF00 48 darkgray #FFBF00 9 darkgray Ward results Abram Labour Party (UK) Audrey Bennett 1,809 58.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Eunice Smethurst 1,686 Labour Party (UK) Carl Sweeney 1,629 British National Party Dennis Shambley 647 20.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Marion Green 625 20.1 N/A 31 1.0 N/A 982 37.3 N/A 3,112 31.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ashton Community Action Party Paul Tushingham 2,366 57.8 N/A Community Action Party Walter Carney 2,302 Community Action Party Claire Daington 2,229 Labour Party (UK) Nigel Ash 1,302 31.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) Barry Hampson 1,029 Labour Party (UK) Frederick Lever 1,012 Conservative Party (UK) Marie Winstanley 402 9.8 N/A 22 0.5 N/A 927 26.0 N/A 4,092 44.6 N/A Community Action Party Community Action Party Community Action Party Aspull, New Springs, Whelley Labour Party (UK) John Hilton 1,758 52.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Christopher Ready 1,744 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Beswick 1,528 45.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) James Roberts 1,519 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Robinson 1,134 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Thomas 1,030 84 2.5 N/A 9 6.8 N/A 3,370 34.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Astley Mosley Common Labour Party (UK) Brian Wilson 1,501 39.8 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Glynnis Hogg 1,367 36.2 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Joseph Haley 1,259 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Stackhouse 1,173 Labour Party (UK) John Lea 1,122 Labour Party (UK) Alan Stephenson 1,095 Green Party of England and Wales Ian Davies 870 23.0 N/A 37 1.0 N/A 137 3.5 N/A 3,775 39.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Atherleigh Labour Party (UK) Susan Loudon 1,219 48.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Mark Aldred 1,214 Labour Party (UK) Anne Turnock 1,207 Community Action Party Francis Myler 683 27.1 N/A Community Action Party Patricia Myler 680 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Davies 584 23.2 N/A Community Action Party Gladys Wilkes 442 33 1.3 N/A 524 21.3 N/A 2,519 33.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Atherton Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Splaine 1,705 42.9 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) David Higginbottom 1,525 Labour Party (UK) Karen Aldred 1,487 37.5 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Moore 1,414 Labour Party (UK) Philip Loudon 1,320 Labour Party (UK) Reginald Holmes 1,292 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Parr 449 11.3 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Nicholas Redmond 310 7.8 N/A 19 0.5 N/A 73 5.5 N/A 3,970 36.3 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bryn Community Action Party John Hodgkinson 2,370 60.2 N/A Community Action Party Gary Wilkes 2,297 Community Action Party Brian Merry 2,239 Labour Party (UK) Mildred Millington 1,233 31.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Alan Melling 1,183 Labour Party (UK) William Evans 986 Conservative Party (UK) William Winstanley 323 8.2 N/A 11 0.3 N/A 1,006 28.9 N/A 3,937 42.3 N/A Community Action Party Community Action Party Community Action Party Douglas Labour Party (UK) Joy Birch 1,427 51.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Christine Hitchen 1,347 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Coghlin 1,318 Community Action Party Lucy Beale 1,296 46.6 N/A Community Action Party Robert Beale 1,287 Community Action Party Janette Thomas 1,223 61 2.2 N/A 131 4.7 N/A 2,784 30.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Golborne and Lowton West Community Action Party Peter Franzen 1,639 49.4 N/A Community Action Party Kevin Williams 1,414 Community Action Party Peter Solinas 1,413 Labour Party (UK) David Kelly 1,298 39.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Martin King 1,258 Labour Party (UK) Gerard Bretherton 1,216 Conservative Party (UK) Rosina Oxley 355 10.7 N/A 24 0.7 N/A 115 10.3 N/A 3,316 38.3 N/A Community Action Party Community Action Party Community Action Party Hindley Labour Party (UK) Alfred Robinson 1,578 39.1 N/A Community Action Party James Ellis 1,153 28.6 N/A Community Action Party Dorothy Grace 1,134 Labour Party (UK) John Holland 1,041 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Murphy 1,024 Independent (politician) David Culshaw 874 21.7 N/A Community Action Party Edward Houlton 614 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Angell 403 10.0 N/A 25 0.6 N/A 93 10.5 N/A 4,033 45.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Community Action Party Community Action Party Hindley Green Labour Party (UK) William Simmons 1,272 35.0 N/A Community Action Party Robert Brierley 1,264 34.8 N/A Community Action Party Barry Fagan 1,231 Labour Party (UK) Gordon Jackson 898 Labour Party (UK) John Phillips 895 Community Action Party Adele Wilkes 750 Independent (politician) John Vickers 583 16.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Andre Walker 489 13.5 N/A 25 0.7 N/A 333 0.2 N/A 3,633 42.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Community Action Party Community Action Party Ince Labour Party (UK) David Molyneux 1,494 66.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Joan Hurst 1,368 Labour Party (UK) James Moodie 1,132 Community Action Party Constantine Winstanley 694 30.9 N/A Community Action Party Robert Hall 667 Community Action Party David Hall 651 59 2.6 N/A 438 35.6 N/A 2,247 26.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Leigh East Labour Party (UK) Keith Cunliffe 1,407 46.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Brian Jarvis 1,299 Labour Party (UK) Frederick Walker 1,081 Community Action Party Stuart Winstanley 943 31.2 N/A Community Action Party Peter O'Connell 843 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Davies 644 21.3 N/A Community Action Party Natalie Franzen 595 30 1.0 N/A 138 15.3 N/A 3,024 34.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Leigh South Labour Party (UK) Keith Anderson 1,547 40.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) John O'Brien 1,465 Labour Party (UK) Charles Rigby 1,429 Community Action Party Stephen Ellison 1,175 30.9 N/A Community Action Party Janice Solinas 1,094 Community Action Party Irene Franzen 1,041 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Oxley 1,030 27.1 N/A 54 1.4 N/A 254 9.8 N/A 3,806 37.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Leigh West Labour Party (UK) Barbara Jarvis 1,708 58.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Myra Whiteside 1,624 Labour Party (UK) Peter Smith 1,506 Community Action Party Daniel Burrows 669 22.7 N/A Community Action Party Yvonne Lavelle 549 British National Party Richard Close 513 17.4 N/A Community Action Party Ian Franzen 508 51 1.7 N/A 837 35.3 N/A 2,941 27.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lowton East Community Action Party Ian Franzen 1,793 44.6 N/A Community Action Party Jonathan Miller 1,730 Community Action Party James Lavelle 1,516 Labour Party (UK) Lynne Liptrot 1,289 32.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Eric Waterworth 1,179 Labour Party (UK) Christine Cottam 1,062 Conservative Party (UK) James Grundy 879 21.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette Leigh 792 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Lowe 647 63 1.6 N/A 227 12.5 N/A 4,024 40.9 N/A Community Action Party Community Action Party Community Action Party Orrell Conservative Party (UK) Richard Clayton 1,747 39.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Michael Winstanley 1,520 Labour Party (UK) Ernest Swift 1,402 31.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Michael Barnes 1,381 Labour Party (UK) Rodney Stockwell 1,313 Conservative Party (UK) Hazel Shields 1,285 British National Party Charles Mather 671 15.1 N/A Community Action Party Alan Freeman 595 13.4 N/A Community Action Party Tracy Lavelle 420 Community Action Party Sean Ashdown 395 19 0.4 N/A 117 7.8 N/A 4,434 49.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pemberton Labour Party (UK) Jeanette Prescott 1,419 46.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Barbara Bourne 1,381 Labour Party (UK) Paul Prescott 1,314 Community Action Party Margaret Crank 1,140 37.5 N/A Community Action Party William Burrows 1,096 Community Action Party John Hulme 1,025 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Cartwright 439 14.5 N/A 38 1.3 N/A 174 9.2 N/A 3,036 31.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Shevington with Lower Ground Labour Party (UK) John O'Neill 1,843 45.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) David Brown 1,468 Labour Party (UK) Michael Crosby 1,461 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Beasleigh 1,456 35.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Deborah Fairhurst 1,288 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Alder 1,191 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Sutton 739 18.2 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Freda Graham 664 Liberal Democrats (UK) Solveiq Gaber 607 31 0.8 N/A 5 9.5 N/A 4,069 44.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Standish with Langtree Labour Party (UK) George Davies 1,383 34.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) George Fairhurst 1,325 33.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Jessica Downer 1,278 Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond Murphy 1,254 31.4 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Beswick 1,202 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Morris 1,197 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Woolley 1,185 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Garner 1,066 Labour Party (UK) Michael McLoughlin 953 29 0.7 N/A 24 1.5 N/A 3,991 42.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tyldesley Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Hogg 2,212 54.7 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith McManus 1,976 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Derricutt 1,768 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Hellier 1,350 33.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) David Boydell 1,212 Labour Party (UK) Richard Evans 1,027 Conservative Party (UK) Deborah Woodcock 457 11.3 N/A 23 0.6 N/A 418 21.3 N/A 4,042 40.1 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Wigan Central Conservative Party (UK) Henry Cadman 2,130 54.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) James Davies 2,089 Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Fairhurst 1,961 Labour Party (UK) Richard Walsh 1,694 43.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Susan Turner 1,668 Labour Party (UK) John Ball 1,502 116 2.9 N/A 267 11.1 N/A 3,940 43.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wigan West Labour Party (UK) Terence Halliwell Uncontested N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Joe Shaw Uncontested N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) David Willis Uncontested N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Winstanley Community Action Party Stanley Barnes 1,810 48.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Rona Winkworth 1,393 37.2 N/A Community Action Party William Wilkes 1,330 Community Action Party Ronald Barnes 1,299 Labour Party (UK) Philip Kelly 1,000 Labour Party (UK) Robin Atkinson 993 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Sephton 525 14.0 N/A 16 0.4 N/A 330 11.1 N/A 3,744 42.6 N/A Community Action Party Labour Party (UK) Community Action Party Worsley Mesnes Labour Party (UK) Joseph Baldwin 1,547 48.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) William Rotherham 1,540 Labour Party (UK) Wilfred Brogan 1,498 Community Action Party Susan Barnes 1,171 37.0 N/A Community Action Party William Barnes 1,115 Community Action Party Stephen Wilkes 966 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Sutton 424 13.4 N/A 24 0.8 N/A 327 11.9 N/A 3,166 36.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) By-elections between 2004 and 2006 Douglas By-Election 16 June 2005 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/jun/17/localgovernment.byelections Labour lead narrows in London byelections 2010-03-14 2005-06-17 The Guardian http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results gwydir.demon.co.uk 2012-06-13 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead Labour Party (UK) Michael Dewhurst 916 48.5 -2.8 Community Action Party Robert Beale 788 41.8 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Peet 101 5.4 +5.4 British National Party Dennis Shambley 47 2.5 +2.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Gregory Atherton 35 1.9 +1.9 128 6.7 +2.0 1,887 20.4 -9.8 Labour Party (UK) +1.0 References expanded Category:Local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Category:2004 English local elections 2004 Category:2000s in Greater Manchester