2004 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

2004 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2004 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2004 Gateshead Borough Council election was held on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Gateshead Council in Tyne and Wear, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3693.stm Gateshead council 2009-05-10 BBC Online The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. Campaign The boundary changes kept the number of wards and seats on the council unchanged while changing many of the wards. In total 216 candidates stood in the election, with the Labour and Conservative parties standing for all of the seats. The Liberal Democrats stood in all but two wards where the Liberal Party stood instead. There were also 17 British National Party candidates and one Independent. Linda Richards Marginal seats in sights of Lib Dems Evening Chronicle 9 2004-05-15 The council was expected to remain under Labour control as it had been for the previous 30 years but the Liberal Democrats hoped to make gains. Labour called on voters to re-elect them in order to keep the services provided by the council improving. The Liberal Democrats claimed that a local maternity unit and library were under threat of being closed but Labour accused them of scaremongering. Party blasts back in row Evening Chronicle 8 2004-05-31 Local businessman Sir John Hall called on voters to re-elect the Labour council in order that a partnership with Newcastle council could continue. Peter Young Toon tycoon in votes row Evening Chronicle 3 2004-06-01 Printing problems meant that ballot papers for the election, which was held with all postal voting, were about a week late in being sent out with 150,000 ballots having to be reprinted. Ross Smith Boxing clever as wait goes on The Journal 2 2004-05-28 Peter Hetherington Postal vote chaos could put back election date The Guardian 1 2004-05-29 As a result, extra printers were used and ballot boxes were placed in local libraries. Election result Gateshead local election result 2004 Elections 2004: Results at a glance The Guardian 10 2004-06-12 Labour Party (UK) 43 -3 65.2 48.5 89,861 -5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 22 +3 33.3 34.4 63,801 +4.7 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 1 0 1.5 3.4 6,272 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 0.0 10.1 18,719 +1.7 British National Party 0 0 0.0 2.9 5,315 -0.8 Independent (politician) 0 0 0.0 0.4 651 +0.4 Resulting Council Composition    Party Seats Council Composition 10 June 2004 2002 2003 2004   Labour 46 46 43                                                                                         Liberal Democrats 19 19 22                                               Liberal 1 1 1   Ward results Birtley (3) http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/loc04/Pages/gateshead/results2004.htm Local Election Results 2004 2009-05-10 Gateshead Council Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Sarah King 1,694 Labour Party (UK) Neil Weatherley 1,305 Labour Party (UK) Paul Foy 1,237 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Betty Gallon 1,227 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Henry Reid 1,175 Labour Party (UK) Mary Foy (politician) 1,117 Conservative Party (UK) Karen Sludden 230 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Justice 222 Conservative Party (UK) Angela Monaghan 204 8,411 48.0 Blaydon (3) Labour Party (UK) Elsdon Watson 1,484 Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Brain 1,461 Labour Party (UK) Kathryn Ferdinand 1,355 Liberal Democrats (UK) June McFarling 865 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Rook 768 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maxine Thompson 743 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Watson 295 British National Party James Lovatt-McLeish 248 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Wraith 233 Conservative Party (UK) John Wraith 219 7,671 41.9 Bridges (3) Labour Party (UK) John Eagle 968 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Murray 949 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Childs 925 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Shepherd 413 Liberal Democrats (UK) Claire Cowie 391 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Ball 346 British National Party Kevin Bell 277 Conservative Party (UK) Diana Moore 206 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Fearby 195 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Weihe 172 4,842 38.1 Chopwell and Rowlands Gill (3) Labour Party (UK) John Hamilton 2,096 Labour Party (UK) Michael McNestry 2,073 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Chaplin 1,939 Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond Callender 1,050 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eileen Blythe 1,016 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Heslop 821 Conservative Party (UK) James Arthur 358 Conservative Party (UK) Lilian Arthur 341 Conservative Party (UK) Jeanne Waton 339 British National Party Kenneth Hutton 245 10,278 53.3 Chowdene (3) Labour Party (UK) John McElroy 2,014 Labour Party (UK) Keith Wood 1,908 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Goldsworthy 1,749 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Crossman 710 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Craig 644 Liberal Democrats (UK) Glenys Goodwill 587 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Ball 532 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Lennon 512 British National Party Peter Stewart 343 Conservative Party (UK) June Murray 204 9,203 50.3 Crawcrook and Greenside (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Noel Rippeth 1,751 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Anderson 1,704 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sally Danys 1,635 Labour Party (UK) Jack Graham 1,200 Labour Party (UK) Judith Brown 1,173 Labour Party (UK) Paul Mitchinson 1,091 Conservative Party (UK) Leonard Davidson 246 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Duggan 229 Conservative Party (UK) Lynda Duggan 219 9,248 51.0 Deckham (3) Labour Party (UK) Brian Coates 1,276 Labour Party (UK) June Joyce 1,244 Labour Party (UK) Martin Gannon 1,180 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann McCarthy 626 Liberal Democrats (UK) Grace Purdie 517 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Conder 477 British National Party Kevin Scott 448 Conservative Party (UK) Allan Davidson 344 Conservative Party (UK) David Moor 328 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Moor 291 6,731 39.9 Dunston and Teams (3) Labour Party (UK) David Bollands 1,252 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Clelland 1,198 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Rice 1,180 Liberal Democrats (UK) Samantha Harrison 455 British National Party Michael Dafter 444 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Murray 342 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Robson 308 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Bell 238 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Callanan 216 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Heslop 169 5,785 39.8 Dunston Hill and Whickham East (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Maughan 1,620 Liberal Democrats (UK) Yvonne McNicol 1,552 Liberal Democrats (UK) Allison Chatto 1,512 Labour Party (UK) Frank Earl 1,392 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Dillon 1,377 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Duddin 1,343 Conservative Party (UK) John Callanan 326 British National Party David Dafter 315 Conservative Party (UK) George Walker 294 Conservative Party (UK) Josephine Walker 259 9,990 54.2 Felling (3) Labour Party (UK) Raymon Napier 1,532 Labour Party (UK) John Hird 1,528 Labour Party (UK) William Dick 1,416 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Lucas 411 Liberal Democrats (UK) Madeleine Jevon 353 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Callender 334 Conservative Party (UK) John Wraith 252 British National Party Terence Jopling 246 Conservative Party (UK) Suzanna Crossman 222 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Murray 218 6,512 42.2 High Fell (3) Labour Party (UK) Jean Lee 1,455 Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Graham 1,401 Labour Party (UK) Brian Richmond 1,363 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Bird 548 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shakuntala Beadle 444 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Allen 413 British National Party Ronald Fairlamb 311 Conservative Party (UK) Shirley McNall 279 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Parker 221 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Parker 204 6,639 40.4 Lamesley (3) Labour Party (UK) Joseph Hattam 1,507 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas O'Neil 1,491 Labour Party (UK) Craig Harrison 1,461 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Robert Murphy 731 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Edwina Leedale 726 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Brian Bailey 719 Independent (politician) Brian Weatherburn 651 British National Party Allan Burns 352 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Sludden 302 Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Sterling 238 Conservative Party (UK) Audrey Sterling 214 8,392 48.7 Lobley Hill and Bensham (3) Labour Party (UK) Catherine Donovan 1,520 Labour Party (UK) Francis Donovan 1,468 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Dodds 1,465 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander Simpson 641 Liberal Democrats (UK) Audrey Horton 566 Liberal Democrats (UK) Phyllis Callender 539 British National Party George Bainbridge 397 Conservative Party (UK) Ada Callanan 379 Conservative Party (UK) Josaph Sharp 341 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Newton 305 7,621 41.6 Low Fell (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Frank Hindle 2,279 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Beadle 2,198 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Jevon 2,173 Labour Party (UK) Peter Gannon 961 Labour Party (UK) Paul McNally 884 Labour Party (UK) Peter Wilson 870 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Swadling 567 Conservative Party (UK) Cheryle Walker 558 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Sterling 524 11,014 56.0 Pelaw and Heworth (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Patterson 1,725 Liberal Democrats (UK) Doreen Boyes 1,561 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robinson Stanaway 1,526 Labour Party (UK) Robert Goldsworthy 1,296 Labour Party (UK) Lee Daniels 1,198 Labour Party (UK) Noor Mian 1,081 British National Party Terence Armstrong 240 Conservative Party (UK) Alice Irving 169 Conservative Party (UK) Eleanor Justice 164 Conservative Party (UK) Eleanor Steeley 125 9,085 51.7 Ryton, Cookhill and Stella (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Ione Rippeth 2,166 Liberal Democrats (UK) Norman Callender 1,863 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine McHatton 1,845 Labour Party (UK) Valerie Murray 960 Labour Party (UK) Dane Roberts 883 Labour Party (UK) Brenda Graham 806 British National Party Diane Young 186 Conservative Party (UK) Antoinette Sterling 164 Conservative Party (UK) Karl Gatiss 154 Conservative Party (UK) Andrea Gatiss 148 9,175 53.8 Saltwell (3) Labour Party (UK) Ian Mearns 1,554 Labour Party (UK) Michael Henry 1,525 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Mitchinson 1,458 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Cowie 507 Liberal Democrats (UK) Herbert Anderson 423 Liberal Democrats (UK) Walter Danys 393 Conservative Party (UK) Lily Pearse 332 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Bohill 322 British National Party Keith McFarlane 240 Conservative Party (UK) Brett Stephenson 239 6,993 40.3 Wardley and Leam Lane (3) Labour Party (UK) Linda Green 1,602 Labour Party (UK) John Green 1,558 Labour Party (UK) Peter Mole 1,454 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Walker 596 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Diston 565 Liberal Democrats (UK) Celia Wraith 548 British National Party Brian Lindsay 315 Conservative Party (UK) John McNeil 280 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Peart 268 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Peart 229 7,415 45.6 Whickham North (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Wallace 1,819 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Ord 1,803 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Craig 1,743 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Herring 1,196 Labour Party (UK) James Hewson 1,157 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Peace 1,135 Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Robertson 339 Conservative Party (UK) John Robertson 323 Conservative Party (UK) Beryl Bennison 300 9,815 53.7 Whickham South and Sunniside (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Ord 2,240 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Wallace 2,238 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marilynn Ord 2,208 Labour Party (UK) Gary Haley 949 Labour Party (UK) Peter De-Vere 896 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Todd 894 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Everatt 508 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Ross 437 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Young 398 10,768 54.0 Windy Nook and Whitehills (3) Labour Party (UK) Patricia Ronan 1,939 Labour Party (UK) James Turnbull 1,925 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Graham 1,888 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Robson 675 Liberal Democrats (UK) Norman Spours 645 Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Smith 619 British National Party Michael Cassidy 417 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Campbell 271 Conservative Party (UK) George Walker 246 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Wheatley 243 8,868 45.5 Winlaton and High Spen (3) Labour Party (UK) David Lynn 1,667 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Osborne 1,632 Labour Party (UK) Julie Simpson 1,517 Labour Party (UK) Lynn Caffrey 1,515 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Graham 1,465 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joanne Smith 1,422 British National Party Joanne Paylor 291 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Bond 230 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Bond 215 Conservative Party (UK) Dawn Wraith 192 10,146 54.9 References 2003 Gateshead Council election Gateshead local elections 2006 Gateshead Council election Gateshead 2004 Category:2000s in Tyne and Wear