2004 Worcester City Council election

English local authority election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2004 Worcester council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, independent in grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow. The 2004 Worcester City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Worcester City Council in Worcestershire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 reducing the number of seats by one. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3798.stm Worcester council 2010-01-05 BBC News The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Elections 2004: Local authorities in England and Wales (with eight authorities still to declare) The Independent 9 2004-06-12 Campaign Before the election the council was composed of 18 Conservatives, 10 Labour, 4 independents, 2 Liberal Democrats, 1 independent Conservative and 1 vacant seat. Neil Elkes Spitting in the face of God; Fury as BNP fight 50 Midlands election seats Birmingham Mail 1 2004-05-14 Boundary changes saw the number of seats reduced from 36 to 35 for the 2004 election, Sophie Blakemore Council Elections: Worcester: Boundary changes help seal a majority Birmingham Post 4 2004-06-12 meaning that the whole council would be up for election for the first time since 1976. https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/7534520.blair-holds-breath-as-city-goes-to-the-polls/ Blair holds breath as city goes to the polls 2010-01-06 2004-06-10 Malvern Gazette This also meant that the number of wards was increased from 12 to 15, with new wards including Cathedral and Rainbow Hill. https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/7537462.let-battle-commence/ Let battle commence 2010-01-06 2004-05-14 Malvern Gazette All parties were hoping to make gains with the Conservatives defending their record in control of the council, which they said included having a balanced budget and keeping the council tax rise down to 2.5%. Other issues raised in the election included recycling, improving public transport, dealing with traffic congestion and keeping the streets clean. Election result The results saw the Conservatives achieve a majority on the council after winning 18 of the 35 seats. Labour remained on 10 seats while the Liberal Democrats gained 1 to hold 3 seats. Worcester local election result 2004 http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc04/Pages/worcester/result.htm Worcester council elections: 10th June 2004 2010-01-05 Political Science Resources https://web.archive.org/web/20120516024117/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc04/Pages/worcester/result.htm 16 May 2012 dead Elections 2004: Results at a glance The Guardian 10 2004-06-12 Conservative Party (UK) 18 -1 51.4 45.6 24,729 +4.3% Labour Party (UK) 10 0 28.6 28.8 15,576 -7.1% Independent (politician) 4 -1 11.4 8.6 4,653 -0.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 +1 8.6 15.4 8,346 +4.6% British National Party 0 0 0 1.6 871 +0.4% Ward results Arboretum (2) Labour Party (UK) Robert Peachey 694 Labour Party (UK) Richard Bird 693 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathon Cunningham 656 Conservative Party (UK) Haris Saleem 524 Liberal Democrats (UK) Oliver Orr 471 3,038 41 Battenhall (2) Conservative Party (UK) Robert Rowden 906 Conservative Party (UK) David Tibbutt 833 Liberal Democrats (UK) Louis Stephen 456 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Watson 411 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Griffiths 399 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Winwood 344 3,349 44 Bedwardine (3) Conservative Party (UK) Derek Prodger 1,313 Conservative Party (UK) David Clark 1,112 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Mackenzie-Williams 935 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vaughan Hencher 690 Labour Party (UK) Gary Kibblewhite 689 British National Party Mark Heaton 410 5,149 40 Cathedral (3) Conservative Party (UK) Francis Lankester 1,302 Conservative Party (UK) Allah Ditta 1,168 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Riaz 1,071 Labour Party (UK) Ali Asghar 780 Labour Party (UK) Simon Cronin 777 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Agar 771 Liberal Democrats (UK) Iain Macbriar 658 6,527 41 Claines (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Askin 1,709 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ruth Smith 1,581 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander Kear 1,399 Conservative Party (UK) William Elsy 1,228 Conservative Party (UK) Nicola Lynas 1,165 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Campbell 1,138 Labour Party (UK) Clive Andrews 535 8,755 51 Gorse Hill (2) Labour Party (UK) Roger Berry 709 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Williams 601 British National Party Martin Roberts 461 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Hazelton 321 2,092 34 Nunnery (3) Independent (politician) Michael Layland 1,233 Independent (politician) Keith Burton 951 Independent (politician) Stanley Knowles 747 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Balsdon 701 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Taylor 604 Conservative Party (UK) James Maguire 482 4,718 37 Rainbow Hill (2) Labour Party (UK) Adrian Gregson 641 Labour Party (UK) Paul Denham 570 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Turner 344 Conservative Party (UK) Sajeeda Begum 275 1,830 26 St. Clement (2) Conservative Party (UK) Simon Geraghty 940 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Imray 734 Labour Party (UK) Allyson Craigan 503 Independent (politician) Brian Chadd 435 Independent (politician) Paul Coveney 373 2,985 39 St. John (3) Independent (politician) Margaret Layland 914 Labour Party (UK) David Candler 822 Labour Party (UK) Samuel Arnold 795 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Lamb 764 Conservative Party (UK) Alastair Little 584 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Hall 538 4,417 33 St. Peter's (2) Conservative Party (UK) Roger Knight 1,047 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Tarbuck 790 Labour Party (UK) Reginald Price 423 2,260 35 St. Stephen (2) Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Inamn 832 Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Jones 816 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary Craig 349 Liberal Democrats (UK) Celia Foulger 323 Labour Party (UK) George Squires 311 2,631 37 Warndon (2) Labour Party (UK) Pamela Clayton 670 Labour Party (UK) Josephine Hodges 586 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Bruton 307 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Hudson 281 1,844 26 Warndon Parish North (2) Conservative Party (UK) Martin Clarke 667 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Hudgson 592 Labour Party (UK) John Buckley 518 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Hartley 311 Labour Party (UK) Colin Layland 292 2,380 34 Warndon Parish South (2) Conservative Party (UK) Lucy Hodgson 933 Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Staines 895 Labour Party (UK) Richard Udall 372 2,200 34 References Category:2004 English local elections 2004 Category:2000s in Worcestershire