2004 Woking Borough Council election

2004 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2004 Woking council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2004. The 2004 Woking Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3795.stm Woking council 2010-01-21 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 17 Liberal Democrat 15 Labour 4 Elections 2004: Results at a glance The Guardian 10 2004-06-12 Election result The results saw no party win a majority on the council with the Conservatives remaining the largest party on 17 seats. http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/70868_night_of_tension_as_votes_are_counted Night of tension as votes are counted 2010-01-22 2004-06-17 getsurrey They gained 2 seats in Knaphill and Maybury and Sheerwater wards from an independent and Labour respectively, but also lost 2 seats to the Liberal Democrats in Byfleet and Horsell West. The Liberal Democrats were the most happy after gaining 3 seats to hold 15, which was their best election for the council in nearly 20 years. Labour suffered a collapse in support losing both of the seats which they were defending in Maybury and Sheerwater and Kingfield and Westfield, leaving them with only 4 seats on the council but still holding the balance of power. Overall 7 sitting councillors were re-elected, http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/70878_seven_of_the_best_hang_on_to_seats Seven of the best hang on to seats 2010-01-22 2004-06-17 getsurrey 2 were defeated and 6 new people were elected. http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/93335_tension_mounts_as_votes_are_counted Tension mounts as votes are counted 2010-01-22 2004-06-18 getsurrey http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/70879_six_new_faces_get_on_board Six new faces get on board 2010-01-22 2004-06-17 getsurrey Turnout in the election was 41%, http://www.woking.gov.uk/council/election/wbc2004.pdf Woking Borough Council election results 2010-01-22 Woking Borough Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110716143650/http://www.woking.gov.uk/council/election/wbc2004.pdf 16 July 2011 dead a rise from the 2003 election with the biggest increase in Maybury and Sheerwater where it nearly doubled to just under 44%. Following the election the Conservatives remained in control of the executive with Jim Armitage continuing as leader of the council. http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/70939_woking_councils_executive_still_in_control_of_tories Woking council's executive still in control of Tories 2010-01-22 2004-07-02 getsurrey Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats took the leadership of all 3 Overview and Scrutiny Committees. Woking local election result 2004 Local councils Financial Times 7 2004-06-12 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 3 0 +3 61.5 39.6 9,520 +4.2% Conservative Party (UK) 5 2 2 0 38.5 40.8 9,818 -5.9% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 2 -2 0 10.2 2,462 -2.9% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 6.8 1,631 +4.9% Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0 1.6 378 -0.9% Health and Community Issues Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 218 +0.9% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 35 -0.3% Ward results Brookwood http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/70880_results_roundup Results round-up 2010-01-22 2004-06-17 getsurrey Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Goldenberg 509 49.3 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Justin Boorman 467 45.3 +2.1 Green Party of England and Wales Sandra Simkin 35 3.4 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) Eric Kennedy 21 2.0 -1.3 42 4.0 +3.1 1,032 54.5 +10.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Byfleet http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/70883_tories_pass_byfleet_to_lib_dems Tories pass Byfleet to Lib Dems 2010-01-22 2004-06-17 gethampshire https://web.archive.org/web/20110319225815/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/70883_tories_pass_byfleet_to_lib_dems 19 March 2011 dead Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Roberts 918 38.0 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Beryl Marlow 853 35.4 -10.6 Independent (politician) Suzanne Kittelsen 378 15.7 +15.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Francis Squire 172 7.1 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Brian Cozens 92 3.8 -5.5 65 2.6 2,413 43.3 +2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Goldsworth East (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosie Sharpley 1,122 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Leach 966 Conservative Party (UK) Gary Carey 500 Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Wright 358 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Martin 196 United Kingdom Independence Party Judith Squire 194 Labour Party (UK) Celia Wand 135 Health and Community Issues Party Michael Osman 68 3,539 33 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Goldsworth West Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Eastwood 561 52.2 -6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Yates 297 27.6 -4.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Marcia Taylor 122 11.3 +11.3 Labour Party (UK) John Bramall 73 6.8 -3.2 Health and Community Issues Party Shane Osman 22 2.0 +2.0 264 24.6 1.7 1,075 28.0 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Horsell East and Woodham Conservative Party (UK) Michael Smith 914 57.6 -1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Craig 380 24.0 +0.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Michael Harvey 207 13.1 -0.1 Labour Party (UK) John Pitt 85 5.4 +1.4 534 33.6 -1.1 1,586 46.1 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Horsell West Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann-Marie Barker 1,090 42.7 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Branagan 1,078 42.2 -7.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Timothy Shaw 253 9.9 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Lowe 132 5.2 -0.2 12 0.5 2,553 47.4 +5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kingfield and Westfield Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek McCrum 629 38.6 +19.8 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Kemp 421 25.9 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) David Mitchell 349 21.4 -22.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Dennis Davey 199 12.2 +2.6 Health and Community Issues Party Caroline Schwark 30 1.8 +1.8 208 12.7 1,628 40.3 +11.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Knaphill Conservative Party (UK) Caroline Fisher 1,250 52.6 +6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bejan Shoraka 977 41.1 -6.7 Labour Party (UK) Chanchal Kapoor 150 6.3 +0.6 273 11.5 2,377 34.5 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Maybury and Sheerwater Conservative Party (UK) Riasat Khan 1,142 39.4 +19.5 Labour Party (UK) Sabir Hussain 995 34.4 -6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Scott 661 22.8 -4.5 Health and Community Issues Party Katrina Osman 98 3.4 -8.6 147 5.0 2,896 43.4 +21.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mount Hermon East Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Tinney 809 56.4 -4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Everett 397 27.7 +0.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Richard Squire 136 9.5 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) Michael Byrne 92 6.4 -1.1 412 28.7 -4.5 1,434 39.7 +5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Mount Hermon West Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Johnson 840 54.1 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Michele Maddock 485 31.3 -11.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Mark Kingston 151 9.7 +7.4 Labour Party (UK) Vincenzo Congliaro 76 4.9 +0.1 355 22.8 +14.7 1,552 40.3 -0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pyrford Conservative Party (UK) Ian Fidler 1,244 62.9 -9.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Grimshaw 470 23.8 -1.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Robin Milner 197 10.0 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) Richard Cowley 66 3.3 +0.5 774 39.1 -8.3 1,977 49.4 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) References 2004 Category:2004 English local elections Category:2000s in Surrey