2004 Bridgend County Borough Council election

2004 Welsh local government election April 2022 thumb|Results of the 2004 Bridgend County Borough Council election The 2004 Bridgend County Borough Council election was held on Thursday 10 June 2004 to Bridgend County Borough Council, Wales. It took place on the same day as other council elections in Wales and England. It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 election. The election resulted in the Labour Party losing control of the council. Overview 54 council seats were up for election, across 39 electoral wards, a similar number to the previous election in 1999.Bridgend County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bridgend-1995-2012.pdf The Elections Centre (Plymouth University) 6 August 2019 Labour had a strong majority on the council prior to the election, though council leader Jeff Jones had recently stood down from his position.Coalition takes Bridgend from Labour https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/3806195.stm BBC News 14 June 2004 6 August 2019 Election result Labour lost 18 seats at the election, though remained the largest party. The following week, Liberal Democrat Cheryl Green announced she would lead a coalition of Lib Dems, Conservatives and Independents. 2004 Bridgend County Borough Council election result Bridgend Council - Labour lose to NOC https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/4132.stm BBC News 11 June 2004 7 August 2019 Labour Party (UK) 21 -17 38.8 35.5 13,112 Liberal Democrats (UK) 13 +6 24.0 22.0 8,128 Independent politician 11 +5 20.3 20.8 7,677 Conservative Party (UK) 8 +7 14.8 14.0 5,173 Plaid Cymru 1 0 1.8 6.3 2,343 Green Party of England and Wales - 0 0.0 272 +272 Christian Peoples Alliance - 0 0.0 266 +266 Independent Labour - -1 0.0 0 -1,075 |} Ward results Contests took place in 37 of the 39 wards, with councillors in two of the wards being elected unopposed.https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2004/405/ Local Election Results 2004 - Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend Local Elections Archive Project Andrewteale.me.uk 7 August 2019 Aberkenfig (one seat) Aberkenfig 2004 Independent politician Mel Winter * 408 63.7 Welsh Labour Party Byron Jones 233 36.3 Bettws (one seat) Bettws 2004 Welsh Labour Party Christopher Michaelides * 325 70.7 Independent politician Sophie Floutier 79 17.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arwyn Morgan 56 12.2 Blackmill (one seat) Blackmill 2004 Welsh Labour Party Hywel Williams Blaengarw (one seat) Blaengarw 2004 Independent politician Carl Rees 275 47.1 Welsh Labour Party Violet Sherlock * 175 30.0 Independent politician Raymond Smiles 134 22.9 Brackla (four seats) Brackla 2004 Welsh Labour Party David Sage * 773 33.3 Welsh Labour Party John Spanswick * 745 Welsh Conservative Party Patricia Hacking 740 31.9 Welsh Conservative Party Matthew Voisey 623 Welsh Conservative Party David Williams 620 Welsh Labour Party Anthony Berrow * 583 38.2 Welsh Labour Party Briony Davies * 576 Liberal Democrats (UK) Catherine Jenkins 542 23.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathryn Norman 466 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Warren 460 Liberal Democrats (UK) Suleman Hawas 456 Christian Peoples Alliance Debra Hill 266 11.5 Bryncethin (one seat) Bryncethin 2004 Welsh Labour Party Gary Thomas 140 51.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denis Moon 132 48.5 Bryncoch (one seat) Bryncoch 2004 Independent politician Leslie Phillips * 278 52.2 Welsh Labour Party Patricia Penpraze 177 33.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Lewis 78 14.6 Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr (two seats) Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr 2004 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cheryl Green * 874 55.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Melvyn Mathias * 747 Welsh Conservative Party Richard Bevington 346 22.1 Welsh Labour Party Gwendoline Bradford 345 22.0 Welsh Conservative Party Keith Vivian 342 Welsh Labour Party Peter Faulkner 277 Caerau (three seats) Caerau 2004 Independent politician Stephen Smith 911 47.9 Independent politician Kenneth Hunt 809 Welsh Labour Party Keith Rowlands * 760 40.0 Welsh Labour Party David O'Gorman * 633 Welsh Labour Party Peter Simmons 622 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynwen Lewis 229 12.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Rousell 165 Cefn Cribwr (one seat) Cefn Cribwr 2004 Welsh Labour Party Huw David 332 50.6 Independent politician Arthur Granville 187 28.5 Plaid Cymru Kevin Burnell 137 20.9 Cefn Glas (one seat) Cefn Glas 2004 Welsh Labour Party Cleone Westwood * 183 39.9 Independent politician Elizabeth Kendall 168 36.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander Marshall 108 23.5 Coity (one seat) Coity 2004 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Radford 189 50.9 Welsh Labour Party Eleanor Dodd * 182 49.1 Cornelly (two seats) Cornelly 2004 Independent politician Jefferson Tildesley * 1,235 59.0 Welsh Labour Party Richard Granville * 632 30.2 Welsh Labour Party Megan Butcher 606 Independent politician Audrey Thomas 606 Liberal Democrats (UK) Billy Kelly 226 10.8 Coychurch Lower (one seat) Coychurch Lower 2004 Independent politician Peter Evans * 330 66.5 Welsh Labour Party Alan Fleming 166 33.5 Felindre (one seat) Felindre 2004 Welsh Labour Party Michael Gregory * 397 58.7 Welsh Conservative Party Colin Hewlett 279 41.3 Hendre (two seats) Hendre 2004 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kim Watkins 585 62.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jim Hipkiss 458 Welsh Labour Party Jim Hipkiss * 359 38.0 Welsh Labour Party Douglas John * 334 Litchard (one seat) Litchard 2004 Welsh Conservative Party Donald Brett 245 30.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Muriel Howells 239 29.7 Independent politician Sally Hyde 172 21.3 Welsh Labour Party Heather Griffiths 150 18.6 Llangeinor (one seat) Llangeinor 2004 Welsh Labour Party Marlene Thomas 170 57.4 Independent politician Colin Evans * 126 42.6 Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd (one seat) Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd 2004 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clifford Hughes 285 45.7 Welsh Labour Party Malcolm Francis * 227 36.4 Welsh Conservative Party Keith Rowe 111 17.8 Llangynwyd (one seat) Llangynwyd 2004 Independent politician Mari Jones * 465 45.0 Plaid Cymru Robert James 345 33.4 Welsh Labour Party Idris Williams 223 21.6 Maesteg East (two seats) Maesteg East 2004 Independent politician William Evans * 908 47.5 Welsh Labour Party William May 627 32.8 Welsh Labour Party Malcolm Reeves 555 Plaid Cymru Allyn Rees 376 19.7 Maesteg West (two seats) Maesteg West 2004 Welsh Labour Party William Teesdale * 630 44.9 Welsh Labour Party Donald Buttle * 571 Plaid Cymru John Williams 472 33.6 Plaid Cymru Wayne Howells 404 Independent politician William Phillips 302 21.5 Morfa (two seats) Morfa 2004 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ernest Foley * 520 43.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beverley Quennell 423 Welsh Labour Party Dennis Davey 363 30.4 Welsh Labour Party Hayden Morgan 344 Welsh Conservative Party Russell Pearce 311 26.0 Nant-y-moel (one seat) Nant-y-moel 2004 Independent politician Ralph Hughes * 348 53.5 Welsh Labour Party Enyd Lock 242 37.2 Plaid Cymru David Luke 61 9.4 Newcastle (two seats) Newcastle 2004 Welsh Conservative Party Margaret Bertorelli 548 31.0 Welsh Conservative Party Gareth Lewis 482 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Isaac 452 25.6 Welsh Labour Party Hugh Morris * 428 24.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Childs-Cutler 390 Welsh Labour Party Anita Byrne 383 Independent politician Tony Smith 340 19.2 Newton (one seat) Newton 2004 Welsh Conservative Party David Anderson * 667 52.3 Welsh Labour Party Paul Winstanley 338 26.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Clarke 270 21.2 Nottage (one seat) Nottage 2004 Welsh Conservative Party David Greaves 512 42.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Norah Clarke 451 37.0 Welsh Labour Party Kenneth Rees 255 20.9 Ogmore Vale (one seat) Ogmore Vale 2004 Plaid Cymru Michael Quick 423 51.4 Welsh Labour Party Robert Thomas * 400 48.6 Oldcastle (two seats) Oldcastle 2004 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Burns 510 29.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eileen McIlveen 503 Welsh Conservative Party David Unwin 495 28.4 Welsh Labour Party Edith Hughes * 466 26.7 Welsh Conservative Party Maisie Williams 451 Welsh Labour Party Richard Young * 348 Green Party of England and Wales Jonathan Spink 272 15.6 Pendre (one seat) Pendre 2004 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Simmonds 234 38.8 Welsh Labour Party Gary Griffiths 210 34.8 Welsh Conservative Party Michael John 159 26.4 Penprysg (one seat) Penprysg 2004 Welsh Labour Party Lilian Davies * Pen-y-fai (one seat) Pen-y-fai 2004 Liberal Democrats (UK) Meryl Wilkins * 643 80.4 Welsh Labour Party Brian Rees 157 19.6 Pontycymmer (one seat) Pontycymmer 2004 Welsh Labour Party Reginald Jenkins 350 48.1 Independent politician Simon Foster * 255 35.0 Independent politician Vikki Efford 123 16.9 Porthcawl East Central (one seat) Porthcawl East Central 2004 Welsh Labour Party Alana Davies * 241 25.2 Independent politician Avril Lake 236 24.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Coombs 187 19.5 Welsh Conservative Party Philip Rixon 153 16.0 Independent politician Steven Thomas 140 14.6 Porthcawl West Central (one seat) Porthcawl West Central 2004 Welsh Conservative Party Katherine Deere 330 31.9 Welsh Labour Party Madeleine Moon * 273 26.4 Independent politician Peter Hubbard-Miles 233 22.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pamela Chapman 200 19.3 Pyle (three seats) Pyle 2004 Welsh Labour Party Cheryl Butcher 1,041 66.3 Welsh Labour Party Megan Inglesant * 901 Welsh Labour Party Clive James 896 Plaid Cymru Richard Lewis 529 33.7 Plaid Cymru Bernard Thomas 506 Plaid Cymru Janet Portsmouth 478 Rest Bay (one seat) Rest Bay 2004 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gerald Davies * 481 52.3 Welsh Conservative Party Christopher Smart 277 30.1 Welsh Labour Party Anthony Palmer 161 17.5 Sarn (one seat) Sarn 2004 Welsh Labour Party Melvyn Nott * 541 58.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) (Ms) N. Clarke 364 39.2 Independent politician I. Hampton 24 2.6 The vote was postponed in this ward until 22 July. Ynysawdre (one seat) Ynysawdre 2004 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) Lyn Morgan * 440 61.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernice McLeer 273 38.3 * retiring councillor in the ward standing for re-election References Category:Bridgend County Borough Council elections Bridgend