2004 Hull City Council election

2004 UK local government election June 2014 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2004 Hull council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, UKIP in purple, Uncontested in cream.The 2004 Hull City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Hull City Council in 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/3709.stm Kingston-Upon-Hull council 27 October 2009 BBC News Online After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 27 Liberal Democrat 24 Independent 5 Conservative 2 United Kingdom Independence Party 1 Elections 2004: Election results The Independent 4 11 June 2004 Campaign Before the election the Labour Party formed the administration after becoming the largest party in the 2003 election. Andrew Grice Local Elections: Super Thursday: the battlegrounds The Independent 19 5 May 2004 0951-9467 Their administration however was criticised by the Audit Commission, which raised the hopes of the Liberal Democrats that they could regain control of the council. Labour campaigned saying that voters should choose "order and progress" under themselves rather than the chaos they said the Liberal Democrats had brought while they were in office. Election preview: Education remains key issue as parties poised to undergo test Yorkshire Post 1 14 May 2004 0963-1496 They hoped to expand their pilot programme of free school meals for all children to all schools within the city. The Liberal Democrats however wanted to abolish the programme and pledged to establish crime prevention funds for neighbourhoods, free off-peak bus travel for pensioners and expand recycling. The Liberal Democrats also pledged to keep council tax increases to the same level as rises in earnings for the 2 years after the election. 20 of the 59 seats on the council were contested in the election, which was conducted with all postal voting in common with councils across 4 of the English regions. Nigel Morris Elections 2004: Postal ballot trials double voter turnout for `Super Thursday' The Independent 6 10 June 2004 0951-9467 Election result The results saw the Labour Party remain the largest party on the council with 27 seats but with the Liberal Democrats gaining 2 seats to hold 24 after the election. Blair puts on brave face ahead of poll setback Yorkshire Post 1 11 June 2004 0963-1496 As a result, the council remained hung with no party having a majority on the council. The most high-profile result saw the United Kingdom Independence Party win their first local council seat after John Cornforth defeated the independent councillor, John Considine, in Derringham ward by 7 votes after 6 recounts. Nigel Morris ELECTIONS 2004: First UKIP council seat sends warning to Tories The Independent 4 11 June 2004 0951-9467 However the independents immediately said that they would mount a legal challenge to the result. Scathing attack on Blair by MP after polls send Labour reeling Yorkshire Post 1 12 June 2004 0963-1496 Hull local election result 2004 Liberal Democrats (UK) 10 2 0 +2 50.0 37.4 21,774 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) 8 1 1 0 40.0 34.3 19,974 -10.5 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 5.0 11.2 6,521 +4.0 United Kingdom Independence Party 1 1 0 +1 5.0 7.1 4,130 +6.4 Independent (politician) 0 0 3 -3 0.0 6.9 4,012 -0.3 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 1,170 +1.1 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 492 -0.6 Legalise Cannabis Alliance 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 109 +0.1 Legal challenge The independent candidate in Derringham said he would make a legal challenge to the result as the Returning Officer had said 3,540 ballot papers had been returned but that when the results were declared 140 ballot papers were missing. Jill Sherman Sam Coates Candidates go to court over fiasco of postal ballot The Times 22 12 June 2004 0140-0460 The independents claimed that these missing papers had ended up in counting rooms for other wards. They also said that people in Derringham had received ballots in the post that were intended for Marfleet ward and that no one knew how many people this had affected and were thus unable to vote. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/humber/3998601.stm Judgement delayed in votes rumpus 5 November 2009 10 November 2004 BBC News Online The court challenge was successful with the High Court ruling that the result "may well have been affected". https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/humber/4038387.stm Fresh election follows ballot row 5 November 2009 24 November 2004 BBC News Online As a result, a new vote was ordered to be held, with the election set for 13 January 2005. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/4095875.stm Date set for fresh city election 5 November 2009 14 December 2004 BBC News Online The by-election was won by Michael Rouse-Deane of the Liberal Democrats who had come fourth in the original election in Derringham. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Surprise-Lib-Dem-victory-in.919954.jp Surprise Lib Dem victory in election re-run 5 November 2009 14 January 2005 Yorkshire Post Ward results Avenue http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc04/Pages/hullcc/results04.html Local government elections Thursday 10th June, 2004 27 October 2009 Political Science Resources https://web.archive.org/web/20120402073429/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc04/Pages/hullcc/results04.html 2 April 2012 dead Liberal Democrats (UK) John Robinson 1,616 46.6 -11.3 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Dorton 811 23.4 -4.9 Green Party of England and Wales James Russell 492 14.2 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) Basil Bulmer 365 10.5 +10.5 Independent (politician) Ginette Andrew 181 5.2 +5.2 805 23.2 -6.4 3,465 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beverley Liberal Democrats (UK) Geraldine Gough 1,714 59.5 -1.6 Labour Party (UK) Daniel Brown 677 23.5 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Forster 490 17.0 +2.0 1,037 36.0 -1.2 2,881 Liberal Democrats (UK) Boothferry Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Toon 1,575 41.4 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) Freda Longbottom 1,020 26.8 -13.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Tineke Robinson 660 17.4 +17.4 Conservative Party (UK) John Sharp 547 14.4 -1.3 555 14.6 +9.9 3,802 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bricknell Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Percy 1,789 60.7 Labour Party (UK) Brian Wadworth 626 21.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Sloan 530 18.0 1,163 39.4 2,945 Conservative Party (UK) Derringham United Kingdom Independence Party John Cornforth 945 28.5 +15.1 Independent (politician) John Considine 938 28.2 -7.4 Labour Party (UK) Garry White 856 25.8 -6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Rouse-Deane 300 9.0 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Zena Rowley 282 8.5 -0.4 7 0.3 3,321 United Kingdom Independence Party Independent (politician) Drypool Liberal Democrats (UK) Adam Williams 1,414 40.0 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) Alan Gardiner 1,118 31.6 -21.6 Independent (politician) Michael Kemp 797 22.6 +22.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Abbott 204 5.8 -0.6 296 8.4 3,533 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent (politician) Holderness Liberal Democrats (UK) John Nicholson 2,299 55.1 +9.9 Labour Party (UK) Rilba Jones 1,352 32.4 -11.8 Conservative Party (UK) Albert Greendale 518 12.4 +1.8 947 22.7 +21.7 4,169 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ings Liberal Democrats (UK) Allen Healand 2,202 51.1 +10.6 Labour Party (UK) Tracy Holmes 1,531 35.5 -16.2 Conservative Party (UK) James Parker 330 7.7 -0.2 Independent (politician) John Reeve 250 5.8 +5.8 671 15.6 4,313 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kings Park Liberal Democrats (UK) Elaine Garland 1,218 55.6 +0.0 Labour Party (UK) Kathryn Nicholson 451 20.6 -7.6 British National Party Paul Buckley 374 17.1 +17.1 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Airey 147 6.7 +2.3 767 35.0 +7.8 2,190 Liberal Democrats (UK) Longhill Labour Party (UK) John Hewitt 1,634 50.5 -13.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Barbara Stark 729 22.5 +22.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Morrell 540 16.7 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Belding 334 10.3 +0.5 905 28.0 -15.2 3,237 Labour Party (UK) Marfleet Labour Party (UK) Sheila Waudby 1,511 59.7 -15.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Godden 649 25.6 +0.9 British National Party Alan Siddle 373 14.7 +14.7 862 34.1 -16.5 2,533 Labour Party (UK) Myton Labour Party (UK) Daren Hale 1,415 51.6 -5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Sloan 478 17.4 -6.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Joanne Robinson 450 16.4 +16.4 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Winzor 270 9.8 +2.4 Independent (politician) Miriam Benson 129 4.7 -1.7 937 34.2 +1.3 2,742 Labour Party (UK) Newington Labour Party (UK) Katrina Peat 859 36.5 -16.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Glenn Dickinson 649 27.5 +27.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Johnson 400 17.0 -20.4 Conservative Party (UK) David Thompson 239 10.1 +0.6 Independent (politician) Frederick Beedle 209 8.9 +8.9 210 9.0 -6.7 2,356 Labour Party (UK) Newland Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Ross 1,154 65.3 +20.7 Labour Party (UK) Philip Morrell 355 20.1 -18.4 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Brown 148 8.4 +0.3 Legalise Cannabis Alliance Carl Wagner 109 6.2 +3.2 799 45.2 +39.1 1,766 Liberal Democrats (UK) Orchard Park and Greenwood Labour Party (UK) Steven Bayes 1,334 53.5 +1.5 Independent (politician) Tony Fee 754 30.2 +11.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Simpson 407 16.3 +10.0 580 23.3 -10.3 2,495 Labour Party (UK) Pickering Labour Party (UK) Pete Allen 1,122 33.8 -11.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Harris 1,024 30.8 -3.6 Independent (politician) Barry Dibnah 436 13.1 +2.7 British National Party Edward Scott 423 12.7 +12.7 Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Britton 319 9.6 +2.1 98 3.0 -8.1 3,324 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Southcoates East Labour Party (UK) Thomas McVie 961 60.2 Independent (politician) Harold Neilson 318 19.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Danielle Martine 318 19.9 643 40.3 1,597 Labour Party (UK) Southcoates West Labour Party (UK) Mary Glew 914 45.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Uzzell 868 43.1 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Baxter 234 11.6 46 2.2 2,016 Labour Party (UK) St Andrews Liberal Democrats (UK) Albert Penna 839 51.7 Labour Party (UK) John Nicholson 399 24.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Peter Mawer 284 17.5 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Cook 100 6.2 440 27.1 1,622 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sutton Liberal Democrats (UK) Kalvin Neal 2,229 57.5 +11.4 Labour Party (UK) Anouska Clark 1,028 26.5 -19.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Clare Hammant 413 10.7 +10.7 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Brown 205 5.3 -2.5 1,201 31.0 3,875 Liberal Democrats (UK) No elections were held in Bransholme East, Bransholme West and University wards. 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