2004 St Albans City and District Council election

2004 UK local government election October 2019 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2004 St Albans City and District Council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2004. The 2004 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3748.stm St Albans council 10 November 2009 BBC News Online After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrats 29 Conservative 17 Labour 11 Independent 1 Elections 2004: Results at a glance The Guardian 10 12 June 2004 Background After the last election in 2003 the Liberal Democrats were the largest party on the council with 23 seats, compared to 21 for the Conservatives, 13 for Labour and there was 1 independent.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/266.stm Local elections BBC News Online 17 January 2015 In April 2004 the Liberal Democrats gained a seat from the Conservatives at a by-election in Verulam,By-election date set after councillor quits 26 February 2004 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBankhttp://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/electionresults/districtresults/by-verulam-2004.aspx Verulam Ward By Election Result 5th April 2004 St Albans City and District Council 17 January 2015 11 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150511140352/http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/electionresults/districtresults/by-verulam-2004.aspx dead which meant they needed to gain 6 seats at the 2004 council election to take a majority on the council.Parties get set to do battle Lewis Alex 20 May 2004 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBank St Albans was reported by national newspapers to be a council that the Liberal Democrats were hoping to win a majority on.Labour set for severe losses on all sides Sherman Jill 7 June 2004 The Times NewsBank 2Clue to result of general election lies with how we vote for councils Johnston Philip 9 June 2004 The Daily Telegraph NewsBank 2 18 seats were contested at the election with only Colney Heath and Sandridge wards not having elections. Candidates from the 3 main parties stood in all 18 wards apart from in Redbourn, where the Liberal Democrats did not put up a candidate to oppose the independent councillor, Tony Swendell, who was standing for re-election. Two other parties put up some candidates, 3 from the new St Albans Party and 2 from the Green Party. 4 Conservative councillors stood down at the election, Mike Bretherton, Mike Jameson, Martin Treasure and Hazel Ward, as well as 1 from Labour, Andrew Rose and 1 Liberal Democrat, John White. Election result The results saw the Liberal Democrat make 5 gains but come up one seat short of gaining an overall majority. Ross Lydall Tories claim to have turned tide after South-East wins Evening Standard 8 11 June 2004 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/3796219.stm Watford Lib Dems are strengthened 11 November 2009 11 June 2004 BBC News Online They gained seats in Ashley and St Peters wards from Labour, and in Marshalswick South, Park Street and Wheathampstead from the Conservatives, http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/499005.blair_war_cast_shadow_over_election/ Blair: War cast shadow over election 11 November 2009 11 June 2004 This is Local LondonLiberal Democrats win fifth seat Bateman Aaron 11 June 2004 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBank to have exactly half of the 58 seats on the council. http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/election/2004/election_stalbans.shtml Local Elections: St Albans 10 November 2009 BBC Online This reduced the Conservatives to 17 seats and Labour to 11 seats, while independent Anthony Swendell was re-elected in Redbourn. Following the election the Liberal Democrats took control of the council with all of the seats on the council cabinet after winning a vote 29 to 24, with 1 abstention, despite opposition from both Labour and the Conservatives. http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/504584.council_control_seized_by_lib_dems/ Council control seized by Lib Dems 11 November 2009 29 June 2004 St Albans & Harpenden Review St Albans local election result 2004 http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/electionresults/districtresults/sadc-2004.aspx District Council Election Results 10th June 2004 10 November 2009 St Albans District and City Council Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 5 0 +5 50.0 38.2 15,235 -5.6% Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 3 -3 27.8 39.6 15,796 +4.2% Labour Party (UK) 3 0 2 -2 16.7 17.1 6,826 -3.5% Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 5.6 3.3 1,310 +3.3% St Albans Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 436 +1.1% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 310 +0.8% Ward results Ashley Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Ellis 912 41.2 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) Edward Hill 713 32.2 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Alec Campbell 457 20.6 -1.0 St Albans Party Peter Cobden 133 6.0 +6.0 199 9.0 +0.6 2,215 44.4 0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Batchwood Labour Party (UK) Eleanor Harris 732 37.1 -10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Allan Witherick 698 35.3 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) Eileen Brown 545 27.6 +1.0 34 1.8 -18.7 1,975 40.1 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) Clarence Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Sinfield 985 47.0 -18.3 Conservative Party (UK) Lee Foster 514 24.5 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) David Lee 416 19.9 +2.2 Green Party of England and Wales Simon Grover 180 8.6 +8.6 471 22.5 -25.1 2,095 47.1 +1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cunningham Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Harrison 1,180 57.2 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) James Vessey 542 26.3 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) Rebecca Gumbrell-Mccormick 340 16.5 -3.4 638 30.9 -10.5 2,062 45.5 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harpenden East Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Peyton 1,224 50.4 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Nora Kavanaugh 960 39.5 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) David Crew 245 10.1 -2.4 264 10.9 -2.0 2,429 47.7 +2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harpenden North Conservative Party (UK) John Chambers 1,228 56.9 +5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Canfield 707 32.8 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Ross 223 10.3 -0.2 521 24.1 +11.4 2,158 43.4 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Harpenden South Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Stevenson 1,480 66.2 +4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Jenkinson 536 24.0 -4.4 Labour Party (UK) David Lawlor 220 9.8 -0.1 944 42.2 +8.9 2,236 44.3 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Harpenden West Conservative Party (UK) John Newman 1,448 57.7 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeffrey Phillips 698 27.8 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Rayner 232 9.3 -2.3 Green Party of England and Wales Marc Scheimann 130 5.2 +5.2 750 29.9 +5.7 2,508 46.5 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) London Colney Labour Party (UK) Sean Flynn 881 43.7 -14.0 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Lee 721 35.8 +10.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Prowse 414 20.5 +3.8 160 7.9 -24.2 2,016 35.6 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) Marshalswick North Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Stroud 1,169 51.8 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) John Foster 880 39.0 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) John Baughan 207 9.2 -4.4 289 12.8 +2.1 2,256 47.5 -3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marshalswick South Liberal Democrats (UK) Melvyn Teare 1,193 47.1 -6.2 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Bretherton 1,025 40.5 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Sonia Smith 313 12.4 -0.8 168 6.6 -13.2 2,531 51.4 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Park Street Liberal Democrats (UK) David Yates 1,079 50.4 -7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Katharine Cramer 795 37.1 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) Janet Blackwell 266 12.4 -1.7 284 13.3 -16.1 2,140 42.1 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Redbourn Independent (politician) Anthony Swendell 1,310 63.5 +63.5 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Walford 578 28.0 -13.4 Labour Party (UK) Linda Spiri 175 8.5 +0.4 732 35.5 2,063 45.7 0.0 Independent (politician) Sopwell Labour Party (UK) Janet Smith 708 40.0 -9.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Bateman 532 30.0 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Roderick Douglas 532 30.0 +7.4 176 10.0 1,772 36.2 +3.8 Labour Party (UK) St Peters Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Morris 987 47.3 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) Helen Ives-Rose 613 29.4 -6.2 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Havard 385 18.5 +0.2 St Albans Party Vera Tinson 100 4.8 +4.8 374 17.9 +7.4 2,085 41.9 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Stephen Conservative Party (UK) David Canham 1,431 60.6 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Parry 733 31.0 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Jane Cloke 197 8.3 -4.1 698 29.6 +1.0 2,361 47.7 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Verulam Conservative Party (UK) Clare Ellis 1,213 45.7 +8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Burton 1,051 39.6 -13.0 St Albans Party Janet Girsman 203 7.6 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) Larry Heyman 188 7.1 -0.7 162 6.1 -9.2 2,655 53.8 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Wheathampstead Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Edelston 1,137 48.3 -11.5 Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Clark 1,062 45.1 +12.3 Labour Party (UK) Mary Cheale 157 6.7 -0.7 75 3.2 -23.8 2,356 51.7 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 2004 Saint Albans Category:2000s in Hertfordshire