2004 Chester City Council election

2004 English local election

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10 June 2004 (2004-06-10)

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20 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Last election	21 seats, 30.3%	18 seats, 33.2%
Seats won	9	8
Seats after	22	20
Seat change	1	2
Popular vote	10,566	12,801
Percentage	32.7%	39.6%
Swing	2.4%	6.4%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Labour	Independent
Last election	20 seats, 28.4%	1 seat, 5.4%
Seats won	3	0
Seats after	17	1
Seat change	3
Popular vote	8,466	348
Percentage	26.2%	1.1%
Swing	2.2%	4.3%

Winner of each seat at the 2004 Chester City Council election

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2004 Chester City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2004 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	9	1	45.0	13	22	36.7	10,566	32.7	+2.4
	Conservative	8	2	40.0	12	20	33.3	12,801	39.6	+6.4
	Labour	3	3	15.0	14	17	28.3	8,466	26.2	–2.2
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	348	1.1	–4.3
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	172	0.5	–0.4

Ward results

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Stainthorp	1,098	57.9	–8.1
	Conservative	Charles Isaac	478	25.2	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Clyne	319	16.8	+10.2
Majority			620	32.7	–19.0
Turnout			1,895	36.6	+15.3
Registered electors			5,185
	Labour hold		Swing	10.1

Blacon Lodge

Blacon Lodge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fiona Beddows	823	58.8	–14.9
	Conservative	John Burke	338	24.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Simpson	239	17.1	+5.7
Majority			485	34.6	–24.1
Turnout			1,400	37.3	+17.9
Registered electors			3,752
	Labour hold

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Latham*	927	50.6	–2.6
	Conservative	Jill Houlbrook	688	37.6	+0.3
	Labour	Ethel Price	217	11.8	+2.4
Majority			239	13.0	–2.9
Turnout			1,832	59.6	+16.0
Registered electors			3,076
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.5

City & St. Annes

City & St. Annes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Jonas	438	40.5	+13.0
	Labour	Martyn Delaney	418	38.7	–17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Jordan	225	20.8	+9.0
Majority			20	1.9	N/A
Turnout			1,081	39.9	+11.0
Registered electors			2,707
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	15.2

College

College
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Mead	507	32.9	+8.0
	Conservative	Felicity McNae	432	28.0	+5.7
	Labour	Stephen Davies*	431	28.0	–15.0
	Green	Hugh Bromley	172	11.2	+1.5
Majority			75	4.9	N/A
Turnout			1,542	33.9	+14.7
Registered electors			4,546
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	1.2

Dodleston

Dodleston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mia Jones*	485	48.0	–5.5
	Conservative	Stephen Shakeshaft	448	44.4	+3.8
	Labour	Sara Barnsley	77	7.6	+1.7
Majority			37	3.7	–9.1
Turnout			1,010	62.1	+6.8
Registered electors			1,626
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.7

Farndon

Farndon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Roberts	608	61.2	+1.1
	Conservative	Derek Dutton	347	34.9	–1.3
	Labour	Steven Duffus	39	3.9	+0.2
Majority			261	26.3	+2.4
Turnout			994	64.0	+12.3
Registered electors			1,553
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.2

Handbridge & St. Marys

Handbridge & St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Mosley*	1,138	51.9	+10.9
	Labour	Pamela Stanley	799	36.5	–13.5
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Jones	254	11.6	+2.6
Majority			239	15.5	N/A
Turnout			2,191	62.2	+8.0
Registered electors			3,360
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.2

Hoole Groves

Hoole Groves
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Hull*	918	52.5	+8.8
	Labour	Alex Black	585	33.4	–6.9
	Conservative	Thomas Lewis	246	14.1	+3.4
Majority			333	19.0	+15.5
Turnout			1,749	55.9	+7.0
Registered electors			3,127
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.8

Lache Park

Lache Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hughes*	828	42.9	–14.0
	Conservative	Charles Pearson	463	24.0	+0.7
	Independent	Arthur Harada	348	18.0	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Stobie	292	15.1	+6.7
Majority			365	18.9	–14.8
Turnout			1,931	44.9	+16.3
Registered electors			4,296
	Labour hold		Swing	7.4

Malpas

Malpas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eveleigh Moore Dutton*	932	66.8	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Flannery	342	24.5	–8.1
	Labour	Margaret Violet	122	8.7	+0.3
Majority			590	42.3	+16.0
Turnout			1,396	43.3	+10.0
Registered electors			3,226
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.0

Newton Brook

Newton Brook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Ebo*	741	46.9	+12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Yakan	540	34.2	–13.5
	Labour	Hilary Harrison	298	18.9	+1.1
Majority			201	12.7	N/A
Turnout			1,579	53.0	+16.6
Registered electors			2,981
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.0

Newton St. Michaels

Newton St. Michaels
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Ralph*	588	42.1	–3.2
	Labour	Peter Griffiths	511	36.6	+0.9
	Conservative	Trudy Ryall-Harvey	298	21.3	+2.3
Majority			77	5.5	–4.1
Turnout			1,397	52.4	+9.7
Registered electors			2,981
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.1

Saughall

Saughall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeanne Storrar*	954	62.5	+7.7
	Labour	Thomas Andrews	338	22.1	–14.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Pemberton	235	15.4	+6.8
Majority			616	40.3	+22.0
Turnout			1,527	53.0	+13.7
Registered electors			2,666
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.1

Tarvin

Tarvin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barbara Roberts*	1,108	59.7	–12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Garman	446	24.0	+12.8
	Labour	Anthony Pegrum	302	16.3	–0.5
Majority			662	35.7	–19.6
Turnout			1,856	56.0	+21.7
Registered electors			3,310
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.6

Tattenhall

Tattenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Jones*	1,058	68.7	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	Vera Roberts	259	16.8	N/A
	Labour	John Vernon	222	14.4	+2.2
Majority			799	51.9	N/A
Turnout			1,539	50.7	+17.9
Registered electors			3,037
	Conservative hold

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Evans*	1,149	47.5	–4.1
	Conservative	Christopher Green	881	36.4	+3.7
	Labour	Brenda Southward	388	16.0	+0.2
Majority			268	11.1	–7.8
Turnout			2,418	49.3	+15.7
Registered electors			4,908
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.9

Upton Westlea

Upton Westlea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Lott	753	47.9	+2.0
	Labour	Richard Taylor*	490	31.2	–10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Main	328	20.9	+8.1
Majority			263	16.7	+12.0
Turnout			1,571	53.8	+7.3
Registered electors			3,011
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	6.0

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Cheetham	1,288	55.9	+1.0
	Conservative	Peter Moore-Dutton	682	29.6	–4.0
	Labour	Christine Davies	333	14.5	+3.0
Majority			606	26.3	+5.0
Turnout			2,303	52.7	+17.8
Registered electors			4,373
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.5

Waverton

Waverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeffrey Clarke	617	54.0	+3.7
	Conservative	Stuart Parker	378	33.1	–9.9
	Labour	Paul Cornwell	147	12.9	+6.1
Majority			239	20.9	+13.6
Turnout			1,142	68.2	+15.2
Registered electors			1,675
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.8

References

"Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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