2004 Chester City Council election

2004 Chester City Council election
20 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	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.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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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

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

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

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

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

2004 Chester City Council election

Election result

Ward results

Blacon Hall

Blacon Lodge

Boughton Heath

City & St. Annes

College

Dodleston

Farndon

Handbridge & St. Marys

Hoole Groves

Lache Park

Malpas

Newton Brook

Newton St. Michaels

Saughall

Tarvin

Tattenhall

Upton Grange

Upton Westlea

Vicars Cross

Waverton

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

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

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

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

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