Harlow District Council election, 2004
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The 2004 Harlow District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 13
- Labour 11
- Liberal Democrats 9[2]
Background
After the last election in 2003 both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had 12 seats, while Labour had 9 councillors.[3] However, in July 2003 councillor Jane Steer defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives, making the Conservatives the largest group on the council for the first time in almost 50 years with 13 seats.[4] The joint administration between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats continued to run the council.[4]
Meanwhile, in January 2004 the Liberal Democrat group on the council expelled Matthew Shepherd from the party's group on the council.[5]
Election result
Overall turnout at the election was 37%.[6]
Harlow local election result 2004[2][6] | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 5 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 45.5 | 33.1 | 6,812 | -5.2% | ||
Conservative | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 31.7 | 6,531 | -1.0% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18.2 | 21.8 | 4,494 | -6.0% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11.6 | 2,399 | +11.6% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 364 | +1.8% | ||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Eschle | 751 | 34.9 | -8.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Robins | 690 | 32.1 | -14.4 | |
Conservative | Guy Mitchinson | 383 | 17.8 | +8.0 | |
Independent | William Henderson | 325 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
Majority | 61 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,149 | 40.2 | +8.9 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Carter | 1,073 | 61.6 | -6.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Linda Pailing | 400 | 22.9 | +5.6 | |
Labour | Kenneth Lawrie | 270 | 15.5 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 683 | 38.7 | -12.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,743 | 30.5 | +8.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Johnson | 775 | 40.0 | -9.3 | |
Labour | Suzanne Ennifer | 612 | 31.6 | -4.3 | |
Independent | Raymond Statham | 332 | 17.1 | +17.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Rideout | 220 | 11.3 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 163 | 8.4 | -5.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,939 | 38.9 | +8.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gregory Peck | 785 | 39.1 | -15.4 | |
Conservative | Pamela Norton | 654 | 32.6 | +2.2 | |
Independent | Gary Roberts | 308 | 15.3 | +15.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Clive Enders | 262 | 13.0 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 131 | 6.5 | -17.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,009 | 38.1 | +9.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Jesse | 869 | 46.7 | -2.5 | |
Conservative | Lee Dangerfield | 589 | 31.6 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Steer | 404 | 21.7 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 280 | 15.1 | -8.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,862 | 37.2 | +6.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sean Folan | 800 | 38.9 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nicholas Macy | 584 | 28.4 | -16.4 | |
Conservative | Christopher Lane | 381 | 18.5 | +5.1 | |
Independent | Katrina Ray | 290 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
Majority | 216 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,055 | 42.9 | +9.3 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Ian Jackson | 627 | 34.1 | -15.7 | |
Labour | Feroz Khan | 448 | 24.3 | -8.2 | |
UKIP | Anthony Bennett | 364 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew Shannon | 260 | 14.1 | +1.8 | |
Independent | Dean Weston | 141 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 179 | 9.8 | -7.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,840 | 36.4 | +7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Muriel Jolles | 748 | 37.7 | -18.6 | |
Independent | Colleen Morrison | 534 | 26.9 | +26.9 | |
Labour | Paul Sztumpf | 496 | 25.0 | -4.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Simon MacNeill | 208 | 10.5 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 214 | 10.8 | -15.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,986 | 42.4 | +7.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Susan Lawton | 583 | 38.2 | -17.0 | |
Labour | Caroline Carter | 402 | 26.3 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Peter Dobson | 361 | 23.7 | +5.1 | |
Independent | David Lambert | 180 | 11.8 | +11.8 | |
Majority | 181 | 11.9 | -17.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,526 | 32.4 | +9.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Goddard | 783 | 46.0 | -2.2 | |
Labour | Robert Long | 623 | 36.6 | -1.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kuzna Jackson | 295 | 17.3 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 160 | 9.4 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,701 | 33.5 | +8.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Brooks | 756 | 42.2 | -6.6 | |
Conservative | Paul Richardson | 524 | 29.3 | -7.3 | |
Independent | Rex Amor | 289 | 16.1 | +16.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul Westlake | 221 | 12.3 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 232 | 12.9 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,790 | 35.4 | +5.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Harlow council". BBC News Online. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- 1 2 "How the southeast voted in the district council polls". London Evening Standard. NewsBank. 11 June 2004.
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- 1 2 Scotchbrook, Eleanor (30 July 2003). "Lib Dem defection rocks council". Harlow Citizen. NewsBank.
- ↑ "News Release from the Liberal Democrats on Harlow District Council". Harlow Liberal Democrats. 12 January 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Election results". Harlow District Council. 11 June 2004. Archived from the original on 22 October 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2014.