Tamworth Council election, 2004

Elections to Tamworth Council were held on 10 June, 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party. Overall turnout was 31.4%

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 16
*Labour 13
*Independent 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 8
gain = 5
loss = 0
net = +5
seats % = 80.0
votes % = 43.0
votes = 7,581
plus/minus = +0.2%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 5
net = -5
seats % = 20.0
votes % = 37.3
votes = 6,571
plus/minus = -4.7%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 11.3
votes = 1,998
plus/minus = +2.0%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 8.4
votes = 1,487
plus/minus = +2.5%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Evelyn Rowe
votes = 881
percentage = 47.4
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gordon Owen
votes = 623
percentage = 33.5
change = -7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Simon Walton
votes = 355
percentage = 19.1
change = +4.3Election box majority
votes = 258
percentage = 13.9
change = +9.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,859
percentage = 30.7
change = +6.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Pritchard
votes = 575
percentage = 36.8
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Granger
votes = 544
percentage = 34.8
change = -10.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Robert Taylor
votes = 443
percentage = 28.4
change = +9.2Election box majority
votes = 31
percentage = 2.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,562
percentage = 28.5
change = +9.6Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Faulkner
votes = 925
percentage = 56.5
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Parsons
votes = 711
percentage = 43.5
change = -0.5Election box majority
votes = 214
percentage = 13.0
change = +1.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,636
percentage = 31.1
change = +7.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Lees
votes = 801
percentage = 43.4
change = +5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Pamela Faulkner
votes = 661
percentage = 35.8
change = -9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Pinkett
votes = 382
percentage = 20.7
change = +4.6Election box majority
votes = 140
percentage = 7.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,844
percentage = 33.2
change = +7.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Powick
votes = 593
percentage = 38.8
change = +6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Mark Green
votes = 568
percentage = 37.1
change = -13.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Diana Wells
votes = 369
percentage = 24.1
change = +7.7Election box majority
votes = 25
percentage = 1.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,530
percentage = 26.6
change = +6.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Samuel Munn
votes = 832
percentage = 42.1
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Garforth
votes = 707
percentage = 35.8
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Blake
votes = 435
percentage = 22.0
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 125
percentage = 6.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,974
percentage = 37.2
change = +8.3Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Cook
votes = 1,063
percentage = 51.2
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Karen Hirons
votes = 621
percentage = 29.9
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Blake
votes = 394
percentage = 19.0
change = +4.3Election box majority
votes = 412
percentage = 21.3
change = +1.3Election box turnout
votes = 2,078
percentage = 39.6
change = +7.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Daniel Cook
votes = 517
percentage = 35.8
change = -16.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Jacqueline Butcher
votes = 476
percentage = 33.0
change = +33.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Foster
votes = 451
percentage = 31.2
change = -16.7Election box majority
votes = 41
percentage = 2.8
change = -11.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,444
percentage = 24.8
change = +10.3Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gerald Pinner
votes = 937
percentage = 48.7
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michelle Abbots
votes = 557
percentage = 28.9
change = -7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roger Jones
votes = 432
percentage = 22.4
change = +7.6Election box majority
votes = 380
percentage = 19.8
change = +7.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,926
percentage = 33.1
change = +6.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Oates
votes = 895
percentage = 50.2
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Jenkins
votes = 889
percentage = 49.8
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 6
percentage = 0.4
change = -2.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,784
percentage = 30.3
change = +10.1Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3772.stm 2004 Tamworth election result]
* [http://www.tamworth.gov.uk/download.asp?path=/Documents/SS/Democratic/Election%20Results%20-%201999-2007.xls Ward results]

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