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2004 Winchester City Council election

2004 Winchester City Council election

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The 2004 Winchester Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1][2]

Quick Facts 19 of 57 seats to Winchester City Council 29 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

Campaign

19 seats were contested in the election with the Liberal Democrats defending 14, the Conservatives and Independents 2 each and Labour 1 seat.[3] The Liberal Democrats were expected to be deprived of their majority on the council as they only needed to lose 1 seat for this to happen.[3] The Conservatives were the main challengers, with Labour only in contention in the wards of St John and All Saints and St Luke.[3] With the election being held at the same time as the European elections, the presence of 6 candidates from the United Kingdom Independence Party for the first time was seen as possibly affecting the results.[3]

Issues in the election included planning, the status of local neighbourhoods and the council tax.[3]

Election result

The Liberal Democrats lost their majority on the council for the first time since 1995, with the Conservatives gaining 4 seats from them.[4] However the Liberal Democrats did gain one seat from Labour in St John and All Saints ward.[5] Voter turnout in the election was significantly up at 48.8%, compared to 39.76% in the 2003 election.[4]

Following the election the Liberal Democrats continued to run the council as a minority administration.[6]

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Ward results

Bishop's Waltham

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Boarhunt & Southwick

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Colden Common and Twyford

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Compton and Otterbourne

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Denmead

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Kings Worthy

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Littleton and Harestock

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Olivers Battery & Badger Farm

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Shedfield

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St. Barnabas

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St. Bartholomew

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St. John and All Saints

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St. Luke

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St. Michael

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St. Paul

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The Alresfords

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Whiteley

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Wickham

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Wonston and Micheldever

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References

  1. "Winchester council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  2. "Elections 2004: Results at a glance". The Guardian. 12 June 2004. p. 10.
  3. "Democracy is the winner on the night". Southern Daily Echo. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  4. "District Council Elections Results 2004". Winchester City Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  5. "Cecily will be the new first citizen". Southern Daily Echo. 23 June 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
Preceded by
2003 Winchester Council election
Winchester local elections Succeeded by
2006 Winchester Council election

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