Monmouthshire County Council election, 2004
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Elections to Monmouthshire County Council were held on 10 June 2004 on the same day of the European Elections.
The whole council was up for election and following boundary changes the number of seats was increased to 43. The Conservatives gained overall control of the council from a previous minority Labour administration.
The Conservatives formed a minority administration from the previous county council election in May 1999, being largest group on the council by one seat.
Following two by-elections in 2002 (the Conservatives losing one seat to the Liberal Democrats and Labour taking a seat from an Independent), the Labour party became the largest group by one seat.
Having secured the support of Independent and Liberal Democrat councillors, Labour formed a minority administration from July 2002 until the election in June 2004.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 23
- Labour 9
- Liberal Democrats 4
- Plaid Cymru 2
- Independents 5
The election results were noticeable seeing two Plaid Cymru councillors elected in Caldicot, a first for the Welsh nationalists in heavily anglicised Monmouthshire, and the election of a 21 year old student, Matthew Jones [1], for the Liberal Democrats in Chepstow.
The Labour party suffered heavy losses to the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and Independents.
The election result saw a fragmentation of the non-conservative vote; the emergence of the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru onto the council. Of note was the number of close races in individual wards, as well as several individual contests where the winning candidate polled far less than a majority of the votes cast.
[edit] Election results: overview
| Monmouthshire Local Election Result 2004 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Conservative | 23 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 53.49 | 43.60 | 13,888 | - | |
| Labour | 9 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 20.93 | 19.92 | 6,345 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 9.30 | 18.17 | 5,786 | - | |
| Independent | 5 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 11.63 | 14.32 | 4,560 | - | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4.65 | 3.01 | 958 | - | |
| UK Independence | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | 0.80 | 256 | - | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | 0.18 | 58 | - | |
| Monmouthshire Local Election Result 2004
(wards in Monmouth constituency) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Conservative | 22 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 65.71 | 47.57 | 12,699 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 11.43 | 21.67 | 5,786 | - | |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 11.43 | 16.72 | 4,466 | - | |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 11.43 | 13.09 | 3,494 | - | |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | 0.73 | 194 | - | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | 0.22 | 58 | - | |
| UK Independence | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | |
| Monmouthshire Local Election Result 2004
(wards in Newport East constituency) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Labour | 4 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 37.50 | 36.46 | 1,879 | - | |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | = | 25.00 | 23.07 | 1,189 | - | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | 12.50 | 20.68 | 1,066 | - | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 25.00 | 14.82 | 764 | - | |
| UK Independence | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | 4.97 | 256 | +4.97 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | - | - | - | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | - | - | - | |
[edit] Electoral division (ward) results
| Abergavenny, Cantref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Christopher D. Woodhouse [2] | 560 | 57.20 | - | |
| Independent | Lawrence R. Jones | 263 | 26.86 | - | |
| Labour | Paul M. Nicholson | 156 | 15.94 | - | |
| Majority | 297 | 30.34 | - | ||
| Turnout | 979 | 57.88 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Abergavenny, Castle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Alan W. Breeze [3] | 352 | 45.48 | - | |
| Independent | Anthony (Tony) O'Donovan | 174 | 22.48 | - | |
| Labour | Margaret E. Phillips | 130 | 16.80 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Christopher (Chris) P. Lines | 82 | 10.59 | - | |
| Plaid Cymru | Ceri L. Thomas | 36 | 4.65 | - | |
| Majority | 178 | 23.00 | - | ||
| Turnout | 774 | 54.04 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Abergavenny, Grofield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Douglas L. Edwards [4] | 324 | 44.02 | - | |
| Conservative | Maureen Powell | 183 | 24.86 | - | |
| Labour | Andre J. Arkell | 182 | 24.73 | - | |
| Independent | Graham D. Preece | 47 | 6.39 | - | |
| Majority | 141 | 19.16 | - | ||
| Turnout | 736 | 56.95 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Abergavenny, Lansdown | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Robin A. Griffiths [5] | 248 | 40.72 | - | |
| Independent | Raymond Hill | 175 | 28.73 | - | |
| Conservative | Victor Barrett | 121 | 19.87 | - | |
| Plaid Cymru | Richard F. Olding | 37 | 6.08 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Vera M. Grice | 28 | 4.60 | - | |
| Majority | 73 | 11.99 | - | ||
| Turnout | 609 | 37.37 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Abergavenny, Priory | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jane P. Foulser [6] | 375 | 46.29 | - | |
| Labour | Christine M. Walby | 198 | 28.37 | - | |
| Plaid Cymru | John R. Walters | 63 | 9.03 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Rosemary (Rose) E. Carr | 62 | 8.89 | - | |
| Majority | 177 | 17.92 | - | ||
| Turnout | 698 | 45.94 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Caerwent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Philip (Phil) Murphy[7] | 384 | 55.41 | +5.73 | |
| Labour | Brian W. Counsell | 249 | 35.93 | -6.97 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Butcher | 60 | 8.66 | +1.24 | |
| Majority | 135 | 19.48 | +51 | ||
| Turnout | 693 | 50.51 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.35 | |||
| Caldicot Castle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Plaid Cymru | Ronald (Ron) G. Stewart[8] | 228 | 35.73 | - | |
| Conservative | Richard J. Harries | 213 | 33.39 | - | |
| Labour | Gareth J. Jenkins | 197 | 30.88 | - | |
| Majority | 15 | 2.34 | - | ||
| Turnout | 638 | 45.29 | |||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Caldicot, Dewstow | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | William (Bill) Edwards [9] | 238 | 42.34 | - | |
| Independent | Julie A. Fry | 142 | 25.27 | - | |
| Plaid Cymru | John I. Marshall | 133 | 23.67 | - | |
| Conservative | Nicholas W. L. Hackett-Pain | 49 | 8.72 | - | |
| Majority | 96 | 17.07 | - | ||
| Turnout | 562 | 37.18 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Caldicot, Green Lane | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Plaid Cymru | David J. Ashwin[10] | 219 | 34.71 | - | |
| Labour | David J. Evans | 165 | 26.15 | - | |
| Independent | Paul D. Tidmarsh | 108 | 17.12 | - | |
| Independent | Colin Babb | 79 | 12.51 | - | |
| Conservative | Leslie R. Harries | 60 | 9.51 | - | |
| Majority | 54 | 8.56 | - | ||
| Turnout | 631 | 38.69 | |||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Caldicot, Severn | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ronald J. Higginson [11] | 201 | 39.19 | - | |
| Plaid Cymru | Joanne S. Daniels | 136 | 26.51 | - | |
| Independent | Graham Powell | 100 | 19.49 | - | |
| Conservative | Penelope Howe | 76 | 14.81 | - | |
| Majority | 65 | 12.68 | - | ||
| Turnout | 513 | 38.81 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Caldicot, West End | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | James D. Harris [12] | 329 | 65.93 | - | |
| Labour | Elaine G. Davies | 170 | 34.07 | - | |
| Majority | 159 | 31.86 | - | ||
| Turnout | 499 | 35.01 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Chepstow, Larkfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Phylip (Phil) Hobson[13] | 436 | 53.56 | +41.70 | |
| Conservative | Clifford (Cliff) Meredith | 378 | 46.44 | -0.51 | |
| Labour | DNS | 0 | - | -41.19 | |
| Majority | 58 | 7.12 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 814 | 52.67 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | +20.60 | |||
| Chepstow, St. Christopher’s | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Pamela (Pam) Birchall [14] | 240 | 40.20 | -17.57 | |
| Conservative | David Dovey | 171 | 28.64 | +4.56 | |
| Independent | Andrew Huntley | 110 | 18.43 | +8.66 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Anthony (Tony) Redhead | 76 | 12.73 | +4.35 | |
| Majority | 69 | 11.52 | -22.13 | ||
| Turnout | 597 | 34.70 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -11.07 | |||
| Chepstow, St. Kingsmark | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Theodore (Ted) Dorel [15] | 422 | 47.20 | -10.26 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Henry W. Hodges | 385 | 43.07 | +24.31 | |
| Labour | Eric Taylor | 87 | 9.73 | -14.05 | |
| Majority | 37 | 4.13 | -29.56 | ||
| Turnout | 894 | 45.35 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -17.29 | |||
| Chepstow, St. Mary’s | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Matthew A. Jones [16] | 337 | 49.26 | +34.87 | |
| Conservative | Gethyn J. Davies | 217 | 31.73 | -1.31 | |
| Labour | Gwyneth Eburne | 130 | 19.01 | -33.57 | |
| Majority | 120 | 17.53 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 684 | 47.24 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | 34.22 L to LD | |||
| Chepstow, Thornwell | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Armand C. Watts [17] | 373 | 54.14 | +12.83 | |
| Conservative | James M. Brady | 232 | 33.67 | +17.46 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Lynda Pitt Mitchell | 84 | 12.19 | +3.57 | |
| Independent | DNS | - | - | -33.86 | |
| Majority | 141 | 20.47 | +13.20 | ||
| Turnout | 689 | 37.35 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +15.15 | |||
| Croesonen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Roger G. Harris [18] | 247 | 40.16 | - | |
| Conservative | John L. Prosser | 192 | 31.22 | - | |
| Independent | Norma C. Watkins | 99 | 16.10 | - | |
| Plaid Cymru | Edward H. O. Evans | 44 | 7.15 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Anthea M. Dewhurst | 33 | 5.37 | - | |
| Majority | 55 | 8.94 | - | ||
| Turnout | 615 | 39.63 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Crucorney | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Robert (Bob) J. B. Wilcox [19] | 585 | 70.65 | - | |
| Conservative | Jean E. Laws | 143 | 17.27 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | David John Williams | 100 | 12.08 | - | |
| Majority | 442 | 53.38 | - | ||
| Turnout | 828 | 53.49 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Devauden | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Robert J. W. Greenland [20] | 509 | 76.20 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Stevens | 159 | 23.80 | - | |
| Majority | 350 | 52.40 | - | ||
| Turnout | 668 | 57.57 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Goetre Fawr | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sidney Brian Jones[21] | 509 | 45.65 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sylvia E. Heighton | 497 | 44.57 | - | |
| Labour | Dorothy M. McLeod | 109 | 9.78 | - | |
| Majority | 12 | 1.08 | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,115 | 59.94 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Llanbadoc | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Valerie (Val) E. Smith [22] | uncontested | - | - | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | - | |||
| Llanelly Hill (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Simon G. M. Howarth[23] | 695 | 21.98 | - | |
| Independent | Anthony (Tony) R. Carrington [24] | 609 | 19.26 | - | |
| Labour | Giles Howard | 521 | 16.48 | - | |
| Conservative | Barrie O'Keefe | 475 | 15.02 | - | |
| Labour | Martin L. Thomas | 412 | 13.03 | - | |
| Conservative | Jennifer Swattridge | 207 | 6.55 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Browen R. A. Jones | 136 | 4.30 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sarah L. James | 107 | 3.38 | - | |
| Turnout | 3,162 | 47.36 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Llanfoist Fawr | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Eric Saxon[25] | 496 | 70.06 | - | |
| Labour | Roger P. Howells | 121 | 17.09 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Vivien Mitchell | 91 | 12.85 | - | |
| Majority | 375 | 52.97 | - | ||
| Turnout | 708 | 55.68 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Llangybi Fawr | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter R. Clarke [26] | 537 | 74.48 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Martin Sutherland | 184 | 25.52 | - | |
| Majority | 353 | 48.96 | - | ||
| Turnout | 721 | 53.51 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Llanover | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Brian R. Hood[27] | 773 | 75.71 | - | |
| Labour | Margaret M. R. Harris | 133 | 13.03 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Stephen R. Poole | 115 | 11.26 | - | |
| Majority | 640 | 62.68 | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,021 | 56.32 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Llantilio Crossenny | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ruth Edwards[28] | 350 | 41.81 | - | |
| Independent | Christopher D. Lewis | 290 | 34.64 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Drewe W. Lacey | 66 | 7.89 | - | |
| Independent | Avice C. Field | 66 | 7.89 | - | |
| Independent | Benjamin C. Herbet | 65 | 7.77 | - | |
| Majority | 60 | 7.20 | - | ||
| Turnout | 837 | 62.98 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Llanwenarth Ultra | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Verona M. R. Nelmes[29] | 266 | 41.69 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter A. Jones | 205 | 32.13 | - | |
| Conservative | John G. Jones | 167 | 26.18 | - | |
| Majority | 61 | 9.56 | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,021 | 56.32 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Magor with Undy, Mill | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Major[30] | 551 | 64.82 | - | |
| Labour | Nita S. Baicher | 299 | 35.18 | - | |
| Majority | 252 | 29.64 | - | ||
| Turnout | 850 | 40.62 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Magor with Undy, The Elms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Olive G. Evans [31] | 262 | 30.32 | - | |
| UK Independence | Victor G. Bashford | 256 | 29.63 | - | |
| Conservative | Paul F. Cawley | 194 | 22.45 | - | |
| Independent | Brian A. Burt | 104 | 12.04 | - | |
| Plaid Cymru | Peter Howells-Meadowcroft | 48 | 5.56 | - | |
| Majority | 6 | 0.69 | - | ||
| Turnout | 864 | 36.68 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Mardy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Nicholas (Nick) H. Ramsay [32] | 228 | 36.18 | +7.82 | |
| Independent | Ralph F. Chapman | 174 | 27.62 | -1.96 | |
| Labour | Hazel E. Bennett | 144 | 22.86 | -7.21 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Charlotte Jones | 51 | 8.10 | -3.88 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Stuart K. Neale | 33 | 5.24 | +5.24 | |
| Majority | 54 | 8.56 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 630 | 46.82 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -4.89 | |||
| Mitchel Troy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey (Geoff) C. Burrows[33] | 313 | 53.60 | +17.69 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Lesley M. Williams | 271 | 46.40 | -17.69 | |
| Majority | 42 | 7.20 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 721 | 53.51 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | -8.85 | |||
| Monmouth, Dixton with Osbaston | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Eileen J. Goodrich | 554 | 52.56 | - | |
| Conservative | Richard (Dick) Le Gros Cass | 500 | 47.44 | - | |
| Majority | 54 | 5.12 | - | ||
| Turnout | 1054 | 57.82 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Monmouth, Drybridge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Alan M. Wintle [34] | 384 | 46.66 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Lloyd Williams | 327 | 39.73 | - | |
| Independent | Gary Witcombe | 112 | 13.61 | - | |
| Majority | 57 | 6.93 | - | ||
| Turnout | 823 | 43.43 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Monmouth, Overmonnow | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Susan (Sue) White[35] | 282 | 39.72 | - | |
| Labour | Maureen Roach | 235 | 33.10 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Richard J. Bond | 135 | 19.01 | - | |
| Green | Ann Were | 58 | 8.17 | - | |
| Majority | 47 | 6.62 | - | ||
| Turnout | 710 | 40.15 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Monmouth, Wyesham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth (Liz) J. Hacket-Pain [36] | 334 | 45.66 | - | |
| Labour | Marcus J. Roach | 242 | 32.79 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Selwyn Roberts | 118 | 15.99 | - | |
| Plaid Cymru | David J. Taylor | 44 | 5.96 | - | |
| Majority | 92 | 12.87 | - | ||
| Turnout | 738 | 45.20 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Portskewett | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter A. Fox[37] | 505 | 66.71 | - | |
| Labour | Paul T. Wall | 177 | 23.38 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Janet Ellard | 75 | 9.91 | - | |
| Majority | 328 | 43.33 | - | ||
| Turnout | 757 | 48.00 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Raglan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William A. L. Crump [38] | 621 | 74.02 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Martin Blakebrough | 218 | 25.98 | - | |
| Majority | 403 | 48.04 | - | ||
| Turnout | 839 | 55.72 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Rogiet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Michael (Mike) R. Smith [39] | 347 | 58.11 | - | |
| Independent | Gerald P. Robbins | 204 | 34.18 | - | |
| Conservative | Margaret Lawrence | 46 | 7.71 | - | |
| Majority | 143 | 23.93 | - | ||
| Turnout | 597 | 46.95 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Shirenewton | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Graham L. Down [40] | 655 | 68.51 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Pamela (Pam) A. Johnston | 173 | 18.10 | - | |
| Labour | Phyllis R. Higginson | 128 | 13.39 | - | |
| Majority | 482 | 50.41 | - | ||
| Turnout | 956 | 57.30 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| St. Arvans | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ann E. Webb [41] | 378 | 61.87 | - | |
| Independent | Anthony (Tony) J. Newman | 131 | 21.44 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jane M. J. Robbins | 102 | 16.69 | - | |
| Majority | 247 | 40.43 | - | ||
| Turnout | 611 | 52.52 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Trellech United | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Ashley Thomas [42] | 551 | 51.54 | +1.67 | |
| Conservative | Duncan N. Armstrong | 418 | 36.76 | -1.44 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Linda Campbell | 168 | 14.78 | +2.85 | |
| Majority | 133 | 14.78 | +3.11 | ||
| Turnout | 1,137 | 54.03 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | +1.56 | |||
| Usk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Edmund J. Harrhy [43] | 669 | 65.52 | +0.90 | |
| Labour | Sandrina Gay | 204 | 19.98 | -5.90 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alison L. Willott | 148 | 14.50 | +5.00 | |
| Majority | 465 | 45.54 | +6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,021 | 58.87 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
[edit] External links
- Close call in 'swing' County, BBC News article, May 18th, 2004 [44]
- Monmouthshire County Council, table of results for 2004 elections.[45]
- Monmouthshire County Council, list of councillors.[46]
- Article on County Council election results 2004 by local Monmouth news website www.towncrier.org. [47]
- Monmouthshire County Council election results 2004, South Wales Argus[48]
- BBC results table 2004 [49]
| Preceded by Monmouthshire County Council election, 1999 |
Monmouthshire local elections | Succeeded by Monmouthshire County Council election, 2008 |
