Tamworth Borough Council election, 2004
Elections to Tamworth Borough 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
Election result
Tamworth Local Election Result 2004 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
8 |
5 |
0 |
+5 |
80.0 |
43.0 |
7,581 |
+0.2% |
|
Labour |
2 |
0 |
5 |
-5 |
20.0 |
37.3 |
6,571 |
-4.7% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.3 |
1,998 |
+2.0% |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.4 |
1,487 |
+2.5% |
Ward results
Amington |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Evelyn Rowe |
881 |
47.4 |
+2.7 |
|
Labour |
Gordon Owen |
623 |
33.5 |
-7.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Simon Walton |
355 |
19.1 |
+4.3 |
Majority |
258 |
13.9 |
+9.7 |
Turnout |
1,859 |
30.7 |
+6.9 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Glascote |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Dennis Powick |
593 |
38.8 |
+6.1 |
|
Independent |
Mark Green |
568 |
37.1 |
-13.8 |
|
Conservative |
Diana Wells |
369 |
24.1 |
+7.7 |
Majority |
25 |
1.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,530 |
26.6 |
+6.9 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Spital |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ronald Cook |
1,063 |
51.2 |
-1.5 |
|
Labour |
Karen Hirons |
621 |
29.9 |
-2.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jennifer Blake |
394 |
19.0 |
+4.3 |
Majority |
412 |
21.3 |
+1.3 |
Turnout |
2,078 |
39.6 |
+7.1 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Stonydelph |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Daniel Cook |
517 |
35.8 |
-16.3 |
|
Independent |
Jacqueline Butcher |
476 |
33.0 |
+33.0 |
|
Labour |
David Foster |
451 |
31.2 |
-16.7 |
Majority |
41 |
2.8 |
-11.7 |
Turnout |
1,444 |
24.8 |
+10.3 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Trinity |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Gerald Pinner |
937 |
48.7 |
-0.3 |
|
Labour |
Michelle Abbots |
557 |
28.9 |
-7.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Roger Jones |
432 |
22.4 |
+7.6 |
Majority |
380 |
19.8 |
+7.0 |
Turnout |
1,926 |
33.1 |
+6.5 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
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