Eastleigh Borough Council election, 2004

Elections to Eastleigh Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 41.4%

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Eastleigh Local Election Result 2004
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrat 13 2 0 +2 81.3 45.6 13,754 -1.7%
  Conservative 3 0 1 -1 18.8 31.1 9,364 +3.5%
  Labour 0 0 1 -1 0 13.6 4,110 -6.5%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 2,851 +5.7%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 55 -1.0%

Ward results

Bishopstoke East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Trevor Mignot 657 36.6 -8.1
Conservative Christopher Rhodes 543 30.3 +9.0
UKIP Stephen Challis 317 17.7 +6.4
Labour Mary Shepherd 276 15.4 -7.3
Majority 114 6.3 -15.7
Turnout 1,793 42.1 +13.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bishopstoke West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Anne Winstanley 760 38.9 +0.3
Labour Ian Pemberton 693 35.5 -15.1
UKIP Peter Stewart 278 14.2 +14.2
Conservative Tristan Rhodes 222 11.4 +0.6
Majority 67 3.4
Turnout 1,953 46.6 +6.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Botley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Rupert Kyrle 1,208 61.7
Conservative Thomas Harvey 492 25.1
UKIP Donald Davey 162 8.3
Labour Brian Norgate 97 5.0
Majority 716 36.6
Turnout 1,959 49.2 +11.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bursledon & Old Netley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Stephen Holes 980 49.2 -0.4
Conservative John Milne 606 30.5 -4.7
UKIP Maurice Bennett 296 14.9 +7.7
Labour Edward White 108 5.4 -2.6
Majority 374 18.7 +4.3
Turnout 1,990 36.7 +7.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Chandler's Ford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Haulwen Broadhurst 739 47.1
Conservative Ernest Pullen 714 45.5
Labour Gwyneth Hubert 116 7.4
Majority 25 1.6
Turnout 1,569 41.7 +2.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Chandler's Ford West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Andrew Wray 1,057 58.5
Conservative Andrew Gardiner 637 35.3
Labour Philip Grice 113 6.3
Majority 420 23.2
Turnout 1,807 43.2 +4.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eastleigh Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Glynn Davies-Dear 994 40.9 -4.5
Labour William Luffman 876 36.0 -6.7
Conservative Stephen Gosling 290 11.9 +3.0
UKIP Paul Webber 216 8.9 +5.9
Independent Alan Sneddon 55 2.3 -0.7
Majority 118 4.9 +2.2
Turnout 2,431 38.6 +7.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eastleigh North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Christopher Thomas 978 46.2 -0.4
Conservative Alan Foster 732 34.6 +18.8
Labour Samuel Snook 408 19.3 -4.0
Majority 246 11.6 -11.7
Turnout 2,118 35.3 +6.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eastleigh South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Head 949 40.9 +8.6
Labour Christine Hadley 697 30.1 -18.9
UKIP Ann Bays 343 14.8 +9.2
Conservative Susan Hall 330 14.2 +1.1
Majority 252 10.8 -5.9
Turnout 2,319 39.6 +8.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Fair Oak & Horton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Joseph Wright 1,008 45.8 -17.7
Conservative David Gillam 614 27.9 +7.4
UKIP George McGuinness 365 16.6 +7.4
Labour John Sorley 212 9.6 -2.2
Majority 394 17.9 -20.1
Turnout 2,199 33.9 -4.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hamble-le-Rice & Butlocks Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Pepper 934 48.2 -5.5
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Cross 738 38.1 +0.7
UKIP Beryl Humphrey 164 8.5 +6.8
Labour Elsie Truscott 100 5.2 -2.0
Majority 196 10.1 -6.2
Turnout 1,936 47.9 +9.0
Conservative hold Swing
Hedge End St Johns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jane Welsh 1,072 44.2 -8.4
Conservative Paulette Holt 700 28.9 -3.0
UKIP Doreen Gilbert 523 21.6 +11.7
Labour Geoffrey Kosted 128 5.3 -0.3
Majority 372 15.3 -5.4
Turnout 2,423 33.9 -5.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hiltingbury East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Godfrey Olson 1,367 60.9
Liberal Democrat Courtney Lane 757 33.7
Labour Michael Tibble 121 5.4
Majority 610 27.2
Turnout 2,245 54.3 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing
Hiltingbury West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Doreen Wellfare 982 48.9
Liberal Democrat Grahame Smith 962 47.9
Labour Kevin Butt 65 3.2
Majority 20 1.0
Turnout 2,009 51.7 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing
Netley Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Airey 895 64.7 +2.2
Conservative Edward Brandt 201 14.5 -9.7
UKIP Neil Smith 187 13.5 +13.5
Labour Peter Woodcock 100 7.2 -6.1
Majority 694 50.2 +11.9
Turnout 1,383 34.7 +5.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

External links

BBC report of 2004 Eastleigh election result

Preceded by
Eastleigh Council election, 2003
Eastleigh local elections Succeeded by
Eastleigh Council election, 2006
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