# 2004 Oxford City Council election

Elections to Oxford City Council were held on 10 June 2004. The council is elected by halves, so one seat in each ward was up for election (except in St Clements, where both seats were contested). Labour lost majority control of the council but remained in minority administration. Overall turnout was 37.6%, with the lowest turnout (26.5%) in Carfax ward and the highest (49.5%) in Wolvercote.

## Election result

Oxford Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 40.0 | 30.2 | 12,053 | +4.1% |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 28.0 | 27.4 | 10,970 | -11.0% |
| Green | 5 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 8,161 | +1.7% |
| Ind. Working Class | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 12.0 | 3.6 | 1,435 | +2.2% |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 | 7,019 | +3.0% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 | 333 | +0.61% |
Note: three Independents stood in 2004, compared with one in 2002.
The total number of seats on the Council after the election was:
* Labour - 20
* Liberal Democrats - 18
* Green - 7
* Independent Working Class Association - 3
Sources: BBC Oxford City Council

## Results by ward

All results from Oxford City Council.

### Barton and Sandhills

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Murray | 497 | 36.6% |
| | Labour | Peter Brennan | 414 | 30.5% |
| | Conservative | Prudence Dailey | 285 | 21.0% |
| | Green | Raymond Hitchins | 149 | 10.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,357 | 31.1 |

### Blackbird Leys

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. Working Class | Lee Cole | 494 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Stannard | 415 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Bearder | 92 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Jones | 91 | |
| | Green | Donald O'Neal | 36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,128 | 28.2 |

### Carfax

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Sargent | 479 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Watkins | 236 | |
| | Green | Pallas Reiss | 185 | |
| | Labour | Peter Morton | 185 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,091 | 26.5 |

### Churchill

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. Working Class | Claire Kent | 386 | |
| | Labour | Peter Johnson | 376 | |
| | Conservative | John Young | 256 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sybil Dibdin | 202 | |
| | Green | Matthew Ledbury | 94 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,318 | 28.9 |

### Cowley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Beryl Keen | 616 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shakil Khan | 369 | |
| | Green | Martin Juckes | 323 | |
| | Conservative | Georgina Shomroni | 262 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | 37.8 |

### Cowley Marsh

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sajjad-Hussain Malik | 584 | |
| | Labour | Mumtaz Fareed | 377 | |
| | Conservative | Judith Harley | 222 | |
| | Green | David Bibby | 179 | |
| | Independent | Khurshid Ahmed | 74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,445 | 36.7 |

### Headington

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Tall | 1,061 | |
| | Conservative | Tarrant Anderson | 343 | |
| | Labour | Georgina Toynbee | 193 | |
| | Green | Judith Chipchase | 150 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,753 | 44.2 |

### Headington Hill and Northway

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tony Gray | 451 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Davis | 434 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Altaf-Khan | 287 | |
| | Green | Katherine Wedell | 160 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,337 | 33.8 |

### Hinksey Park

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Muir | 869 | |
| | Green | Lilian Sherwood | 534 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bones | 282 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Mort | 258 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,956 | 44.3 |

### Holywell

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Matthew Sellwood | 443 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Gotch | 385 | |
| | Conservative | Gregory Stafford | 225 | |
| | Labour | Timothy Waters | 192 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,264 | 32.1 |

### Iffley Fields

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Elise Benjamin | 800 | |
| | Labour | Richard Tarver | 721 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Gowers | 195 | |
| | Conservative | James Hayward-Bloomfield | 160 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,946 | 45.9 |

### Jericho and Osney

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Collins | 846 | |
| | Labour | Colin Cook | 721 | |
| | Green | Lilia Patterson | 332 | |
| | Conservative | William Wilson | 266 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,175 | 46.1 |

### Littlemore

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Tanner | 539 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Hand | 359 | |
| | Green | Mark Stevenson | 227 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nadeem Khan | 198 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,334 | 30.0 |

### Lye Valley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Daniel Paskins | 597 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathan Pyle | 506 | |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Cox | 271 | |
| | Green | Tim Pizey | 141 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,524 | 32.9 |

### Marston

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline van Zyl | 749 | |
| | Labour | Roy Darke | 693 | |
| | Conservative | Duncan Hatfield | 426 | |
| | Green | Jeremy Poster | 157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,030 | 46.3 |

### North

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clark Brundin | 706 | |
| | Green | Sushila Dhall | 500 | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Pryor | 214 | |
| | Labour | William Turner | 175 | |
| | Independent | John Rose* | 62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,669 | 39.0 |
*John Rose stood on the platform "Local Government Reform"

### Northfield Brook

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. Working Class | Stuart Craft | 555 | |
| | Labour | Rae Humberstone | 439 | |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Abdul-Haq | 90 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Bones | 89 | |
| | Green | Susan Tibbles | 61 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,242 | 30.3 |

### Quarry and Risinghurst

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tia MacGregor | 953 | |
| | Labour | Oscar van Nooijen | 572 | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Mills | 356 | |
| | Green | Matthew Ormondroyd | 155 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,053 | 46.0 |

### Rose Hill and Iffley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edward Turner | 676 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Penwarden | 505 | |
| | Conservative | Allen Mills | 256 | |
| | Green | Simon Brook | 185 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,682 | 39.2 |

### St Clement's

Note: the top two candidates were elected :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Claire Palmer | 741 | |
| | Green | Mary-Jane Sareva | 597 | |
| | Labour | Jane Darke | 357 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Nawaz | 356 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ali Hydar | 236 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew MacGregor | 233 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Leeming | 201 | |
| | Independent | David Leake | 197 | |
| | Conservative | Gareth Jennings | 197 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,564 | 33.9 |
Because both seats were up for election each voter had two votes (i.e. plurality-at-large). Turnout has been estimated by halving the number of votes cast.

### St Margaret's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gwynneth Royce | 635 | |
| | Green | Christopher Goodall | 449 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Porter | 358 | |
| | Labour | James Cloyne | 108 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,559 | 38.7 |

### St Mary's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Sidney Phelps | 616 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Abbasi | 496 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Goddard | 198 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Young | 127 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,447 | 33.4 |

### Summertown

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Hollander | 938 | |
| | Green | Thomas Lines | 462 | |
| | Conservative | Raoul Cerratti | 457 | |
| | Labour | Oliver Kempton | 216 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,082 | 44.6 |

### Wolvercote

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Roaf | 828 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Jones | 669 | |
| | Green | Sheila Cameron | 485 | |
| | Labour | Michael Taylor | 162 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,156 | 49.5 |