# 2004 Coventry City Council election

Elections to Coventry City Council were held in June 2004. Due to boundary changes, the entire council was up for election. The council remained with no overall control, but the Conservatives became the largest party.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 27
* Labour 22
* Liberal Democrat 3
* Socialist Alternative 2

## Election result

Coventry Local Election Result 2008 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Conservative | 27 | 4 | 1 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Labour | 22 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 40.74 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.56 |
| Socialist Alternative | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3.70 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0.00 |

## Ward results

Note that seat gains and losses are compared with the previous seat of the same name. All eighteen seats had redrawn boundaries.
Bablake ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Victor Gazey | 3,035 |
| | Conservative | Brian Kelsey | 2,522 |
| | Conservative | Andrew John Williams | 2,359 |
| | Labour | William Shakespeare | 1,470 |
| | Labour | Pamela June Darville | 1,326 |
| | Labour | Gordon Arthur Wright | 1,184 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin John Weaver | 974 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Binley and Willenhall ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Chater | 1,722 |
| | Labour | Ram Parkesh Lakha | 1,647 |
| | Labour | John Roderick Mutton | 1,639 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Andrew Featherstone | 1,399 |
| | Conservative | Graham Richard Williams | 1,332 |
| | Conservative | Mimi Francesca Hwangpo | 1,159 |
| | Independent | Craig Deniro | 845 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Richard Farren | 784 |
| | Socialist Alternative | David Bryan Runnalls | 423 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Cheylesmore ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Kevin John Foster | 2,284 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Margaret Noonan | 2,395 |
| | Conservative | Linda Ann Reece | 2,230 |
| | Labour | John Boynton | 1,530 |
| | Labour | Helen Elizabeth Sinclair | 1,385 |
| | Labour | Rois Ali | 1,323 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Kenny | 1,084 |
| | Independent | Irene Elizabeth Rogers | 673 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Earlsdon ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Catherine Harper | 2,789 |
| | Conservative | Andrew McDonald Matchet | 2,598 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth John Taylor | 2,657 |
| | Labour | Kathleen Mary Fletcher | 1,782 |
| | Labour | Peter Francis Davis | 1,724 |
| | Labour | Baljinder Singh | 1,341 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vincent John McKee | 1,193 |
| | Independent | Paul Anthony Smith | 703 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Foleshill ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Shabbir Ahmed | 2,171 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Asif | 2,155 |
| | Labour | Malkiat Singh Auluck | 1,923 |
| | Labour | Satnam Singh Gill | 1,899 |
| | Conservative | Harjinder Singh Sehmi | 1,876 |
| | Labour | Marilyn Ann (Mal) Mutton | 1,856 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Brian Sewards | 516 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Lakshman James Hensman | 332 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Henley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Brian David Patton | 1,643 |
| | Labour | Lynnette Catherine Kelly | 1,431 |
| | Labour | Thomas Patrick Ruddy | 1,380 |
| | Conservative | Jean Margaret Tandy | 1,323 |
| | Conservative | Avril Rosemary Johnson | 1,262 |
| | Conservative | Mary Winifred Lee | 1,222 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mandeep Singh Jandu | 715 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Paul David Hunt | 527 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Holbrook ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Margaret Lancaster | 1,727 |
| | Labour | Joseph Clifford | 1,652 |
| | Labour | Evelyn Ann (Ann) Lucas | 1,626 |
| | Conservative | Scot Kereck Hatfield | 992 |
| | Conservative | Gareth David Peters | 957 |
| | Conservative | Amrit Pal Kaur Singh | 881 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Herbert Jeffrey | 794 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Michael Field | 793 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alice Rachel Turner | 693 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Michael Jeffrey Holton | 284 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Longford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | George Arthur Duggins | 2,052 |
| | Labour | Linda Joyce Bigham | 2,041 |
| | Labour | Jill Valerie (Val) Stone | 1,881 |
| | Conservative | Allan Robert Andrews | 1,226 |
| | Conservative | Harry Maeers | 1,090 |
| | Conservative | Ian Thomas Jamie | 1,070 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Arthur Franklin | 831 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
Lower Stoke ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Jack Harrison | 1,975 |
| | Labour | John Douglas McNicholas | 1,852 |
| | Labour | Philip David Townshend | 1,603 |
| | Conservative | Michael Antony Hammon | 1,396 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Veronica Rigby | 1,334 |
| | Conservative | Marcus Edgar Lapsa | 1,163 |
| | Independent | Christine Margaret Oddy | 1,156 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Ian Kay | 765 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jane Ashwell | 561 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Radford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Kate Hunter | 1,516 |
| | Labour | Anthony Charles Skipper | 1,345 |
| | Labour | Keiran Pascal Mulhall | 1,309 |
| | Conservative | Mary Craggs | 858 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Mary Kelsey | 812 |
| | Conservative | Bruce William Peace | 776 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Simpson | 764 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sofia Angelica Bridger | 728 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Warwick Michael Dumas | 716 |
| | Independent | John Joseph Ryan | 357 |
| | Marxist Party | David Anderson | 222 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Frances Ann Flint | 220 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
St Michael's ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Socialist Alternative | David John Nellist | 1,586 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Karen McKay | 1,449 |
| | Labour | Suleman Ismail (Solly) Bhyat | 1,217 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Robert Piers Windsor | 1,201 |
| | Labour | James Matthew O'Boyle | 1,201 |
| | Labour | Steven Peter Thomas | 1,118 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Thomas Flynn | 469 |
| | Conservative | Mary Taylor | 436 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Thomas Holmes | 409 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Faye Langston | 391 |
| | Conservative | Jane Marie Westerman | 361 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Socialist Alternative hold | Socialist Alternative hold | Swing |
| | Socialist Alternative hold | Socialist Alternative hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Socialist Alternative | Labour gain from Socialist Alternative | Swing |
Sherbourne ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Gary Christopher Ridley | 1,787 |
| | Conservative | Heather Rutter | 1,767 |
| | Conservative | David Arrowsmith | 1,727 |
| | Labour | Jayne Elisabeth Innes | 1,395 |
| | Labour | Eric Lloyd Linton | 1,392 |
| | Labour | Patrick Joseph Walsh | 1,316 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William George Haymes | 897 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jason Arnold Toynbee | 446 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Upper Stoke ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Stephen Benefield | 2,119 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell David Field | 2,047 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Bridget Basu | 1,865 |
| | Labour | Sucha Singh Bains | 1,776 |
| | Labour | Howard Peter Lacy | 1,504 |
| | Labour | David Stuart Welsh | 1,480 |
| | Conservative | Roger Bailey | 526 |
| | Conservative | Sharon Jane Featherstone | 480 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Ann Reece | 457 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Eleanor Griffiths | 251 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Wainbody ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Anthony Blundell | 2,811 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Winspear Sawdon | 2,753 |
| | Conservative | Gary Edward Crookes | 2,736 |
| | Labour | Pamela Phillips | 1,382 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Rhys Williams | 1,356 |
| | Labour | Jaswant Singh Sambi | 1,240 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Saeed | 1,032 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Westwood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Henry Batten | 1,780 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Charles Lee | 1,699 |
| | Labour | Sheila Lacy | 1,664 |
| | Conservative | David John Skinner | 1,658 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Jane (Jane) O'Neill | 1,647 |
| | Labour | Lindsley Harvard | 1,459 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad George Stephen Benefield | 792 |
| | Independent | Henderson Easton (Harry) Brooks | 585 |
| | Socialist Alternative | James Richard Donnelly | 424 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Whoberley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joan Ann Griffin | 1,951 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Henry Charley | 1,906 |
| | Conservative | Clifford Leonard Ridge | 1,766 |
| | Labour | Kevin Barry Maton | 1,511 |
| | Labour | Joan Ellen Stanton | 1,437 |
| | Labour | Michael John Rawson | 1,436 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Hugh Thomas | 1,242 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Mark Edward Power | 563 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Woodlands ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Heather Jean Johnson | 2,588 |
| | Conservative | Christian Michael Cliffe | 2,584 |
| | Conservative | Anthony John O'Neill | 2,487 |
| | Labour | Sarah Elizabeth Gold | 1,541 |
| | Labour | Myra Stella | 1,308 |
| | Labour | Joseph Akpati Ijoma | 1,264 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gilbert Napier Penlington | 982 |
| | BNP | Roderick Malcolm Rowley | 894 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jonathan Donald Morley | 348 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Wyken ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Susanna Ella Dixon | 1,871 |
| | Conservative | Michael Patrick Noonan | 1,647 |
| | Conservative | Yvette Maskell | 1,617 |
| | Labour | Colleen Margaret Fletcher | 1,469 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Edward Dyke | 1,278 |
| | Labour | John French | 1,215 |
| | Labour | Terence Rollings | 1,169 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 1,129 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Rees Lewis | 1,018 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |