# 2004 Newport City Council election

2004 Elections to Newport City Council were held on 10 June 2004 along with elections to the other 21 local authorities and community councils in Wales, as well as elections in the remainder of the United Kingdom. It was the first full election in Newport since it was awarded city status in 2002.
The 50 councillors elected in this election served a four-year term.
The previous election took place in 1999.
The next full election took place in May 2008.

## Background

Newport County Borough was awarded city status in 2002, which also changed the status of the council (though the results were still reported as Newport County Borough at this election).
Following an electoral review there were a number of ward boundary changes and the number of elected councillors increased from 47 to 50, effective from the 2004 election.

## Election results: overview

Newport City Council election 2004 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| | Labour | 31 | 6 | 62.0 |
| | Conservative | 11 | 5 | 22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 5 | 12.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Total | Total | 50 | | |

## Ward results

Asterixes denote sitting councillors for the ward who are standing for re-election.

### Allt-yr-yn

Allt-yr-yn (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Matthew Evans * | 1,645 |
| | Conservative | David Fouweather | 1,576 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Knight * | 1,520 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Lee | 804 |
| | Labour | Victoria Colley-Wall | 750 |
| | Labour | Alan Jones | 705 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Megan Rees Webb | 474 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Watts | 448 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Williams | 438 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Clive Busson | 257 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Alway

Alway (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Raymond Truman * | 853 |
| | Labour | John Guy * | 806 |
| | Labour | Ken Powell * | 796 |
| | Conservative | Mary Thomas | 412 |
| | Conservative | Alison Aston | 403 |
| | Conservative | Philip Aston | 401 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Parry | 399 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Dawn Bennett | 221 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Beechwood

Beechwood (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Clarke * | 1,521 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hando | 1,422 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Evans | 1,337 |
| | Labour | Christine Watkins | 608 |
| | Labour | Helen Kinsey | 602 |
| | Labour | Jane Eden | 595 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bees | 272 |
| | Conservative | Justine Hennah | 269 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Davies | 251 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Bettws

Bettws (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Noel Trigg * | 1,150 |
| | Labour | Val Delahaye * | 754 |
| | Labour | Glyn Jarvis * | 660 |
| | Independent | Susan Baker | 539 |
| | Independent | John Parris | 483 |
| | Conservative | Paula-Jane Fouweather | 178 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Rice | 159 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Alison Cording | 156 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Caerleon

Caerleon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Gail Giles | 1,095 |
| | Labour | Paul Huntley | 1,045 |
| | Labour | Cliff Suller | 1,039 |
| | Caerleon I. P. P. | Adam Cox * | 1,016 |
| | Caerleon I. P. P. | Naomi Macey * | 995 |
| | Caerleon I. P. P. | Stephen Macey | 826 |
| | Conservative | William Fisher | 642 |
| | Conservative | David Hildred | 569 |
| | Conservative | Alan Routley | 566 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Davies | 354 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
Cox, Macey and Macey stood for the Caerleon Independent Progressive Party at this election. Adam Cox and Naomi Macey had been elected for the Liberal Democrats at the 1999 election.

### Gaer

Gaer (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mark Whitcutt * | 1,042 |
| | Labour | Herbert Thomas | 898 |
| | Labour | Deborah Wilcox | 878 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Wood | 624 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Wheeldon | 599 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Flanagan | 588 |
| | Conservative | John Luckett | 576 |
| | Conservative | Laura Morgan | 539 |
| | Conservative | Brian Jelf | 521 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Graig

Graig (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Margaret Cornelious * | 1,030 |
| | Conservative | Dean Jenkins | 798 |
| | Labour | Peter McKim * | 626 |
| | Labour | Neil Todd | 577 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Mountain | 348 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Langstone

Langstone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | David Atwell * | 1,114 |
| | Conservative | Simon Lane | 1,018 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Barker | 274 |
| | Labour | Stephen Chandler | 155 |
| | Labour | Steve Clarke | 143 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Sheila Cavendish | 91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Liswerry

Liswerry (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ken Critchley * | 1,162 |
| | Labour | Andrew Jeavons | 1,120 |
| | Labour | John Richards | 964 |
| | Labour | Allan Morris | 929 |
| | Conservative | Wayne Marsh | 667 |
| | Conservative | Louise Gridland | 618 |
| | Conservative | Donna Stagg | 563 |
| | Conservative | David Cox | 559 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Townsend | 502 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Llanwern

Llanwern (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Carole Atwell * | 327 |
| | Labour | Gillian Burton | 259 |
| | Conservative | John Small | 248 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Theresa Combstock | 77 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carmel Townsend | 38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Malpas

Malpas (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William Langsford * | 1,163 |
| | Labour | David Mayer * | 1,020 |
| | Labour | Peter Davies | 1,000 |
| | Conservative | John Bird | 922 |
| | Conservative | Ian Brown | 861 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Richardson | 838 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Davies | 406 |
| | Plaid Cymru | David Hall | 267 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Wendy Hall | 236 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Marshfield

Marshfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Pursey | 809 |
| | Conservative | William Morgan | 787 |
| | Labour | Anthony Boswell * | 590 |
| | Labour | Joe Chiummo | 333 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Nathan Brown | 170 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Pillgwenlly

Pillgwenlly (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ron Jones * | 673 |
| | Labour | Laura Buchanan-Smith * | 582 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Anthony Salkeld | 498 |
| | Independent | Reginald Williams | 294 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Varley | 233 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Ringland

Ringland (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Malcolm Linton | 702 |
| | Labour | Bob Bright * | 628 |
| | Labour | Tony Gray * | 603 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Townsend | 459 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Leslie Morgan | 294 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Rogerstone

Rogerstone (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Edward Burke * | 1,515 |
| | Labour | Erryl Heath * | 1,389 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Jones | 1,375 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cooksey | 1,265 |
| | Conservative | Alan Mazey | 1,214 |
| | Labour | Gareth Loudon | 1,194 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Angeli | 614 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Firdaus Asghar | 310 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### St Julians

St Julians (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Townsend | 1,718 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Veronica Watkins | 1,560 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Bull | 1,548 |
| | Labour | Ken Goodger | 774 |
| | Labour | Paul Bright | 632 |
| | Labour | Ian Jones | 469 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Palfrey | 312 |
| | Independent | Christopher Hill | 306 |
| | Conservative | Yale Bryan | 277 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hill | 257 |
| | Independent | James Dyer | 170 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Blackwood | 147 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Paul Cockeram * | 593 |
| | Labour | Robert Poole * | 557 |
| | Conservative | Peter Davies | 314 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Hill | 310 |
| | Independent | Sheila Goff | 276 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Clark | 215 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bailey | 192 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Stow Hill

Stow Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter Davies | 524 |
| | Labour | Miqdad al-Nuaimi * | 441 |
| | Conservative | William Routley | 425 |
| | Labour | Alan Wood | 382 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey North | 178 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Rhys ab Elis | 126 |
| | Independent | Barbara Powrie | 119 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Tredegar Park

Tredegar Park (one seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Trevor Watkins | 274 |
| | Plaid Cymru | James Brunnock | 254 |
| | Conservative | Paul Jinks | 110 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Victoria

Victoria (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | Mohammad Asghar | 571 |
| | Labour | Christine Jenkins | 561 |
| | Labour | Harry Williams * | 511 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Trefor Puw | 459 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Mellish | 286 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Mellish | 282 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
Asghar became Wales' first Muslim councillor when he was elected for this ward.