# 2004 Chester City Council election

The 2004 Chester City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

2004 Chester City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 | 1 | 45.0 | 13 | 22 | 36.7 | 10,566 | 32.7 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | 8 | 2 | 40.0 | 12 | 20 | 33.3 | 12,801 | 39.6 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | 3 | 3 | 15.0 | 14 | 17 | 28.3 | 8,466 | 26.2 | –2.2 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 348 | 1.1 | –4.3 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 172 | 0.5 | –0.4 |

## Ward results
### Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Stainthorp | 1,098 | 57.9 | –8.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Isaac | 478 | 25.2 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Clyne | 319 | 16.8 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | 32.7 | –19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,895 | 36.6 | +15.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,185 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.1 | |

### Blacon Lodge

Blacon Lodge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fiona Beddows | 823 | 58.8 | –14.9 |
| | Conservative | John Burke | 338 | 24.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Simpson | 239 | 17.1 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 34.6 | –24.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,400 | 37.3 | +17.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,752 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Latham* | 927 | 50.6 | –2.6 |
| | Conservative | Jill Houlbrook | 688 | 37.6 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Ethel Price | 217 | 11.8 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 13.0 | –2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,832 | 59.6 | +16.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,076 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### City & St. Annes

City & St. Annes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Jonas | 438 | 40.5 | +13.0 |
| | Labour | Martyn Delaney | 418 | 38.7 | –17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Jordan | 225 | 20.8 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,081 | 39.9 | +11.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,707 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 15.2 | |

### College

College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Mead | 507 | 32.9 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Felicity McNae | 432 | 28.0 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Stephen Davies* | 431 | 28.0 | –15.0 |
| | Green | Hugh Bromley | 172 | 11.2 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,542 | 33.9 | +14.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,546 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 1.2 | |

### Dodleston

Dodleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mia Jones* | 485 | 48.0 | –5.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Shakeshaft | 448 | 44.4 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Sara Barnsley | 77 | 7.6 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 3.7 | –9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,010 | 62.1 | +6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,626 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

### Farndon

Farndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Roberts | 608 | 61.2 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Derek Dutton | 347 | 34.9 | –1.3 |
| | Labour | Steven Duffus | 39 | 3.9 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 26.3 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 994 | 64.0 | +12.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,553 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.2 | |

### Handbridge & St. Marys

Handbridge & St. Marys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Mosley* | 1,138 | 51.9 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | Pamela Stanley | 799 | 36.5 | –13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Jones | 254 | 11.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 15.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,191 | 62.2 | +8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,360 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.2 | |

### Hoole Groves

Hoole Groves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hull* | 918 | 52.5 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Alex Black | 585 | 33.4 | –6.9 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Lewis | 246 | 14.1 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 19.0 | +15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,749 | 55.9 | +7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,127 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.8 | |

### Lache Park

Lache Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Hughes* | 828 | 42.9 | –14.0 |
| | Conservative | Charles Pearson | 463 | 24.0 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Arthur Harada | 348 | 18.0 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Stobie | 292 | 15.1 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 18.9 | –14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,931 | 44.9 | +16.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,296 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Malpas

Malpas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eveleigh Moore Dutton* | 932 | 66.8 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Flannery | 342 | 24.5 | –8.1 |
| | Labour | Margaret Violet | 122 | 8.7 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | 42.3 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,396 | 43.3 | +10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,226 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.0 | |

### Newton Brook

Newton Brook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ebo* | 741 | 46.9 | +12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Yakan | 540 | 34.2 | –13.5 |
| | Labour | Hilary Harrison | 298 | 18.9 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 12.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,579 | 53.0 | +16.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,981 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.0 | |

### Newton St. Michaels

Newton St. Michaels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Ralph* | 588 | 42.1 | –3.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Griffiths | 511 | 36.6 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Trudy Ryall-Harvey | 298 | 21.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 5.5 | –4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,397 | 52.4 | +9.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,981 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Saughall

Saughall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeanne Storrar* | 954 | 62.5 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Thomas Andrews | 338 | 22.1 | –14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Pemberton | 235 | 15.4 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 616 | 40.3 | +22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,527 | 53.0 | +13.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,666 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.1 | |

### Tarvin

Tarvin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Roberts* | 1,108 | 59.7 | –12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Garman | 446 | 24.0 | +12.8 |
| | Labour | Anthony Pegrum | 302 | 16.3 | –0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 662 | 35.7 | –19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,856 | 56.0 | +21.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,310 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.6 | |

### Tattenhall

Tattenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Jones* | 1,058 | 68.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vera Roberts | 259 | 16.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Vernon | 222 | 14.4 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 799 | 51.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,539 | 50.7 | +17.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,037 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Upton Grange

Upton Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Evans* | 1,149 | 47.5 | –4.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Green | 881 | 36.4 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Brenda Southward | 388 | 16.0 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | 11.1 | –7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,418 | 49.3 | +15.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,908 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.9 | |

### Upton Westlea

Upton Westlea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Lott | 753 | 47.9 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Richard Taylor* | 490 | 31.2 | –10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Main | 328 | 20.9 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 16.7 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,571 | 53.8 | +7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,011 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Cheetham | 1,288 | 55.9 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Moore-Dutton | 682 | 29.6 | –4.0 |
| | Labour | Christine Davies | 333 | 14.5 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 26.3 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,303 | 52.7 | +17.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,373 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.5 | |

### Waverton

Waverton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Clarke | 617 | 54.0 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Parker | 378 | 33.1 | –9.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Cornwell | 147 | 12.9 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 20.9 | +13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,142 | 68.2 | +15.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,675 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.8 | |