# 2004 Redditch Borough Council election

Elections to Redditch Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

## Election result

Redditch Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 16 | +6 | 55.2 | 39.0 | 19,214 | +2.5% |
| Conservative | 10 | -4 | 34.5 | 37.6 | 18,540 | -0.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | -2 | 10.3 | 22.3 | 10,990 | -3.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 521 | +1.1% |

## Ward results

Abbey (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Thomas | 672 | |
| | Labour | Alan Mason | 544 | |
| | Labour | Mohammad Nasir | 512 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Davies | 508 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Isherwood | 477 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Swansborough | 399 | |
| | Independent | Eddie Smith | 244 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,356 | 45.9 |
Astwood Bank & Feckenham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Antonia Pulsford | 820 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Chalk | 751 | |
| | Labour | Gail Stone | 429 | |
| | Labour | Richard Timney | 422 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Pollard | 352 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Renate Phillips | 314 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,088 | 41.9 |
Batchley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jack Cookson | 734 | |
| | Labour | Dorothy Dudley | 734 | |
| | Labour | Betty Passingham | 623 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Craig | 558 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Wilson | 542 | |
| | Conservative | Colin MacMillan | 524 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grant Horne | 216 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Weston | 203 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Mews | 202 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,336 | 29.5 |
Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gregory Chance | 682 | |
| | Labour | Debbie Taylor | 668 | |
| | Conservative | Arjamand Farooqui | 592 | |
| | Conservative | Dawn Shanahan | 579 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Davis | 281 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Springhall | 240 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,042 | 38.6 |
Church Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Hartnett | 974 | |
| | Labour | Rebecca Blake | 966 | |
| | Labour | David Hunt | 909 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gee | 564 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Grice | 542 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hennessey | 528 | |
| | Conservative | Jason Allbutt | 434 | |
| | Conservative | Betty Armstrong | 422 | |
| | Conservative | Barry Gandy | 360 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,699 | 33.2 |
Crabbs Cross (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jack Field | 856 | |
| | Conservative | David Smith | 827 | |
| | Labour | Helen Cartwright | 413 | |
| | Labour | Terri Gallen | 347 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Phillips | 279 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Nash | 274 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,996 | 37.3 |
Greenlands (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patricia Hill | 786 | |
| | Labour | David Cartwright | 777 | |
| | Labour | Philip Mould | 772 | |
| | Conservative | John Bechaalani | 473 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Anderson | 471 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Smith | 428 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pitt | 303 | |
| | Independent | Myk Garrett | 277 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Audrey Hughes | 237 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hughes | 220 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,744 | 29.0 |
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Nightingale | 1,174 | |
| | Conservative | Carole Gandy | 1,170 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Boyd-Carpenter | 1,141 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Beech | 756 | |
| | Labour | Monica Fry | 720 | |
| | Labour | Patricia Witherspoon | 705 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Phillips | 503 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Courts | 441 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John West | 368 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,978 | 36.7 |
Lodge Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Shurmer | 690 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Fry | 682 | |
| | Conservative | Gaynor Ward | 346 | |
| | Conservative | Mohammad Farooqui | 280 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Webster | 211 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Wiley | 169 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,378 | 35.4 |
Matchborough (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Iris Beech | 664 | |
| | Conservative | Juliet Brunner | 600 | |
| | Labour | Robin King | 565 | |
| | Conservative | Gay Hopkins | 554 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Hicks | 229 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Hathaway | 221 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,833 | 33.6 |
West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Braley | 903 | |
| | Conservative | Gavin Smithers | 848 | |
| | Labour | Clare Hopkins | 453 | |
| | Labour | John Witherspoon | 408 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Ashall | 317 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Ashall | 308 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,236 | 38.0 |
Winyates (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Hall | 809 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Hicks | 805 | |
| | Labour | Albert Wharrad | 802 | |
| | Labour | Clive Cheetham | 776 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stanley | 705 | |
| | Conservative | Brandon Clayton | 704 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Wheeler | 701 | |
| | Conservative | John Russell | 666 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Kenney | 610 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,578 | 36.1 |