# 2004 Hart District Council election

The 2004 Hart Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 18
* Liberal Democrat 12
* Independent 3
* Community Campaign (Hart) 2

## Campaign

In early May 2004 the Conservative leader of the council, Lorraine Fullbrook, resigned as a councillor in order to stand for the seat of South Ribble in the 2005 general election. This meant an extra seat in Church Crookham West would be contested in the local elections.
The election saw the Conservatives challenged by a new Community Campaign (Hart) group as well as from the main political parties. The group had been formed in 2003 in protest against plans to develop a barracks in Church Crookham.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council despite losing 2 seats to the new Community Campaign (Hart) group and 1 seat to the Liberal Democrats. Community Campaign (Hart) gained the seats of Church Crookham East and West and came second in two additional wards. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats gained Fleet Courtmoor from the Conservatives, while holding the other 4 seats they had been defending. However the Conservatives did manage to gain one seat in Crondall, where they defeated Brian Leversha who had resigned from the Conservatives to sit as an Independent.
Meanwhile, no Independents were successful in being elected with former councillor Peter Carr coming closest after losing by 66 votes. The other candidates from the Labour Party, British National Party and Official Monster Raving Loony Party each failed to get more than 200 votes.
Hart Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 41.7 | 45.5 | 8,543 | -6.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 41.7 | 31.3 | 5,837 | -12.7% |
| CCH | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 2,821 | +15.0% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5.4 | 1,023 | +5.4% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 287 | -1.5% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 198 | +1.1% |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 80 | +0.4% |

## Ward results
### Blackwater and Hawley

Blackwater and Hawley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Blewett | 921 | 60.0 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Vivienne Gascoigne | 562 | 36.6 | −12.7 |
| | Labour | Joyce Still | 53 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 23.4 | +21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,536 | 44.4 | +12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Church Crookham East

Church Crookham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCH | Edward Radley | 907 | 55.2 | |
| | Conservative | Deborah Moss | 735 | 44.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,642 | 43.7 | +10.8 |
| | CCH gain from Conservative | CCH gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Church Crookham West

Church Crookham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCH | Jennifer Radley | 921 | 63.6 | +63.6 |
| | Conservative | Sara-Lea Kinnell | 528 | 36.4 | −19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 27.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,449 | 36.0 | +7.7 |
| | CCH gain from Conservative | CCH gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Crondall

Crondall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pritpal Singh | 671 | 50.0 |
| | CCH | John Benson | 405 | 30.2 |
| | Independent | Brian Leversha | 266 | 19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | 44.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Fleet Central

Fleet Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Pearson | 823 | 52.1 | |
| | Independent | Peter Carr | 757 | 47.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,580 | 39.4 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fleet Courtmoor

Fleet Courtmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Einchcomb | 848 | 51.1 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Ernest Jasper | 812 | 48.9 | −10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,660 | 43.8 | +13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Fleet Pondtail

Fleet Pondtail :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Fisher | 1,192 | 68.5 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Davies | 549 | 31.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 643 | 37.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,741 | 47.5 | +13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Fleet West

Fleet West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sean Holden | 762 | 49.5 | |
| | CCH | Stephen Cantle | 515 | 33.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Donkin | 262 | 17.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,539 | 41.4 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hook

Hook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Haffey | 1,211 | 56.5 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 733 | 34.2 | +3.5 |
| | BNP | Roger Robertson | 198 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 22.3 | −11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,142 | 37.7 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Odiham

Odiham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Gorys | 1,031 | 70.9 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Over | 351 | 24.1 | +0.8 |
| | CCH | Craig Hartwell | 73 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 680 | 46.7 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,455 | 42.1 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Yateley East

Yateley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bailey | 784 | 55.6 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Schwartz | 438 | 31.1 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | David Jenkins | 107 | 7.6 | −0.8 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Alan Hope | 80 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 24.6 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,409 | 34.6 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Yateley West

Yateley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Hammersley | 746 | 57.7 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Edward Bromhead | 421 | 32.5 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | John Davies | 127 | 9.8 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 325 | 25.1 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,294 | 33.0 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |