# 2004 Swindon Borough Council election

The 2004 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 33
* Labour 19
* Liberal Democrat 7

## Election result

Swindon Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 14 | +4 | 70.0 | 45.1 | 19,466 | +3.3% |
| Labour | 5 | -3 | 25.0 | 27.8 | 11,971 | -2.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | -1 | 5.0 | 20.3 | 8,749 | -5.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 2,101 | +4.3% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 311 | +0.0% |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 249 | -0.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 166 | +0.4% |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 105 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

Abbey Meads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Lister | 641 | 58.2 | −6.7 |
| | Labour | James Grant | 232 | 21.1 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Law | 228 | 20.7 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 37.1 | −9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,101 | | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maire Darker | 796 | 42.6 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Matthew McCue | 479 | 25.6 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tel Hudson | 363 | 19.4 | −19.2 |
| | Green | Karsten Evans | 161 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Andrew Newman | 69 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 317 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,868 | | |
Covingham and Nythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dale Heenan | 1,327 | 52.1 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Patricia Spry | 834 | 32.7 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ellen Aylett | 386 | 15.2 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | 19.4 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,547 | | |
Dorcan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roderick Bluh | 1,232 | 50.6 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | David Cox | 792 | 32.5 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen McCarthy | 411 | 16.9 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 18.1 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,435 | | |
Eastcott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Pajak | 978 | 46.2 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Craven | 452 | 21.3 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | Richard Young | 443 | 20.9 | −5.1 |
| | Green | Christine Smith | 245 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 24.8 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | | |
Freshbrook and Grange Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Greenhalgh | 1,013 | 42.7 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Fisher | 942 | 39.7 | −7.2 |
| | Labour | Sarah Bush | 418 | 17.6 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,373 | | |
Gorse Hill and Pinehurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ericqua Ballman | 701 | 44.2 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Halina Roberts | 429 | 27.1 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacob Pajak | 275 | 17.4 | −6.2 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Roy North | 180 | 11.4 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 17.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,585 | | |
Haydon Wick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wayne Lawley | 1,271 | 54.7 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | John Keepin | 576 | 24.8 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Richards | 475 | 20.5 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 695 | 29.9 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,322 | | |
Highworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Peake | 1,260 | 51.1 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Lynn Vardy | 633 | 25.7 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Shorten | 371 | 15.1 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Andrew Day | 200 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 25.4 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,464 | | |
Moredon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Lovell | 954 | 44.1 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | James D'Avila | 830 | 38.4 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sharp | 274 | 12.7 | −2.8 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jean Walker | 105 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,163 | | |
Old Town and Lawn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Bawden | 1,954 | 56.0 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Wheaver | 883 | 25.3 | −6.5 |
| | Green | John Hughes | 342 | 9.8 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Szymanski | 308 | 8.8 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,071 | 30.7 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,487 | | |
Parks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Allsopp | 686 | 43.7 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Natasha Young | 371 | 23.6 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Thompson | 340 | 21.6 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Melvin Collins | 174 | 11.1 | +11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 20.1 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,571 | | |
Ridgeway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Bennett | 600 | 54.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adelaide Dudman | 393 | 35.9 |
| | Labour | Ruairi Tobin | 103 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,096 | |
Shaw and Nine Elms :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Martin | 1,213 | 54.9 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Neil Heavens | 353 | 16.0 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amber Johnson | 307 | 13.9 | −12.0 |
| | Green | Linda Lee | 170 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| | Independent | James Withey | 166 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 860 | 38.9 | +15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,209 | | |
St Margaret :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Fisher | 1,302 | 54.4 | +0.0 |
| | Labour | Michael Spry | 647 | 27.0 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Payne | 445 | 18.6 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 655 | 27.4 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,394 | | |
St Philip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Sharp | 1,182 | 43.9 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Teresa Page | 1,091 | 40.6 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jose Tocha | 240 | 8.9 | −7.3 |
| | Green | Raymond Smith | 177 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 3.4 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,690 | | |
Toothill and Westlea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dwynwen Martin | 841 | 48.2 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Norman Butler | 443 | 25.4 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Peppitt | 259 | 14.9 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Marilyn Harrison | 201 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 22.8 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,744 | | |
Walcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mavis Childs | 745 | 41.8 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Russell Holland | 601 | 33.7 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Pajak | 307 | 17.2 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Simon Smith | 128 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,781 | | |
Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Barnes | 928 | 38.4 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Mark Edwards | 805 | 33.3 | +7.3 |
| | UKIP | Michael Morton | 311 | 12.9 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Poole | 251 | 10.4 | −11.9 |
| | Green | Raymond Burcham | 121 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 5.1 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2416 | | |
Wroughton and Chiseldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Ford | 1,539 | 55.9 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Godman | 621 | 22.5 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | Sandra Parsons | 412 | 15.0 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Robert Heritage | 182 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 918 | 33.3 | +21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,754 | | |