# 2004 Hyndburn Borough Council election

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council, England were held on 10 June 2004. 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 20
* Labour 15

## Election result

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 66.7 | 48.2 | 9,310 | -2.3% |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 33.3 | 42.8 | 8,256 | -4.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 929 | +4.8% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 552 | +0.6% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 265 | +1.4% |

## Ward results

Altham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Myles | 767 | 52.4 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Jennet Liddle | 696 | 47.6 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 4.8 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,463 | 40.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Barnfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Dobson | 638 | 39.9 | +4.7 |
| | Green | Ian Dixon | 552 | 34.6 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Gerald Newton | 407 | 25.5 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 5.3 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 | 49.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Baxenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Griffiths | 816 | 53.0 | −17.2 |
| | Labour | Ian Mason | 362 | 23.5 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Jones | 362 | 23.5 | +23.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 454 | 29.5 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | 48.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allah Dad | 968 | 53.8 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | Sardar Ali | 831 | 46.2 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 7.6 | −16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,799 | 56.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Battle | 662 | 48.0 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Stanley Home | 451 | 32.7 | −9.3 |
| | Independent | Matthew Hartley | 265 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 15.3 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,378 | 40.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Netherton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lynn Wilson | 742 | 52.4 |
| | Labour | Susan Shorrock | 673 | 47.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,415 | 44.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Overton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Clarke | 1,189 | 55.1 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Dennis Baron | 969 | 44.9 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 10.2 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,158 | 44.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham Jones | 710 | 67.8 |
| | Conservative | Derek Scholes | 337 | 32.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 35.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,047 | 33.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Rishton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Scaife | 1,229 | 59.5 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | David Forshaw | 837 | 40.5 | −11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,066 | 41.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Andrew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Walmsley | 589 | 43.3 |
| | Labour | Edwina McCormack | 451 | 33.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Greene | 319 | 23.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,359 | 43.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St Oswald's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marlene Haworth | 1,195 | 57.8 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | John McCormack | 873 | 42.2 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 15.6 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,068 | 41.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Spring Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edith Dunston | 714 | 50.2 |
| | Conservative | Abdul Qayyum | 460 | 32.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Javed Iqbal | 248 | 17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,422 | 43.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |