# 2004 Winchester City Council election

The 2004 Winchester Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

## Campaign

19 seats were contested in the election with the Liberal Democrats defending 14, the Conservatives and Independents 2 each and Labour 1 seat. The Liberal Democrats were expected to be deprived of their majority on the council as they only needed to lose 1 seat for this to happen. The Conservatives were the main challengers, with Labour only in contention in the wards of St John and All Saints and St Luke. With the election being held at the same time as the European elections, the presence of 6 candidates from the United Kingdom Independence Party for the first time was seen as possibly affecting the results.
Issues in the election included planning, the status of local neighbourhoods and the council tax.

## Election result

The Liberal Democrats lost their majority on the council for the first time since 1995, with the Conservatives gaining 4 seats from them. However the Liberal Democrats did gain one seat from Labour in St John and All Saints ward. Voter turnout in the election was significantly up at 48.8%, compared to 39.76% in the 2003 election.
Following the election the Liberal Democrats continued to run the council as a minority administration.
Winchester Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 57.9 | 42.1 | 14,425 | +1.1% |
| Conservative | 6 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 31.6 | 41.7 | 14,271 | -4.1% |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 2,035 | +1.9% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7.4 | 2,537 | -1.9% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 971 | +2.8% |

## Ward results
### Bishop's Waltham

Bishop's Waltham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jean Hammerton | 1,083 | 45.2 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Sally Lees | 630 | 26.3 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heregoo Kaushik | 581 | 24.2 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Stephen Haines | 102 | 4.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 18.9 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,396 | 46.6 | +13.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Boarhunt & Southwick

Boarhunt & Southwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Cooper | 283 | 50.1 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nicholls | 223 | 39.5 | −12.6 |
| | Independent | Mike Roberts | 37 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | James Ross | 22 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 565 | 58.7 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Colden Common and Twyford

Colden Common and Twyford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cecily Sutton | 1,274 | 61.4 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Davis | 676 | 32.6 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Clare McKenna | 126 | 6.1 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 28.8 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,074 | 51.0 | +12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Compton and Otterbourne

Compton and Otterbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Beckett | 909 | 49.4 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Bailey | 786 | 42.7 | +0.6 |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Hole | 109 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | John Craig | 35 | 1.9 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 6.7 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,839 | 59.6 | +14.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Denmead

Denmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Read | 1,529 | 71.8 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Stoneham | 517 | 24.3 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | David Picton-Jones | 85 | 4.0 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,012 | 47.5 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,131 | 42.9 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kings Worthy

Kings Worthy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Johnston | 693 | 45.1 | |
| | Conservative | Stanley Howell | 636 | 41.4 | |
| | UKIP | Gwendoline Girdwood | 130 | 8.5 | |
| | Labour | Elaine Fullaway | 79 | 5.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,538 | 48.8 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Littleton and Harestock

Littleton and Harestock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacey Jackson | 844 | 51.6 | −15.8 |
| | Conservative | Susan Evershed | 735 | 44.9 | +17.6 |
| | Labour | Tessa Valentine | 58 | 3.5 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 6.7 | −33.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,637 | 59.6 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Olivers Battery & Badger Farm

Olivers Battery & Badger Farm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Darbyshire | 1,038 | 57.9 | |
| | Conservative | Carole Marits | 666 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour | Pamela Smith | 90 | 5.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,794 | 55.2 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Shedfield

Shedfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ashley Goodall | 730 | 49.9 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Huxstep | 641 | 43.8 | |
| | Labour | Oliver De Peyer | 92 | 6.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 6.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,463 | 49.0 | +5.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### St. Barnabas

St. Barnabas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Saunders | 1,210 | 49.0 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Porter | 1,093 | 44.3 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Adrian Field | 165 | 6.7 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 4.7 | −11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,468 | 55.4 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### St. Bartholomew

St. Bartholomew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Maynard | 967 | 46.6 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Jones | 726 | 35.0 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Denis Archdeacon | 209 | 10.1 | −1.0 |
| | UKIP | Roy Green | 172 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 11.6 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,074 | 45.4 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St. John and All Saints

St. John and All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Higgins | 584 | 32.6 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Ann Craig | 525 | 29.3 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Lovegrove | 453 | 25.3 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Barrett | 227 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,789 | 39.3 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### St. Luke

St. Luke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ernest Nunn | 671 | 42.5 | +17.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Worrall | 586 | 37.2 | +14.3 |
| | Labour | Debra Grech | 320 | 20.3 | −12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | 38.9 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael

St. Michael :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Beveridge | 973 | 43.9 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Felicia Drummond | 902 | 40.7 | −10.1 |
| | UKIP | Judith Napier-Clark | 156 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Independent | Frank Williams | 99 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Albert Edwards | 86 | 3.9 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,216 | 50.9 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St. Paul

St. Paul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Love | 1,011 | 56.4 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Allen | 604 | 33.7 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Carol Orchard | 177 | 9.9 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 22.7 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,792 | 42.1 | +14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### The Alresfords

The Alresfords :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Cook | 1,199 | 42.8 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Verney | 1,148 | 41.0 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Robin Atkins | 190 | 6.8 | −12.8 |
| | UKIP | John Clark | 177 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Independent | Mark Luckham | 86 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,800 | 57.4 | +11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Whiteley

Whiteley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kate Chapman | 385 | 51.0 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Hatch | 344 | 45.6 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | David Smith | 26 | 3.4 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 5.4 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 755 | 39.0 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Wickham

Wickham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Therese Evans | 864 | 65.8 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Quar | 388 | 29.6 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Patricia Hayward | 61 | 4.6 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 36.2 | +16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,313 | 49.4 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Wonston and Micheldever

Wonston and Micheldever :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Lipscomb | 1,164 | 57.7 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Girling | 763 | 37.8 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Nigel Lickley | 89 | 4.4 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 19.9 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,016 | 49.4 | −16.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |