# 2004 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 2004 Cheltenham Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Liberal Democrat: 18
* Conservative: 15
* People Against Bureaucracy: 5
* Labour: 2

## Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 39.44%.
Cheltenham Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 45.0 | 43.5 | 14,485 | +2.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 35.0 | 34.5 | 11,481 | -9.8% |
| PAB | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 15.0 | 9.7 | 3,226 | +0.8% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 2,817 | +3.5% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 777 | +1.3% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 479 | +1.4% |

## Ward results

All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Jordan* | 636 | 44.3 | −13.6 |
| | Conservative | Antony Sygerycz | 489 | 34.1 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Russell Partridge | 183 | 12.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Martin Ricketts | 128 | 8.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 10.2 | −14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,436 | 34.6 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Battledown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Wall | 1,035 | 60.9 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Coleman | 523 | 30.8 | −15.1 |
| | Labour | Catherine Mozley | 142 | 8.4 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 512 | 30.1 | +29.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,700 | 48.3 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Benhall and Reddings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Fletcher | 1,034 | 53.4 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell Milton | 780 | 40.3 | −11.0 |
| | Labour | Richard Moody | 121 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 13.1 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,935 | 48.1 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Smith* | 1,166 | 55.8 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Harvey | 729 | 34.9 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Neville Mozeley | 196 | 9.4 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 20.9 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,091 | 49.6 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Freeman | 1,284 | 64.0 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Woodward | 583 | 29.1 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | David Addison | 138 | 6.9 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 35.0 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,005 | 49.6 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lloyd Surgenor* | 841 | 46.7 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Penelope Hall | 684 | 38.0 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Celia Wyndham | 177 | 9.8 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Gillian Howells | 100 | 5.5 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 8.7 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,802 | 41.9 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hesters Way :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Young* | 556 | 44.1 | −20.1 |
| | Independent | David Banyard | 365 | 28.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Daphne Allen | 235 | 18.6 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Brenda Moody | 105 | 8.3 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 15.1 | −28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,261 | 29.2 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diggory Seacome* | 837 | 61.1 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Storm | 326 | 23.8 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Keith Bessant | 105 | 7.7 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | David Evans | 103 | 7.5 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | 37.3 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,371 | 33.1 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Leckhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robin MacDonald* | 1,466 | 70.3 | +16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dermot Clarke | 500 | 24.0 | −20.6 |
| | Labour | Frank Bench | 118 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 966 | 46.4 | +37.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,084 | 52.2 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oakley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Diana Hale* | 502 | 38.0 | −16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wheeldon | 492 | 37.2 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Hutton | 327 | 24.8 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.8 | −29.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,321 | 32.6 | +6.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerald Gearing* | 1,199 | 59.1 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Dobie | 660 | 32.5 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Brian Hughes | 169 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 26.6 | +14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,028 | 44.0 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pittville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAB | David Prince* | 889 | 48.1 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Gary Bowden | 576 | 31.1 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lawrence | 268 | 14.5 | −1.4 |
| | Green | Jennifer Stone | 117 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 16.9 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,850 | 43.9 | +3.4 |
| | PAB hold | PAB hold | Swing | | |
Prestbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAB | Malcolm Stennett* | 1,137 | 54.4 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | John Newman | 593 | 28.4 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Jones | 166 | 7.9 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | Jonquil Naish | 104 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Joan Mate | 89 | 4.3 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 544 | 26.0 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,089 | 45.6 | +4.9 |
| | PAB hold | PAB hold | Swing | | |
Springbank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Wheeler* | 566 | 53.6 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Baylis | 360 | 34.1 | +13.1 |
| | Labour | Tustin Kelvin | 129 | 12.2 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 19.5 | −18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,055 | 24.3 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Marks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Webster | 657 | 46.6 | −14.5 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Towers | 504 | 35.7 | +9.3 |
| | Labour | Clive Harriss | 250 | 17.7 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 10.8 | −23.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,411 | 32.0 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Pauls :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Coleman* | 557 | 63.6 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Susan Godwin | 146 | 16.7 | +2.7 |
| | Green | Caroline Griffiths | 106 | 12.1 | +2.7 |
| | PAB | Joanna McVeagh | 67 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 46.9 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 876 | 21.4 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Rawson | 596 | 44.8 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Klara Sudbury | 484 | 36.4 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Irons | 137 | 10.3 | −4.5 |
| | Independent | Stephen Garbutt | 114 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 8.4 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | 30.4 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Swindon Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAB | Peter Allen | 672 | 41.5 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Jones* | 613 | 37.9 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Horton | 247 | 15.3 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Ann Lightfoot | 87 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 3.6 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,619 | 36.6 | +3.5 |
| | PAB gain from Liberal Democrats | PAB gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Up Hatherley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Nicholson | 641 | 35.0 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fidgeon* | 612 | 33.4 | −22.9 |
| | PAB | Martin Burford | 461 | 25.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Brian Johnson | 117 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 1.6 | −14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,831 | 44.1 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Warden Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Regan* | 1,178 | 54.3 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Whyborn | 820 | 37.8 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Christopher Bailey | 171 | 7.9 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 16.5 | +14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,169 | 50.0 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |