# 2004 Purbeck District Council election

Elections to Purbeck District Council 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 13
* Liberal Democrat 8
* Independent 3

## Election result

Purbeck Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 75.0 | 49.2 | 5,934 | +4.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 37.0 | 4,459 | +0.6% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 1,118 | -3.5% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 541 | +4.5% |

## Ward results

Lytchett Matravers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hyde | 781 | 56.6 | +56.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Peacock | 598 | 43.4 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,379 | | |
Lytchett Minster and Upton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Starr | 570 | 52.2 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Hindley | 523 | 47.8 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 4.4 | −18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,093 | | |
Lytchett Minster and Upton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Johns | 848 | 59.1 | +15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Jones | 502 | 35.0 | −10.6 |
| | Labour | David Collis | 86 | 6.0 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 24.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,436 | | |
St Martin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beryl Ezzard | 523 | 50.8 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Russell | 432 | 41.9 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | James Selby Bennett | 75 | 7.3 | −7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 8.9 | −14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | | |
Swanage North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Antony Miller | 904 | 55.2 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Hadley | 549 | 33.5 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Christine Rabson | 184 | 11.2 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 21.7 | −11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,637 | | |
Swanage South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Bright | 727 | 35.6 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | Cherry Bartlett | 614 | 30.0 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Scull | 455 | 22.3 | −4.9 |
| | UKIP | Ken Harvey | 248 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 5.6 | −17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,044 | | |
Wareham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy Anderson | 1,132 | 50.9 | +24.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Critchley | 1,093 | 49.1 | +15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,225 | | |
Wool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Shakesby | 587 | 48.6 | −21.4 |
| | UKIP | John Barnes | 293 | 24.3 | +24.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Webb | 169 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| | Labour | Jon Davey | 159 | 13.2 | −16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 24.3 | −15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,208 | | |