# 2004 Swale Borough Council election

The 2004 Swale Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Swale Borough Council in Kent, England. 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 26
* Labour 11
* Liberal Democrats 10

## Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after gaining two seats, but also losing one seat to Labour. The Conservatives gains came in Abbey, which they took from Labour, and in Iwade & Lower Halstow from the Liberal Democrats, while the Conservative group leader Andrew Bowles was one of the councillors who retained their seats. However the Labour mayoress of Swale, Jackie Constable, won in Queenborough & Halfway to take the seat from the Conservatives.
Swale local election result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 56.3 | 46.4 | 9,647 | +1.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25.0 | 21.4 | 4,439 | -3.9% |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.8 | 29.4 | 6,106 | +2.9% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 232 | +1.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 194 | +0.9% |
| Rock 'n' Roll Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 157 | -2.6% |

## Ward results

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anita Walker | 683 | 53.0 | |
| | Labour | Peter Salmon | 606 | 47.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,289 | 38.2 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Boughton & Courtenay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Bowles | 1,134 | 67.0 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Hammond | 295 | 17.4 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Valerie Rowe | 263 | 15.5 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 49.6 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,692 | 43.0 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chalkwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ghlin Whelan | 560 | 47.6 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Carnell | 388 | 33.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Fellows | 228 | 19.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,176 | 33.9 | +3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Davington Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Tovey | 429 | 65.7 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Caroline MacDonald | 224 | 34.3 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 31.4 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 653 | 37.0 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Prescott | 682 | 76.9 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Catherine Read | 205 | 23.1 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 53.8 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 887 | 46.3 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Iwade & Lower Halstow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Stokes | 381 | 41.4 | +16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Goodger | 342 | 37.2 | −19.1 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Stevens | 197 | 21.4 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 920 | 44.5 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Kemsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Gent | 531 | 50.0 | |
| | UKIP | Keith Woollven | 232 | 21.9 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Winckless | 184 | 17.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Stammers | 114 | 10.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 28.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,061 | 27.5 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Milton Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elvina Lowe | 568 | 47.0 | +13.2 |
| | Labour | Phyllis Stevens | 365 | 30.2 | −18.7 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Martin | 219 | 18.1 | +4.0 |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Jackie Davidson | 57 | 4.7 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 16.8 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,209 | 38.0 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Minster Cliffs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Brown | 725 | 39.4 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Katherine Coles | 684 | 37.2 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Libby Tucker | 329 | 17.9 | −10.5 |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Michael Young | 100 | 5.4 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,838 | 35.3 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Murston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Banks | 585 | 59.7 | |
| | Conservative | Nailesh Patel | 208 | 21.2 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Rowles | 187 | 19.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 38.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 980 | 28.6 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Queenborough & Halfway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Constable | 754 | 41.9 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Pugh | 712 | 39.5 | −6.0 |
| | Independent | David Cassidy | 194 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Howe | 141 | 7.8 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,801 | 35.7 | +7.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Roman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Haywood | 666 | 54.5 | |
| | Conservative | Mayuri Patel | 297 | 24.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Spurling | 260 | 21.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 30.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,223 | 36.7 | +4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sheppey Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sandra Garside | 738 | 46.4 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | John Crouch | 561 | 35.3 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Martin | 291 | 18.3 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 11.1 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,590 | 32.0 | +10.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Fentiman | 825 | 55.0 | |
| | Labour | Paul Durkin | 350 | 23.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Bellis | 324 | 21.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 31.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,499 | 41.5 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Hammond | 566 | 42.7 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Susan Norris | 560 | 42.3 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Eamonn Norton | 198 | 15.0 | −10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.5 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,324 | 41.1 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Watling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Simmons | 1,176 | 72.0 | |
| | Labour | Ruth Hefferon | 457 | 28.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | 44.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,633 | 45.1 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |