# 2004 Hull City Council election

The 2004 Hull City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 27
* Liberal Democrat 24
* Independent 5
* Conservative 2
* United Kingdom Independence Party 1

## Campaign

Before the election the Labour party formed the administration after becoming the largest party in the 2003 election. Their administration however was criticised by the Audit Commission, which raised the hopes of the Liberal Democrats that could regain control of the council.
Labour campaigned saying that voters should choose "order and progress" under themselves rather than the chaos they said the Liberal Democrats had brought while they were in office. They hoped to expand their pilot programme of free school meals for all children to all schools within the city. The Liberal Democrats however wanted to abolish the programme and pledged to establish crime prevention funds for neighbourhoods, free off-peak bus travel for pensioners and expand recycling. The Liberal Democrats also pledged to keep council tax increases to the same level as rises in earnings for the 2 years after the election.
20 of the 59 seats on the council were contested in the election, which was conducted with all postal voting in common with councils across 4 of the English regions.

## Election result

The results saw the Labour party remain the largest party on the council with 27 seats but with the Liberal Democrats gaining 2 seats to hold 24 after the election. As a result, the council remained hung with no party having a majority on the council. The most high-profile result saw the United Kingdom Independence Party win their first local council seat after John Cornforth defeated the independent councillor, John Considine, in Derringham ward by 7 votes after 6 recounts. However the independents immediately said that they would mount a legal challenge to the result.
Hull Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.0 | 37.4 | 21,774 | +0.1% |
| Labour | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 34.3 | 19,974 | -10.5% |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 11.2 | 6,521 | +4.0% |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 4,130 | +6.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 6.9 | 4,012 | -0.3% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1,170 | +1.1% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 492 | -0.6% |
| Legalise Cannabis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 109 | +0.1% |

## Legal challenge

The independent candidate in Derringham said he would make a legal challenge to the result as the Returning Officer had said 3,540 ballot papers had been returned but that when the results were declared 140 ballot papers were missing. The independents claimed that these missing papers had ended up in counting rooms for other wards. They also said that people in Derringham had received ballots in the post that were intended for Marfleet ward and that no one knew how many people this had affected and were thus unable to vote.
The court challenge was successful with the High Court ruling that the result "may well have been affected". As a result, a new vote was ordered to be held, with the election set for 13 January 2005. The by-election was won by Michael Rouse-Deane of the Liberal Democrats who had come fourth in the original election in Derringham.

## Ward results

Avenue :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Robinson | 1,616 | 46.6 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | Andrew Dorton | 811 | 23.4 | −4.9 |
| | Green | James Russell | 492 | 14.2 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Basil Bulmer | 365 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| | Independent | Ginette Andrew | 181 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 805 | 23.2 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,465 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Beverley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geraldine Gough | 1,714 | 59.5 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Daniel Brown | 677 | 23.5 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Forster | 490 | 17.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,037 | 36.0 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,881 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Boothferry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Toon | 1,575 | 41.4 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Freda Longbottom | 1,020 | 26.8 | −13.0 |
| | UKIP | Tineke Robinson | 660 | 17.4 | +17.4 |
| | Conservative | John Sharp | 547 | 14.4 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 555 | 14.6 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,802 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bricknell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Percy | 1,789 | 60.7 |
| | Labour | Brian Wadworth | 626 | 21.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sloan | 530 | 18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,163 | 39.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,945 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Derringham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | John Cornforth | 945 | 28.5 | +15.1 |
| | Independent | John Considine | 938 | 28.2 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Garry White | 856 | 25.8 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Rouse-Deane | 300 | 9.0 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Zena Rowley | 282 | 8.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,321 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Drypool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Williams | 1,414 | 40.0 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Alan Gardiner | 1,118 | 31.6 | −21.6 |
| | Independent | Michael Kemp | 797 | 22.6 | +22.6 |
| | Conservative | John Abbott | 204 | 5.8 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,533 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Nicholson | 2,299 | 55.1 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Rilba Jones | 1,352 | 32.4 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative | Albert Greendale | 518 | 12.4 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 947 | 22.7 | +21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,169 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allen Healand | 2,202 | 51.1 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | Tracy Holmes | 1,531 | 35.5 | −16.2 |
| | Conservative | James Parker | 330 | 7.7 | −0.2 |
| | Independent | John Reeve | 250 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 671 | 15.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,313 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kings Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Garland | 1,218 | 55.6 | +0.0 |
| | Labour | Kathryn Nicholson | 451 | 20.6 | −7.6 |
| | BNP | Paul Buckley | 374 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Airey | 147 | 6.7 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 767 | 35.0 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,190 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Longhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hewitt | 1,634 | 50.5 | −13.3 |
| | UKIP | Barbara Stark | 729 | 22.5 | +22.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Morrell | 540 | 16.7 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Belding | 334 | 10.3 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 905 | 28.0 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,237 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Marfleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheila Waudby | 1,511 | 59.7 | −15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Godden | 649 | 25.6 | +0.9 |
| | BNP | Alan Siddle | 373 | 14.7 | +14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 862 | 34.1 | −16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,533 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Myton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daren Hale | 1,415 | 51.6 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Sloan | 478 | 17.4 | −6.9 |
| | UKIP | Joanne Robinson | 450 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative | Alan Winzor | 270 | 9.8 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Miriam Benson | 129 | 4.7 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 937 | 34.2 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,742 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Newington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Katrina Peat | 859 | 36.5 | −16.6 |
| | UKIP | Glenn Dickinson | 649 | 27.5 | +27.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Johnson | 400 | 17.0 | −20.4 |
| | Conservative | David Thompson | 239 | 10.1 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Frederick Beedle | 209 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 9.0 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,356 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Newland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Ross | 1,154 | 65.3 | +20.7 |
| | Labour | Philip Morrell | 355 | 20.1 | −18.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Brown | 148 | 8.4 | +0.3 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Carl Wagner | 109 | 6.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 799 | 45.2 | +39.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,766 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Orchard Park and Greenwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steven Bayes | 1,334 | 53.5 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Tony Fee | 754 | 30.2 | +11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Simpson | 407 | 16.3 | +10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 23.3 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,495 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pickering :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pete Allen | 1,122 | 33.8 | −11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Harris | 1,024 | 30.8 | −3.6 |
| | Independent | Barry Dibnah | 436 | 13.1 | +2.7 |
| | BNP | Edward Scott | 423 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | Reginald Britton | 319 | 9.6 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 3.0 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,324 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Southcoates East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas McVie | 961 | 60.2 |
| | Independent | Harold Neilson | 318 | 19.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danielle Martine | 318 | 19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 643 | 40.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Southcoates West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Glew | 914 | 45.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Uzzell | 868 | 43.1 |
| | Conservative | Colin Baxter | 234 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,016 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
St Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Albert Penna | 839 | 51.7 |
| | Labour | John Nicholson | 399 | 24.6 |
| | UKIP | Peter Mawer | 284 | 17.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Cook | 100 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 27.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,622 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kalvin Neal | 2,229 | 57.5 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Anouska Clark | 1,028 | 26.5 | −19.6 |
| | UKIP | Clare Hammant | 413 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Brown | 205 | 5.3 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,201 | 31.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,875 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
No elections were held in Bransholme East, Bransholme West and University wards.