# 2004 Huntingdonshire District Council election

The 2004 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1. The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

Huntingdonshire local election result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 40 | +3 | 76.9 | 53.2 | 46,927 | +2.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | -3 | 19.2 | 33.3 | 29,342 | -3.9% |
| Independent | 2 | -1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2,805 | +1.7% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 7,818 | -1.7% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 972 | +1.1% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 225 | +0.3% |
| Legalise Cannabis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 77 | +0.1% |

## Ward results

Alconbury and The Stukeleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Vanbergen | 823 | 64.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Monk | 230 | 17.9 |
| | UKIP | Robin Wade | 160 | 12.5 |
| | Labour | Shirley Brown | 72 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 46.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,285 | 51.2 |
Brampton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Downes | 1,516 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Menczer | 1,295 | |
| | Conservative | Chan Abraham | 973 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Gardener | 922 | |
| | Labour | Deirdre Lee | 92 | |
| | Labour | Darren Hufford | 91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,889 | 56.1 |
Buckden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Clough | 761 | 51.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Bailey | 665 | 45.1 |
| | Labour | Colin Greer | 48 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,474 | 58.6 |
Earith (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Eddy | 1,031 | |
| | Conservative | Terence Rogers | 856 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen McLaughlin | 569 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Robelou | 433 | |
| | Labour | Sharon Nania | 228 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,117 | 39.0 |
Ellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 705 | 59.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Brooker | 435 | 36.6 |
| | Labour | David Brown | 47 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,187 | 53.5 |
Elton and Folksworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Guyatt | 648 | 66.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Masterson | 177 | 18.2 |
| | Labour | Mark Holman | 146 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 48.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 971 | 46.7 |
Fenstanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jean Chandler | 462 | 50.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Rainer | 402 | 43.7 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Eason | 55 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 919 | 40.6 |
Godmanchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carol Godley | 1,070 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Hyams | 753 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Looker | 746 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Heseltine | 603 | |
| | Labour | Marilyn Jones | 178 | |
| | Labour | John Turner | 119 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,469 | 43.9 |
Gransden and The Offords (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barbara Boddington | 1,182 | |
| | Conservative | Alec Stenner | 997 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Hayward | 415 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Speers | 317 | |
| | Labour | Thelma Lomax | 170 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,081 | 49.2 |
Huntingdon East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Fell | 1,236 | |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Simpson | 1,146 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Holley | 1,114 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Priestman | 1,040 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Wyatt | 988 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Shellens | 960 | |
| | UKIP | Leonard Bruce | 442 | |
| | Labour | Carole Hitchings | 297 | |
| | Labour | Robert Pugh | 289 | |
| | Labour | David King | 272 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,784 | 40.7 |
Huntingdon North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeffery Dutton | 466 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Wheeler | 448 | |
| | Labour | Ann Beevor | 327 | |
| | Labour | Graham Hitchings | 271 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Morgan | 195 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Toby Fisher | 186 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,893 | 28.2 |
Huntingdon West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sanderson | 1,021 | |
| | Conservative | John Sadler | 954 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Burrell | 182 | |
| | UKIP | Derek Norman | 172 | |
| | Labour | Ruth Pugh | 167 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Veronica Hufford | 165 | |
| | Labour | Phyllis Gibson | 159 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,820 | 38.9 |
Kimbolton and Staughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Gray | 790 | 62.6 |
| | UKIP | Jennifer O'Dell | 198 | 15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Withers | 190 | 15.1 |
| | Labour | Catherine Gillinder | 83 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 46.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,261 | 52.3 |
Little Paxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Clarke | 811 | 70.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Main | 272 | 23.5 |
| | Labour | Janet Boston | 75 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 46.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,158 | 48.8 |
Ramsey (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Phillip Swales | 1,072 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Muir | 1,003 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Powell | 939 | |
| | Conservative | Norah Wagstaffe | 933 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Dutton | 763 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alastair Taylor | 596 | |
| | Labour | Carol Harper | 218 | |
| | Labour | Aidan Hervey | 182 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,706 | 37.0 |
Sawtry (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Richard Tuplin | 1,513 | |
| | Independent | John Garner | 1,292 | |
| | Conservative | Marlene Johnson | 665 | |
| | Labour | Mary Howell | 159 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,629 | 43.0 |
Somersham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Criswell | 1,227 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Newman | 1,052 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Hulme | 733 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leona Graham-Elen | 572 | |
| | Labour | Karen Webb | 145 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Marcus Davies | 77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,806 | 46.6 |
St Ives East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jason Ablewhite | 912 | |
| | Conservative | Deborah Reynolds | 889 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hodge | 478 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Waters | 407 | |
| | Labour | David Brown | 216 | |
| | Labour | Angela Richards | 210 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,112 | 34.9 |
St Ives South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Davies | 1,110 | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Dew | 1,014 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Bush | 619 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gilly Jackson | 516 | |
| | Labour | Richard Allen | 193 | |
| | Labour | John Watson | 157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,609 | 39.9 |
St Ives West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kevin Reynolds | 492 | 50.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Townsend | 408 | 41.7 |
| | Labour | David Nelson | 78 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 978 | 43.6 |
St Neots Eaton Ford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Gregory | 1,162 | |
| | Conservative | David Harty | 992 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Giles | 891 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Cooper | 830 | |
| | Labour | David Nicholls | 163 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,038 | 41.8 |
St Neots Eaton Socon (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Giles | 680 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Thorpe | 650 | |
| | Conservative | Rodney Farrer | 608 | |
| | Conservative | Elaine Kadic | 514 | |
| | Labour | Douglas Brown | 128 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,580 | 33.3 |
St Neots Eynesbury (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hansard | 933 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Collins | 910 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Taylor | 872 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Ursell | 832 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Hopewell | 819 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Mackender-Lawrence | 725 | |
| | Labour | George Harrison | 286 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,377 | 30.1 |
St Neots Priory Park (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paula Longford | 930 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Finnie | 878 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Mumford | 550 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Eaton | 528 | |
| | Labour | William O'Connor | 178 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,064 | 37.2 |
Stilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Mitchell | 688 | 63.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Davidson | 291 | 27.0 |
| | Labour | Steven Hicks | 98 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 397 | 36.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,077 | 46.5 |
The Hemingfords (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Bates | 1,336 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Stephens | 1,210 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Dickson | 842 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Wallis | 832 | |
| | Green | Donald Walton | 225 | |
| | Labour | Philip Sly | 121 | |
| | Labour | Rosalie Trayner | 117 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,683 | 55.4 |
Upwood and The Raveleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Bell | 468 | 48.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Souter | 436 | 45.4 |
| | Labour | Susan Coomey | 57 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 961 | 40.2 |
Warboys and Bury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Taylor | 1,051 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Bucknell | 1,008 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Normington | 929 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Palmer | 782 | |
| | Labour | Marie Baker | 162 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,932 | 47.3 |
Yaxley and Farcet (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Watt | 1,726 | |
| | Conservative | Eric Butler | 1,619 | |
| | Conservative | Madhabi Banerjee | 1,197 | |
| | Labour | Kevin Goddard | 622 | |
| | Labour | Graeme Watkins | 617 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Cochrane | 525 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,306 | 32.5 |

## By-elections between 2004 and 2006

Little Paxton by-election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Churchill | 920 | 56.7 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Hunt | 703 | 43.3 | +19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 13.4 | −33.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,623 | 69.0 | +20.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |