
The2004 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members ofBasingstoke and DeaneBorough Council inHampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed underno overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
The results saw theConservatives gain 2 seats to hold 28 seats, level with theLabour andLiberal Democrat parties combined and leaving 4Independents holding the balance on the council.[3][4] The Conservatives increased their share of the vote and picked upBurghclere from a former Conservative turned independent, andWinklebury from Labour.[4] Labour lost votes with the Labour leader of the council Rob Donnelly losing his seat in Popley East and the Liberal Democrats taking a seat from Labour inBrighton Hill South.[4] Overallturnout in the election was 38.24%, an increase from the 31.33% in 2003, and put down to theEuropean elections being held at the same time as the council election.[4]
Following the election the Liberal Democrat and Labour alliance continued to run the council, after winning a 1-vote majority over the Conservatives at the annual council meeting.[5] Independent Martin Biermann became chairman of the environment committee and a further 2 Independents became vice-chairmen of committees, leading to accusations by the Conservatives that a deal had been done with the Independents, but this was denied.[5]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 11 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.0 | 50.5 | 16,570 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 22.7 | 27.4 | 8,996 | +2.1 | |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 5,851 | -5.1 | |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 1,389 | -1.4 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Read | 1,675 | 55.1 | +10.3 | |
| Conservative | Sven Godesden | 1,363 | 44.9 | −2.2 | |
| Majority | 312 | 10.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,038 | 48 | +8 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sheila Allen | 558 | 66.5 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christina Elkins | 281 | 33.5 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 277 | 33.0 | +2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 839 | 44 | +5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Gurden | 644 | 54.8 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen McIntyre-Stewart | 378 | 32.1 | ||
| Labour | Carl Reader | 154 | 13.1 | ||
| Majority | 266 | 22.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,176 | 33 | +4 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Harkess | 548 | 43.3 | ||
| Labour | Pamela Lonie | 408 | 32.2 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Clewer | 311 | 24.5 | ||
| Majority | 140 | 11.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,267 | 32 | +3 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Antony Jones | 384 | 48.8 | −5.3 | |
| Conservative | Michael Cohen | 251 | 31.9 | −0.6 | |
| Independent | Roger Blackmore-Squires | 152 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
| Majority | 133 | 16.9 | −4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 787 | 25 | +3 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Hewitt | 502 | 56.5 | −25.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Davies | 386 | 43.5 | +25.3 | |
| Majority | 116 | 13.1 | −50.4 | ||
| Turnout | 888 | 46 | +10 | ||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marilyn Tucker | 1,003 | 62.5 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Barnard | 342 | 21.3 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | Terence Price | 260 | 16.2 | −1.7 | |
| Majority | 661 | 41.2 | −6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,605 | 38 | +8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elaine Still | 1,277 | 67.1 | +15.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Day | 471 | 24.8 | +24.8 | |
| Labour | Jane Nicholas | 154 | 8.1 | −3.1 | |
| Majority | 806 | 42.4 | +28.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,902 | 37 | +7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Erica Shaw | 673 | 52.7 | ||
| Conservative | Ronald Collins | 441 | 34.5 | ||
| Labour | Pauline Courtenay | 164 | 12.8 | ||
| Majority | 232 | 18.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,278 | 41 | +3 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dan Putty | 1,321 | 65.0 | +8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Crawford | 710 | 35.0 | +23.7 | |
| Majority | 611 | 30.1 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,031 | 33 | +7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Mitchell | 736 | 67.2 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Watts | 360 | 32.8 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 376 | 34.3 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,096 | 47 | −0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rita Burgess | 1,750 | 71.9 | +14.0 | |
| Labour | Richard Davey | 685 | 28.1 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 1,065 | 43.7 | +9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,435 | 41 | +8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laura James | 793 | 48.1 | −5.6 | |
| Conservative | Nigel McNair Scott | 532 | 32.2 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitechurch | 325 | 19.7 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 261 | 15.8 | −10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,650 | 30 | +6 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gweneth Richardson | 1,625 | 68.7 | −10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Burbidge-King | 539 | 22.8 | +22.8 | |
| Labour | David Cavanagh | 200 | 8.5 | −12.4 | |
| Majority | 1,086 | 45.9 | −12.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,364 | 43 | +12 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ian Powney | 569 | 54.0 | +54.0 | |
| Labour | Robert Donnelly | 294 | 27.9 | −34.2 | |
| Conservative | Hayley Eachus | 131 | 12.4 | −9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Whitechurch | 60 | 5.7 | −10.7 | |
| Majority | 275 | 26.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,054 | 33 | +14 | ||
| Independentgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Frankum | 369 | 49.6 | −8.3 | |
| Conservative | Karen Dignan | 215 | 28.9 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Berwick-Gooding | 160 | 21.5 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 154 | 20.7 | −11.1 | ||
| Turnout | 744 | 30 | +6 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Susan Peters | 231 | 63.6 | −6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hood | 132 | 36.4 | +6.1 | |
| Majority | 99 | 27.3 | −12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 363 | 41 | +10 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Leek | 695 | 70.6 | −10.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Lessware | 177 | 18.0 | +18.0 | |
| Labour | Eileen Cavanagh | 112 | 11.4 | −7.7 | |
| Majority | 518 | 52.6 | −9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 984 | 42 | +6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gary Watts | 863 | 46.3 | −15.6 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Jones | 664 | 35.6 | +11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leonard Clover | 337 | 18.1 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 199 | 10.7 | −27.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,864 | 34 | +9 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Warwick Lovegrove | 1,176 | 61.3 | +22.7 | |
| Conservative | William Hipgrave | 741 | 38.7 | −13.5 | |
| Majority | 435 | 22.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,917 | 43 | +9 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Leeks | 668 | 48.0 | +48.0 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Giles | 556 | 40.0 | −16.0 | |
| Labour | Robert Cross | 167 | 12.0 | −2.5 | |
| Majority | 112 | 8.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,391 | 33 | +8 | ||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Finney | 1,289 | 60.4 | +11.9 | |
| Labour | Lea Jeff | 844 | 39.6 | +5.4 | |
| Majority | 445 | 20.9 | +6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,133 | 43 | +7 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Preceded by 2003 Basingstoke and Deane Council election | Basingstoke and Deane local elections | Succeeded by 2006 Basingstoke and Deane Council election |