title: 2004 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
text: # 2004 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was:
  
  * Labour 31
  * Conservative 14
  * Liberal Democrat 14
  * Caring Party 1
  
  ## Election result
  
  Newcastle-under-Lyme Local Election Result 2004 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 11 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 47.8 | 37.0 | 11,568 | +0.1% |
  | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 26.1 | 33.3 | 10,403 | +2.0% |
  | Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 26.1 | 27.7 | 8,676 | -0.4% |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 237 | +0.7% |
  | Caring Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 222 | -2.4% |
  | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 177 | +0.2% |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  Audley and Bignall End (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ian Wilkes | 760 |
  | | Labour | Ann Beech | 759 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Cornes Dylis | 754 |
  | | Labour | Dennis McIntosh | 630 |
  | | Conservative | Robert Edwards | 405 |
  | | Conservative | Glenys Davies | 260 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,568 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  Bradwell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Tatton | 870 | 56.7 | -4.0 |
  | | Conservative | Janet Lefroy | 361 | 23.5 | +3.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Boughey | 303 | 19.8 | +0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 509 | 33.2 | +2.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,534 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Butt Lane :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Evans | 565 | 47.4 | -2.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Burgess | 378 | 31.7 | -2.9 |
  | | Conservative | Pauline Rowley | 248 | 20.8 | +5.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 15.7 | +0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,191 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Chesterton (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mick Dolman | 589 |
  | | Labour | Sandra Simpson | 537 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Cooley | 357 |
  | | Conservative | Malcolm Moore | 272 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Cornes | 208 |
  | | Conservative | Clive Moss | 174 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,137 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  Clayton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ann Heames | 557 | 43.4 |
  | | Labour | Richard Gorton | 483 | 37.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Dugdale | 244 | 19.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 5.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,284 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Cross Heath :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Sylvia Butler | 727 | 54.3 | -5.5 |
  | | Conservative | John Tagg | 264 | 19.7 | +4.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Leo Hamburger | 220 | 16.4 | -1.2 |
  | | Caring Party | Johnathon Ackerley | 128 | 9.6 | +1.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 34.6 | -7.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,339 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Halmerend (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Olwyn Speed | 776 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Becket | 738 |
  | | Labour | Trevor Sproston | 368 |
  | | Labour | Andrew Williams | 360 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,242 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  Holditch :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Vic Finnemore | 524 | 65.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Julian Colclough | 272 | 34.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 31.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 796 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  Kidsgrove :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Margaret Astle | 892 | 62.2 | +7.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ephriam Daniels | 301 | 21.0 | -13.7 |
  | | Conservative | Edward Lowe | 242 | 16.9 | +6.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 591 | 41.2 | +21.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,435 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Loggerheads and Whitmore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Freda Myatt | 1,525 | 70.7 | -2.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Kirkham | 404 | 18.7 | +8.2 |
  | | Labour | Helen Sproston | 228 | 10.6 | -5.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,121 | 52.0 | -5.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,157 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  May Bank :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ian Matthews | 913 | 48.4 | +3.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Edward Coxon | 557 | 29.5 | -3.5 |
  | | Labour | Stephen Harrison | 417 | 22.1 | -0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 18.9 | +7.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,887 | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
  
  Newchapel :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Edward Chrzanowski | 352 | 38.8 | +9.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Maurica Leese | 319 | 35.1 | +4.0 |
  | | Independent | Michael Prosser | 237 | 26.1 | +26.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 3.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 908 | | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
  
  Porthill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Cooper | 461 | 41.9 |
  | | Labour | Colin Higginson | 442 | 40.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Emma Cooley | 196 | 17.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 1.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,099 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
  
  Ravenscliffe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Gillian Burnett | 443 | 45.3 | +1.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Hall | 306 | 31.3 | -8.0 |
  | | Conservative | Jeremy Dodsworth | 228 | 23.3 | +6.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 14.0 | +9.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 977 | | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
  
  Seabridge :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Whieldon | 725 | 46.5 | +0.4 |
  | | Labour | David Beardmore | 551 | 35.4 | -0.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Eric Durber | 282 | 18.1 | +0.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 11.1 | +0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,558 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Talke :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Slater | 515 | 54.4 | -4.0 |
  | | Labour | Doris Boden | 265 | 28.0 | -2.0 |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Sweeney | 166 | 17.5 | +5.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 26.4 | -2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 946 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  Thistleberry :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Marion Reddish | 1,026 | 55.7 | -2.3 |
  | | Conservative | Gerald Cork | 437 | 23.7 | -0.1 |
  | | Labour | William Welsh | 285 | 15.5 | -2.8 |
  | | Caring Party | Geoff Cubley | 94 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 32.0 | -2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,842 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  Town :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Clarke | 571 | 48.3 |
  | | Labour | Steve James | 392 | 33.2 |
  | | Conservative | Luciana Flackett | 152 | 12.9 |
  | | Caring Party | Derick Huckfield | 66 | 5.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 15.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,181 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  Westlands :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Mary Moss | 1,007 | 55.5 | -3.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Jones | 479 | 26.4 | +2.3 |
  | | Labour | Eileen Robinson | 328 | 18.1 | +1.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 29.1 | -5.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,814 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Wolstanton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mary Olsezewski | 561 | 38.6 | -6.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Johnson | 437 | 30.1 | -2.1 |
  | | Conservative | Caroline Champion | 279 | 19.2 | +3.8 |
  | | Green | Anne Beirne | 177 | 12.2 | +5.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 8.5 | -4.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,454 | | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
  