2004 Tamworth Borough Council election

Elections to Tamworth Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party. Overall turnout was 31.4%

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 16
• Labour 13
• Independent 1

Election result

Tamworth Local Election Result 2004

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	8	5	0	+5	80.0	43.0	7,581	+0.2%
	Labour	2	0	5	-5	20.0	37.3	6,571	-4.7%
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	0	0	11.3	1,998	+2.0%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	8.4	1,487	+2.5%

Ward results

Amington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Evelyn Rowe	881	47.4	+2.7
	Labour	Gordon Owen	623	33.5	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Walton	355	19.1	+4.3
Majority			258	13.9	+9.7
Turnout			1,859	30.7	+6.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belgrave

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Pritchard	575	36.8	+0.9
	Labour	Brian Granger	544	34.8	−10.1
	Independent	Robert Taylor	443	28.4	+9.2
Majority			31	2.0
Turnout			1,562	28.5	+9.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bolehall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Faulkner	925	56.5	+0.5
	Conservative	Geoffrey Parsons	711	43.5	−0.5
Majority			214	13.0	+1.0
Turnout			1,636	31.1	+7.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Lees	801	43.4	+5.1
	Labour	Pamela Faulkner	661	35.8	−9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Pinkett	382	20.7	+4.6
Majority			140	7.6
Turnout			1,844	33.2	+7.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Glascote

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dennis Powick	593	38.8	+6.1
	Independent	Mark Green	568	37.1	−13.8
	Conservative	Diana Wells	369	24.1	+7.7
Majority			25	1.7
Turnout			1,530	26.6	+6.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Mercian

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Samuel Munn	832	42.1	+2.5
	Labour	John Garforth	707	35.8	−5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Blake	435	22.0	+2.8
Majority			125	6.3
Turnout			1,974	37.2	+8.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Spital

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Cook	1,063	51.2	−1.5
	Labour	Karen Hirons	621	29.9	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Blake	394	19.0	+4.3
Majority			412	21.3	+1.3
Turnout			2,078	39.6	+7.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stonydelph

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Cook	517	35.8	−16.3
	Independent	Jacqueline Butcher	476	33.0	+33.0
	Labour	David Foster	451	31.2	−16.7
Majority			41	2.8	−11.7
Turnout			1,444	24.8	+10.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald Pinner	937	48.7	−0.3
	Labour	Michelle Abbots	557	28.9	−7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Jones	432	22.4	+7.6
Majority			380	19.8	+7.0
Turnout			1,926	33.1	+6.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wilnecote

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Oates	895	50.2	−1.0
	Labour	Joan Jenkins	889	49.8	+1.0
Majority			6	0.4	−2.0
Turnout			1,784	30.3	+10.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

• 2004 Tamworth election result
• Ward results