The 2004 Bridgend County Borough Council election was held on Thursday 10 June 2004 to Bridgend County Borough Council, Wales. It took place on the same day as other council elections in Wales and England. It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 election.
The election resulted in the Labour Party losing control of the council.
Overview
54 council seats were up for election, across 39 electoral wards, a similar number to the previous election in 1999.[1]
Labour had a strong majority on the council prior to the election, though council leader Jeff Jones had recently stood down from his position.[2]
Election result
Labour lost 18 seats at the election, though remained the largest party. The following week, Liberal Democrat Cheryl Green announced she would lead a coalition Lib Dems, Conservatives and Independents.[2]
2004 Bridgend County Borough Council election result [1][3] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 21 | | | -17 | 38.8 | 35.5 | 13,112 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | | | +6 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 8,128 | |
| Independent | 11 | | | +5 | 20.3 | 20.8 | 7,677 | |
| Conservative | 8 | | | +7 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 5,173 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1 | | | 0 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 2,343 | |
| Green | - | | | 0 | 0.0 | | 272 | +272 |
| CPA | - | | | 0 | 0.0 | | 266 | +266 |
| Independent Labour | - | | | -1 | 0.0 | | 0 | -1,075 |
Ward Results
Contests took place in 37 of the 39 wards, with councillors in two of the wards being elected unopposed.[1][4]
Aberkenfig (one seat)
Aberkenfig 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mel Winter * | 408 | 63.7 | |
| Labour | Byron Jones | 233 | 36.3 | |
Bettws (one seat)
Bettws 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Christopher Michaelides * | 325 | 70.7 | |
| Independent | Sophie Floutier | 79 | 17.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Arwyn Morgan | 56 | 12.2 | |
Blackmill (one seat)
Blackmill 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hywel Williams | Unopposed |
Blaengarw (one seat)
Brackla (four seats)
Brackla 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Sage * | 773 | 33.3 | |
| Labour | John Spanswick * | 745 | | |
| Conservative | Patricia Hacking | 740 | 31.9 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Voisey | 623 | | |
| Conservative | David Williams | 620 | | |
| Labour | Anthony Berrow * | 583 | 38.2 | |
| Labour | Briony Davies * | 576 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Jenkins | 542 | 23.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Norman | 466 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Warren | 460 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Suleman Hawas | 456 | | |
| CPA | Debra Hill | 266 | 11.5 | |
Bryncethin (one seat)
Bryncethin 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gary Thomas | 140 | 51.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Denis Moon | 132 | 48.5 | |
Bryncoch (one seat)
Bryncoch 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Leslie Phillips * | 278 | 52.2 | |
| Labour | Patricia Penpraze | 177 | 33.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Lewis | 78 | 14.6 | |
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr (two seats)
Caerau (three seats)
Caerau 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Stephen Smith | 911 | 47.9 | |
| Independent | Kenneth Hunt | 809 | | |
| Labour | Keith Rowlands * | 760 | 40.0 | |
| Labour | David O'Gorman * | 633 | | |
| Labour | Peter Simmons | 622 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynwen Lewis | 229 | 12.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Rousell | 165 | | |
Cefn Cribwr (one seat)
Cefn Glas (one seat)
Cefn Glas 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Cleone Westwood * | 183 | 39.9 | |
| Independent | Elizabeth Kendall | 168 | 36.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Marshall | 108 | 23.5 | |
Coity (one seat)
Coity 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Radford | 189 | 50.9 | |
| Labour | Eleanor Dodd * | 182 | 49.1 | |
Cornelly (two seats)
Cornelly 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Jefferson Tildesley * | 1,235 | 59.0 | |
| Labour | Richard Granville * | 632 | 30.2 | |
| Labour | Megan Butcher | 606 | | |
| Independent | Audrey Thomas | 606 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Billy Kelly | 226 | 10.8 | |
Coychurch Lower (one seat)
Felindre (one seat)
Felindre 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Gregory * | 397 | 58.7 | |
| Conservative | Colin Hewlett | 279 | 41.3 | |
Hendre (two seats)
Hendre 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Kim Watkins | 585 | 62.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Hipkiss | 458 | | |
| Labour | Jim Hipkiss * | 359 | 38.0 | |
| Labour | Douglas John * | 334 | | |
Litchard (one seat)
Litchard 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Donald Brett | 245 | 30.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Muriel Howells | 239 | 29.7 | |
| Independent | Sally Hyde | 172 | 21.3 | |
| Labour | Heather Griffiths | 150 | 18.6 | |
Llangeinor (one seat)
Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd (one seat)
Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Clifford Hughes | 285 | 45.7 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Francis * | 227 | 36.4 | |
| Conservative | Keith Rowe | 111 | 17.8 | |
Llangynwyd (one seat)
Maesteg East (two seats)
Maesteg West (two seats)
Morfa (two seats)
Morfa 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ernest Foley * | 520 | 43.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Beverley Quennell | 423 | | |
| Labour | Dennis Davey | 363 | 30.4 | |
| Labour | Hayden Morgan | 344 | | |
| Conservative | Russell Pearce | 311 | 26.0 | |
Nant-y-moel (one seat)
Newcastle (two seats)
Newcastle 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Margaret Bertorelli | 548 | 31.0 | |
| Conservative | Gareth Lewis | 482 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Isaac | 452 | 25.6 | |
| Labour | Hugh Morris * | 428 | 24.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Childs-Cutler | 390 | | |
| Labour | Anita Byrne | 383 | | |
| Independent | Tony Smith | 340 | 19.2 | |
Newton (one seat)
Newton 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Anderson * | 667 | 52.3 | |
| Labour | Paul Winstanley | 338 | 26.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Clarke | 270 | 21.2 | |
Nottage (one seat)
Nottage 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Greaves | 512 | 42.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Norah Clarke | 451 | 37.0 | |
| Labour | Kenneth Rees | 255 | 20.9 | |
Ogmore Vale (one seat)
Oldcastle (two seats)
Oldcastle 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Burns | 510 | 29.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen McIlveen | 503 | | |
| Conservative | David Unwin | 495 | 28.4 | |
| Labour | Edith Hughes * | 466 | 26.7 | |
| Conservative | Maisie Williams | 451 | | |
| Labour | Richard Young * | 348 | | |
| Green | Jonathan Spink | 272 | 15.6 | |
Pendre (one seat)
Pendre 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Simmonds | 234 | 38.8 | |
| Labour | Gary Griffiths | 210 | 34.8 | |
| Conservative | Michael John | 159 | 26.4 | |
Penprysg (one seat)
Penprysg 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lilian Davies * | Unopposed |
Pen-y-fai (one seat)
Pen-y-fai 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Meryl Wilkins * | 643 | 80.4 | |
| Labour | Brian Rees | 157 | 19.6 | |
Pontycymmer (one seat)
Pontycymmer 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Reginald Jenkins | 350 | 48.1 | |
| Independent | Simon Foster * | 255 | 35.0 | |
| Independent | Vikki Efford | 123 | 16.9 | |
Porthcawl East Central (one seat)
Porthcawl East Central 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alana Davies * | 241 | 25.2 | |
| Independent | Avril Lake | 236 | 24.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Coombs | 187 | 19.5 | |
| Conservative | Philip Rixon | 153 | 16.0 | |
| Independent | Steven Thomas | 140 | 14.6 | |
Porthcawl West Central (one seat)
Pyle (three seats)
Rest Bay (one seat)
Rest Bay 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerald Davies * | 481 | 52.3 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Smart | 277 | 30.1 | |
| Labour | Anthony Palmer | 161 | 17.5 | |
Sarn (one seat)
The vote was postponed in this ward until 22 July.[4]
Ynysawdre (one seat)
Ynysawdre 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | (Ms) Lyn Morgan * | 440 | 61.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bernice McLeer | 273 | 38.3 | |
* retiring councillor in the ward standing for re-election
References
- ^ a b c "Bridgend County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Coalition takes Bridgend from Labour". BBC News. 14 June 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Bridgend Council - Labour lose to NOC". BBC News. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Local Election Results 2004 - Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend". Andrewteale.me.uk. Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 7 August 2019.