2004 Hyndburn Borough Council election

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council, England were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 20
• Labour 15

Election result

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2004

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		8	2	0	+2	66.7	48.2	9,310	-2.3%
		4	0	2	-2	33.3	42.8	8,256	-4.3%
		0	0	0	0	0	4.8	929	+4.8%
		0	0	0	0	0	2.9	552	+0.6%
		0	0	0	0	0	1.4	265	+1.4%

Ward results

Altham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Myles	767	52.4
		Jennet Liddle	696	47.6
Majority			71	4.8
Turnout			1,463	40.2
	hold		Swing

Barnfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anthony Dobson	638	39.9
		Ian Dixon	552	34.6
		Gerald Newton	407	25.5
Majority			86	5.3
Turnout			1,597	49.1
	hold		Swing

Baxenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Griffiths	816	53.0
		Ian Mason	362	23.5
		Leslie Jones	362	23.5
Majority			454	29.5
Turnout			1,540	48.2
	hold		Swing

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Allah Dad	968	53.8
		Sardar Ali	831	46.2
Majority			137	7.6
Turnout			1,799	56.1
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jean Battle	662	48.0
		Stanley Home	451	32.7
		Matthew Hartley	265	19.2
Majority			211	15.3
Turnout			1,378	40.7
	hold		Swing

Netherton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Lynn Wilson	742	52.4
		Susan Shorrock	673	47.6
Majority			69	4.8
Turnout			1,415	44.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Overton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter Clarke	1,189	55.1
		Dennis Baron	969	44.9
Majority			220	10.2
Turnout			2,158	44.7
	hold		Swing

Peel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Graham Jones	710	67.8
		Derek Scholes	337	32.2
Majority			373	35.6
Turnout			1,047	33.7
	hold		Swing

Rishton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ann Scaife	1,229	59.5
		David Forshaw	837	40.5
Majority			392	19.0
Turnout			2,066	41.5
	hold		Swing

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brian Walmsley	589	43.3
		Edwina McCormack	451	33.2
		William Greene	319	23.5
Majority			138	10.1
Turnout			1,359	43.5
	hold		Swing

St Oswald's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marlene Haworth	1,195	57.8
		John McCormack	873	42.2
Majority			322	15.6
Turnout			2,068	41.5
	hold		Swing

Spring Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edith Dunston	714	50.2
		Abdul Qayyum	460	32.3
		Javed Iqbal	248	17.4
Majority			254	17.9
Turnout			1,422	43.0
	hold		Swing

References

• 2004 Hyndburn election result
• Anti-war backlash
• Ward results