2004 Woking Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2004 Woking council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2004.

The 2004 Woking Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 17
• Liberal Democrat 15
• Labour 4

Election result

The results saw no party win a majority on the council with the Conservatives remaining the largest party on 17 seats. They gained 2 seats in Knaphill and Maybury and Sheerwater wards from an independent and Labour respectively, but also lost 2 seats to the Liberal Democrats in Byfleet and Horsell West. The Liberal Democrats were the most happy after gaining 3 seats to hold 15, which was their best election for the council in nearly 20 years. Labour suffered a collapse in support losing both of the seats which they were defending in Maybury and Sheerwater and Kingfield and Westfield, leaving them with only 4 seats on the council but still holding the balance of power.

Overall 7 sitting councillors were re-elected, 2 were defeated and 6 new people were elected. Turnout in the election was 41%, a rise from the 2003 election with the biggest increase in Maybury and Sheerwater where it nearly doubled to just under 44%.

Following the election the Conservatives remained in control of the executive with Jim Armitage continuing as leader of the council. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats took the leadership of all 3 Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

Woking Local Election Result 2004

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		8	3	0	+3	61.5	39.6	9,520	+4.2%
		5	2	2	0	38.5	40.8	9,818	-5.9%
		0	0	2	-2	0	10.2	2,462	-2.9%
		0	0	0	0	0	6.8	1,631	+4.9%
		0	0	1	-1	0	1.6	378	-0.9%
	Health and Community Issues Party	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	218	+0.9%
		0	0	0	0	0	0.1	35	-0.3%

Ward results

Brookwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Philip Goldenberg	509	49.3
		Justin Boorman	467	45.3
		Sandra Simkin	35	3.4
		Eric Kennedy	21	2.0
Majority			42	4.0
Turnout			1,032	54.5
	hold		Swing

Byfleet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anne Roberts	918	38.0
		Beryl Marlow	853	35.4
		Suzanne Kittelsen	378	15.7
		Francis Squire	172	7.1
		Brian Cozens	92	3.8
Majority			65	2.6
Turnout			2,413	43.3
	gain from		Swing

Goldsworth East (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Rosie Sharpley	1,122
		Robert Leach	966
		Gary Carey	500
		Bernard Wright	358
		Christopher Martin	196
		Judith Squire	194
		Celia Wand	135
	Health and Community Issues Party	Michael Osman	68
Turnout			3,539	33
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

Goldsworth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Eastwood	561	52.2
		Jeremy Yates	297	27.6
		Marcia Taylor	122	11.3
		John Bramall	73	6.8
	Health and Community Issues Party	Shane Osman	22	2.0
Majority			264	24.6
Turnout			1,075	28.0
	hold		Swing

Horsell East and Woodham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Smith	914	57.6
		John Craig	380	24.0
		Michael Harvey	207	13.1
		John Pitt	85	5.4
Majority			534	33.6
Turnout			1,586	46.1
	hold		Swing

Horsell West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ann-Marie Barker	1,090	42.7
		Tony Branagan	1,078	42.2
		Timothy Shaw	253	9.9
		Christopher Lowe	132	5.2
Majority			12	0.5
Turnout			2,553	47.4
	gain from		Swing

Kingfield and Westfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Derek McCrum	629	38.6
		Colin Kemp	421	25.9
		David Mitchell	349	21.4
		Dennis Davey	199	12.2
	Health and Community Issues Party	Caroline Schwark	30	1.8
Majority			208	12.7
Turnout			1,628	40.3
	gain from		Swing

Knaphill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Caroline Fisher	1,250	52.6
		Bejan Shoraka	977	41.1
		Chanchal Kapoor	150	6.3
Majority			273	11.5
Turnout			2,377	34.5
	gain from		Swing

Maybury and Sheerwater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Riasat Khan	1,142	39.4
		Sabir Hussain	995	34.4
		Colin Scott	661	22.8
	Health and Community Issues Party	Katrina Osman	98	3.4
Majority			147	5.0
Turnout			2,896	43.4
	gain from		Swing

Mount Hermon East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Valerie Tinney	809	56.4
		David Everett	397	27.7
		Richard Squire	136	9.5
		Michael Byrne	92	6.4
Majority			412	28.7
Turnout			1,434	39.7
	hold		Swing

Mount Hermon West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Johnson	840	54.1
		Michele Maddock	485	31.3
		Mark Kingston	151	9.7
		Vincenzo Congliaro	76	4.9
Majority			355	22.8
Turnout			1,552	40.3
	hold		Swing

Pyrford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Fidler	1,244	62.9
		Andrew Grimshaw	470	23.8
		Robin Milner	197	10.0
		Richard Cowley	66	3.3
Majority			774	39.1
Turnout			1,977	49.4
	hold		Swing