2004 Vale of Glamorgan Council election

The 2004 Vale of Glamorgan Council election took place on Thursday 10 June 2004 to elect members of Vale of Glamorgan Council in Wales. This was the same day as many other local elections in Wales and England. The Conservatives remained the largest party but did not have a majority. The previous full council election was in 1999 and the next full council election was in May 2008.

Overview Council elections in Wales were originally scheduled for May 2003, but were delayed by a year to avoid a conflict with the 2003 Wales Assembly elections.

Forty-seven seats were up for election in the Vale of Glamorgan. There was an increase in electoral divisions from 22 to 23 following The County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Changes) Order 2002, which had divided the Alexandra ward into two new wards (and increased the representation in Sully to two councillors). The overall turnout (including spoilt ballots) was 44.4%.

Election result The Conservative Party remained the largest party following the election, though did not have a majority.

Ward results

WardPolitical groupCouncillor Change from 1999 electionBaruc (Barry)Nicolas Hodges Plaid Cymru holdSteffan WiliamPlaid Cymru holdButtrills (Barry)Margaret AlexanderLabour holdStuart EganLabour holdCadoc (Barry)Josephine Moore Labour holdFrederick JohnsonLabour holdNeil MooreLabour holdCastleland (Barry)Barry Shaw Plaid Cymru gain from LabourKeith StockdalePlaid Cymru gain from LabourCornerswell (Penarth)Rhiannon Birch Labour gain from ConservativeNigel GibbsLabour holdCourt (Barry)Richard BertinLabour holdAndrew DobbinsonLabour holdCowbridgeCatherine ClayConservative holdGeoffrey CoxConservative holdThomas JarvieConservative holdDinas PowysChristopher FranksPlaid Cymru holdVal HartreyPlaid Cymru holdMargaret RandallPlaid Cymru holdChristopher WilliamsPlaid Cymru holdDyfan (Barry)Anthony PowellLabour hold Jennifer Cole Labour holdGibbonsdown (Barry)Rob CurtisLabour holdMargaret Wilkinson Labour holdIlltyd (Barry)Terry HamptonConservative holdEmlyn WilliamsConservative holdJanice CharlesConservative holdLlandoughColin OsborneConservative gain from LabourLlandow and EwennyWilliam VaughanConservative holdLlantwit MajorGwyn JohnIndependent gain from Conservative Eric HackerIndependent gain from Conservative Alfred ReadmanIndependent gain from Conservative John CliffordConservative holdPeterston-Super-ElyAnthony WilliamsConservative holdPlymouth (Penarth)Maureen Kelly-OwenConservative win (new seat)Alfred WilliamsConservative win (new seat)RhooseHaydn JamesConservative holdGordon KempConservative holdSt AthanJohn ThomasConservative holdSt Augustine's (Penarth)Elisabeth BurnettLabour win (new seat)Paul ChurchConservative win (new seat)St Brides MajorAudrey PrestonConservative holdStanwell (Penarth)Mary BirchLabour holdMark WilsonLabour holdSullyAnthony ErnestConservative holdSarah SharpeConservative win (new seat)WenvoeMichael HarveyConservative hold

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