Elections to Oxford City Council were held on 10 June 2004. The council is elected by halves, so one seat in each ward was up for election (except in St Clements, where both seats were contested). Labour lost majority control of the council but remained in minority administration. Overall turnout was 37.6%, with the lowest turnout (26.5%) in Carfax ward and the highest (49.5%) in Wolvercote.
Election result
Note: three Independents stood in 2004, compared with one in 2002.
The total number of seats on the Council after the election was: Labour - 20 Liberal Democrats - 18 Green - 7 Independent Working Class Association - 3
Sources: BBC Oxford City Council
Results by ward
All results from Oxford City Council.
Barton and Sandhills
Blackbird Leys
Carfax
Churchill
Cowley
Cowley Marsh
Headington
Headington Hill and Northway
Hinksey Park
Holywell
Iffley Fields
Jericho and Osney
Littlemore
Lye Valley
Marston
North
*John Rose stood on the platform "Local Government Reform"
Northfield Brook
Quarry and Risinghurst
Rose Hill and Iffley
St Clement's
Because both seats were up for election each voter had two votes (i.e. plurality-at-large). Turnout has been estimated by halving the number of votes cast.
St Margaret's
St Mary's
Summertown
Wolvercote