2004 Powys County Council election
The third election to the Powys County Council following local government reorganisation was held in May 2004.[1] It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 election. The election resulted once again in a majority of Independent councillors
Results Overview
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 4 | ||||||||
Conservative | 0 | ||||||||
Liberal Democrats | 15 | ||||||||
Plaid Cymru | 0 | ||||||||
Independent
|
54 | ||||||||
Green |
Ward Results (Brecknockshire)
Aber-craf (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cyril Gwyn Gwillim* | 508 | |||
Independent
|
Stanley James Bowen | 100 | |||
Liberal Democrats | William Aubrey Jenkins | 93 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 65.0 | +65.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bronllys (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Stephen Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Builth (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Lily Jarman-Harris | 520 | |||
Independent
|
Edward Ernest William Sweet* | 490 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 55.0 | +3.0 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Bwlch (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Kathryn Silk | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Crickhowell (one seat)
The Liberal Democrats won the seat in a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Gerwyn Morris* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Cwmtwrch (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Christine Davies | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Felin-fach (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Hilda Jean Whittal* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Gwernyfed (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Geraint George Hopkins* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Hay (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Charles James Gibson-Watt* | 452 | |||
Independent
|
Richard George William Pitt Booth | 121 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 44.0 | -2.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Llanafanfawr (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
David Rowland Price* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llangattock (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Brian Austen Wintle | 215 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia McBride | 123 | |||
Labour | Jacqueline Lisa Charlton | 67 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 48.5 | +48.5 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llangors (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Melanie Jade Brookes Tunnicliffe* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Llangynidr (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Muriel Rosemarie Harris* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llanwrtyd Wells (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Timothy John Van Rees* | 541 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Clive William Frederick Brooks | 213 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Thomas Gareth Morris | 57 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 58.0 | +58.0 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Maescar / Llywel (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Evan Thomas Morgan* | 498 | |||
Independent
|
Edwin Llewelyn Roderick | 366 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 62.0 | +62.0 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
St Davids Within (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Marilyn Roberts* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
St John (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | William Bryan Bufton | 616 | |||
Independent
|
Andrew Martin Charles Weale | 429 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 42.0 | -0.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
St Mary (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul James Ashton | unopposed | |||
Independent
|
Swing |
Talgarth (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | William Denston Powell | 248 | |||
Independent
|
Ivy Brenda Lewis* | 242 | |||
Conservative | Peter Graham Weavers | 209 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Brynach Parri | 26 | |||
Majority | 6 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 56.0 | +14.0 | |||
Independent
|
Swing |
Talybont-on-Usk (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Dorothy Margaret Jane James* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Tawe Uchaf (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Krishn Pathak | 218 | |||
Independent
|
Janine Amanda David | 144 | |||
Independent
|
Susan Ann Brace | 140 | |||
Independent
|
Penelope Esther Jones | 136 | |||
Independent
|
Colin Howard Woodley | 107 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Charles Hoptroff | 105 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 49.0 | +49.0 | |||
Independent gain from Labour
|
Swing |
Ynyscedwyn (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vivian James Gibbs* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Yscir (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Dorothy Gillian Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Ystradgynlais (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Steadman | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ward Results (Montgomeryshire)
Banwy (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Eluned Beryl Maud Vaughan* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Berriew (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
John Allan Lawton | 342 | |||
Independent
|
David Edward Davies | 231 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 56.0 | +56.0 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Blaen Hafren (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Gwilym Thomas Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Caaersws (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Elizabeth Rachel Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Churchstoke (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Gwynfryn Courtnenay Hamer* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Dolforwyn (one seat)
Wynne Jones had won the seat, previously held by a Conservative, at a by-election in January 2004.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Wynne Thomas Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Forden (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Karen Janet Riffel | unopposed | |||
Independent
|
Swing |
Glantwymyn (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Gwilym Pughe Vaughan* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Guilsfield (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
David Richard Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Kerry (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Kathryn Mary Roberts-Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llanbrynmair (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Robert William Morgan | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llandinam (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Leonard Roche Elvet Davies | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llandrinio (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Richard Graham Brown* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llandysilio (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Evan Arwel Jones | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llanfair Caereinion (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Viola Elizabeth Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llanfihangel (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
William Barry Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llanfyllin (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
John Ellis Bowen* | 339 | |||
Independent
|
David Barry Goodman | 188 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 49.0 | -10.0 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llanidloes (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant / Llansilin (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
John Henry Hughes* | 496 | |||
Independent
|
Ethel Maureen Wilde | 339 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 62.0 | +3.0 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llansantffraid (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Tegwyn Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llanwddyn (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Gwilym Thomas Tibbott* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Machynlleth (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
John Michael Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Meifod (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Eldrydd Mary Jones | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Montgomery (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Brian Penton Richards* | 219 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Eric Brian Fairbrother | 192 | |||
Independent
|
Margaret Olwen John | 150 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 56.0 | +56.0 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Newtown Central (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Joseph Walter Griffiths* | 259 | |||
Independent
|
Reginald Taylor | 199 | |||
Conservative | Joy Rachel Jones | 195 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 29.0 | -14.0 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Newtown East (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Louis Hedley Williams* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Newtown Llanllwchaiaran North (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Richard Noyce* | 257 | |||
Conservative | Francis Alexander Torrens | 255 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 38.0 | -10.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Newtown Llanllwchaiaran West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Robert Thomas Davey | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Newtown South (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Robert Henry Mills | 380 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard John White | 93 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 38.0 | ||||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Rhiwcynon (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Joyce Gethin Shearer* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Trewern (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Dawn Bailey | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Welshpool Castle (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Philip Charles Pritchard | 183 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Francesca Jump | 144 | |||
Independent
|
John Robert Peatroy | 63 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 46.0 | +8.0 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Welshpool Gungrog (one seat)
The Liberal Democrats took the seat from Labour at a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Mervyn Gwynfor Kinsey | 450 | |||
Conservative | Nicholas John Bardsley | 182 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 37.0 | +37.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Welshpool Llanerchyddol (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Ann Florence Holloway* | 546 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Benge-Abbott | 248 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 34.0 | +34.0 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Ward Results (Radnorshire)
Beguildy (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
John Harold Brunt | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Disserth and Trecoed (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Leslie Gwyn Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Glasbury (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Margaret Elizabeth Morris* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Knighton (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Albert Harris | 725 | |||
Independent
|
Janice Geraldine Harris | 360 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Llanbadarn Fawr (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Fred Barker* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llandrindod East/West (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Gary David Price | 266 | |||
Independent
|
Kenneth John Richards | 207 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 48.0 | ||||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llandrindod North (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Keith Francis Tampin | 365 | |||
Independent
|
Robert William Bevan* | 324 | |||
Majority | 31 | ||||
Turnout | 49.0 | ||||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llandrindod South (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Edward Brian Oakley* | 434 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David John Peter | 415 | |||
Majority | 19 | ||||
Turnout | 50.0 | ||||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llanelwedd (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Valerie Ann Morgan | 340 | |||
Independent
|
Geoffrey Miles Worts* | 213 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 58.0 | ||||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llangunllo (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Wilfred Geoffrey Lewis | 377 | |||
Independent
|
William John Thomas Powell | 199 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Anthony Holborrow | 64 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 63.0 | +63.0 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Llanyre (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
John David Arthur Thompson* | 361 | |||
Independent
|
Julia Elizabeth Owens | 155 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 57.0 | ||||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Nantmel (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
David Owen Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Old Radnor (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Evan Michael Jones* | 606 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Joan Leach | 150 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 60.0 | +60.0 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Presteigne (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Garry Richard Banks* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Rhayader (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Richard Hugh Tyler* | 369 | |||
Independent
|
Elizabeth Fletcher Phillips | 321 | |||
Independent
|
Edward Narborough | 261 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
By-Elections 2004-08
A number of by-elections were held during this period.
References
- ^ "County Council Election Results". Powys County Council. Retrieved 1 March 2016.