Election Name: | 2004 Havant Borough Council election |
Seats1: | 12 |
Election Date: | 10 June 2004 |
Majority Seats: | 20 |
Seats Before1: | 23 |
After Election: | Conservative |
Previous Election: | 2003 Havant Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Seats After1: | 27 |
Ongoing: | no |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Country: | England |
Before Election: | Conservative |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seat Change1: | 4 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Party Colour: | yes |
Seats3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 5,149 |
Popular Vote1: | 18,290 |
Popular Vote2: | 9,401 |
Seats Before2: | 8 |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Next Year: | 2006 |
Next Election: | 2006 Havant Borough Council election |
Seats Before3: | 7 |
Seats For Election: | 16 of 38 seats to Havant Borough Council |
Seats After3: | 5 |
Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
Council control | |
Seats2: | 2 |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats After2: | 6 |
Seat Change3: | 2 |
The 2004 Havant Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
The Conservatives gained seats to hold 27 of the 38 seats on the council, while Labour fell to 6 seats and the Liberal Democrats dropped to hold 5 seats.[1] [3] The Conservative gains included taking Barncroft and Battins wards in Leigh Park from Labour; the first time in over 30 years that Labour had not won all the seats in Leigh Park.[3] Overall turnout at the election was 32.4%.[4]