| Election Name: | 2004 Welsh local elections |
| Country: | Wales |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1999 Welsh local elections |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Welsh local elections |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Seats For Election: | All 1,263 seats to 22 Welsh councils |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp) |
| Leader Since1: | 9 February 2000 |
| Party1: | Welsh Labour |
| Seats1: | 479 |
| Seat Change1: | 84 |
| 1Data1: | 278,193 |
| 2Data1: | 30.6% |
| 3Data1: | 3.8% |
| Leader2: | Ieuan Wyn Jones |
| Leader Since2: | 16 March 2000 |
| Party2: | Plaid Cymru |
| Seats2: | 175 |
| Seat Change2: | 30 |
| 1Data2: | 149,352 |
| 2Data2: | 16.4% |
| 3Data2: | 1.8% |
| Leader4: | Lembit Opik |
| Leader Since4: | 17 September 2001 |
| Party4: | Welsh Liberal Democrats |
| Seats4: | 146 |
| Seat Change4: | 48 |
| 1Data4: | 126,135 |
| 2Data4: | 13.9% |
| 3Data4: | 0.5% |
| Leader5: | Nick Bourne |
| Leader Since5: | August 1999 |
| Party5: | Welsh Conservatives |
| Seats5: | 107 |
| Seat Change5: | 32 |
| 1Data5: | 99,991 |
| 2Data5: | 11.0% |
| 3Data5: | 0.9% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
The 2004 Welsh local elections took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of all twenty-two local authorities in Wales. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 1999.
The elections were originally scheduled for May 2003, but were delayed to avoid a conflict with the 2003 Wales Assembly elections. However, this meant they took place on the same day as the 2004 elections to the European Parliament.[1] 3,135 candidates competed for 1,262 council seats across Wales, in 879 electoral wards.
| Party | Votes[2] | % | +/- | Councils | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278,193 | 30.6% | 3.8 | 8 | 479 | 84 | |||
| 205,722 | 22.6% | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 321 | 26 | ||
| 149,352 | 16.4% | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 175 | 30 | ||
| 126,135 | 13.9% | 0.5 | 0 | 146 | 48 | |||
| 99,991 | 11.0% | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 32 | ||
| 10,799 | 1.2% | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 39,492 | 4.3% | 0.5 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |||
| n/a | n/a | n/a | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | ||
In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglesey | hold | Details | |||
| Blaenau Gwent | hold | Details | |||
| Bridgend | gain | Details | |||
| Caerphilly | gain | Details | |||
| Cardiff | gain | Details | |||
| Carmarthenshire | hold | Details | |||
| Ceredigion | gain | Details | |||
| Conwy | hold | Details | |||
| Denbighshire | hold | Details | |||
| Flintshire | hold | Details | |||
| Gwynedd | Details | ||||
| Merthyr Tydfil | gain | Details | |||
| Monmouthshire | gain | Details | |||
| Neath Port Talbot | hold | Details | |||
| Newport | hold | Details | |||
| Pembrokeshire | hold | Details | |||
| Powys | hold | Details | |||
| Rhondda Cynon Taff | gain | Details | |||
| Swansea | gain | Details | |||
| Torfaen | hold | Details | |||
| Vale of Glamorgan | hold | Details | |||
| Wrexham | hold | Details | |||