2004 Cambridge City Council election
# 2004 Cambridge City Council election

The 2004 Cambridge City Council election to the Cambridge City Council took place in 2004. Due to ward boundary changes, the whole council was up for election rather than the normal one-third.

## Result Summary

2004 Cambridge City Council election :

| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 28 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 28 | 66.7 | 36,586 | 41.3 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | 13 | 2 | 31.0 | 0 | 13 | 31.0 | 22,952 | 25.9 | -0.2 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 19,654 | 22.2 | -1.3 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,794 | 8.8 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 809 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 741 | 0.8 | ±0.0 |

## Ward results

### Abbey

Abbey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Durrant | 725 | 41.8 |
| | Labour | Caroline Hart | 615 | 35.5 |
| | Labour | Richard Smith | 559 | 32.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Dutton | 388 | 22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Elsom | 360 | 20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Sexton | 330 | 19.0 |
| | Green | Heather Macbeth-Hornett | 322 | 18.6 |
| | Conservative | Simon Mitton | 322 | 18.6 |
| | Conservative | Magnus Gittins | 317 | 18.3 |
| | Green | Margaret Wright | 280 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marcus Streets | 279 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,734 | 27.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Arbury

Arbury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rhordi James | 1,167 | 40.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Hymans | 1,004 | 34.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Ward | 976 | 33.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Todd-Jones | 908 | 31.1 |
| | Labour | Ian Kidman | 900 | 30.8 |
| | Labour | Janet Robertson-Forrest | 777 | 26.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Boorman | 699 | 23.9 |
| | Conservative | Rhona Boorman | 662 | 22.7 |
| | Conservative | Shapour Meftah | 544 | 18.6 |
| | Green | Edwina Wood | 459 | 15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,921 | 43.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Castle

Castle :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marie-Louise Holland | 1,130 | 52.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hipkin | 1,112 | 51.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Kightley | 1,011 | 46.5 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Mitton | 487 | 22.4 |
| | Conservative | Janet Webb | 459 | 21.1 |
| | Green | Stephen Lawrence | 436 | 20.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Pilkington | 434 | 20.0 |
| | Labour | Jane Jacks | 403 | 18.5 |
| | Labour | Christopher Hemming | 320 | 14.7 |
| | Labour | Duncan Rayner | 272 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,173 | 33.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Robert Dryden | 1,275 | 43.9 |
| | Labour | Russel McPherson | 1,057 | 36.4 |
| | Conservative | Eric Barrett-Payton | 1,027 | 35.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Howell | 1,014 | 34.9 |
| | Conservative | Graham Palmer | 983 | 33.8 |
| | Labour | Stuart Newbold | 938 | 32.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Heathcock | 556 | 19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Hutchings | 400 | 13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Rodgers | 350 | 12.0 |
| | Green | Neil Ford | 242 | 8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,907 | 46.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Bernaneth Callaghan | 782 | 36.6 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Benstead | 753 | 35.2 |
| | Labour | Lewis Herbert | 743 | 34.7 |
| | Conservative | Edward Macnaghten | 512 | 23.9 |
| | Conservative | Steven Mastin | 511 | 23.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Blackhurst | 490 | 22.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Folley | 477 | 22.3 |
| | Conservative | Monica Waters | 469 | 21.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Yates | 372 | 17.4 |
| | Green | James Grinham | 340 | 15.9 |
| | UKIP | Albert Watts | 187 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,139 | 37.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Bailey | 913 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Liddle | 859 | 39.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Adey | 800 | 36.3 |
| | Labour | Pat Johnston | 648 | 29.4 |
| | Labour | Geraldine Bird | 616 | 28.0 |
| | Labour | Sarah Woodall | 581 | 26.4 |
| | Conservative | Marvin Goode | 392 | 17.8 |
| | Green | Peter Pope | 369 | 16.8 |
| | Conservative | Louise Cadwallader | 353 | 16.0 |
| | Conservative | Tina Goode | 334 | 15.2 |
| | UKIP | Barry Hudson | 229 | 10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,201 | 37.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### King's Hedges

King's Hedges :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Louise Downham | 558 | 32.7 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Hughes | 550 | 32.2 |
| | Labour | Maria Bell | 524 | 30.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Langley | 474 | 27.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Pitt | 449 | 26.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Rodgers | 424 | 24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neale Upstone | 407 | 23.8 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Mennie | 369 | 21.6 |
| | Green | Gerhard Goldbeck-Wood | 244 | 14.3 |
| | Green | Geraldine Roper | 244 | 14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,708 | 27.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Market

Market :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joye Rosenstiel | 824 | 41.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Dixon | 813 | 40.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Rosenstiel | 781 | 39.2 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Haire | 367 | 18.4 |
| | Conservative | John Ionides | 357 | 17.9 |
| | Green | Martin Lucas-Smith | 344 | 17.3 |
| | Conservative | Alan Mendoza | 339 | 17.0 |
| | Green | Daniel Scott | 325 | 16.3 |
| | Independent | Adrian Brink | 263 | 13.2 |
| | Green | Michael Smith | 245 | 12.3 |
| | Independent | John Burnett | 232 | 11.6 |
| | Independent | Sylvia Lynn-Meaden | 225 | 11.3 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Walter | 219 | 11.0 |
| | Labour | Damian Counsell | 206 | 10.3 |
| | Labour | Donald McCallum | 193 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,994 | 29.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Newnham

Newnham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sian Reid | 1,018 | 51.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Smith | 931 | 46.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roderick Cantrill | 904 | 45.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Harding-Rolls | 429 | 21.5 |
| | Conservative | Gail Kenney | 411 | 20.6 |
| | Green | Anna Gomori-Woodcock | 400 | 20.1 |
| | Conservative | Anna Hodge | 395 | 19.8 |
| | Labour | Rita Gaggs | 317 | 15.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Layfield | 288 | 14.5 |
| | Green | William Quinn | 282 | 14.1 |
| | Labour | Daniel Sternberg | 279 | 14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,993 | 31.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Benjamin Bradnack | 797 | 36.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Phillips | 787 | 35.7 |
| | Labour | Kevin Blencowe | 770 | 34.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Mortimer | 727 | 33.0 |
| | Labour | Tricia Wright | 709 | 32.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Monroe | 673 | 30.5 |
| | Green | John Collins | 349 | 15.8 |
| | Green | Ruhul Islam | 345 | 15.6 |
| | Green | Shayne Mitchell | 341 | 15.5 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Clarkson | 273 | 12.4 |
| | Conservative | Donald Douglas | 230 | 10.4 |
| | Conservative | Laurence Tailby | 207 | 9.4 |
| | Independent | Bernard Walker | 89 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,206 | 37.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Queen's Edith

Queen's Edith :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Taylor | 1,671 | 59.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Stebbings | 1,591 | 57.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Baker | 1,566 | 56.1 |
| | Conservative | Toby Edwards | 653 | 23.4 |
| | Conservative | James Ray | 550 | 19.7 |
| | Conservative | Mark Hall | 531 | 19.0 |
| | Green | Brian Westcott | 337 | 12.1 |
| | Labour | Leonard Freeman | 277 | 9.9 |
| | Labour | Susan Rosser | 256 | 9.2 |
| | Labour | John Kazer | 211 | 7.6 |
| | UKIP | Helene Davies | 206 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,792 | 43.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Romsey

Romsey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smart | 1,192 | 47.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Coleman | 1,184 | 47.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Ellis-Miller | 1,125 | 45.2 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Goodacre | 746 | 30.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Sales | 658 | 26.5 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Stafford | 577 | 23.2 |
| | Green | Richard Rippin | 394 | 15.8 |
| | Green | Vicky Russell | 360 | 14.5 |
| | Conservative | Vivian Ellis | 206 | 8.3 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Reynolds | 186 | 7.5 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Wheeler | 172 | 6.9 |
| | UKIP | Marjorie Barr | 119 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,487 | 39.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Slatter | 1,186 | 51.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edrich Adigun-Harris | 1,177 | 51.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Churchill | 1,039 | 45.5 |
| | Conservative | Steven George | 778 | 34.1 |
| | Conservative | Andre Beaumont | 764 | 33.5 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Whant | 679 | 29.7 |
| | Green | Ceri Galloway | 346 | 15.2 |
| | Labour | Deborah Allen | 192 | 8.4 |
| | Labour | George Tudor | 162 | 7.1 |
| | Labour | David Coulson | 154 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,283 | 42.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Nimmo-Smith | 1,302 | 50.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Armstrong | 1,143 | 44.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Max Boyce | 1,086 | 42.3 |
| | Labour | Paul McHugh | 503 | 19.6 |
| | Green | Sarah Peake | 481 | 18.7 |
| | Labour | Miriam Lynn | 480 | 18.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Lake | 478 | 18.6 |
| | Conservative | James Strachan | 463 | 18.0 |
| | Labour | Simon Watkins | 454 | 17.7 |
| | Conservative | Ann Watkins | 436 | 17.0 |
| | Green | Stephen Peake | 309 | 12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,567 | 40.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
