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The 2004 Newcastle City Council election was held to elect members of the Newcastle City Council on 10 June 2004, coinciding with elections to the European Parliament and other local elections. The entire complement of 78 seats in the City were contested due to major boundary changes that year. The Liberal Democrats ended thirty years of Labour control and the table below shows the composition of the council following the election. [1]

   Party Seats Council Composition 10 June 2004
2002 2003 2004
  Liberal Democrats 19 24 48                                                                                    
  Labour 59 54 30                                                            

Results summary

2004 Newcastle City Council election [1] [2] [3]
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 48 Increase24 61.5 42.0 35,452
  Labour 30 Decrease24 38.5 33.5 28,309
  Conservative 0 Steady 0.0 15.1 12,769
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 3.1 2,609
  BNP 0 Steady 0.0 2.7 2,256
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 1.3 1,110
  National Front 0 Steady 0.0 1.2 1,044
  Socialist Alternative 0 Steady 0.0 0.7 573
  English Democrat 0 New 0.0 0.3 240 New
  Communist 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 49

Ward results

References

  1. ^ a b "Local election results 2004". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Newcastle City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2004 - Newcastle upon Tyne". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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