2004 Cardiff Council election

The third election to the City of Cardiff Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales was held on 10 June 2004. It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 elections. On the same day, elections were held for the European Parliament as well as elections to the other 21 local authorities and to community councils in Wales.

Overview

All council seats were up for election. Labour lost its majority at this election.

City of Cardiff Council election result 2004

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	27			-24
	Conservative	12			+7
	Liberal Democrats	33			+16
	Plaid Cymru	3	2	0	+2
	Green	0	0	0	0
	Independent	0	0	1	-1

Ward Results

Adamstown (two seats)

Adamsdown 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Howells*	1,053
	Liberal Democrats	John Dixon*	1,012
	Labour	David Mawn	327
	Labour	Clifford Power	310
	Plaid Cymru	James Mapstone	186
	Green	Clare Sain Ley Berry	171
	Plaid Cymru	Jeremy Williams	130
	Communist	Frances Rawlings	49
Turnout				30.8	−10.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Butetown (one seat)

Butetown 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Humphrey Gething	424	30.9	−0.1
	Independent	Rachel Campbell*	422	30.7	−12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Greening	321	23.4	+16.5
	Conservative	Maria Hill	127	9.2	+4.0
	Plaid Cymru	Lyn Thomas	80	5.8	−8.0
Majority			2	0.2
Turnout				31.5	−10.1
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Caerau (two seats)

Caerau 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqui Gasson*	1,029
	Liberal Democrats	R. Burley	818
	Labour	Harry Ernest*	763
	Labour	I. Tutton	675
	Conservative	A. Burns	253
	Plaid Cymru	Robert Garland	209
Turnout				28.0	−6.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Canton (three seats)

Canton 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Patel	1,657
	Labour	R. Cook	1,530
	Labour	David Thomas*	1,404
	Plaid Cymru	Eluned Bush	982
	Conservative	Harold Burns	931
	Plaid Cymru	K. Parry	927
	Liberal Democrats	A. Owen	899
	Plaid Cymru	S. Thomas	872
	Conservative	C. Gardener	828
	Conservative	S. Gardener	817
	Liberal Democrats	D. Morgan	702
	Liberal Democrats	A. Goldsworthy	687
Turnout				41.8	−3.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Cathays (four seats)

Cathays 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Carter	1,515
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Aylwin*	1,512
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Reece*	1,435
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wakefield*	1,381
	Labour	Sarah Merry	691
	Labour	S. Brooks	653
	Labour	A. Hunt	649
	Labour	M. Foday	585
	Conservative	D. Lord	319
	Plaid Cymru	Carwyn Fowler	308
	Conservative	J. Morgan	308
	Conservative	A. Murphy	302
	Conservative	M. Bebb	295
	Plaid Cymru	Gwennol Haf	286
	Plaid Cymru	K. Jones	281
	Plaid Cymru	M. Sion	243
Turnout				21.8	−17.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Creigiau & St. Fagans (one seat)

Creigiau & St. Fagans 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Delme Bowen	1,107	60.5	+6.8
	Conservative	S. Baker	396	21.7	−0.8
	Labour	Michael Kelly	186	10.2	−4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Borrow	140	7.7	−1.2
Majority				38.9	+7.6
Turnout				46.7	−6.0
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Cyncoed ( three seats)

Cyncoed 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kathryn Lloyd	2,490
	Liberal Democrats	A. Gee	2,384
	Liberal Democrats	David Rees*	2,347
	Conservative	C. Parsley	1,106
	Conservative	S. Bardo	1,081
	Conservative	Joan Gibby	1,080
	Labour	Adrian Matthewson	508
	Labour	M. Fogg	454
	Labour	R. Rees	441
	Plaid Cymru	Huw Lewis	226
	Plaid Cymru	Alun Ogwen	219
Turnout				49.4	−9.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ely (three seats)

Ely 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Finn*	1,180
	Labour	I. Goddard	1,156
	Labour	Russell Goodway*	1,004
	Independent	Charles Gale*	942
	Independent	A. Davies	826
	CIC	R. Cullen	599
	Liberal Democrats	M. Cridland	543
	Liberal Democrats	C. Adlington	352
	Plaid Cymru	E. Wulle	347
	Liberal Democrats	J. Speake	331
Turnout				28.5	−1.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Fairwater (three seats)

Fairwater 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Costas-Michael*	1,179
	Labour	J. Norman	1,152
	Labour	Derek Rees*	1,055
	Conservative	R. Mogridge	812
	Plaid Cymru	D. Minto	759
	Plaid Cymru	L. Ford	677
	Liberal Democrats	K. Chubb	599
	Plaid Cymru	N. Jones	582
	Liberal Democrats	E. Randerson	580
	Liberal Democrats	M. Thomas	528
	CIC	B. Murdock	502
	CIC	C. Steedman	341
Turnout				35.7	−0.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Gabalfa (two seats)

The Liberal Democrats had won a seat in this ward at a by-election.

Gabalfa 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy Pearcy*	975
	Liberal Democrats	L. Bridges	840
	Labour	D. Allinson	464
	Labour	T. Gilder	434
	Plaid Cymru	Ceri Morgan	221
	Green	A. Ketchin	211
	Conservative	J. Jenkins	187
	Conservative	D. Abuzaid	142
Turnout				27.9	−8.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Grangetown (three seats)

Grangetown 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Jones	1,424
	Liberal Democrats	F. Montenmaggi	1,417
	Liberal Democrats	A. Ali	1,404
	Labour	Lynda Thorne*	1,122
	Labour	I. Khan	1,113
	Labour	Peter Perkins*	1,072
	Plaid Cymru	Patrick Daley	838
	Plaid Cymru	A. Belal	764
	Plaid Cymru	J. Toby	749
	Conservative	Jean Summerhayes	427
	Conservative	A. Spinola	420
	Conservative	R. Mendelssohn	369
Turnout				37.0	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Heath (three seats)

Heath 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John James*	2,380
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Harris*	2,305
	Liberal Democrats	M. Michaelis	1,929
	Conservative	Y. Jenkins	1,040
	Conservative	Greville Tatham	1,026
	Conservative	C. Taylor	992
	Labour	Graham Hinchley*	920
	Labour	H. Williams	634
	Labour	S. Tarbet	612
	CIC	R. Page	502
	CIC	D. Milsom	367
	CIC	J. Hermer	288
	Plaid Cymru	G. Emyr	265
	Plaid Cymru	Nans Couch	248
	Green	Chris Von Ruhland	244
Turnout				52.4	−9.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Lisvane (one seat)

Lisvane 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Walker	828	69.5	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	R. Rowland	155	13.0	−2.4
	Labour	J. Lomax	102	8.6	−8.0
	Independent	V. Pearcey	67	5.6
	Plaid Cymru	Anthony Couch	39	3.3	−3.1
Majority				56.5	+11.4
Turnout				54.4	−8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llandaff (two seats)

Llandaff 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gregory Owens*	1,356
	Labour	John Sheppard*	1,335
	Conservative	H. Douglas	1,255
	Conservative	S. Gardener	1,103
	Liberal Democrats	H. Borrow	524
	Liberal Democrats	E. Williams	502
	Plaid Cymru	A. Miles	458
Turnout				47.1	−8.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Llandaff North (two seats)

Llandaff North 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Bewes*	804
	Liberal Democrats	Ann James	755
	Liberal Democrats	D. Cogan	740
	Labour	Philip Robinson*	677
	Conservative	L. Morgan	355
	Conservative	C. Williams	263
	Plaid Cymru	T. Jones	183
	Plaid Cymru	H. Jones	179
Turnout				37.0	−5.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Llanishen (four seats)

Llanishen 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Foley	1,999
	Conservative	J. Burns	1,847
	Conservative	R. Smith	1,827
	Conservative	C. Piper	1,807
	Labour	Garry Hunt*	1,774
	Labour	Christopher Bettinson*	1,534
	Labour	Gretta Hunt*	1,531
	Labour	A. Greagsby	1,388
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Hampton	1,167
	Liberal Democrats	Veronica Hallett	1,145
	Liberal Democrats	S. Barton	1,116
	Liberal Democrats	P. Saunders	1,062
	Plaid Cymru	D. Davies	559
	Independent	J. Richards	449
	Independent	J. Price	373
Turnout				44.09	−5.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Llanrumney (three seats)

Llanrumney 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gillian Bird*	1,263
	Labour	D. Morgan	1,139
	Labour	J. Parry	1,085
	Plaid Cymru	C. Lewis	610
	Plaid Cymru	A. Thomas	598
	Plaid Cymru	David Reeves	474
	Conservative	B. Jeffreys	420
	Conservative	C. Prew	409
	Liberal Democrats	P. Randerson	369
	Liberal Democrats	H. Minor	367
	Conservative	A. Price	360
	Liberal Democrats	G. Smith	310
Turnout				31.9	−4.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Pentwyn (four seats)

Cubitt previously represented Pontprennau.

Pentwyn 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Woodman*	1,884
	Liberal Democrats	B. Parsons	1,798
	Liberal Democrats	K. Hyde	1,729
	Liberal Democrats	P. Chaundy	1,722
	Labour	B. Pinnell*	1,172
	Labour	J. Regan*	1,151
	Labour	P. Cubitt*	1,106
	Labour	L. Newton	1,043
	Conservative	M. Newman	525
	Conservative	J. Goodwin	461
	Conservative	M. Bryan	457
	Conservative	M. Wicks	420
	Plaid Cymru	J.Davies	280
	Socilaist Alternative	S. Williams	139
Turnout				36.6	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Pentyrch (one seat)

Pentyrch 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Priday*	547	38.9
	Plaid Cymru	P. Williams	456	32.5
	Conservative	A. Walker	286	20.4	+20.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Burley	116	8.3	+7.1
Majority				6.5
Turnout				51.6	−1.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Penylan (three seats)

Penylan 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Kelloway	2,846
	Liberal Democrats	P. Burfoot	2,774
	Liberal Democrats	Freda Salway*	2,700
	Labour	J. Anderson	1,173
	Labour	C. Bewes	977
	Labour	J. Imperato	965
	Conservative	L. Johnson	733
	Plaid Cymru	C. Pugh	700
	Conservative	Peter Meyer	688
	Conservative	V. Stocqueler	591
Turnout				54.2	+13.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Plasnewydd (four seats)

Plasnewydd 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Cox*	2,149
	Liberal Democrats	H. Douglas	1,974
	Labour	Sue Lent*	1,965
	Labour	P. Morris*	1,930
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Stephens	1,860
	Liberal Democrats	V. Snell	1,727
	Labour	G. Mungham	1,529
	Plaid Cymru	E. Parish	1,259
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Berman	1,042
	Green	P. Ward	871
	Conservative	G. Donaldson	506
	Conservative	V. Palmer	439
	Communist	S. O'Brien	194
Turnout				38.7	+3.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Pontprennau & Old St. Mellons (two seats)

Pontprennau & Old St. Mellons 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Cubitt	855
	Labour	Georgina Phillips	839
	Conservative	Dianne Rees	728
	Conservative	S. Whiting	627
	Liberal Democrats	A. Evans	510
	Plaid Cymru	D. Jenkins	336
	Liberal Democrats	L. Fletcher	327
Turnout				45.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Radyr (one seat)

Radyr 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marion Drake	1,296	59.9
	Conservative	C. Kolmar	427	19.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Garrow-Smith	318	14.7	+10.4
	Plaid Cymru	M. Goode	123	5.7	+1.6
Majority				40.2
Turnout				59.8	+7.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Rhiwbina (three seats)

Rhiwbina 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gareth Neale	2,528
	Conservative	J. Cowan	2,248
	Conservative	J. Scherer	2,042
	Labour	P. Owen*	1,770
	Labour	P. Hunt	1,647
	Labour	N. Watson	1,534
	Liberal Democrats	A. Evans	1,213
	Liberal Democrats	S. Spear	1,113
	Liberal Democrats	J. Richards	1,070
	Plaid Cymru	Falmai Griffiths	786
Turnout				56.5	+2.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Riverside (three seats)

Riverside 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Mitchell	1,670
	Labour	D. Sharpe	1,462
	Labour	Neil McEvoy	1,408
	Plaid Cymru	A. Balcombe	1,103
	Residents	J. Singh*	777
	Green	P. Lukes	695
	Liberal Democrats	A. Wigley	517
	Liberal Democrats	D. Forward	465
	Liberal Democrats	R. Hewlett	457
	Conservative	M. Evans	420
	Conservative	W. Donaldson	411
	Conservative	C. Trigg	323
	Socialist	A. Conchar	263
Turnout				41.9	+4.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Rumney (two seats)

Rumney 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Derbyshire	1,212
	Labour	S. Pantak*	1,079
	Conservative	R. Hollands-Roberts	611
	Conservative	L. Morgan	503
	Plaid Cymru	D. Owen	366
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hourahane	353
	Liberal Democrats	D. Rees	347
Turnout				37.0	+0.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Splott (three seats)

An additional third seat was created in this ward.

Splott 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Holland*	1,763
	Labour	G. Houlston*	1,649
	Labour	M. Holland	1,591
	Plaid Cymru	A. O'Neill	614
	Liberal Democrats	K. Chubb	497
	Liberal Democrats	M. Mathias	431
	Liberal Democrats	S. Reece	329
	Conservative	J. McCarhty	278
	Conservative	B. Jeffreys	269
	Conservative	C. Prew	214
	Socialist	D. Reid	101
Turnout				35.2	−11.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Trowbridge (three seats)

An additional third seat was created in this ward.

Trowbridge 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Cook	1,424
	Labour	L. Ackerman	1,272
	Labour	D. English*	1,200
	Plaid Cymru	D. Williams	502
	Liberal Democrats	A. Northmore-Thomas	427
	Liberal Democrats	A. Thomas	427
	Liberal Democrats	H. Northmore-Thomas	385
	Conservative	B-A Jenkins	347
	Conservative	A. Cox	316
Turnout				28.4	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour win (new seat)

Whitchurch & Tongwynlais (four seats)

Whitchurch & Tongwynlais 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sophie Howe	2,287
	Conservative	W. Griffiths	1,980
	Labour	K. Price*	2,271
	Labour	R. Pearson*	2,165
	Labour	W. Thomas	2,131
	Conservative	Brian Griffiths	2,039
	Conservative	T. Davies	2,028
	Conservative	D. Williams-Masinda	1,608
	Independent Labour	W. Salmon*	1,053
	Plaid Cymru	G. Lewis	1,049
	Plaid Cymru	C. Palfrey	998
	Plaid Cymru	J. Rowlands	965
	Plaid Cymru	Delwyn Sion	944
	Liberal Democrats	A. Leavers	869
	Liberal Democrats	G. Mellen	743
	Liberal Democrats	P. Azzopardi	684
	Liberal Democrats	D. Wright	663
	Green	S. Martin	383
	Independent	V. Riley	263
Turnout				57.1	+4.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing