2004 Worcester City Council election
{{Short description|English local authority election}}
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{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
File:Worcester UK local election 2004 map.svg in blue, Labour in red, independent in grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow.]]
The 2004 Worcester City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Worcester City Council in Worcestershire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 reducing the number of seats by one.{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3798.stm | title = Worcester council | access-date = 2010-01-05 | publisher = BBC News}} The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.{{cite news | title = Elections 2004: Local authorities in England and Wales (with eight authorities still to declare)
| newspaper = The Independent | page = 9 | date = 2004-06-12 }}
Campaign
Before the election the council was composed of 18 Conservatives, 10 Labour, 4 independents, 2 Liberal Democrats, 1 independent Conservative and 1 vacant seat.{{cite news | first = Neil | last = Elkes | title = Spitting in the face of God ; Fury as BNP fight 50 Midlands election seats | newspaper = Birmingham Mail | page = 1 | date = 2004-05-14 }} Boundary changes saw the number of seats reduced from 36 to 35 for the 2004 election,{{cite news | first = Sophie | last = Blakemore | title = Council Elections: Worcester: Boundary changes help seal a majority | newspaper = Birmingham Post | page = 4 | date = 2004-06-12 }} meaning that the whole council would be up for election for the first time since 1976.{{cite web | url = http://archive.malverngazette.co.uk/2004/6/10/100028.html | title = Blair holds breath as city goes to the polls | access-date = 2010-01-06 | date = 2004-06-10 | work = Malvern Gazette }}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} This also meant that the number of wards was increased from 12 to 15, with new wards including Cathedral and Rainbow Hill.{{cite web | url = http://archive.malverngazette.co.uk/2004/5/14/102963.html | title = Let battle commence | access-date = 2010-01-06 | date = 2004-05-14 | work = Malvern Gazette }}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
All parties were hoping to make gains with the Conservatives defending their record in control of the council, which they said included having a balanced budget and keeping the council tax rise down to 2.5%. Other issues raised in the election included recycling, improving public transport, dealing with traffic congestion and keeping the streets clean.
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives achieve a majority on the council after winning 18 of the 35 seats. Labour remained on 10 seats while the Liberal Democrats gained 1 to hold 3 seats.
{{Election summary begin|title = Worcester Local Election Result 2004{{cite web | url = http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc04/Pages/worcester/result.htm | title = Worcester council elections: 10th June 2004 | access-date = 2010-01-05 | publisher = Political Science Resources | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120516024117/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc04/Pages/worcester/result.htm | archive-date = 16 May 2012 | url-status = dead }}{{cite news | title = Elections 2004: Results at a glance | newspaper = The Guardian | page = 10 | date = 2004-06-12 }}}}
{{Election summary party
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 18
|gain =
|loss =
|net = -1
|seats % = 51.4
|votes % = 45.6
|votes = 24,729
|plus/minus = +4.3%
}}
{{Election summary party
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 10
|gain =
|loss =
|net = 0
|seats % = 28.6
|votes % = 28.8
|votes = 15,576
|plus/minus = -7.1%
}}
{{Election summary party
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 4
|gain =
|loss =
|net = -1
|seats % = 11.4
|votes % = 8.6
|votes = 4,653
|plus/minus = -0.9%
}}
{{Election summary party
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 3
|gain =
|loss =
|net = +1
|seats % = 8.6
|votes % = 15.4
|votes = 8,346
|plus/minus = +4.6%
}}
{{Election summary party
|party = British National Party
|seats = 0
|gain =
|loss =
|net = 0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 1.6
|votes = 871
|plus/minus = +0.4%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
{{Election box begin | title=Arboretum (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Peachey
|votes = 694
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Bird
|votes = 693
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonathon Cunningham
|votes = 656
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Haris Saleem
|votes = 524
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Oliver Orr
|votes = 471
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 3,038
|percentage = 41
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Battenhall (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Rowden
|votes = 906
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Tibbutt
|votes = 833
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Louis Stephen
|votes = 456
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Watson
|votes = 411
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Paul Griffiths
|votes = 399
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Winwood
|votes = 344
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 3,349
|percentage = 44
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Bedwardine (3)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Derek Prodger
|votes = 1,313
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Clark
|votes = 1,112
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Barry Mackenzie-Williams
|votes = 935
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Vaughan Hencher
|votes = 690
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gary Kibblewhite
|votes = 689
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Mark Heaton
|votes = 410
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 5,149
|percentage = 40
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Cathedral (3)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Francis Lankester
|votes = 1,302
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Allah Ditta
|votes = 1,168
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mohammed Riaz
|votes = 1,071
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ali Asghar
|votes = 780
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Simon Cronin
|votes = 777
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Agar
|votes = 771
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Iain Macbriar
|votes = 658
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 6,527
|percentage = 41
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Claines (3)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Susan Askin
|votes = 1,709
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ruth Smith
|votes = 1,581
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Kear
|votes = 1,399
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Elsy
|votes = 1,228
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicola Lynas
|votes = 1,165
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Campbell
|votes = 1,138
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Clive Andrews
|votes = 535
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 8,755
|percentage = 51
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Gorse Hill (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Roger Berry
|votes = 709
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Williams
|votes = 601
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Martin Roberts
|votes = 461
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gordon Hazelton
|votes = 321
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,092
|percentage = 34
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Nunnery (3)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Michael Layland
|votes = 1,233
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Keith Burton
|votes = 951
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Stanley Knowles
|votes = 747
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Balsdon
|votes = 701
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Taylor
|votes = 604
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Maguire
|votes = 482
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,718
|percentage = 37
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Rainbow Hill (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Gregson
|votes = 641
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Denham
|votes = 570
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Turner
|votes = 344
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sajeeda Begum
|votes = 275
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,830
|percentage = 26
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=St. Clement (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Simon Geraghty
|votes = 940
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Imray
|votes = 734
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Allyson Craigan
|votes = 503
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Brian Chadd
|votes = 435
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Paul Coveney
|votes = 373
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,985
|percentage = 39
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=St. John (3)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Margaret Layland
|votes = 914
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Candler
|votes = 822
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Samuel Arnold
|votes = 795
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Matthew Lamb
|votes = 764
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alastair Little
|votes = 584
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Hall
|votes = 538
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,417
|percentage = 33
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=St. Peter's (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Roger Knight
|votes = 1,047
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Tarbuck
|votes = 790
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Reginald Price
|votes = 423
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,260
|percentage = 35
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=St. Stephen (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Inamn
|votes = 832
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gareth Jones
|votes = 816
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Hilary Craig
|votes = 349
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Celia Foulger
|votes = 323
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Squires
|votes = 311
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,631
|percentage = 37
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Warndon (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Pamela Clayton
|votes = 670
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Josephine Hodges
|votes = 586
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Bruton
|votes = 307
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Hudson
|votes = 281
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,844
|percentage = 26
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Warndon Parish North (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Clarke
|votes = 667
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Hudgson
|votes = 592
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Buckley
|votes = 518
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Edward Hartley
|votes = 311
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Layland
|votes = 292
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,380
|percentage = 34
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Warndon Parish South (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lucy Hodgson
|votes = 933
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rodney Staines
|votes = 895
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Udall
|votes = 372
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,200
|percentage = 34
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Worcestershire elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2004}}