The 2004 Welsh local elections took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of all twenty-two
local authorities
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Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
in Wales. They were held alongside
other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in
1999
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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.
3,135 candidates competed for 1,262 council seats across Wales, in 879
electoral ward
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s.
Results
Councils
In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.
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