2003 Basildon District Council election

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2003 Basildon District Council election [1] [2] [3]
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14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election21183
Seats before21163
Seats won851
Seats after23143
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote12,0907,4415,255
Percentage45.3%27.9%19.7%
 Fourth party
 
Party Basildon Independent Residents
Last election0
Seats before2
Seats won0
Seats after2
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular voten/a
Percentagen/a
Basildon UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2003.
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

Conservative Party

The 2003 Basildon District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. [4]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Background

The previous election in 2002 saw the Conservatives win exactly half of the seats, but Labour remained in control of the council with the support of the Liberal Democrats. [6] However 6 months before the 2003 election 2 Labour councillors defected and the Conservatives took over the administration of the council. [7]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives win a majority for only the second time in the history of Basildon council. [8]

Following the election the Labour leader on the council Nigel Smith was replaced by his group with Paul Kirkman. [7]

2003 Basildon Local Election Result [9]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 820Increase2.svg257.145.312,090
  Labour 502Decrease2.svg235.727.97,441
  Liberal Democrats 100Steady2.svg7.119.75,255
  BNP 000Steady2.svg04.11,104
  Independent 000Steady2.svg01.9510
  Green 000Steady2.svg01.1299

Ward results

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward Billericay East ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Billericay East ward
Billericay East [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Dadds 1,563 66.2
Liberal Democrats James Edwards52622.3
Labour Patricia Reid27211.5
Majority1,03743.9
Turnout 2,361
Conservative hold

Billericay West

Location of Billericay West ward Billericay West ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Billericay West ward
Billericay West [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Stephen Horgan 1,712 69.5
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Taylor51420.9
Labour Geoffrey Viney2389.7
Majority1,19848.6
Turnout 2,464
Conservative hold

Burstead

Location of Burstead ward Burstead ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Burstead ward
Burstead [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Kevin Blake 1,213 51.6
Liberal Democrats Belinda Jackson90238.4
Labour Margaret Viney23410.0
Majority31113.2
Turnout 2,349
Conservative hold

Fryerns

Location of Fryerns ward Fryerns ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Fryerns ward
Fryerns [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Julia Woods 966 43.4
BNP William Bake48721.9
Conservative Kenneth Evens42719.2
Liberal Democrats John Lutton22310.0
Green Adam Ellis1245.6
Majority47921.5
Turnout 2,227
Labour hold

Laindon Park

Location of Laindon Park ward Laindon Park ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Laindon Park ward
Laindon Park [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Walsh 844 43.6
Labour Anthony Borlase78040.3
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Edwards1638.4
Independent Jason Richardson975.0
Independent Michael Payne512.6
Majority643.3
Turnout 1,935
Conservative gain from Labour

Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North ward in Basildon 2002 Lee Chapel North ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Lee Chapel North ward in Basildon 2002
Lee Chapel North [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Richard Rackham 766 40.6
Conservative Richard Hyland43423.0
BNP Sidney Chaney28515.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Martin20711.0
Green Ernest Humphries1146.0
Independent Steven Denne804.2
Majority33217.6
Turnout 1,886
Labour hold

Nethermayne

Location of Nethermayne ward Nethermayne ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Nethermayne ward
Nethermayne [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Williams 1,168 48.1
Labour Lynda Gordon67227.7
Conservative Henry Tucker58624.2
Majority49620.4
Turnout 2,426
Liberal Democrats hold

Pitsea North West

Location of Pitsea North West ward Pitsea North West ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Pitsea North West ward
Pitsea North West [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Philip Rackley 738 48.3
Conservative Mark Levey54135.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Howard24816.2
Majority19712.9
Turnout 1,527
Labour hold

Pitsea South East

Location of Pitsea South East ward Pitsea South East ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Pitsea South East ward
Pitsea South East [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Malcolm Geddes 771 36.1
Labour Michael Plant71733.6
BNP David King33215.5
Liberal Democrats Vivien Howard1697.9
Independent Raymond Abrahall874.1
Green David Wilkinson612.9
Majority542.5
Turnout 2,137
Conservative gain from Labour

St Martin's

Location of St Martin's ward St Martin's ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of St Martin's ward
St Martin's [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Colin Payn 563 47.0
Conservative Deborah Allen35129.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Dickinson17814.8
Independent Alfred Viccary1078.9
Majority21217.7
Turnout 1,199
Labour hold

Vange

Location of Vange ward Vange.svg
Location of Vange ward
Vange [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Swatantra Nandanwar 507 41.9
Conservative Philip Johnson45237.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Hersom16313.5
Independent John Cord887.3
Majority554.5
Turnout 1,210
Labour hold

Wickford Castledon

Location of Wickford Castleton ward Wickford Castleton ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Wickford Castleton ward
Wickford Castledon [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Sylvia Buckley 1,121 68.1
Labour Andrew Powderly26916.3
Liberal Democrats Fane Cummings25615.6
Majority85251.8
Turnout 1,646
Conservative hold

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward Wickford North ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Wickford North ward
Wickford North [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Michael Mowe 1,396 63.4
Labour Clive Thomas45120.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Robertson35516.1
Majority94542.9
Turnout 2,202
Conservative hold

Wickford Park

Location of Wickford Park ward Wickford South ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Wickford Park ward
Wickford Park [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Christopher Jackson 679 60.1
Labour Christopher Wilson26823.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Woods18316.2
Majority41136.4
Turnout 1,130
Conservative hold

References

  1. ↑ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Summaries 2003". The Elections Centre.
  3. ↑ "Vote 2003". BBC News.
  4. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Basildon: Lower taxes at top of Tories' agenda". Southend Standard. 16 May 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Basildon: Nigel is appointed leader". Southend Standard. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Basildon: Labour ousts Smith as leader". Southend Standard. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "South Essex: It's a blue day as Tories run riot". Southend Standard. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "27.1 Basildon". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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