2003 Cambridge City Council election

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The 2003 Cambridge City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

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Results summary

2003 Cambridge City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 11Increase2.svg264.7142559.512,89641.2+0.6
  Labour 6Decrease2.svg 235.391535.78,18326.1-3.0
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0224.87,36623.5+2.2
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,4918.0+0.7
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02430.8±0.0
  Socialist Alliance 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01370.4-0.1

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Durrant 502 55.2 -3.4
Conservative Vivian Ellis19521.4+2.9
Liberal Democrats Thomas Yates14215.6+4.0
Green John Collins717.8+1.6
Majority30733.7-6.4
Turnout 91019.2-1.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.2

Arbury

Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rhodri James 739 36.4 +7.7
Labour Ian Kidman68933.9-7.1
Conservative Robert Boorman53526.3+0.9
Green Peter Pope703.4-0.2
Majority502.5
Turnout 2,03339.8±0.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg7.4

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Howarth 1,226 58.2 +6.8
Conservative Rhona Boorman44521.1+0.1
Labour Gillian Richardson27112.9-6.0
Green Stephen Lawrence1637.7-0.9
Majority78137.1+6.7
Turnout 2,10530.1-0.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg3.4

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Dryden 1,072 43.3 +3.5
Conservative Justin Hinchcliffe1,02141.2-8.1
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Heathcock31112.6+4.4
Green Shayne Mitchell732.9+0.2
Majority512.1
Turnout 2,47745.8+1.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.8

Coleridge

Coleridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Berni Callaghan 742 41.1 -9.5
Conservative Martin Hall57131.6+7.1
Liberal Democrats Laura Doherty25414.1-0.3
Green Richard Rippin955.3+0.2
Socialist Alliance Simon Sedgwick-Jell744.1+1.6
UKIP Albert Watts703.9+1.0
Majority1719.5-16.6
Turnout 1,80631.1-0.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.3

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Donald Adey 912 40.8 +0.3
Labour Patricia Johnston75633.8-1.9
Conservative Mamunur Rashid33214.8+1.5
Green Neil Hewett1577.0+1.6
UKIP Marjorie Barr793.5-1.7
Majority1567.0+2.2
Turnout 2,23631.6-2.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg1.1

King's Hedges

King's Hedges (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Elizabeth Hughes 473 50.1
Labour Louise Downham 438 46.3
Conservative Hugh Mennie21422.6
Conservative Cyril Weinman20221.4
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Bradford18219.3
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Monroe12913.7
Green Gerhard Goldbeck-Wood9510.1
Turnout 94519.7
Labour hold
Labour hold

Market

Market
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Dixon 817 56.7 -0.3
Conservative James Orpin24016.7+1.2
Green Martin Lucas-Smith21314.8+2.7
Labour Paul Sales17111.9-3.5
Majority57740.0-1.5
Turnout 1,44121.6-1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.8

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Smith 987 54.3 -1.2
Conservative Laurence Tailby33418.4+2.5
Labour Miriam Lynn25714.1-4.1
Green Anna Gomori-Woodcock23913.2+3.9
Majority65335.9-1.4
Turnout 1,81723.6-3.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.9

Petersfield

Petersfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Wright 738 35.9 -4.5
Liberal Democrats Kevin Wilkins60429.3+5.0
Green Margaret Wright48123.4+1.9
Conservative Daniel Whant23511.4+0.6
Majority1346.5-9.6
Turnout 2,05826.5-4.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.8

Queen Edith's

Queen Edith's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Baker 1,497 63.8 +4.0
Conservative Keith Henry39516.8-1.2
Labour Susan Rosser24210.3-2.8
Green Robert Milsom1195.1-1.0
UKIP Helene Davies944.0+1.0
Majority1,10247.0
Turnout 2,34738.7-2.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg2.6

Romsey

Romsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Coleman 892 43.8 -1.0
Labour Paul Gilchrist78938.8-1.3
Green Vicky Russell1467.2-1.8
Conservative Richard Normington1457.1+1.0
Socialist Alliance Diana Minns633.1N/A
Majority1035.0+0.3
Turnout 2,03534.0-1.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg0.2

Trumpington

Trumpington (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Philippa Slatter 1,225 50.4
Liberal Democrats Edrich Adigun-Harris 1,126 46.3
Conservative Hannah Towns94939.0
Conservative Steven George91437.6
Green Neil Ford1817.4
Labour David Coulson1506.2
Labour Jonathan Goodacre1355.6
Turnout 2,43240.4
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Max Boyce 941 50.2
Liberal Democrats Nichola Harrison 912 48.6
Labour Mick Brown39020.8
Labour Michael Sargeant36819.6
Conservative James Strachan34118.2
Conservative Graham Palmer29815.9
Green Sarah Peake23312.4
Green Stephen Peake1558.3
Turnout 1,87530.9
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

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