2003 Canterbury City Council election

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2003 Canterbury City Council election [1]
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All 50 seats in the Canterbury City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last electionConservative
Seats won24197
Popular vote16,16411,3088,655
Percentage42.4%29.7%22.7%
Canterbury UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Canterbury council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Lib Dems in orange.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 2003 Canterbury City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. [2] The council remained under no overall control. [3]

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Results summary

2003 Canterbury City Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2440Increase2.svg 648.043.736,007+6.6
  Liberal Democrats 1910Increase2.svg 238.031.325,789+0.5
  Labour 705Decrease2.svg 714.021.417,617-7.4
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.02.31,877-0.2
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.00.9716N/A
  Socialist Alliance 000Steady2.svg0.00.3288N/A
 Council Tax Payers000Steady2.svg0.00.2143N/A

Ward results

Barnham Downs

Barnham Downs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Vye 761 68.4 +18.9
Conservative Don Faulkner31828.6-14.6
Labour Andrew Fenyo343.1-4.2
Majority44339.8
Turnout 1,11353.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg16.8

Barton

Barton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carole Brett 1,051 55.7
Liberal Democrats Christina Kay-Bradley 919 48.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Took 855 45.3
Conservative Michael Northey85445.3
Conservative Pauline Hook79942.4
Conservative Terrence Ogier73639.0
Labour Linda Cooper26313.9
Labour Carl Parsons24212.8
Green Keith Bothwell1759.3
Green Corey Mills1457.7
Council Tax PayersJames Cooper1437.6
Turnout 1,88630.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Blean Forest

Blean Forest
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Hazel McCabe 672 70.4
Conservative John Gilbey 562 58.9
Green Geoffrey Meaden17618.4
Labour Michael Fuller15916.7
Green Philip Rogers14615.3
Labour David McLellan13914.6
Turnout 95422.6
Conservative hold
Conservative win (new seat)

Chartham and Stone Street

Chartham and Stone Street
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Rosemary Doyle 756 53.4
Conservative Michael Patterson 696 49.2
Liberal Democrats Andrea Nicholson37226.3
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Colthup35925.4
Labour John Chiappino26818.9
Labour Jodah Bhujan19613.9
Turnout 1,41536.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Chestfield and Swalecliffe

Chestfield and Swalecliffe (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jennifer Samper 1,577 65.2
Conservative Ian Thomas 1,503 62.1
Conservative Pat Todd 1,495 61.8
Labour Jane Hardy43417.9
Labour Ruth Wreford38616.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Brown36915.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Steed34514.3
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Tibertius32813.6
Turnout 2,42036.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gorrell

Gorrell (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Halfpenny 805 45.9
Labour Wes McLachlan 754 43.0
Conservative Jacqueline Perkins74642.6
Conservative Paul Carnell72041.1
Liberal Democrats Margaret Lansdell17710.1
Liberal Democrats Roger Lansdell1448.2
Socialist Alliance Peter Holloway593.4
Turnout 1,75240.9
Labour hold
Labour hold

Greenhill and Eddington

Greenhill and Eddington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Roger Matthews 478 36.9
Liberal Democrats Nigel Oakes 465 35.9
Conservative Lynsey Laker41331.9
Conservative Vincent McMahan41231.8
Labour Bill Brade35927.7
Labour Robert Walker33025.5
Green Jess Hampshire735.6
Turnout 1,29432.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Harbledown

Harbledown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Dixey 517 58.4 -11.7
Conservative Ann Taylor26429.8+8.0
Labour Victoria Foster10411.8+3.7
Majority25328.6
Turnout 88545.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.9

Harbour

Harbour (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julia Seath 729 57.0
Labour John Wratten 650 50.8
Conservative Michael Harrison48537.9
Conservative Howard Smith45535.5
Socialist Alliance Bunny La Roche16112.6
Liberal Democrats Janet Berridge15812.3
Liberal Democrats Gwendoline Bale15211.9
Turnout 1,28037.1
Labour hold
Labour hold

Herne and Broomfield

Herne and Broomfield (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Ronald Mavers 685 36.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Wright 653 34.6
Conservative Robert Bright 619 32.8
Conservative Kay Shannon60932.2
Conservative Pauline Roper59931.7
Liberal Democrats David Robinson56529.9
UKIP John Moore29915.8
Green Carol Davis26113.8
UKIP Edith Bigg21411.3
Labour John Brown21311.3
UKIP Terence Kendall20310.7
Labour Peter Tavener20310.7
Labour Eric Reeves19210.2
Turnout 1,88931.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Heron

Heron (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ron Flaherty 1,050 53.5
Liberal Democrats Maisie Seager 1,017 51.8
Liberal Democrats Ken Hando 960 48.9
Conservative Jennifer Kadwell54427.7
Conservative Jean Herwin53127.1
Conservative Roy Smale51526.2
Labour Rolane Brade34617.6
Labour Lynnda Faux-Bowyer31716.2
Labour Tony Morris30415.5
Turnout 1,96232.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Little Stour

Little Stour
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lewis Norris 454 57.8 +13.9
Liberal Democrats Arthur Linfoot21327.1-13.4
Labour Alan Forrest11915.1-0.6
Majority24130.7
Turnout 78638.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg13.7

Marshside

Marshside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Nee 348 52.0 +2.9
Conservative Heather Taylor32148.0+13.8
Majority274.0
Turnout 66934.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.5

North Nailbourne

North Nailbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Oakey 574 56.2 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Janet Horsley44743.8+14.8
Majority12712.4
Turnout 1,02150.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.9

Northgate

Northgate (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ron Pepper 583 48.3
Labour Fred Whitemore 558 46.3
Conservative Graham Gibbens46938.9
Conservative Donald Bunting44336.7
Liberal Democrats Clifford Arter12310.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Frogley1058.7
Turnout 1,20630.5
Labour hold
Labour hold

Reculver

Reculver
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gabrielle Davis 1,226 49.4
Conservative Michael Street-Williams 1,216 49.0
Conservative Gillian Reuby 1,213 48.9
Liberal Democrats Iris Law92337.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Flaherty88835.8
Liberal Democrats George Corney87235.1
Labour Kim Brade-Dawkins31412.7
Labour David Hornsby27311.0
Turnout 2,48138.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St. Stephens

St. Stephens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harry Cragg 937 40.0
Conservative Kenneth Avery 852 36.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Berridge 808 34.5
Liberal Democrats John Purchese80734.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Blake77032.9
Conservative Barrie Packer75432.2
Labour Jennie Bukht60725.9
Labour John Jackson48220.6
Labour Paul Todd45319.4
Green Catherine Cantwell2028.6
Green Richard Podger1496.4
Turnout 2,34035.6
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats hold

Seasalter

Seasalter
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Law 1,233 56.1
Conservative Cyril Windsor 1,209 55.0
Conservative Michael Sharp 1,194 54.3
Labour Jean Beynon77035.0
Labour Christopher Ryan74033.7
Labour Sandra Ashford67530.7
Liberal Democrats Keith Hooker30814.0
Turnout 2,19739.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative win (new seat)

Sturry North

Sturry North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Austin 426 58.0 +30.3
Labour Nicholas Turner30942.0-6.6
Majority11715.9
Turnout 73535.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg18.5

Sturry South

Sturry South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marion Attwood 550 75.5 +5.7
Labour Susan Barnard9212.6-5.9
Liberal Democrats Monica Eden-Green8611.8+0.1
Majority45862.9
Turnout 72832.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg5.8

Tankerton

Tankerton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Harrison 851 51.1
Conservative David Cavell 822 49.4
Liberal Democrats Heather Scott53131.9
Liberal Democrats Donna Dwight51130.7
Labour Michael Vince19811.9
Socialist Alliance Lorraine Vincent684.1
Turnout 1,66544.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

West Bay

West Bay (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Lee 893 55.5
Conservative Crispin Rampling 815 50.7
Labour Brian Hunter54633.9
Labour John Neil44527.7
Liberal Democrats Margaret Burns32019.9
Turnout 1,60933.8
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Westgate

Westgate (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Ashmore-Fish 793 38.3
Liberal Democrats Christian Farthing 769 37.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Parkinson 768 37.1
Labour Jean Butcher64631.2
Labour Philip Bond54526.3
Conservative Douglas Robinson54026.1
Labour Gordon Hartley53725.9
Conservative John Anderson52725.4
Conservative Victor Gray52225.2
Green Deirdre Balaam1778.5
Green Ronald Hollands1607.7
Turnout 2,07135.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Wincheap

Wincheap (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Eden-Green 1,138 58.0
Liberal Democrats Charlotte MacCaul 1,126 57.4
Liberal Democrats Alex Perkins 1,103 56.2
Conservative Alan Griffiths44222.5
Labour Cecile Manning40920.8
Conservative Neil Parsonson40820.8
Labour John Derrick27514.0
Labour Anne Seller26613.6
Conservative Patricia Parsonson23612.0
Green Emily Shirley21310.9
Turnout 1,96333.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2003". Local Elections Archive Project.
  2. ↑ "The Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001". legislation.gov.uk.
  3. ↑ "Vote 2003". BBC News.
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