2003 Eastleigh Borough Council election

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Elections to Eastleigh Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Eastleigh Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1012-171.447.310,136-1.5%
  Conservative 210+114.327.65,921-4.4%
  Labour 211014.320.14,311+1.3%
  UKIP 000003.8817+3.4%
  Independent 000001.2253+1.1%

Ward results

Bishopstoke East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Angela Roling56044.7
Labour Mary Shepherd28522.7
Conservative Peter Bryant26721.3
UKIP Stephen Challis14211.3
Majority27522.0
Turnout 1,25429.0-3.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bishopstoke West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Toher83650.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Moore63838.6
Conservative Michael McKay17910.8
Majority19812.0
Turnout 1,65339.9-2.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Burlesdon & Old Netley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Antonia Craig79549.6
Conservative Paul Elswood56535.2
Labour Rodney Cummins1288.0
UKIP Maurice Bennett1167.2
Majority23014.4
Turnout 1,60429.5-3.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Eastleigh Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steven Sollitt88945.4
Labour William Luffman83742.7
Conservative Stephen Gosling1758.9
UKIP Timothy Cruell583.0
Majority512.7
Turnout 1,95931.5-1.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Eastleigh North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Wall82546.6
Labour Christopher Abraham41323.3
Conservative Richard Hall28015.8
Independent Samuel Snook25314.3
Majority41223.3
Turnout 1,77129.3-3.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Eastleigh South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gillian Connell85449.0
Liberal Democrats William Furness56332.3
Conservative Susan Hall22913.1
UKIP Ann Bays975.6
Majority29116.7
Turnout 1,74330.8-1.1
Labour hold Swing
Fair Oak & Horton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Smith94458.5
Conservative Martin Briggs33020.5
Labour John Sorley19111.8
UKIP George McGuinness1489.2
Majority61438.0
Turnout 1,61325.4-5.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hamble-le-Rice & Butlocks Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernie Wright83553.7
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Cross58237.4
Labour Elsie Truscott1127.2
UKIP Beryl Humphrey271.7
Majority25316.3
Turnout 1,55638.9-1.1
Conservative hold Swing
Hedge End St Johns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats June Hughes1,21952.6
Conservative Paulette Holt74031.9
UKIP Frederick Estall2299.9
Labour Paul Christopher1305.6
Majority47920.7
Turnout 2,31839.4+3.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hedge End Grange Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Pretty61854.9
Conservative Paul Philp46141.0
Labour Philip Grice464.1
Majority15713.9
Turnout 1,12528.1-3.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hedge End Wildern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George Fraser60952.3
Conservative Thomas Harvey47140.5
Labour Ian Jelly847.2
Majority13811.8
Turnout 1,16428.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Netley Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George Wintle74362.5
Conservative Anthony Blackman28724.2
Labour Matthew Crocker15813.3
Majority45638.3
Turnout 1,18829.5-3.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
West End North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Broomfield57846.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Kyrle54744.4
Labour Christine Hadley1088.8
Majority312.5
Turnout 1,23331.8+0.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
West End South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Goodall60448.1
Conservative Colin Murphy52441.7
Labour Nigel Welton12910.3
Majority806.4
Turnout 1,25728.0-2.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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