2003 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2003 Hertsmere council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2003. Hertsmere UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Hertsmere council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2003.

The 2003 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the Conservatives ran the council with 25 seats, compared to 9 for Labour and 5 Liberal Democrats. [3] A total of 38 candidates contested the 13 seats that were up for election. [3] Both the Conservative and Labour parties stood in all 13 seats, while there were also 10 Liberal Democrats, 1 Green Party and 1 Socialist Labour Party candidates. [3]

Election result

The Conservatives maintained an 8-seat majority with 25 councillors, Labour dropped 1 to 8 seats, while the Liberal Democrats gained 1 to 6 seats. [4] The Conservatives gained a seat in Borehamwood Hillside by 98 votes, with Jean Heywood reclaiming a seat on the council after having lost her seat in Borehamwood Cowley Hill in 2002 standing as an independent. [5] However the Liberal Democrats took a seat from the Conservatives in Bushey St James. [5]

The count saw angry words from the Labour group leader Frank Ward, who had held his seat in Borehamwood Kenilworth by just 28 votes. Ward said "Conservative councillors have no place in Borehamwood" and "it was a campaign that was marred by vilification, smears and lies". [4]

Hertsmere Local Election Result 2003 [2] [5] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 811061.552.88,887+8.0%
  Labour 301-123.125.44,273-3.0%
  Liberal Democrats 210+115.420.53,458-1.5%
  Socialist Labour 000001.1184+0.7%
  Green 000000.241-0.3%

Ward results

Aldenham East [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Gilmore92579.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Silverman12210.4
Labour Raymond Edge12110.4
Majority80368.8
Turnout 1,16834.3
Conservative hold Swing
Aldenham West [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Payne72869.0
Liberal Democrats David Bird16515.6
Labour Sandra Huff16215.4
Majority56353.4
Turnout 1,05531.5
Conservative hold Swing
Borehamwood Brookmeadow [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leon Reefe59656.2−4.0
Conservative David McKee33831.9−7.9
Liberal Democrats Audrey McCracken12611.9+11.9
Majority25824.3+3.9
Turnout 1,06023.0−1.4
Labour hold Swing
Borehamwood Cowley Hill [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Craig Adams82666.9+14.0
Conservative Simon Rubner22418.2+18.2
Socialist Labour James Dry18414.9+9.2
Majority60248.8+37.3
Turnout 1,23421.7−8.1
Labour hold Swing
Borehamwood Hillside [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Heywood83847.9−3.9
Labour Catherine Ward74342.5−5.7
Liberal Democrats Patrick Forsyth1699.7+9.7
Majority955.4+1.8
Turnout 1,75033.5−1.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Borehamwood Kenilworth [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Ward34941.3
Conservative Hannah David32138.0
Liberal Democrats Zissis Kakoulakis17520.7
Majority283.3
Turnout 84520.6−1.8
Labour hold Swing
Bushey Heath [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael O'Brien86572.4+4.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Kutchinski20717.3−4.7
Labour Dinah Hoeksma12210.2−0.3
Majority65855.1+9.5
Turnout 1,19423.0
Conservative hold Swing
Bushey North [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Colne89968.8
Conservative Koyes Choudhury27621.1
Labour Christine Sowerbutts906.9
Green Ramiro Alvarado-Vega413.1
Majority62347.7
Turnout 1,30628.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bushey St James [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anita Gamble96653.2−5.9
Conservative Audrey Attwood71739.5+5.8
Labour James Sowerbutts1347.4+0.3
Majority24913.7−11.7
Turnout 1,81733.0−7.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Elstree [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Morris Bright66271.6+3.0
Labour Paula Gregory25228.4+8.5
Majority40043.3−5.4
Turnout 92426.1−4.5
Conservative hold Swing
Potters Bar Furzefield [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Morris73458.1+3.3
Liberal Democrats Colin Dean28022.2+3.5
Labour James Fisher25019.8−6.7
Majority45435.9+7.6
Turnout 1,26426.0−6.0
Conservative hold Swing
Potters Bar Oakmere [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Calcutt95368.9+6.8
Labour Ann Harrison43131.1−6.8
Majority52237.7+13.5
Turnout 1,38424.9−7.4
Conservative hold Swing
Potters Bar Parkfield [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Dawes1,30670.5+0.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Bonner34918.8+6.5
Labour Elizabeth Savage19710.6−7.1
Majority95751.7−0.6
Turnout 1,85232.0−5.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Local council election results". The Daily Telegraph. 3 May 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Third of the seats up for grabs in borough elections". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 23 April 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tories election win marred by outburst". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Tories win in Hillside after "dirty campaign"". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Election Results". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2011.