2003 Mid Sussex District Council election

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The 2003 Mid Sussex District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Mid Sussex District Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives won a majority of one on the council.

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2003 Mid Sussex District Council election
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  1999 1 May 2003 2007  

All 54 seats to Mid Sussex District Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won28242
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3Steady2.svg

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2

Mid Sussex UK ward map 2003.svg
Winner of each seat

Council composition

After the election, the composition of the council was:

28242
ConLDemLab

Results summary

2003 Mid Sussex District Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 28Decrease2.svg 151.953.430,973
  Liberal Democrats 24Increase2.svg 344.440.123,289
  Labour 2Steady2.svg3.75.23,036
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.00.7381
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 20.00.5300
  Monster Raving Loony 0Steady2.svg0.00.136

Ward results

Ardingly and Balcombe

Ardingly and Balcombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Marsh 868 72.6
Conservative Andrew MacNaughton 706
Liberal Democrats Donald Morrison32827.4
Liberal Democrats Ben Ross222
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ashurst Wood

Ashurst Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barnett 485 67.5
Conservative John Saull23432.5
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bolney

Bolney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Seward 603 74.4 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Anna Hodgetts11213.8+4.0
Labour Dawn Houghton597.3-4.6
Monster Raving Loony Baron von Thunderclap364.4+4.4
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Burgess Hill Dunstall

Burgess Hill Dunstall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Suzanne Cosgrave 453 53.7
Conservative Andrew Barrett-Miles 449
Liberal Democrats David Drew39146.3
Liberal Democrats Betty Davies382
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Burgess Hill Franklands

Burgess Hill Franklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Heather Ross 909 56.1 +11.9
Conservative Michael Sullivan 712 43.9 -1.3
Conservative Barbara Selby645
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Burgess Hill Leylands

Burgess Hill Leylands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gillian Balsdon 711 71.2
Liberal Democrats Anne Jones 711
Conservative Peter Burgess28828.8
Conservative Alfred May235
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Burgess Hill Meeds

Burgess Hill Meeds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Dumbovic 690 66.5
Liberal Democrats Patrick Cutler 626
Conservative John Boulter34833.5
Conservative Julian Wadey324
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Burgess Hill St Andrews

Burgess Hill St Andrews
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Shevels 563 63.1 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Diane Shevels 522
Conservative Jacqueline Landriani32936.9+13.1
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Burgess Hill Victoria

Burgess Hill Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Knight 471 61.2
Liberal Democrats Lyn Williams 451
Conservative Edward Holland29938.8
Conservative Geraldine May289
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Copthorne and Worth

Copthorne and Worth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin FordeUnopposed
Conservative Edward LiveseyUnopposed
Turnout N/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Crawley Down and Turners Hill

Crawley Down and Turners Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phillip Coote 804 56.8
Conservative Ian Scotland 795
Conservative Julian Calvert 794
Liberal Democrats Andrew Fynn61243.2
Liberal Democrats Felicity Bunting603
Liberal Democrats Janette Wilson530
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cuckfield

Cuckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David King 717 55.2 -11.0
Conservative Brenda Binge 687
Independent Peter Davis30023.1+23.1
Liberal Democrats Marianne Griffin28121.6+1.7
Liberal Democrats Mira McMichael255
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

East Grinstead Ashplats

East Grinstead Ashplats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roland Lord 541 55.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Johnson 536
Conservative Margaret Ball43544.6
Conservative Matthew Madgwick427
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

East Grinstead Baldwins

East Grinstead Baldwins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Deborah Adams 506 58.0
Liberal Democrats Bernard Gillbard 502
Conservative Sally Beal36642.0
Conservative hillip Coote314
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

East Grinstead Herontye

East Grinstead Herontye
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Heasman 631 50.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Dixon 626
Conservative Edward Belsey62649.8
Conservative Andrew Lea563
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Second seat decided on drawing of lots due to second and third place getting the same number of votes. Ian Dixon, the Liberal Democrat won therefore Edward Belsey was not elected.

East Grinstead Imberhorne

East Grinstead Imberhorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Glynn 624 57.4
Liberal Democrats Barry Starmer 565
Conservative Allan Beal46442.6
Conservative Brian Sparkes429
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

East Grinstead Town

East Grinstead Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Joyce-Nelson 258 60.7
Liberal Democrats Edward Matthews 254
Conservative Margaret Belsey16739.3
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hassocks

Hassocks
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Martin 1,263 54.9
Conservative Gordon Marples 1,224
Conservative Patrick Shanahan 1,164
Liberal Democrats Nigel Cook81135.2
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Kemp768
Liberal Democrats Stephen Mulligan729
Labour Jennifer Epstein2279.9
Labour Arleene Piercy212
Labour Stephen Lewis187
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Haywards Heath Ashenground

Haywards Heath Ashenground
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Hall 748 63.2 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Bates 742
Conservative Gerald Madden43536.8+13.2
Conservative Rodney Ransom413
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Haywards Heath Bentswood

Haywards Heath Bentswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paddy Henry 633 55.3 -7.1
Labour Richard Goddard 609
Conservative Clare Steele32528.4+6.6
Conservative James Horsman322
Liberal Democrats John Riddington18616.3+0.5
Liberal Democrats Philip Brown172
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Haywards Heath Franklands

Haywards Heath Franklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clive Chapman 548 54.2 +14.8
Conservative Ian Ellis 521
Liberal Democrats Paul Lucraft33032.6+3.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Mercer324
Labour Denis Nyman13413.2-18.4
Labour Pascal Atkins133
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Haywards Heath Heath

Haywards Heath Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Wilkins 789 56.5 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Julia Brown 774
Conservative Margaret Baker60843.5+5.2
Conservative Timothy Hartley604
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Haywards Heath Lucastes

Haywards Heath Lucastes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Gillard 695 53.8
Conservative Derek Booker 642
Liberal Democrats Irene Balls59746.2
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Rodgers493
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

High Weald

High Weald
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Field 775 44.6
Conservative Christopher Hersey 591
Liberal Democrats Patricia Webster58133.4
Green Paul Brown38121.9
Liberal Democrats Leslie Camplisson347
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hurstpierpoint and Downs

Hurstpierpoint and Downs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susanna Kemp 1,136 46.6
Conservative David Hampson 1,084
Conservative James Worsley 1,030
Liberal Democrats Rodney Jackson82733.9
Labour Ann Morgan47419.5
Labour Malcolm Uhlhorn368
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lindfield

Lindfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Hersey 1,101 54.7
Conservative George Snowling 1,093
Conservative Mark Sharman 1,029
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Lucraft91045.3
Liberal Democrats Cyril Povey824
Liberal Democrats Gillian House807
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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