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The 2003 New Forest District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members to the New Forest District Council, on the same day as other local elections. The 2003 election saw new ward boundaries used which increased the number of seats by 2 to 60. [1] [2] The election saw the Conservatives win 32 seats out of the 31 required for a majority, with the Liberal Democrats winning 27 seats and one independent win. [3] [4] [5]
New ward boundaries came into effect for the election, which increased the number of seats by two. Prior to the election, a by-election took place in Pennington, which saw the Liberal Democrats gaining the seat from the Conservatives, meaning that prior to the election the Conservatives held 29 seats (50.00%), the Liberal Democrats held 36 seats (44.82%) and three independents held seats (5.17%). After the election, the Conservatives held 32 seats (53.33%) and the Liberal Democrats held 27 (45.00%), with only one independent hold (1.66%)
The Liberal Democrats performed best in the East of the district, as well as the North West, taking eight out of ten Totton seats, all six Hythe and Dibden seats, and all four seats in the Fawley, Blackfield and Holbury area. [4] The Conservatives meanwhile performed well across the rest of the district.
The table below only tallies the votes of the highest polling candidate for each party within each ward. This is known as the top candidate method and is often used for multi-member plurality elections.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 32 | 17 | 1 | ![]() | 53.33 | 51.49 | 23,803 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 27 | 22 | 0 | ![]() | 45.00 | 40.48 | 18,712 | ||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | ![]() | 1.66 | 5.89 | 2,723 | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | 1.61 | 745 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | 0.26 | 124 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | 0.25 | 117 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek Tipp | 829 | 45.64 | ||
Conservative | Leslie Puttock | 827 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Gray | 421 | 23.18 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Keeley | 412 | |||
Labour | Peter Sopowski | 290 | 15.96 | ||
Independent | Jeannette Brownsea | 276 | 15.19 | ||
Majority | 408 | 22.46 | |||
Turnout | 1,816 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kenneth Austin | 1,261 | 73.61 | ||
Conservative | John Hutchins | 1,255 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Chatfield | 452 | 26.38 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas McGeorge | 378 | |||
Majority | 809 | 47.22 | |||
Turnout | 1,713 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan Rice | 710 | 79.32 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Jenks | 120 | 13.40 | ||
Independent | Ken Duffy | 65 | 7.26 | ||
Majority | 590 | 65.92 | |||
Turnout | 895 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Godfrey Beck | 922 | 72.31 | ||
Conservative | Paul Woods | 894 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Burton | 353 | 27.68 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Newlands | 344 | |||
Majority | 569 | 44.62 | |||
Turnout | 1,275 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barry Rickman | 1,343 | 71.81 | ||
Conservative | Colin Wise | 1,154 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Lewis | 388 | 20.74 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Freda Angelou | 276 | |||
Labour | Peter Dance | 139 | 7.43 | ||
Majority | 955 | 51.06 | |||
Turnout | 1,870 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Scott | 579 | 73.10 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Judith Baker | 213 | 26.89 | ||
Majority | 366 | 46.21 | |||
Turnout | 792 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Penwarden | 961 | 38.15 | ||
Conservative | Peter Greenfield | 886 | |||
Independent | Sally Owen | 880 | 34.93 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gwenneth Rickus | 678 | 26.91 | ||
Majority | 81 | 3.21 | |||
Turnout | 2,519 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Maureen Holding | 1,262 | 73.80 | ||
Conservative | Roger Neath | 1,155 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rachel Kalis | 448 | 26.19 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Frank Jenks | 330 | |||
Majority | 814 | 47.60 | |||
Turnout | 1,710 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Brenda Vincent | 360 | 48.45 | ||
Conservative | Michael Beggs | 266 | 35.80 | ||
UKIP | Alexander Neill | 117 | 15.74 | ||
Majority | 94 | 12.65 | |||
Turnout | 743 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Brenda Smith | 1,081 | 64.61 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wade | 1,012 | |||
Conservative | Brian Uglow | 592 | 35.38 | ||
Majority | 489 | 29.22 | |||
Turnout | 1,673 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Christopher Harrison | 898 | 68.03 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stanley Wade | 893 | |||
Conservative | Beverley Thorne | 422 | 31.96 | ||
Conservative | Penelope Rose | 410 | |||
Majority | 476 | 36.06 | |||
Turnout | 1,320 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Miranda Whitehead | 560 | 47.29 | ||
Conservative | Kathy Heron | 500 | 42.22 | ||
Green | Janet Richards | 124 | 10.47 | ||
Majority | 60 | 5.06 | |||
Turnout | 1,184 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Barbara Maynard | 1,011 | 59.78 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Fidler | 921 | |||
Conservative | Alexis McEvoy | 680 | 40.21 | ||
Conservative | Barry Brooks | 584 | |||
Majority | 331 | 19.57 | |||
Turnout | 1,691 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jill Cleary | 802 | 64.52 | ||
Conservative | Sheila Snowden | 752 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Beverly Scott-Johns | 441 | 35.47 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Hedge | 411 | |||
Majority | 814 | 29.04 | |||
Turnout | 1,243 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Robert Hale | 1,481 | 68.12 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Shand | 1,376 | |||
Conservative | Roger Kernan | 693 | 31.87 | ||
Majority | 788 | 36.24 | |||
Turnout | 2,174 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bill Dow | 565 | 60.75 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Stokes | 365 | 39.24 | ||
Majority | 200 | 21.50 | |||
Turnout | 930 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Graham Parkes | 565 | 72.30 | ||
Conservative | Michael Curry | 167 | 27.69 | ||
Majority | 269 | 44.61 | |||
Turnout | 603 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Coles | 802 | 71.67 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Colin Baker | 754 | |||
Conservative | Olivia Foster | 317 | 28.32 | ||
Conservative | Robert Wappet | 295 | |||
Majority | 331 | 19.57 | |||
Turnout | 1,691 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Hoy | 953 | 50.18 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Tinsley | 699 | |||
Independent | Ernest Bowring | 685 | 36.07 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Penelope Senior | 261 | 13.74 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Szwaczka | 203 | |||
Majority | 268 | 14.11 | |||
Turnout | 1,899 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Maureen McLean | 1,173 | 71.52 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Maureen Robinson | 1,172 | |||
Conservative | John Hall-Say | 467 | 28.47 | ||
Conservative | Martin Wood | 443 | |||
Majority | 706 | 43.04 | |||
Turnout | 1,640 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kevin Ault | 1,264 | 70.85 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Russell | 1,153 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sally May | 520 | 29.14 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Edward Jearrad | 480 | |||
Majority | 744 | 41.70 | |||
Turnout | 1,784 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patricia Wyeth | 630 | 70.62 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William Croydon | 159 | 17.82 | ||
Labour | Kenneth Kershaw | 103 | 11.54 | ||
Majority | 471 | 52.80 | |||
Turnout | 892 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Graham Walmsley | 701 | 58.07 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Linda Snashall | 586 | |||
Conservative | Frakn Vickers | 506 | 41.92 | ||
Conservative | Alan Shotter | 502 | |||
Majority | 195 | 16.15 | |||
Turnout | 1,207 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Melville Kendal | 1,371 | 75.91 | ||
Conservative | Brian Pemberton | 1,274 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Hedge | 435 | 24.08 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Clifford Lewis | 354 | |||
Majority | 936 | 51.82 | |||
Turnout | 1,806 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ben Rule | 1,073 | 63.52 | ||
Conservative | John Ward | 1,033 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Earwicker | 616 | 36.47 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Wynford Davies | 570 | |||
Majority | 467 | 27.64 | |||
Turnout | 1,689 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paul Hickman | 848 | 52.34 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Martina Humber | 814 | |||
Conservative | Penelope Beasley | 509 | 31.41 | ||
Conservative | Jacci Rhodes-Jury | 378 | |||
Independent | Michael Thorp | 263 | 16.23 | ||
Majority | 339 | 20.92 | |||
Turnout | 1,620 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patricia Drake | 472 | 76.00 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Newlands | 149 | 23.99 | ||
Majority | 323 | 52.01 | |||
Turnout | 621 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Thierry | 602 | 62.38 | ||
Conservative | Lorna Ford | 600 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Connolly | 363 | 37.61 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Kinnison | 341 | |||
Majority | 239 | 24.76 | |||
Turnout | 965 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeremy Heron | 615 | 44.11 | ||
Independent | Daniel Cracknell | 554 | 39.74 | ||
Independent | Belinda Charlton | 356 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Chambers | 225 | 16.14 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Veronica Sullivan | 218 | |||
Majority | 408 | 22.46 | |||
Turnout | 1,816 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Stephen Shepherd | 497 | 43.52 | ||
Liberal Democrats | George Dart | 492 | |||
Conservative | Ronnie Belfitt | 432 | 37.82 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Lagdon | 428 | |||
Labour | Alan Goodfellow | 213 | 18.65 | ||
Majority | 65 | 5.69 | |||
Turnout | 1,142 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Frank Harrison | 657 | 51.04 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Graham Abbott | 643 | |||
Conservative | Frank Bright | 630 | 48.95 | ||
Conservative | Diana Brooks | 602 | |||
Majority | 27 | 2.09 | |||
Turnout | 1,287 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Neal Scott | 424 | 51.14 | ||
Conservative | Melvyn Molyneux | 405 | 48.85 | ||
Conservative | Marion Emery | 377 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Watkins | 377 | |||
Turnout | 829 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Harrison | 759 | 58.11 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Weeks | 678 | |||
Conservative | William Catt | 547 | 41.88 | ||
Conservative | George Kilford | 511 | |||
Majority | 212 | 16.23 | |||
Turnout | 1306, | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Hibbert | 456 | 52.23 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Russell | 417 | 47.76 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Leonard Harris | 414 | 47.42 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Webb | 403 | |||
Turnout | 873 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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