2003 Tendring District Council election

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2003 Tendring District Council election
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All 60 seats to Tendring District Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election17 seats, 33.3%9 seats, 14.2%23 seats, 37.6%
Seats before171121
Seats won251311
Seat changeIncrease2.svg9Increase2.svg4Decrease2.svg14
Popular vote12,8987,5037,503
Percentage36.0%21.7%21.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.7%Increase2.svg7.5%Decrease2.svg12.3%
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Party Community Rep. Independent Residents
Last electiondid not exist6 seats, 12.8%
Seats before06
Seats won443
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg2Increase2.svg3
Popular vote3,1162,2171,098
Percentage8.7%6.2%3.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.7%Decrease2.svg6.6%Increase2.svg3.1%
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Results of the 2003 Tendring District Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

Elections to Tendring District Council took place on 1 May 2003. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

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Results summary

Tendring District Council election, 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2500Increase2.svg 936.012,898+2.7
  Liberal Democrats 1340Increase2.svg 421.77,766+7.5
  Labour 11014Decrease2.svg 1421.07,503-12.3
  Community Rep. 440Increase2.svg 48.73,116N/A
  Independent 400Decrease2.svg 36.22,217-6.6
  Residents 300Steady2.svg3.11,098N/A
  Green 000Steady2.svg1.8652N/A
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.9326N/A
  Socialist Alliance 000Steady2.svg0.6204N/A

Ward results

[1]

Alresford

Alresford
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Gary Scott* 413 75.2
Labour Terry Ripo13624.8
Majority27750.4
Turnout 54932.0
Registered electors 1,743
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Alton Park

Alton Park (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Delia Aldis 330 44.3
Labour Mark Morley-Souter* 299 40.1
Liberal Democrats Graham Saltmarsh20727.8
Liberal Democrats Kevin Mitchell19826.6
Conservative Susan Powell18024.2
Conservative Sheila Wilde15721.1
Turnout ~74521.1
Registered electors 3,547
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Ardleigh & Little Bromley

Ardleigh & Little Bromley
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Neil Stock 370 78.1
Labour Colin Olivier10421.9
Turnout 27.0
Conservative win (new seat)

Beaumont & Thorpe

Beaumont & Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jose Powell Unopposed
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Bockings Elm

Bockings Elm (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Harold Shearing* 757 71.1 +20.9
Liberal Democrats Patricia Beadles 731 68.6 +21.3
Conservative Grant Penny27425.7+3.5
Conservative David Cottage23622.2+0.1
Turnout ~1,06530.4+6.1
Registered electors 3,503
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark de Roy 353 56.7
Green Michael Mealing20532.9
Labour Richard Exell6510.4
Turnout 36.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brightlingsea

Brightlingsea (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats David Dixon* 1,034 47.6
Labour Josephine Ruffell 1,023 47.1
Independent Peter Patrick* 989 45.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Dale*77035.5
Conservative Vivien Chapman55125.4
Conservative Jane Girdlestone54225.0
Green Valerie Bentinck35016.1
Turnout ~2,17134.6
Registered electors 6,276
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Burrsville

Burrsville
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Charles Sambridge 336 51.5
Liberal Democrats Walter Bensilum31748.5
Turnout 34.6
Conservative win (new seat)

Frinton

Frinton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Allen* 974 67.9 –12.9
Conservative Nicholas Turner* 887 61.9 –18.1
UKIP Anthony Finnegan-Butler32622.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Brian Whitson16411.4N/A
Labour Ann Evander1429.9–9.2
Labour Graham Ford1309.1–9.0
Turnout ~1,43441.3+0.9
Registered electors 3,471
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Golf Green

Golf Green (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Rep. Roy Smith* 1,135 76.9 N/A
Community Rep. Kenneth Sargeant 651 44.1 N/A
Labour Maurice Alexander*49133.3–37.1
Conservative Kenneth Spooner23115.6–2.5
Turnout ~1,47636.4–3.7
Registered electors 4,056
Community Rep. gain from Labour
Community Rep. gain from Labour

Great & Little Oakley

Great & Little Oakley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Lines 228 41.3
Labour Graham Turner21538.9
Community Rep. Anthony Colbourne10919.7
Turnout 32.2
Conservative hold Swing

Great Bentley

Great Bentley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Taylor 478 90.2
Labour Lily Jakubowski529.8
Turnout 30.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hamford

Hamford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Roy Caddick* 921 72.9
Conservative Iris Johnson* 893 70.7
Labour Valerie Bird23418.5
Liberal Democrats Sheila Harrison21517.0
Turnout ~1,26337.7
Registered electors 3,350
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Harwich East

Harwich East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrence Payne* 295 46.7 –12.0
Community Rep. Michael Gardner19831.3N/A
Conservative Janet Little10015.8–3.1
Socialist Alliance Richard Allday396.2N/A
Majority 9715.4N/A
Turnout 53532.8+7.8
Registered electors 1,943
Labour hold

Harwich East Central

Harwich East Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Brand* 499 44.6 –1.8
Conservative William Bleakley* 492 44.0 –2.2
Labour David McLeod48143.0–1.9
Community Rep. Fraser Leeks31528.2N/A
Socialist Alliance Sylvia Noble857.6N/A
Turnout ~1,11930.8+0.5
Registered electors 3,632
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Harwich West

Harwich West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie Double* 613 52.0 –16.0
Labour Hugh Markham-Lee 456 38.7 –24.5
Conservative Eric Yallop35930.5+12.8
Community Rep. Ricardo Callender32927.9N/A
Community Rep. Hugh Thompson25621.7N/A
Socialist Alliance John Tipple806.8N/A
Turnout ~1,17829.6+4.9
Registered electors 3,980
Labour hold
Labour hold

Harwich West Central

Harwich West Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Rep. Steven Henderson 704 58.6 N/A
Community Rep. David Rutson 607 50.5 N/A
Labour Louise Armstrong*38632.1–16.4
Labour Colin Knight38632.1–13.1
Conservative Karoline Hlubek23319.4–15.0
Turnout ~1,20232.2±0.0
Registered electors 3,734
Community Rep. gain from Labour
Community Rep. gain from Labour

Haven

Haven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Brian Thomasson 361 46.8
Conservative Joyce Broderick29638.4
Independent George Craft11414.8
Turnout 42.2
Residents gain from Independent Swing

Holland & Kirby

Holland & Kirby (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Bucke* 907 74.1 +14.5
Conservative Mark Cossens 875 71.5 +17.1
Labour Joan Bond28923.6–10.2
Turnout ~1,22333.2+0.8
Registered electors 3,685
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Homelands

Homelands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Page Unopposed
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Lawford

Lawford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Sarah Candy 452 49.6
Liberal Democrats John Kelly 353 38.8
Conservative Russell Ginn28731.5
Labour Michael Barker20322.3
Labour Gregory Morgan*19821.7
Community Rep. David Smy15416.9
Turnout ~91127.2
Registered electors 3,349
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Little Clacton & Weeley

Little Clacton & Weeley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Peter de Vaux-Balbirnie* 617 61.3
Conservative Bernard Leatherdale 578 57.4
Liberal Democrats John Candler30930.7
Labour Ronald Fluin21321.2
Turnout ~1,00726.6
Registered electors 3,784
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring

Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Michael Dew 547 49.9
Liberal Democrats Graham Potter 511 46.7
Conservative Alison Johnson43840.0
Conservative Alistair Ford40336.8
Labour Christine Morgan15414.1
Turnout ~1,09532.6
Registered electors 3,360
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Peter Bruff

Peter Bruff (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Susan Shearing 485 65.8
Liberal Democrats Pauline Bevan* 481 65.3
Conservative John Stephenson20427.7
Conservative Madeline Pound18425.0
Turnout ~73721.4
Registered electors 3,443
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Pier

Pier (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Audrey Overton 357 47.2
Conservative Ann Oxley 333 44.1
Labour Anne Alexander29138.5
Labour Raymond Rogers29138.5
Green Marie Herbert9712.8
Turnout ~75621.2
Registered electors 3,564
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ramsey & Parkeston

Ramsey & Parkeston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Elmer 205 39.8
Community Rep. Michael Lowe18135.1
Conservative Andrew Purdy12925.0
Turnout 27.8
Labour hold Swing

Rush Green

Rush Green (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Baker* 300 42.6 –15.6
Labour Anthony Sargent 283 40.2 –15.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Harper22431.8+19.7
Liberal Democrats Tracy King21730.8N/A
Conservative Helen Doddridge19828.1–7.4
Turnout ~70420.5–3.5
Registered electors 3,435
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Bartholomews

St Bartholomews (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Mary Bragg* 737 50.0 –25.9
Residents Michael Holden 673 45.6 –24.7
Conservative Claire Moor64043.4N/A
Conservative Brian Pennell62442.3N/A
Turnout ~1,47438.0+3.8
Registered electors 3,880
Residents hold
Residents hold

St. James

St. James (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Griffiths 403 36.4 +6.9
Conservative Gill Downing 384 34.7 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Gloria Bargent37634.0+21.7
Liberal Democrats Charles Harrison*25322.8N/A
Labour David Bolton24922.5–11.9
Independent Martyn Hughes*21519.4N/A
Labour Roy Raby*21419.3–14.6
Turnout ~1,10732.6+6.2
Registered electors 3,397
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative
Conservative gain from Labour

St Johns

St Johns (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Bevan* 577 53.6 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Cripps 504 46.8 –0.9
Conservative Anthony Cooper32630.3+7.5
Conservative Colin Madge31329.1+6.4
Labour Norman Jacobs23121.5–8.3
Turnout ~1,07629.3+5.1
Registered electors 3,674
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

St. Mary's

St. Mary's (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Aldis 264 33.2 –15.5
Conservative Amanda-Jane Pound 261 32.8 +3.4
Labour Susan Morley-Souter*25131.6–15.6
Conservative Francis Woods24831.2+3.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Miller24630.9+3.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Redding20926.3+1.7
Turnout ~79521.3–1.4
Registered electors 3,733
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

St. Osyth & Point Clear

St. Osyth & Point Clear (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John White* 680 61.0 +6.1
Independent Michael Talbot* 655 58.8 +9.9
Conservative Ronald Walker36632.9N/A
Turnout ~1,11430.1–2.3
Registered electors 3,701
Independent hold
Independent hold

St Pauls

St Pauls (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Pierre Oxley* 793 62.3
Conservative Catherine Jessop* 701 55.1
Labour David Gamman23918.8
Independent Brian White21917.2
Liberal Democrats Christine Jarvis17713.9
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Smith15412.1
Turnout ~1,27234.0
Registered electors 3,742
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ian Dimmock* 586 50.5
Conservative Harry Jessop* 563 48.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Bell53446.0
Liberal Democrats Marc Mannings50243.3
Turnout ~1,16031.4
Registered electors 3,695
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Walton

Walton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeanette King* 676 69.8 +3.7
Conservative Christine Turner* 637 65.8 +0.8
Labour Sacha Aldis28028.9–3.5
Turnout ~96828.4–5.7
Registered electors 3,408
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

By-elections

Pier

Pier by-election: 22 July 2004 [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 205 30.5 –17.4
Labour 15422.9–16.2
UKIP 10916.2N/A
Community Rep. 10215.2N/A
Liberal Democrats 10215.2N/A
Majority 517.6N/A
Turnout 67219.4–1.8
Registered electors 3,464
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.6

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley by-election: 20 January 2005 [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 577 55.1 +2.8
Liberal Democrats 34533.0–14.7
Labour 12511.9N/A
Majority 23222.1N/A
Turnout 1,04728.5–2.9
Registered electors 3,674
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg8.8

References

  1. ↑ "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Pier Ward - Tendring elections". Andrew Teale. Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead and Great Bromley Ward - Tendring elections". Andrew Teale. Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
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