2003 Tynedale District Council election

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Elections to Tynedale District Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party took overall control over the council. [1]

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Election Result

Tynedale Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 27+551.948.413,005
  Liberal Democrats 11+121.222.35,978
  Labour 9-517.318.85,044
  Independent 5-19.610.52,824

10 Conservative, 2 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat councillors were elected unopposed.

Ward results

Acomb
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Wrigley28967.5
Indepence Party (UK) Keith Laidlow13932.5
Majority15035.0
Turnout 428
Allendale (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Horncastleunopposed
Conservative Margaret Stonehouseunopposed
Bellingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Mattinson34968.4
Independent James Brownbridge16131.6
Majority18836.8
Turnout 510
Broomhaugh and Riding
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Latham26559.8
Conservative Andreas Christofides17840.2
Majority8719.6
Turnout 443
Chollerton with Whittington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Heslopunopposed
Corbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats William Grigg638
Conservative Jean Fearon597
Conservative Kenneth Warwick503
Conservative Jeffrey Wilkinson487
Liberal Democrats Austin Winstanley463
Turnout 2,688
East Tynedale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fiona Hunter26756.6
Labour Paul Kelly20543.4
Majority6213.2
Turnout 472
Hadrian (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Sharp545
Conservative Valerie Gibson475
Labour Andrew Birley206
Turnout 1,226
Haltwhistle (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hardy623
Independent John Watson495
Independent Susan Sim484
Conservative Ian Wilson480
Labour Ian McMinn471
Turnout 2,553
Haydon (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Smith336
Independent Stanley Mitchell306
Labour Michael Thorpe173
Turnout 815
Hexham Gilesgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Pickeringunopposed
Hexham Hencotes (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lynch482
Conservative Jill Soulsby436
Labour Thomas Flaws398
Labour Wendy Dale395
Independent George Ferguson378
Conservative Norman Wicks361
Liberal Democrats Victor Ball301
Turnout 2,751
Hexham Leazes (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Kennedy633
Conservative Henry Herron581
Liberal Democrats Colin Moss561
Conservative Maureen Milne543
Conservative Michael Way499
Turnout 2,817
Hexham Priestpopple (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ingrid Whale697
Conservative Matthew Donnelly646
Conservative John Lambert523
Labour Philip Clark418
Turnout 2,284
Humshaugh and Wall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Kerrunopposed
Ovingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul MacDonald23975.9
Conservative Clare Martell7624.1
Majority16351.8
Turnout 315
Prudhoe Castle (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Reid223
Liberal Democrats Gerald Caldwell187
Conservative Allan Ford103
Conservative Gary Milburn90
Turnout 603
Prudhoe North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Garrettunopposed
Labour David Shawunopposed
Prudhoe South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lorna Garrett425
Labour Glenn Simpson399
Labour Eileen Burt381
Conservative Catherine Speight271
Conservative Susan Cresswell194
Conservative Michael Heather184
Liberal Democrats Donald Smith114
Turnout 1,968
Prudhoe West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Bradbury289
Liberal Democrats Donna Bradbury285
Labour Jennifer McGee232
Labour John Grigor201
Conservative Astrid Mitchell70
Conservative Tracy Warhurst-Walker57
Turnout 1,134
Redesdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Corbettunopposed
Sandhoe with Dilston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert Fearon19060.9
Liberal Democrats Robert MacFarlane12239.1
Majority6821.8
Turnout 312
Slaley and Hexhamshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Massey34378.9
Liberal Democrats John Williams9221.1
Majority25157.8
Turnout 435
South Tynedale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Adamsonunopposed
Stocksfield with Mickley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Dale1,064
Conservative Michael Collins793
Conservative Eileen Drew761
Liberal Democrats Stuart Rowlands367
Liberal Democrats Darren Levitt349
Turnout 3,334
Upper North Tyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Waltonunopposed
Wanney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Somervilleunopposed
Warden and Newbrough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Forsterunopposed
Wark
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Flora Hewitson28879.6
Liberal Democrats Christine Billany7420.4
Majority11459.2
Turnout 362
West Tynedale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Hutchinsonunopposed
Wylam (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Philip Brooks712
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Appleby454
Labour Jeffrey Leetham178
Conservative Valerie Armstrong135
Conservative Christine Hanley95
Turnout 1,574

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