2003 West Somerset District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2003 West Somerset District Council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. West Somerset UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 West Somerset District Council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2003 West Somerset District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Election result

West Somerset local election result 2003 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1833058.142.17,157-1.9
  Independent 923-129.029.24,959+15.9
  Labour 20006.516.72,837-8.9
  Liberal Democrats 210+16.510.71,823-5.6
  UKIP 00000.01.3217+1.3

5 Conservatives, 2 independents and 1 Liberal Democrat were unopposed at the election. [2] One of the independent councillors, Michael Gammon, took the Conservative whip. [3]

Ward results

Alcombe East (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jamie Anderson265
Conservative Nicolas Messarra262
Labour Valerie Welch138
Labour Marcus Kravis108
Turnout 77320.9−3.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Alcombe West (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Stokes379
Labour Ivor Gibbon368
Conservative John Hickman285
Conservative Pamela Hawkins248
Turnout 1,28034.8−4.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Aville Vale [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Webber36178.5
Independent Andrew Kelsey9821.4
Majority 26357.3
Turnout 45949.2
Conservative hold Swing
Brompton Ralph and Haddon [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Gliddon20360.2−23.6
Conservative Geoffrey Day13439.8+39.8
Majority 6920.5−47.0
Turnout 33744.9+6.3
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Carhampton and Withycombe [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Humberunopposed
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Crowcombe and Stogumber [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vivian Brewerunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Dulverton and Brushford (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Keith Ross718
Independent Michael Gammon650
Labour Susan Gibb172
Turnout 1,54052.5
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Dunster [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bryan Leaker20760.2+10.8
Independent John Walker7220.9−29.7
Labour John Dore6518.9+18.9
Majority 13539.2
Turnout 34450.4+3.5
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Exmoor [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Pugsleyunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Minehead North (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Lawrence551
Conservative Ann Foxhuntley428
Conservative Keith Parkes428
Labour David Ross356
Labour John McGee324
Liberal Democrats Susan Jenkins207
Labour Thomas Welch207
UKIP Marilyn Berrey150
Turnout 2,65137.5−1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Minehead South (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martyn Snell621
Conservative Terry Venner608
Conservative Colin Hill590
Conservative Ernest Taylor514
Liberal Democrats Ian Galloway480
Labour Ian Grady306
Turnout 3,11941.2−12.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Old Cleeve (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pamela Driverunopposed
Independent John Nethercottunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Porlock and District (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Padgettunopposed
Conservative Angela Palmerunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Quantock Vale (2) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Ayre449
Conservative Mary Crowley364
Independent Keith Turpin353
Turnout 1,16641.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Quarme [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Frederick Rawleunopposed
Independent hold Swing
Watchet (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Knight555
Independent Jennifer Hill464
Independent David Banks438
Labour Adrian Rowe414
Independent Sally De Renzy-Martin389
Liberal Democrats Anthony Bowden348
Conservative Loretta Whetlor288
Liberal Democrats Emily Booker167
Turnout 3,06341.6+5.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
West Quantock [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Child30256.2
Independent Jim Laflin23543.8
Majority 6712.5
Turnout 53753.0
Conservative hold Swing
Williton (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Hugh Davies707
Independent Edwin May361
Independent John Holden271
Conservative David Wilson164
Conservative Rosemary Woods154
UKIP Kenneth Matthews67
Turnout 1,72445.9+4.4
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections between 2003 and 2007

Old Cleeve By-election 7 July 2005 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jessica Griffith46872.7
Conservative Roy Harbour13621.1
Labour John Garland406.2
Majority 33251.6
Turnout 64435.0
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "West Somerset District Council - May 2003". West Somerset Council. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Results of District Council elections". Somerset County Gazette . 2 May 2003. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  4. "Results for the District Council Elections - 1 May 2003". West Somerset District Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  5. "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2011.