Brighton and Hove City Council election, 2003

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Brighton and Hove City Council election, 2003
  1999 1 May 2003 2007  

All 54 council seats
28 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 34 17
Seats won 24 20
Seat changeDecrease2.svg10Increase2.svg3
Popular vote 70,41276,578
Percentage 31.71%34.49%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Green Liberal Democrat
Last election 3 5
Seats won 6 3
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote 36,810 33,586
Percentage 16.58% 15.13%

Brighton and Hove City Council election 2003 map.svg

Map of results of 2003 election

Previous Largest Party before election


Labour

Subsequent Largest Party


Labour

Elections to Brighton and Hove City Council on the south coast of England were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council (a unitary authority) was up for election and all 54 councillors were elected from 21 wards. [1] Labour lost control of the council and no party had majority of seats so the council came under no overall control.

Brighton and Hove City and unitary authority in England

Brighton and Hove is a seaside city in East Sussex, in South East England. The towns of Brighton and Hove formed a unitary authority in 1997 and in 2001 were granted city status by Queen Elizabeth II. "Brighton" is often referred to synonymously with the official "Brighton and Hove" although many locals still consider the two to be separate towns. At the 2011 census, the city was England's most populous seaside resort, with a population of 273,400.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national government.

Contents

Following the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 24 -10
Conservative 20 –3
Green Party 6 +3
Liberal Democrat 3 –2
Independent 1 –2

Results

Brighton & Hove Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour Co-op 24 -10 44.44% 31.71% 70,412
  Conservative 20 -3 37.04% 34.49% 76,578
  Green 6 +3 11.11% 16.58% 36,810
  Liberal Democrat 3 -2 5.56% 15.13% 33,586
  Independent 1 -2 1.85% 1.48% 3,286
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0 0% 0.21% 476
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0% 0.16% 357
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0% 0.14% 314
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0% 0.09% 197

The Socialist Alliance was a left-wing electoral alliance in England between 1992 and 2005.

Ward Results

Brunswick and Adelaide

Brunswick & Adelaide (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Paul Elgood 1,222 29.40
Liberal Democrat David Watkins 1,103 26.54
Labour Co-op Daniel Fox 622 14.97
Labour Co-op John Warmington 542 13.04
Green Felicity Tanous 291 7.00
Conservative Harry Haynes 269 6.47
Conservative Debra Wade 266 6.40
Independent Nigel Furness 63 1.16
Independent Valentine Hogan 47 1.13
Turnout 32.98

Central Hove

Central Hove (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Averil Older 1,092 19.64
Conservative Jan Young 1,062 19.10
Liberal Democrat Jenny Barnard-Langston 884 15.90
Liberal Democrat Mark Barnard 847 15.23
Labour Co-op Christopher Wainwright 544 9.78
Labour Co-op Alun Jones 513 9.23
Green Michael Butler 327 5.88
Green Jacqueline DaCosta 291 5.23
Turnout 41.58

East Brighton

East Brighton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Gilliam Mitchell 1,545 14.12
Labour Co-op Warren Morgan 1,451 13.26
Labour Co-op Craig Turton 1,223 11.18
Conservative Edward Faulkner 1,062 9.71
Conservative Sally Wells 1,017 9.30
Conservative Ian Middleton 976 8.92
Liberal Democrat Richard Bowden 770 7.04
Liberal Democrat John Barrow 682 6.23
Green Diana Hicks 623 5.69
Liberal Democrat Thomas William Stokes 553 5.05
Green Julia Knowles 475 4.34
Green Stephen McLaren Watson 396 3.62
Socialist Labour John McLeod 167 1.53
Turnout 38.6

Goldsmid

Goldsmid (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anne Giebeler 1,521 10.92
Labour Co-op Simon Battle 1,495 10.73
Labour Co-op Vincent Meegan 1,490 10.70
Labour Co-op Frieda Warman-Brown 1,463 10.50
Conservative Steven Harmer-Strange 1,456 10.45
Conservative Brian Rowe 1,451 10.42
Liberal Democrat Bob Bailey 1,100 7.90
Liberal Democrat Josephine Lake 1,019 7.32
Green Susan Board 881 6.33
Liberal Democrat Ronald Bakere 877 6.30
Green Jenny Deadman 633 4.55
Green Gordon Hudson 541 3.88
Turnout 43.73

Hangleton and Knoll

Hangleton & Knoll (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Brian Fitch 2,550 15.25
Labour Co-op Gerry Kielty 2,394 14.32
Conservative Peter Willows 2,449 14.65
Conservative Dawn Barnett 2,315 13.85
Labour Co-op James Edward 2,175 13.01
Conservative Stephen Wade 2,123 12.70
Liberal Democrat David Sears 517 3.09
Liberal Democrat Emily Pearson 477 2.85
Green Lucette Forrest 448 2.68
Liberal Democrat Lee Shingles 434 2.60
Green Jean Jones 270 1.62
Socialist Alliance Maggie Clifford 210 1.26
Green Matthew Dunton 207 1.24
Independent Gregory McAusland 149 0.89
Turnout 56.31

Hanover and Elm Grove

Hanover & Elm Grove (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Joseph Randall 2,198 16.05
Green Georgia Wrighton 1,895 13.84
Labour Co-op Joyce Edmond-Smith 1,886 13.77
Labour Co-op John Ballance 1,722 12.57
Labour Co-op John Newington 1,510 11.03
Green Robert Jarrett 1,382 10.09
Liberal Democrat Diana Owen 517 3.77
Conservative James Roochove 489 3.57
Conservative Luke McCabe 466 3.40
Liberal Democrat Martin Lindsay-Hills 460 3.36
Conservative Peter Neish 455 3.32
Liberal Democrat Graham Hunnable 450 3.29
Socialist Alliance David Fellows 266 1.94
Turnout 44.76

Hollingbury and Stanmer

Hollingbury and Stanmer (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Jeane Lepper 1,882 16.36
Labour Co-op Pat Hawkes 1,711 14.88
Labour Co-op Tehmtan Framroze 1,680 14.61
Conservative Carol Ramsden 1,006 8.75
Conservative Roger McCabe 977 8.49
Conservative Michael Weatherley 914 7.95
Green Anthony Ackroyd 669 5.82
Liberal Democrat Matthew Barker 494 4.30
Green Amelia Mills 478 4.16
Liberal Democrat Ellen Woolley 457 3.97
Liberal Democrat Hector Gow 375 3.26
Green Steven Sorrell 339 2.95
Independent Anthony Greenstein 329 2.86
Socialist Labour Ian Fyvie 190 1.65
Turnout 37.91

Moulsecoomb and Bevendean

Moulcoomb and Bevendean (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Francis Tonks 1,659 15.48
Labour Co-op Anne Meadows 1,635 15.25
Labour Jack Hazelgrove 1,632 15.23
Conservative Joan Champion 933 8.70
Conservative Brian Dando 903 8.43
Conservative Martin Smith 891 8.31
Liberal Democrat Andrea Bain 614 5.73
Green Kate Chapman 539 5.03
Liberal Democrat Paul Durden 500 4.66
Liberal Democrat Bernard Huggins 495 4.62
Green Barry Mills 399 3.72
Green Ian Needham 322 3.00
UKIP Ian Hills 197 1.84
Turnout 36.91

North Portslade

North Portslade (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Robert Carden 1,897 29.37
Labour Co-op Donald Turner 1,755 27.17
Conservative Timothy Catt 863 13.36
Conservative Harinder Gill 728 11.27
Liberal Democrat Ann Barnard 408 6.32
Liberal Democrat Anthony Barnard 350 5.42
Green Deborah McElroy 307 4.75
Green Guy Richardson 152 2.35
Turnout 48.12

Patcham

Patcham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Pidgeon 3,120 19.66
Conservative Carol Theobald 3,003 18.93
Conservative Geoffrey Theobald 2,970 18.72
Labour Co-op Derek Betts 1,421 8.96
Labour Co-op William Chalmers 1,083 6.83
Labour Co-op Phillip Jones 1,057 6.66
Liberal Democrat Daphne Latimer 736 4.64
Liberal Democrat David Latimer 702 4.42
Liberal Democrat John Lovatt 580 3.66
Green Elizabeth Fakhr 436 2.75
Green Geraldine Keenan 392 2.47
Green Alison Varey 367 2.31
Turnout 53.22

Preston Park

Preston Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green George Mallender 1,951 13.43
Labour Co-op Juliet McCaffery 1,623 11.18
Labour Co-op Kevin Allen 1,551 10.68
Green Alison Plaumer 1,462 10.07
Labour Co-op Michael Middleton 1,448 9.97
Green Laurence Littman 1,342 9.24
Conservative Andrew Garrood 919 6.33
Liberal Democrat Christopher Anderson 885 6.09
Liberal Democrat Birgit Gutheridge 871 6.00
Conservative Marie-Anne Bezencon 856 5.89
Conservative Pamela Stiles 827 5.69
Liberal Democrat Trefor Hunter 788 5.43
Turnout 49.91

Queen's Park

Queens Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Kenneth Bodfish 1,713 13.51
Labour Co-op Simon Burgess 1,647 12.99
Labour Co-op Delia Forester 1,614 12.73
Green Nigel Tart 1,147 9.05
Conservative Robin Cecil 947 7.47
Conservative Patricia Smith 922 7.27
Conservative Michael Williams 911 7.19
Green Mjka Scott 895 7.06
Green Rebecca Whale 810 6.39
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Robinson 775 6.11
Liberal Democrat Joseph Blease 695 5.48
Liberal Democrat Douglas Janke 602 4.75
Turnout 41.48

Regency

Regency (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Dawn Davidson 770 15.51
Labour Co-op Roy Pennington 736 14.82
Liberal Democrat Kevin Donnelly 731 14.72
Labour Co-op Michael Fisher 720 14.50
Green Ian Poyser 696 14.02
Conservative John Hutchinson 464 9.35
Conservative Joyce Pidgeon 435 8.76
Green Hugh Miller 413 8.32
Turnout 35.10

Rottingdean Coastal

Rottingdean Coastal (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lynda Hyde 3,270 20.61
Conservative David Smith 2,910 18.34
Conservative Mary Mears 2,880 18.15
Labour Co-op Norman William 940 5.92
Labour Co-op Roger Page 839 5.29
Liberal Democrat Harold DeSouza 805 5.07
Liberal Democrat Joy DeSouza 805 5.07
Green Geoffrey Bowden 749 4.72
Labour Co-op Hitesh Tailor 744 4.69
Liberal Democrat Lisa Winter 591 3.72
Green Susan Gilson 545 3.44
Green Gregory Taylor 474 2.99
BNP Renzo Ferrari 314 1.98
Turnout 53.76

South Portslade

South Portslande (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Leslie Hamilton 1,347 23.23
Labour Co-op Sue John 1,085 18.71
Conservative Richard Biggs 835 14.40
Independent Steve Collier 804 13.86
Conservative Michael Long 718 12.38
Liberal Democrat Nicola Searle 303 5.23
Liberal Democrat Neville Searle 287 4.95
Green Christopher Fry 214 3.69
Green Janette Ackroyd 206 3.55
Turnout 46.61

Stanford

Stanford (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Vanesse Brown 2,497 31.39
Independent Jayne Bennett 1,771 22.27
Conservative Michael Switzer 1,700 21.37
Labour Co-op Patrick Gill 467 5.87
Labour Co-op Nicole Murphy 436 5.48
Liberal Democrat Roy Alldred 417 5.24
Liberal Democrat Peter Denyer 275 3.46
Green Alan Pegg 241 3.03
Green Molly Taylor 150 1.89
Turnout 55.94

St Peter's and North Laine

St Peter's and North Laine (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Keith Taylor 2,347 17.27
Green Susan Paskins 2,266 16.68
Green Simon Williams 2,254 16.59
Labour Co-op Christine Simpson 1,200 8.83
Labour Co-op Harry Spillman 1,103 8.12
Labour Co-op Robert Stephenson 1,094 8.05
Liberal Democrat Madelaine Hunter 637 4.69
Liberal Democrat Ruth Berry 627 4.61
Liberal Democrat William Parker 517 3.81
Conservative Paul Bowes 474 3.49
Conservative Carole Franklin 474 3.49
Conservative James Gowans 471 3.47
Independent Gerald O’Brien 123 0.91
Turnout 40.59

Westbourne

Westbourne (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Oxley 1,482 23.06
Conservative Denise Cobb 1,431 22.27
Labour Co-op Don Brown 904 14.07
Labour Co-op David Jones 813 12.65
Liberal Democrat Valerie Paynter 661 10.28
Liberal Democrat Brian Ralfe 553 8.60
Green Philip Dymond 358 5.57
Green Anita Phillips 225 3.50
Turnout 46.93

Wish

Wish (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Garry Dunn 1,616 22.96
Conservative Edward Kemble 1,522 21.63
Labour Co-op Heather James 1,368 19.44
Labour Co-op Patrick Murphy 1,242 17.65
Liberal Democrat Stephen Potts 454 6.45
Green Susan Baumgardt 324 4.60
Liberal Democrat Robert Stockman 296 4.21
Green Elizabeth Wakefield 215 3.06
Turnout 55.05

Withdean

Withdean (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patricia Drake 2,800 17.07
Conservative Ann Norman 2,758 16.81
Conservative Kenneth Norman 2,726 16.62
Labour Co-op Iain Findlay 1,192 7.27
Labour Co-op Jane Peckham 1,135 6.92
Labour Co-op Gareth Jones 1,073 6.54
Liberal Democrat Peter Garratt 1,000 6.10
Liberal Democrat Donald McBeth 930 5.67
Liberal Democrat Derek Hall 895 5.46
Green James Lea 745 4.54
Green Lynn MacKenzie 680 4.14
Green Fiona Williams 472 2.88
Turnout 53.74

Woodingdean

Woodingdean (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Geoffrey Wells 2,500 32.26
Conservative Deirdre Simson 2,456 31.69
Labour Co-op Raymond Blackwood 956 12.34
Labour Co-op Malcolm Prescott 885 11.42
Liberal Democrat Season Prater 289 3.73
Liberal Democrat Tim Prater 292 3.77
Green Stella Pentecost 218 2.81
Green Paul Ward 153 1.97
Turnout 55.33

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