Christchurch Borough Council election, 2003

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Map of the results of the 2003 Christchurch Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey. Christchurch UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Christchurch Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

The 2003 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one. [1] The Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [2]

Christchurch, Dorset Town & Borough in England

Christchurch is a town and borough on the south coast of England. The town adjoins Bournemouth in the west and the New Forest lies to the east. Historically in the county of Hampshire, it became part of the administrative county of Dorset in the 1974 reorganisation of local government. Covering an area of 19.5 square miles (51 km2), Christchurch had a 2013 population of 48,368, making it the fourth-most populous town in Dorset, close behind Weymouth which has a population of 54,539.

Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.

Dorset County of England

Dorset is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the non-metropolitan county, which is governed by Dorset County Council, and the unitary authority areas of Poole and Bournemouth. Covering an area of 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi), Dorset borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east. The county town is Dorchester which is in the south. After the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the county's border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch. Around half of the population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation, while the rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density.

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Election result

The Conservatives remained in control of the council after winning 14 of the 24 seats on the council, despite losing three seats. [2] [3] The Liberal Democrats gained three seats to have eight councillors, while two independents were elected. [2]

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Christchurch local election result 2003 [2] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 14-358.355.317,350
  Liberal Democrat 8+333.331.79,945
  Independent 2-18.37.52,369
  Labour 0005.11,608
  UKIP 0000.4129

Ward results

Burton and Winkton (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Flagg721
Conservative Colin Jamieson721
Liberal Democrat Derek Evans587
Liberal Democrat David Phillpot420
Labour Martin Jacques127
Turnout 2,57641.8
Grange (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat John Campbell460
Liberal Democrat John Freeman436
Conservative Denise Jones248
Conservative Denise Flagg245
Labour Christopher Thompson198
Labour Carol Wilcox189
Turnout 1,77626.7
Highcliffe (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Malcolm Mawbey854
Conservative John Lofts719
Independent Linda Hammond580
Liberal Democrat William Hall325
Liberal Democrat John Lanz238
Labour Robert Maskell131
Turnout 2,84750.3
Jumpers (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Colin Bungey569
Independent Robert McArthur502
Conservative Trevor Watts332
Conservative Shaun Flynn321
Liberal Democrat Sandra Gola268
Liberal Democrat John Jenkinson252
Independent William Welsh59
Turnout 2,30338.9
Mudeford and Friars Cliff (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Josephine Spencer1,495
Conservative Michael Duckworth1,426
Conservative Eric Spreadbury1,340
Liberal Democrat Derrick Roberts598
Labour Jennifer Carlton381
Turnout 5,24047.0
North Highcliffe and Walkford (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sally Derham Wilkes651
Conservative Kevin Dingley627
Liberal Democrat Robert Critchley503
Liberal Democrat Alan Wright470
UKIP Janet Hatton129
Labour Abdulhaye Qureshi65
Turnout 2,44544.3
Portfield (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Susan Darch501
Liberal Democrat Lillian Jefferis482
Independent Susan Bungey328
Conservative Bernice Pardy289
Conservative Desmond Pardy272
Labour Jerry Brenton106
Labour Vera Hill77
Turnout 2,05536.5
Purewell and Stanpit (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Christine Payne702
Liberal Democrat Wendy Lloyd689
Conservative John Newman575
Conservative Mark Agg-Jones562
Turnout 2,52840.6
St Catherine's and Hurn (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Fox720
Conservative Susan Spittle691
Liberal Democrat Jason Viney577
Turnout 1,98842.7
Town Centre (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Hall766
Liberal Democrat Christopher Legg699
Conservative Nicholas Geary447
Conservative Michael Hodges405
Independent John Lovell331
Turnout 2,64845.7
West Highcliffe (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Griffiths1,247
Conservative Patricia Jamieson1,238
Conservative David Jones1,204
Liberal Democrat Caroline Curran496
Liberal Democrat Paul Curran476
Labour Raymond Manning334
Turnout 4,99541.2

By-elections between 2003 and 2007

Jumpers

A by-election was held in Jumpers ward on 5 May 2005 after the resignation of independent councillor Bob McArthur. [5] The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Jason Viney with a majority of 333 votes over Conservative Trevor Watts. [5] [6]

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils, while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities. Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward-population counts can vary substantially. As at the end of 2014 there were 9,456 electoral wards/divisions in the UK.

Jumpers by-election 5 May 2005 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jason Viney1,22457.9+35.0
Conservative Trevor Watts89142.1+13.7
Majority33315.7
Turnout 2,11570.8+31.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing

Portfield

A by-election was held in Portfield on 5 May 2005 following the resignation of councillor Susan Darch due to poor health. [5] Darch had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2003, but together with her fellow councillor for Portfied Lillian Jefferis, she subsequently defected to the Conservatives. [5] The seat was regained for the Liberal Democrats by David Vick with a majority of 222 votes over Conservative Tavis Fox. [5] [6]

Defection giving up of allegiance to one state for allegiance to another in a manner considered illegitimate by the first state

In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, in a way which is considered illegitimate by the first state. More broadly, it involves abandoning a person, cause, or doctrine to which one is bound by some tie, as of allegiance or duty.

Portfield by-election 5 May 2005 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Vick1,02356.1+15.1
Conservative Tavis Fox80143.9+20.4
Majority22212.2
Turnout 1,82464.6
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Purewell and Stanpit

A by-election was held in Purewell and Stanpit on 5 May 2005 after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Wendy Lloyd. [5] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Alan Wright with a majority of 34 votes over Conservative Nicholas Geary. [5] [6]

Stanpit village in United Kingdom

Stanpit is a historic village in the borough of Christchurch, Dorset, in southern England. It is located along the southern boundary of current day Mudeford. The Stanpit road connects from the end of the original Mudeford road through to Purewell Cross.

Purewell and Stanpit by-election 5 May 2005 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alan Wright1,06750.8-4.2
Conservative Nicholas Geary1,03349.2+4.2
Majority341.6
Turnout 2,10067.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "English councils - Non-metropolitan districts". The Times . NewsBank. 3 May 2003. p. 47.
  3. ↑ Martin, Andy (2 May 2003). "Backlash as Lib Dems lose Poole and Tories lose Bournemouth". Cornwall County Publications. NewsBank.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Christchurch Borough Council. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tributes flooding in for 'wonderful' councillor". Dorset Echo . 10 May 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Christchurch Borough Council. dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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