Colchester Borough Council election, 2003

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Colchester Borough Council election, 2003
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20 seats (out of 60 seats)
31 seats seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
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Party Liberal Democrat Conservative
Last election2624
Seats before2324
Seats after2524
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote8,74010,844
Percentage32.440.3
SwingDecrease2.svg1.7Increase2.svg2.4
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Independent Labour
Last election46
Seats before85
Seats after65
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote1,5635,325
Percentage3.819.8
SwingIncrease2.svg2.0Decrease2.svg2.1
Map of the results of the 2003 Colchester council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independents in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2003. Colchester UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Colchester council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independents in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2003.

The 2003 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. This was the same day as the other 2003 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the seats were up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

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Background

Before the election the Conservatives were the largest party with 24 seats, the Liberal Democrats had 23 seats, Labour had 4 seats, there were 8 independents and 1 seat was vacant after the sitting Labour councillor moved to Scotland. [2] The council was run by a cabinet comprising 3 Conservatives, 3 Liberal Democrats and 1 Labour members. [3]

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

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.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

21 seats were being contested, with 2 seats available in Wivenhoe Cross due to the vacancy. [2] The remaining 20 seats all had the sitting councillors defending their seats and included the Labour group leader Tim Young in St Andrew's and the Conservative mayor Nigel Chapman in Fordham and Stour. [2] Meanwhile, in High Woods, Ian Ringer, defended the seat as an independent after leaving the Liberal Democrats earlier in 2003. [2]

Wivenhoe town in north eastern Essex, England, United Kingdom

Wivenhoe is a town and civil parish in north eastern Essex, England, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south east of Colchester. Historically Wivenhoe village, on the banks of the River Colne, and Wivenhoe Cross, on the higher ground to the north, were two separate settlements but with considerable development in the 19th century the two have merged.

In England, the offices of mayor and lord mayor have long been ceremonial posts, with few or no duties attached to them. In recent years they have doubled as more influential political roles while retaining the ceremonial functions. A mayor's term of office denotes the municipal year. The most famous example is that of the Lord Mayor of the City of London.

Fordham, Essex village in the United Kingdom

Fordham is a village and civil parish in the Colchester district of the English county of Essex, six miles north-west of the town of Colchester. It has a population measured at 835 in the 2011 Census. The parish includes the nearby hamlets of Fordham Heath and Hemp's Green.

Election result

Prior to the election, 3 Liberal Democrat councillors from Highwoods ward defected and sat as Independents, reducing the Liberal Democrat group to 23 councillors.

Following the election Bob Newman left the Labour group to sit as an independent, reducing Labour to 4 councillors. [3] [4] Labour then went into opposition after refusing to work with the Conservatives and a new cabinet was formed with 4 Conservative and 4 Liberal Democrat members. [3]

Colchester Borough Council Election, 2003 [5] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1033047.640.611,108+1.1%
  Liberal Democrat 820+238.132.08,740-4.4%
  Labour 21109.520.05,467+0.9%
  Independent 102-24.85.71,563+2.0%
  Green 000001.4370+0.2%
  Socialist Alliance 000000.496+0.3%

Ward results

Shown below are ward results according to the council's election results archive. [6] [7] [8]

Three of the single-seat wards (Dedham & Langham, East Donyland, Marks Tey) were not up for election this year. Neither were three of the two-seat wards (Harbour, Lexden, St John's).

Berechurch

Berechurch Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Susan Brooks 746 52.1 +2.0
Labour Julia Thomas40428.2-7.1
Conservative Sarah McLean27419.2+5.1
Majority34223.88
Turnout 1,43224.5-6.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Birch & Winstree

Birch & Winstree
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Crowe 966 71.8 +9.5
Liberal Democrat Barry Woodward19014.1-6.2
Labour Audrey Spencer18313.6-3.8
Majority77657.7
Turnout 1,34531.0-8.0
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

Castle Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Jones 903 54.4 -2.0
Conservative Pauline Lucas40424.3+4.8
Labour Malcolm Cannon21012.7-1.4
Green Walter Schwarz1328.0-2.0
Majority49930.1
Turnout 1,66028.6-3.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Christ Church

Christ Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Martin Hunt 662 48.0 +6.1
Conservative Roger Buston58742.6+1.8
Labour David Canning1249.0-8.3
Majority755.4—
Turnout 1,37943.4+3.4
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Copford & West Stanway

Copford & West Stanway Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Elizabeth Jewell Blundell35370.46-4.69
Independent Patrick James Mead7013.97+13.97
Labour Anna Geraldine Trudgian407.98+7.98
Liberal Democrat Anthony Scott-Boutell377.39-17.07
Majority28356.49+5.81
Turnout 50134.0-1.0
Conservative hold Swing

Fordham & Stour

Fordham & Stour Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nigel Chapman 797 71.9 +9.9
Liberal Democrat Wilma Sutton16114.5-7.5
Labour Gary Griffiths14413.0-3.0
Majority63657.4
Turnout 1,10827.6-5.4
Conservative hold Swing

Great Tey

Great Tey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Chillingworth 645 68.6 +2.9
Liberal Democrat Carolyn Catney19620.9-13.4
Labour Alan Trudigan10811.49New
Majority44947.8+16.3
Turnout 94042.7+2.7
Conservative hold Swing

Highwoods

Highwoods
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Maris Fuller 417 32.3 Increase2.svg6.4
Liberal Democrat Alan Hayman40831.6Decrease2.svg25.0
Independent Ian Ringer [lower-alpha 1] 33926.3New
Labour Edmund Chinnery1219.4Decrease2.svg10.7
Majority90.7
Turnout 1,29022.0Increase2.svg2.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg15.7

Mile End

Mile End Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anne Turrell 589 44.3 +13.6
Conservative Shahid Husain40030.1-3.6
Labour Janet Smith17112.9-11.8
Independent Jane Chinnery1249.3New
Green Mary Bryan403.0New
Majority18914.2
Turnout 1,33126.3+0.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

New Town

New Town Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Margaret Fisher 767 55.9 -1.1
Conservative Glenn Bath32523.7+8.0
Labour Jane Green28120.5-6.8
Majority44231.7
Turnout 1,39522.9-3.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Prettygate

Prettygate Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sandra Gray 1,044 48.3 +4.9
Conservative Ronald Levy93543.3+0.7
Labour Luke Dopson1828.4-5.5
Majority1095.0
Turnout 2,16136.2-0.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

St. Andrew's

St Andrew's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tim Young 813 62.2 +6.1
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Berriman27020.6-0.7
Conservative Anne Allan18414.1-1.6
Socialist Alliance Jeremy Jepps413.1-3.9
Majority54341.4—
Turnout 1,31319.7-0.3
Labour hold Swing

St. Anne's

St Annes's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Barrie Cook 853 58.4 +3.1
Labour Peter Brine29520.2-6.1
Conservative Angus Allan28319.4+0.9
Socialist Alliance David Isaacson312.1New
Majority55838.2—
Turnout 1,46122.7-2.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Shrub End

Shrub End
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Richard Bourne 596 38.0 +4.6
Conservative Alan Scattergood53033.8-3.1
Liberal Democrat Barbara Williamson40826.0-3.7
Socialist Alliance John Coombes241.5N/A
Majority664.2+4.0
Turnout 1,56824.5-0.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 3.9

Stanway

Stanway Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Lesley Scott-Boutell 918 52.3 +1.1
Conservative John Reeves61034.8+0.4
Labour John Spademan22212.7+0.4
Majority30817.6—
Turnout 175528.8-5.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Tiptree

Tiptree Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Margaret Crowe 546 35.0 +17.2
Independent Anne Burgess54234.7-0.9
Labour Alan Mogridge41526.6+1.2
Green Stella Barnes563.6-4.6
Majority
Turnout 1,56126.4-2.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Ash Green Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jill Tod 774 66.4 +19.2
Liberal Democrat Una Jones23820.4+0.3
Labour Ian Yates14912.8-5.1
Majority53646.0
Turnout 1,16630.3-2.7
Conservative hold Swing

West Mersea

West Mersea Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Margaret Anne Kimberley110763.0
Labour Bry Whittle Mogridge35920.43
Liberal Democrat Ronald Charles Laurance Baker24914.17
Majority74842.57
Turnout 175730.1-0.9
Conservative hold Swing

Wivenhoe Cross

Wivenhoe Cross Ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Adams 313 53.4 +17.3
Conservative Eugene Kraft 264
Labour Aulay MacKenzie17229.4-14.6
Labour Paul Bishop142
Liberal Democrat Barry James10117.2-2.7
Turnout 54416.8-0.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Wivenhoe Quay

Wivenhoe Quay Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Richard Davies 488 35.6 +4.1
Conservative Kenneth Rogers39428.7+5.8
Labour Stephen Ford33624.5-8.4
Green Christopher Fox14210.4-2.4
Majority946.9—
Turnout 1,37135.6-2.4
Independent hold Swing
  1. ↑ The Independent candidate in Highwoods ward was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2002.

By-elections between 2003 and 2004

A by-election took place on 22 April 2004 after the death of the independent councillor Richard Davies. [9]

Wivenhoe Quay By-Election 22 April 2004 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen Ford62634.4+9.7
Conservative Anne Quarrie61433.7+4.7
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Jacobs58131.9+31.9
Majority120.7
Turnout 1,82144.0
Labour gain from Independent Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Colchester : Hung council on election night". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 2 May 2003.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Essex: Politicians set to slug it out". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 2 April 2003.
  3. 1 2 3 "Colchester : No Labour place on council cabinet". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 7 May 2003.
  4. ↑ "Wivenhoe: Councillor Newman leaves Labour". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 7 May 2003.
  5. ↑ "BBC News Vote 2003 Local Elections". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Colchester Borough Council Elections 1 May 2003 - Results". Colchester Borough Council. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Colchester election results 2003". East Anglian Daily Times . 6 May 2003. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Summary of the number of votes cast and turnout". Colchester Borough Council. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Wivenhoe: Man defends election call that cost £1, 400". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 17 March 2004.
  10. ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results" . Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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