Crawley Borough Council election, 2003

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The 2003 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Crawley Town & Borough in England

Crawley is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is 28 miles (45 km) south of Charing Cross (London), 18 miles (29 km) north of Brighton and Hove, and 32 miles (51 km) north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of 17.36 square miles (44.96 km2) and had a population of 106,597 at the time of the 2011 Census.

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.

West Sussex County of England

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering East Sussex to the east, Hampshire to the west and Surrey to the north, and to the south the English Channel.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 23.16%. [3]

Crawley local election result 2003 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 711058.337.25,863-11.0%
  Conservative 410+133.334.45,430+3.2%
  Liberal Democrat 10008.322.13,483+4.7%
  BNP 000002.6404+2.6%
  Green 000001.8276+1.8%
  Independent 001-101.5235+0.0%
  Socialist Labour 000000.576-0.3%

Ward results

Broadfield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James McGough56951.1-7.3
Conservative David Bowen33530.1+2.9
Liberal Democrat Clare Jeffers20918.8+7.9
Majority23421.0-10.2
Turnout 1,11313.0-16.5
Labour hold Swing
Furnace Green [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Duncan Crow1,13038.8-8.6
Labour Raymond Calcott74125.5-7.9
Liberal Democrat David Barry63621.8+2.5
BNP Vernon Atkinson40413.9+13.9
Majority38913.4-0.6
Turnout 2,91127.2+2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Gossops Green [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour William Ward43046.6
Conservative Lee Burke31734.3
Liberal Democrat Howard Llewelyn17619.1
Majority11312.2
Turnout 92323.7-3.2
Labour hold Swing
Ifield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Stanley53640.4-9.1
Conservative Brian Blake34225.8+4.8
Independent Richard Symonds23517.7+6.8
Liberal Democrat Barry Hamilton21316.1-2.5
Majority19414.6-14.0
Turnout 1,32620.5-19.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Langley Green (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Smith666
Labour David Shreeves619
Liberal Democrat Kevin Osborne254
Conservative Keith Brockwell253
Conservative Christina Belben248
Liberal Democrat Mohammed Rana221
Turnout 2,26122.8-1.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Northgate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Gordon Seekings61065.0+1.8
Labour Nicholas Webber22524.0-3.5
Conservative Corinne Bowen10411.1+1.8
Majority38541.0+5.3
Turnout 93926.7-4.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Pound Hill North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sarah Blake83160.9
Labour John Stephens30322.2
Liberal Democrat Nigel Aldridge23016.9
Majority52838.7
Turnout 1,36427.3-3.6
Conservative hold Swing
Pound Hill South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Lanzer84757.1
Labour Alison Cornell38325.8
Liberal Democrat Edward Reay25317.1
Majority46431.3
Turnout 1,48327.7
Conservative hold Swing
Southgate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lisa Noel40431.4-1.0
Labour Mohammed Qamaruddin40131.1-19.5
Green Malcolm Liles27621.4+21.4
Liberal Democrat Roger McMurray20716.1-1.0
Majority30.2
Turnout 1,28821.3-18.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Three Bridges [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dennis Malt46842.2
Conservative John Rolf37233.6
Liberal Democrat Victoria Seekings26824.2
Majority968.7
Turnout 1,10826.8
Labour hold Swing
Tilgate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Douglas Mayne52249.7-9.5
Conservative Alexander Maple24723.5+3.3
Liberal Democrat Darren Wise20619.6+4.4
Socialist Labour Derek Isaacs767.2+1.9
Majority27526.2-12.8
Turnout 1,05123.2-3.8
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "English councils". The Times . 3 May 2003. p. 47.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Crawley Council Election Results - 2003" (PDF). Crawley Borough Council. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
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