East Dorset District Council election, 2003

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Map of the results of the 2003 East Dorset District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey. East Dorset UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 East Dorset District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey.

The 2003 East Dorset District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

East Dorset Non-metropolitan district in England

East Dorset is a local government district in Dorset, England. Its council is based in Wimborne Minster since 2016.

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

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

East Dorset local election result 2003 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 24-266.759.924,753
  Liberal Democrat 11+230.636.114,921
  Independent 102.81.1435
  Labour 0001.7723
 Dorset Stop The War0000.7310
  UKIP 0000.5195

Ward results

Alderholt [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Cozier53075.8
Liberal Democrat Benjamin Haynes16924.2
Majority36151.6
Turnout 69932.2
Ameysford [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pauline Reynolds50073.6
Liberal Democrat David Roberts17926.4
Majority32147.3
Turnout 67932.6
Colehill East (2 seats) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Janet Dover799
Liberal Democrat Donald Wallace709
Conservative Kevin Johnson480
Conservative Peter Finney459
Independent John Bell132
Labour Kathryn Parish92
Turnout 2,67136.8
Colehill West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Packer45658.4
Liberal Democrat Elena Pujol32541.6
Majority13116.8
Turnout 78140.5
Corfe Mullen Central (2 seats) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat John Holland707
Liberal Democrat Byron Kimber652
Conservative John Harrington442
Conservative Peter Haward405
Turnout 2,20628.8
Corfe Mullen North [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anne Holland45671.3
Conservative Andrew Russell18428.8
Majority27242.5
Turnout 64032.8
Corfe Mullen South [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stewart Hearn44163.3
Conservative Michael Soper25636.7
Majority18526.5
Turnout 69735.1
Crane [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Timothy Palmer48374.0
Liberal Democrat Dora Aburrow17026.0
Majority31347.9
Turnout 65338.6
Ferndown Central (2 seats) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Queenie Comfort1,035
Conservative Derek Burt999
Liberal Democrat Mary Angus337
Liberal Democrat Percival Bartlett269
Turnout 2,64037.5
Ferndown Links (2 seats) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Maureen Godfrey889
Conservative John Little837
Liberal Democrat Roger Angus303
Liberal Democrat Philip Harknett240
Turnout 2,26929.5
Handley Vale [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Pauline Bailey-Wright41557.5
Conservative Phyllis Packer30742.5
Majority10815.0
Turnout 72236.5
Holt [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Spencer Flower57274.3
Liberal Democrat Heather Gurney19825.7
Majority37448.6
Turnout 77040.7
Longham [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gladys Elliot36559.0
Liberal Democrat Allan White25441.0
Majority11117.9
Turnout 61933.9
Parley (2 seats) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ronald Daw909
Conservative Barbara Manuel895
Liberal Democrat Helen Reay230
Liberal Democrat Stephen Dix226
Labour Christopher Hampton155
Turnout 2,41532.4
St Leonards & St Ives East (2 seats) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ann Warman1,102
Conservative Michael Dyer1,014
Liberal Democrat Deirdre Briggs227
UKIP Allan Tallett195
Liberal Democrat Lilian Rowe183
Labour Duncan Finch129
Turnout 2,85038.4
St Leonards & St Ives West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Raymond Dudman78181.9
Liberal Democrat Dennis Truscott17318.1
Majority60863.7
Turnout 95447.0
Stapehill [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative George Russell54180.9
Liberal Democrat Mario Rouse12819.1
Majority41361.7
Turnout 66934.6
Stour [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Guinn33456.6
Conservative John Moore25643.4
Majority7813.2
Turnout 59030.5
Three Cross & Potterne [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Victor Redpath24357.9
Liberal Democrat Carol Bond17742.1
Majority6615.7
Turnout 42022.7
Verwood Dewlands (2 seats) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Toni Coombs809
Conservative Josephine Staunton-Lambert684
Liberal Democrat Peter Baker481
Liberal Democrat Adam Reay408
Turnout 2,38234.0
Verwood Newtown [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Boyden Mortimer38653.8
Liberal Democrat Lindsey Dedden27137.8
Independent Derrick Crisp608.4
Majority11516.0
Turnout 71735.8
Verwood Stephen's Castle (2 seats) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Edward Burt776
Conservative Lucy Clark762
Liberal Democrat Michael Daymond617
Liberal Democrat Poppy Baker611
Turnout 2,76640.1
West Moors (3 seats) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alexander Clarke1,525
Conservative David Durley1,511
Conservative Andrew Skeats1,368
Liberal Democrat Jeanne Roberts402
Liberal Democrat Alan Dedden375
Liberal Democrat Frank Gardiner372
Labour Michael Shine347
Turnout 5,90134.0
Wimborne Minster (3 seats) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Patricia Hymers1,224
Liberal Democrat David Morgan968
Liberal Democrat Marilyn Osner891
Conservative Ivy Ellis833
Conservative Alan Flint775
Conservative Christine Reaks627
Dorset Stop The WarDamien Stone194
Dorset Stop The WarGeoffrey Stone116
Turnout 5,62835.8

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  2. ↑ "English councils - Non-metropolitan districts". The Times . NewsBank. 3 May 2003. p. 47.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Backlash as Lib Dems lose Poole and Tories lose Bournemouth". Dorset Echo . 2 May 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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