Swale Borough Council election, 2003

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Map of the results of the 2003 Swale Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2003. Swale UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Swale Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2003.

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

Borough of Swale Non-metropolitan district in England

Swale is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England and is bounded by Medway to the west, Canterbury to the east, Ashford to the south and Maidstone to the south west. Its council is based in Sittingbourne. The district is named after the narrow channel called The Swale, that separates the mainland of Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, and which occupies the central part of the district.

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.

Kent County of England

Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south west. The county also shares borders with Essex along the estuary of the River Thames, and with the French department of Pas-de-Calais through the Channel Tunnel. The county town is Maidstone.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Swale local election result 2003 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 900060.044.77,153+1.1%
  Labour 310+120.026.54,245-6.0%
  Liberal Democrat 301-120.025.34,043+3.1%
  Rock 'n' Roll Loony 000003.4541+2.2%
  Green 000000.122+0.1%

Ward results

Borden [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Brian Woodland37664.2+19.1
Conservative Roger Hoare18030.7-11.6
Labour Anthony Winckless305.1-7.5
Majority19633.4+30.7
Turnout 58633.7+1.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Boughton & Courtenay [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative George Bobbin92669.8
Labour Valerie Rowe22517.0
Liberal Democrat June Hammond17613.3
Majority70152.8
Turnout 1,32733.7+0.7
Conservative hold Swing
Grove [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Manning51552.5
Conservative Benjamin Stokes30330.9
Labour Jeane Holmes16316.6
Majority21221.6
Turnout 98125.4-2.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Wright93065.5
Liberal Democrat Anne Jenkins25618.0
Labour Gail Martin23316.4
Majority67447.5
Turnout 1,41935.0+0.7
Conservative hold Swing
Leysdown & Warden [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Boden30358.6-1.0
Labour Angela Walder13125.3+4.4
Liberal Democrat Andrew Brown438.3-2.6
Rock 'n' Roll Loony James Mumford307.7-0.9
Majority17233.3-5.4
Turnout 51726.2-2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Milton Regis [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Fiona Gowdy48948.9
Liberal Democrat Mark Baldock33833.8
Conservative Anne Jack14114.1
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Jackie Davidson313.1
Majority15115.1
Turnout 99930.0-2.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Minster Cliffs [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Adrian Crowther53335.3
Liberal Democrat Anna Groves46330.7
Labour Kedar Prasad42828.4
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Michael Young845.6
Majority704.6
Turnout 1,50828.5-4.5
Conservative hold Swing
Queenborough & Halfway [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Martin Goodhew66545.5
Labour Libby Tucker40827.9
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Christopher Driver25717.6
Liberal Democrat John Ellis1308.9
Majority25717.6
Turnout 1,46028.5-4.1
Conservative hold Swing
Sheerness East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mary Ronan29143.0
Conservative Robin Harris23334.4
Liberal Democrat Colin Howe15322.6
Majority588.6
Turnout 67720.9-3.5
Labour hold Swing
Sheerness West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen Worrall52063.3
Conservative Daphne Wyatt15118.4
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Partis809.7
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Christine Wellard708.5
Majority36944.9
Turnout 82121.9-3.7
Labour hold Swing
Sheppey Central [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christine Coles50845.4
Labour John Crouch40336.0
Liberal Democrat Christine Martin13912.4
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Alma Driver696.2
Majority1059.4
Turnout 1,11921.8-2.0
Conservative hold Swing
St Michael's [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stuart Davidson38438.0
Conservative Derek Carnell35034.7
Labour Edward Norton25425.1
Green Sharon Monk222.2
Majority343.4
Turnout 1,01030.6-4.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Teynham & Lynsted [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Barnicott57948.7
Labour Kenneth Rowles42836.0
Liberal Democrat Robert Baxtor18115.2
Majority15112.7
Turnout 1,18831.7+2.4
Conservative hold Swing
West Downs [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Donald Jordan54276.1+4.1
Liberal Democrat David Banks8712.2-2.3
Labour Kay Murphy8311.7-1.7
Majority45563.9+6.4
Turnout 71237.8-1.3
Conservative hold Swing
Woodstock [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jean Willicombe80947.9
Liberal Democrat Ann McLean72242.7
Labour Andrew Cooper1599.4
Majority875.1
Turnout 1,69043.3-3.8
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Election results". Financial Times . NewsBank. 2 May 2003. p. 4.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Borough Council Election Results - 1st May 2003". Swale Borough Council. Archived from the original on 24 December 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Election Results - English Councils". The Times . NewsBank. 2 May 2003. p. 17.
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