Swindon Borough Council election, 2003

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

The 2003 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

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Wiltshire County of England

Wiltshire is a county in South West England with an area of 3,485 km2. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The county town was originally Wilton, after which the county is named, but Wiltshire Council is now based in the county town of Trowbridge.

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Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Voting trial

Swindon was one of 3 councils which trialed voting by television in 2003 for the first time anywhere in the world. [3] Voters in Swindon also had 8 electronic information kiosks in the town centre where they could vote, [4] telephone and internet voting. [5] These trials, which were open for voting in the week before the election, [5] followed a trial of electronic voting in the 2002 election which saw turnout increase by 3.5%. [6]

Internet Global system of connected computer networks

The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web (WWW), electronic mail, telephony, and file sharing.

Electronic voting is voting that uses electronic means to either aid or take care of casting and counting votes.

Voter turnout percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Eligibility varies by country, and the voting-eligible population should not be confused with the total adult population. Age and citizenship status are often among the criteria used to determine eligibility, but some countries further restrict eligibility based on sex, race, or religion.

Overall turnout in the election was 29.82%, [7] lower than in 2002. [8] [9] However the number of electronic votes increased by 75% from 2002 to 11,055, including 349 cast by television. [8]

Election result

Swindon Local Election Result 2003 [7] [10]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 12+660.041.816,983+3.2%
  Labour 5-625.030.712,455-3.5%
  Liberal Democrat 3015.025.310,287+1.0%
  Socialist Alliance 0000.7289+0.3%
  UKIP 0000.7265+0.7%
  Green 0000.6232-1.2%
 Swindon Org UK People Before Profit0000.3102+0.3%

Ward results

Abbey Meads [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Stoddart65164.9-5.5
Liberal Democrat Derek Richards18218.1+8.0
Labour Ruairi Tobin17016.9-2.6
Majority46946.8-4.1
Turnout 1,00324.0-4.9
Central [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Michael Dickinson63238.6+3.9
Labour David Cox61637.6-4.3
Conservative Olive Clapham28717.5+0.9
Swindon Org UK People Before ProfitKarsten Evans1026.2+6.2
Majority161.0
Turnout 1,63723.1-2.3
Covingham and Nythe [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Glenn Smith1,32353.4+13.8
Labour Peter Mallinson76630.9-16.9
Liberal Democrat Ellen Aylett38815.7+3.1
Majority55722.5
Turnout 2,47735.8+0.1
Dorcan [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Albinson99244.0+2.4
Labour Peter Brown95142.2-2.3
Liberal Democrat John Phipps31113.8+2.2
Majority411.8
Turnout 2,25432.5-1.7
Eastcott [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Martin Wiltshire1,03953.7+5.9
Labour Richard Young50226.0-0.5
Conservative Valerie Butt39320.3+4.0
Majority53727.8+6.5
Turnout 1,93425.5-2.6
Freshbrook and Grange Park [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Geraldine Robertson98746.9+6.0
Conservative Gerald Boydell72734.5-0.2
Labour James Grant39118.6-5.9
Majority26012.4+6.2
Turnout 2,10527.3-0.8
Gorse Hill and Pinehurst [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Ballman60340.4-13.9
Liberal Democrat Steven Camburn35223.6+12.8
Conservative Mark Furkins34823.3-0.8
Socialist Alliance Andrew Newman18912.7+1.8
Majority25116.8-13.4
Turnout 1,49221.6-1.1
Haydon Wick [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Dobie1,20352.5+4.6
Labour John Keepin62527.3-7.4
Liberal Democrat Tel Hudson46220.2+2.8
Majority57825.2+12.0
Turnout 2,29028.8-1.2
Highworth [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Melanie Duff1,17647.2-3.3
Labour Lynn Vardy86634.7+6.6
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Shorten45218.1-3.4
Majority31012.4-10.0
Turnout 2,49438.3-0.4
Moredon [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Maureen Caton78740.5-5.9
Conservative Dale Heenan75939.0+3.5
Liberal Democrat Andrew Sharp30115.5-2.6
UKIP Trevor Prescott985.0+5.0
Majority281.4-9.4
Turnout 1,94526.0+1.3
Old Town and Lawn [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Fionuala Foley2,00054.8+14.3
Liberal Democrat Mark Wheaver1,16031.8-17.1
Labour Maire Darker2597.1+0.2
Green John Hughes2326.4+2.7
Majority84023.0
Turnout 3,65147.6-5.1
Parks [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Fay Howard77553.7-10.7
Conservative Natasha Young35024.3+4.9
Liberal Democrat Jacob Pajak31722.0+5.8
Majority42529.5-15.5
Turnout 1,44220.8-1.0
Penhill [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Andy Harrison61350.6-8.9
Liberal Democrat Louisa Sharp32626.9+5.0
Conservative Donald Day17214.2-4.4
Socialist Alliance Roy North1008.3+8.3
Majority28723.7-13.9
Turnout 1,21126.5+0.8
Shaw and Nine Elms [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Garry Perkins91249.2-4.0
Liberal Democrat Amber Johnson48125.9+5.8
Labour Neil Heavens46124.9-1.8
Majority43123.2-3.3
Turnout 1,85426.8-0.4
St Margaret [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Van Roon1,27354.4+7.2
Labour Patricia Spry67829.0-10.6
Liberal Democrat David Payne39016.7+3.5
Majority59525.4+17.8
Turnout 2,34131.0+0.5
St Philip [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Deborah Baylies1,10745.6+5.8
Labour Eriqua Ballman92638.2-7.2
Liberal Democrat Martin Wiltshire39316.2+6.5
Majority1817.5
Turnout 2,42634.0+2.8
Toothill and Westlea [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Steve Wakefield87950.4
Labour Philip Rashid50328.9
Liberal Democrat Leigh Bint36120.7
Majority37621.6
Turnout 1,74329.4
Walcot [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Laura Holiday65440.9
Labour Christian Eley56635.4
Liberal Democrat Kathleen McCarthy37823.7
Majority885.5
Turnout 1,59831.1
Western [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keith Small86343.3-6.9
Conservative Halina Roberts51926.0+0.8
Liberal Democrat Russell Scott-Browne44422.3+8.1
UKIP Michael Morton1678.4+2.4
Majority34417.3-7.8
Turnout 1,99326.3-2.2
Wroughton and Chiseldon [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Morton1,25846.2+2.4
Liberal Democrat Victor Goodman93034.2-3.7
Labour Sarah Bush53419.6+4.9
Majority32812.0+6.0
Turnout 2,72236.1-3.9

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