Tynedale District Council election, 2003

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Elections to Tynedale District Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party took overall control over the council. [1]

Tynedale Former District in England

Tynedale was a local government district in south-west Northumberland, England. It had a resident population of 58,808 according to the 2001 Census, and was named after the River Tyne. Its main towns were Hexham, Haltwhistle and Prudhoe. The district contained part of Hadrian's Wall.

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.

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Election Result

Tynedale Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 27+551.948.413,005
  Liberal Democrat 11+121.222.35,978
  Labour 9-517.318.85,044
  Independent 5-19.610.52,824

10 Conservative, 2 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat councillors were elected unopposed.

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.

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.

Ward results

Acomb
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jane Wrigley28967.5
Conservative Keith Laidlow13932.5
Majority15035.0
Turnout 428
Allendale (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Colin Horncastleunopposed
Conservative Margaret Stonehouseunopposed
Bellingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Frank Mattinson34968.4
Independent James Brownbridge16131.6
Majority18836.8
Turnout 510
Broomhaugh and Riding
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Philip Latham26559.8
Conservative Andreas Christofides17840.2
Majority8719.6
Turnout 443
Chollerton with Whittington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Thomas Heslopunopposed
Corbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat William Grigg638
Conservative Jean Fearon597
Conservative Kenneth Warwick503
Conservative Jeffrey Wilkinson487
Liberal Democrat Austin Winstanley463
Turnout 2,688
East Tynedale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Fiona Hunter26756.6
Labour Paul Kelly20543.4
Majority6213.2
Turnout 472
Hadrian (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alan Sharp545
Conservative Valerie Gibson475
Labour Andrew Birley206
Turnout 1,226
Haltwhistle (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Hardy623
Independent John Watson495
Independent Susan Sim484
Conservative Ian Wilson480
Labour Ian McMinn471
Turnout 2,553
Haydon (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Smith336
Independent Stanley Mitchell306
Labour Michael Thorpe173
Turnout 815
Hexham Gilesgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barry Pickeringunopposed
Hexham Hencotes (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Lynch482
Conservative Jill Soulsby436
Labour Thomas Flaws398
Labour Wendy Dale395
Independent George Ferguson378
Conservative Norman Wicks361
Liberal Democrat Victor Ball301
Turnout 2,751
Hexham Leazes (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Derek Kennedy633
Conservative Henry Herron581
Liberal Democrat Colin Moss561
Conservative Maureen Milne543
Conservative Michael Way499
Turnout 2,817
Hexham Priestpopple (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ingrid Whale697
Conservative Matthew Donnelly646
Conservative John Lambert523
Labour Philip Clark418
Turnout 2,284
Humshaugh and Wall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alexander Kerrunopposed
Ovingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Paul MacDonald23975.9
Conservative Clare Martell7624.1
Majority16351.8
Turnout 315
Prudhoe Castle (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tony Reid223
Liberal Democrat Gerald Caldwell187
Conservative Allan Ford103
Conservative Gary Milburn90
Turnout 603
Prudhoe North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour William Garrettunopposed
Labour David Shawunopposed
Prudhoe South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lorna Garrett425
Labour Glenn Simpson399
Labour Eileen Burt381
Conservative Catherine Speight271
Conservative Susan Cresswell194
Conservative Michael Heather184
Liberal Democrat Donald Smith114
Turnout 1,968
Prudhoe West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Neil Bradbury289
Liberal Democrat Donna Bradbury285
Labour Jennifer McGee232
Labour John Grigor201
Conservative Astrid Mitchell70
Conservative Tracy Warhurst-Walker57
Turnout 1,134
Redesdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Brian Corbettunopposed
Sandhoe with Dilston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Albert Fearon19060.9
Liberal Democrat Robert MacFarlane12239.1
Majority6821.8
Turnout 312
Slaley and Hexhamshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Massey34378.9
Liberal Democrat John Williams9221.1
Majority25157.8
Turnout 435
South Tynedale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Adamsonunopposed
Stocksfield with Mickley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patricia Dale1,064
Conservative Michael Collins793
Conservative Eileen Drew761
Liberal Democrat Stuart Rowlands367
Liberal Democrat Darren Levitt349
Turnout 3,334
Upper North Tyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Waltonunopposed
Wanney
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Janet Somervilleunopposed
Warden and Newbrough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Harold Forsterunopposed
Wark
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Flora Hewitson28879.6
Liberal Democrat Christine Billany7420.4
Majority11459.2
Turnout 362
West Tynedale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Hutchinsonunopposed
Wylam (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Philip Brooks712
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Appleby454
Labour Jeffrey Leetham178
Conservative Valerie Armstrong135
Conservative Christine Hanley95
Turnout 1,574

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References

  1. ↑ "Tynedale". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2009-08-16.
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