Waveney District Council election, 2003

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

Waveney District Non-metropolitan district in England

Waveney was a local government district in Suffolk, England, named after the River Waveney that forms its north-east border. The district council was based in Lowestoft, the major settlement in Waveney. The other towns in the district are Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth and Southwold.

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.

Suffolk County of England

Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Felixstowe, one of the largest container ports in Europe.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

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Election result

Waveney Local Election Result 2003 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 811050.037.47,420+5.6%
  Labour 502-231.331.36,214-14.4%
  Independent 220+212.56.51,296+1.0%
  Liberal Democrat 10006.316.33,230+2.2%
  Green 000006.91,361+5.2%
  UKIP 000001.3258+0.8%
  Socialist Alliance 000000.359-0.3%

Ward results

Beccles North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Woodruff54033.7
Labour Alan Thwaites46829.2
UKIP Brian Aylett25816.1
Green Graham Elliott18511.5
Liberal Democrat Frances Mitchell1529.5
Majority724.5
Turnout 1,60341.2-0.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Beccles South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michael Adams37340.5
Conservative Neil Smith33636.4
Liberal Democrat Alison Briggs15917.2
Green Michael McGee545.9
Majority374.0
Turnout 92223.6-1.8
Labour hold Swing
Blything [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Wendy Mawer49168.0-0.6
Labour Angela Turner11515.9-15.5
Liberal Democrat David O'Neill588.0+8.0
Green Michael Platt588.0+8.0
Majority37652.1+14.9
Turnout 72241.2+0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bungay [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Groom69748.6
Labour Lynn Derges41929.2
Liberal Democrat Wendy Curry17312.1
Green Simon Thompson14410.0
Majority27819.4
Turnout 1,43337.3-1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Carlton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Frank Mortimer50158.1
Labour Peter Shelley19923.1
Liberal Democrat Brian Howe13315.4
Green Emma Waller303.5
Majority30235.0
Turnout 86324.0-1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Carlton Colville [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kathleen Grant58050.4
Labour Paul Widdowson35631.0
Liberal Democrat John Marsden16114.0
Green Richard Vinton534.6
Majority22419.5
Turnout 1,15021.8-4.4
Conservative hold Swing
Halesworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Niblett68449.6
Labour Julie McLoughlin27419.9
Green Paul Whitlow27019.6
Liberal Democrat Henri Watts15010.9
Majority41029.8
Turnout 1,37835.8-6.1
Conservative hold Swing
Harbour [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Norman Keable57538.4
Labour Ian Graham41227.5
Liberal Democrat Jack Thain30420.3
Conservative James Fraser15010.0
Green Peter Taylor563.7
Majority16310.9
Turnout 1,49726.8-6.3
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Kirkley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Gifford Baxter71051.2
Labour Josette Bellham41630.0
Conservative Paul Kimble17812.8
Green Maxine Narburgh825.9
Majority29421.2
Turnout 1,38625.5-8.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Normanston [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Thomas46739.4
Conservative Dorothy Blenkinsopp40534.1
Liberal Democrat Andrew Thomas19016.0
Green Stephen Sizer655.5
Socialist Alliance Nicholas Bird595.0
Majority625.2
Turnout 1,18621.8-5.5
Labour hold Swing
Oulton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Peter Collecott46143.3
Labour Marie Rodgers28927.2
Conservative Andrew Borrett27425.8
Green Diana Whiting403.8
Majority17216.2
Turnout 1,06432.2-3.0
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Pakefield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen Barrett78243.4
Conservative Marcus Ardley56231.2
Liberal Democrat Lorraine Lakes36220.1
Green Melanie Harrison965.3
Majority22012.2
Turnout 1,80232.8-4.2
Labour hold Swing
St. Margarets [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rosemary Winterton62643.5
Conservative John Burford54037.5
Liberal Democrat Patricia Anderson20214.0
Green Colin Boor714.9
Majority866.0
Turnout 1,43925.0-4.0
Labour hold Swing
Whitton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Catherine Barrett65440.8
Conservative Barry Bee42126.3
Independent Reginald Allen26016.2
Liberal Democrat Sandra Tonge20913.1
Green James Stoddart573.6
Majority23314.6
Turnout 1,60127.5-4.2
Labour hold Swing
Worlingham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kenneth Sale69156.7
Labour Michael Turner27822.8
Liberal Democrat Philip Mitchell19315.8
Green Nicola Elliott574.7
Majority41333.9
Turnout 1,21934.5-7.0
Conservative hold Swing
Wrentham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Goldsmith37064.6
Labour Jack Seal8615.0
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Bromley7412.9
Green Ray Cameron-Goodman437.5
Majority28449.6
Turnout 57332.6-1.3
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. ↑ "English councils". The Times. 2003-05-03. p. 47.
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