Woking Borough Council election, 2003

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

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

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Surrey County of England

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After the election, the composition of the council was

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. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a centrist, liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. It has 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party served as junior partners in a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that 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.

Background

The election saw 13 seats being contested with the contest in Brookwood ward being a by-election after the previous Conservative councillor, Mark Pritchard, resigned his seat on the council. [3] Three long standing councillors also stood down at the election, Alf Stranks in Byfleet ward, Gordon Brown in Horsell East and Woodham and Rosemary Johnson in Old Woking. [3] As well as candidates from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour, there were also 3 from the United Kingdom Independence Party, 2 independents and 1 from the Green Party. [3]

Brookwood, Surrey village in Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Brookwood is a village in Surrey, England, about 3 12 miles (5.6 km) west of Woking, with a mixture of semi-rural, woodland-set and archetypal suburban residential homes. It lies on the western border of the Woking Borough, with a small part of the village in Guildford Borough. As part of the 2016 boundary review Brookwood became part of the Heathlands ward which comprises Brookwood, Bridley, Hook Heath, Mayford, Sutton Green and Barnsbury and Wych Hill.

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Election result

No party won a majority in the election with the council remaining under no overall control as it had been since the 1998 election. [4] The only party to have more seats after the election than before was Labour after they gained Old Woking from the Liberal Democrats by 26 votes. [4] Meanwhile, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats each gained one seat from the other, with the Conservatives taking Byfleet by 27 votes and the Liberal Democrats winning Brookwood by 7 votes. [4] Overall turnout in the election was 33.66%. [5]

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.

The failure by the Conservatives to gain the two seats they needed to have a majority on the council was described as disappointing by commentators, in a year when the party gained seats nationally. [6] [7]

Woking Local Election Result 2003 [2] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 611046.246.78,780+1.3%
  Liberal Democrat 412-130.835.46,653-4.1%
  Labour 310+123.113.12,463-0.7%
  Independent 000002.5461+1.8%
  UKIP 000001.9362+0.8%
  Green 000000.476+0.4%

Ward results

Brookwood [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Philip Goldenberg35844.1+13.8
Conservative Justin Boorman35143.2-19.7
Green Sandra Simkin769.4+9.4
Labour Eric Kennedy273.3-3.5
Majority70.9
Turnout 81243.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Byfleet [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Simon Hutton1,02646.0-2.1
Liberal Democrat Anne Roberts99944.8+5.1
Labour Brian Cozens2079.3-2.9
Majority271.2-7.2
Turnout 2,23241.0+4.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Goldsworth East [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Geoff Smith72752.2+2.4
Conservative Jeremy Yates45732.8+2.3
Labour Christopher Martin21015.1-4.6
Majority27019.4+0.1
Turnout 1,39425.8-3.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hermitage and Knaphill South [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Tina Liddington54052.6
Conservative Hilary Addison34934.0
Labour Graeme Carman13713.4
Majority19118.6
Turnout 1,02625.6-5.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Horsell East and Woodham [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anne Murray81458.7
Liberal Democrat Robert Leach33324.0
UKIP Michael Harvey18313.2
Labour Michael Roberts564.0
Majority48134.7
Turnout 1,38640.6
Conservative hold Swing
Horsell West [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jim Armitage1,12950.1+7.2
Liberal Democrat Ann-Marie Barker93541.5-6.6
Labour Audrey Worgan1215.4+0.0
UKIP Timothy Shaw693.1-0.5
Majority1948.6
Turnout 2,25442.2-4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Kingfield and Westfield [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Martin49843.5
Conservative Norma Gruselle32128.1
Liberal Democrat Gareth Davies21518.8
UKIP Paul Davey1109.6
Majority17715.4
Turnout 1,14428.8
Labour hold Swing
Knaphill [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Neville Hinks97747.8+4.3
Conservative Catherine Fisher95046.5+1.3
Labour Chanchal Kapoor1175.7-5.6
Majority271.3
Turnout 2,04430.5+1.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Maybury and Sheerwater [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Elizabeth Evans59340.8-18.3
Liberal Democrat Michael Wilson39727.3+13.2
Conservative David Roe28919.9+1.7
Independent Michael Osman17412.0+3.5
Majority19613.5-27.4
Turnout 1,45322.2-2.6
Labour hold Swing
Old Woking [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Richard Ford30442.6+13.5
Liberal Democrat Derek McCrum27839.0-13.9
Conservative Colin Kemp13118.4+0.4
Majority263.6
Turnout 71337.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Pyrford [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Ankers1,28572.3
Liberal Democrat Andrew Grimshaw44224.9
Labour Richard Cowley502.8
Majority84347.4
Turnout 1,77744.9
Conservative hold Swing
St Johns and Hook Heath [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Cundy89972.9+3.8
Liberal Democrat Anthony Kremer26621.6-3.3
Labour John Bramall695.6-0.4
Majority63351.3+7.1
Turnout 1,23435.2+0.0
Conservative hold Swing
West Byfleet [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mehala Gosling77958.7-12.9
Independent Richard Wilson28721.6+21.6
Liberal Democrat Peter Hough18614.0-7.8
Labour Michael Byrne745.6-1.0
Majority49237.1-12.7
Turnout 1,32633.8-3.1
Conservative hold Swing

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