2003 Stevenage Borough Council election
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13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Stevenage Council in Hertfordshire, England were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election; the seats of the candidates who finished first in each ward in the all-out election of 1999. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council,[1] as had been predicted before the election.[2] Overall turnout was 52.2%.[3]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 33
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Conservative 3
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 11 | 0 | 84.6 | 47.7 | 14,542 | -5.5% | |||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 25.4 | 7,733 | +6.7% | |||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 25.1 | 7,659 | -1.0% | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 431 | -0.3% | |||
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 112 | +0.0% |
Ward results
[edit]Bandley Hill
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jacqueline Hollywell | 1,174 | 52.2 | −13.8 | |
Conservative | Freda Warner | 650 | 28.9 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sean McManus | 425 | 18.9 | +18.9 | |
Majority | 524 | 23.3 | −8.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,249 | 47.0 |
Bedwell
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Elizabeth Harrington | 1,398 | 59.5 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | Galina Dimelow | 440 | 18.7 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Meacham | 399 | 17.0 | +3.6 | |
Socialist Alternative | Stephen Glennon | 112 | 4.8 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 958 | 40.8 | −5.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,349 | 50.3 |
Chells
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kenneth Vale | 1,307 | 51.9 | −0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leonard Lambert | 822 | 32.7 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Ralph Dimelow | 387 | 15.4 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 485 | 19.2 | −3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,516 | 55.6 |
Longmeadow
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Patricia Webb | 1,072 | 46.6 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | Matthew Hurst | 646 | 28.1 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ralph Baskerville | 582 | 25.3 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 426 | 18.5 | −6.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,300 | 51.8 |
Manor
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Robin Parker | 1,859 | 66.3 | +12.3 | |
Labour | Gordana Bjelic-Rados | 472 | 16.8 | −9.1 | |
Conservative | Dilys Clark | 472 | 16.8 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 1,387 | 49.5 | +21.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,803 | 58.0 |
Martins Wood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Patston | 958 | 42.8 | −7.8 | |
Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 664 | 29.6 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Segadelli | 404 | 18.0 | +3.3 | |
Green | Ian Murrill | 214 | 9.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 294 | 13.2 | −9.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,240 | 49.0 |
Old Town
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Downing | 1,256 | 46.4 | −4.3 | |
Conservative | Jody Hanafin | 749 | 27.7 | −1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Moorcroft | 484 | 17.9 | +4.3 | |
Green | Bernard Chapman | 217 | 8.0 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 507 | 18.7 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,706 | 57.3 |
Pin Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Reginald Smith | 1,237 | 54.0 | −5.3 | |
Conservative | Mollie Cawthorn | 564 | 24.6 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Griffith | 488 | 21.3 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 673 | 29.4 | −6.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,289 | 52.2 |
Roebuck
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Gardner | 1,094 | 49.7 | −4.2 | |
Conservative | Anita Speight | 563 | 25.6 | −0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Knight | 544 | 24.7 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 431 | 24.1 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,201 | 49.0 |
St Nicholas
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Raynor | 989 | 48.5 | −5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 540 | 26.5 | +3.8 | |
Conservative | Claire Halling | 512 | 25.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 449 | 22.0 | −9.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,041 | 47.0 |
Shephall
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Brian Hall | 1,389 | 61.2 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Baskerville | 441 | 19.4 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Leslie Clark | 440 | 19.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 948 | 41.8 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,270 | 51.7 |
Symonds Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Patrick Kissane | 1,436 | 60.5 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | Louisa Notley | 582 | 24.5 | −10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Katherine Lloyd | 354 | 14.9 | +14.9 | |
Majority | 854 | 36.0 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,372 | 53.7 |
Woodfield
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Graham Clark | 990 | 46.2 | +1.0 | |
Labour | John Lloyd | 760 | 35.5 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Audrey Griffith | 391 | 18.3 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 230 | 10.7 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,141 | 56.3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Luton upset for Labour". BBC Online. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
- ^ "Stage set for eastern drama". BBC Online. 7 April 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
- ^ "Borough Council Elections - 1st May 2003: Election Results". Stevenage Borough Council. Retrieved 8 July 2008.