2003 Havant Borough Council election

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2003 Havant Borough Council election
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10 of 38 seats to Havant Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before2396
Seats won820
Seats after2387
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote12,0135,5092,704
Percentage56.626.012.7
Havant UK local election 2003 map.svg
Results by Ward
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2003 Havant Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The Conservative majority on the council was unchanged after they both gained and lost one seat. [3]

Havant local election result 2003 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 811080.056.612,013+4.0%
  Liberal Democrats 210+120.026.05,509+1.9%
  Labour 001-1012.72,704-7.0%
  Green 000004.0856+0.8%
  Independent 000000.6136+0.2%

Ward results

Bedhampton

Bedhampton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Welch1,00842.7
Conservative Kenneth Smith95740.5
Labour Carl Roberts2058.7
Green Terry Mitchell1938.2
Majority512.2
Turnout 2,36334.3-6.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cowplain

Cowplain [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marjorie Smallcorn1,11758.7
Liberal Democrats Valerie Hartridge58931.0
Labour Kenneth Monks19610.3
Majority52827.7
Turnout 1,90226.4-1.5
Conservative hold Swing

Emsworth

Emsworth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Virginia Wilson-Smith1,77959.3
Liberal Democrats John Cosslett87629.2
Labour William Gilchrist34511.5
Majority90330.1
Turnout 3,00039.0-3.8
Conservative hold Swing

Hart Plain

Hart Plain [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dennis West70140.8
Conservative Leonard Shaw68539.8
Labour Howard Sherlock19711.5
Independent Kevin Ratcliffe1367.9
Majority161.0
Turnout 1,71923.6-1.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Hayling East

Hayling East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Collins1,19259.5
Labour Sheila Mealy46123.0
Liberal Democrats John Clouting22511.2
Green Frederick Gibson1276.3
Majority73136.5
Turnout 2,00528.1-4.7
Conservative hold Swing

Hayling West

Hayling West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Lenaghan1,65571.7
Liberal Democrats Margaret Steentoft35815.5
Labour Michael Clarke29612.8
Majority1,29756.2
Turnout 2,30933.6-1.0
Conservative hold Swing

Purbrook

Purbrook [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hilary Farrow1,18063.9
Labour Nicolas Potts36519.8
Liberal Democrats Leslie Voice30316.4
Majority81544.1
Turnout 1,84825.6-5.2
Conservative hold Swing

St. Faiths

St. Faiths [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Bolton1,38751.6
Liberal Democrats Hugh Benzie58321.7
Green Timothy Dawes53620.0
Labour Derek Smith1806.7
Majority80429.9
Turnout 2,68639.0-6.4
Conservative hold Swing

Stakes

Stakes [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cyril Hilton65048.1
Labour Margaret Beauvoisin45933.9
Liberal Democrats Bill Sargent24318.0
Majority19114.2
Turnout 1,35218.2-3.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Waterloo

Waterloo [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Moss1,41169.4
Liberal Democrats Faith Ponsonby62330.6
Majority78838.8
Turnout 2,03427.4
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2003 and 2004

Waterloo by-election 13 November 2003 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,08365.5-3.9
Liberal Democrats 40124.3-6.3
Labour 16910.2+10.2
Majority68241.3+2.6
Turnout 1,65322.3-5.1
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Election results". Financial Times . NewsBank. 2 May 2003. p. 4.
  3. ↑ "Elections see balance of power shift". The News . 2 May 2003.
  4. ↑ "English councils - Non-metropolitan districts". The Times . NewsBank. 3 May 2003. p. 47.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Local Council Election Results". Havant Borough Council. Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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