Christchurch Borough Council election, 2003
The 2003 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one.[1] The Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]
Election result
The Conservatives remained in control of the council after winning 14 of the 24 seats on the council, despite losing three seats.[2][3] The Liberal Democrats gained three seats to have eight councillors, while two independents were elected.[2]
Christchurch local election result 2003[2][4] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 14 | -3 | 58.3 | 55.3 | 17,350 | |||||
Liberal Democrat | 8 | +3 | 33.3 | 31.7 | 9,945 | |||||
Independent | 2 | -1 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 2,369 | |||||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 1,608 | |||||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 129 | |||||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | David Flagg | 721 | |||
Conservative | Colin Jamieson | 721 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Derek Evans | 587 | |||
Liberal Democrat | David Phillpot | 420 | |||
Labour | Martin Jacques | 127 | |||
Turnout | 2,576 | 41.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | John Campbell | 460 | |||
Liberal Democrat | John Freeman | 436 | |||
Conservative | Denise Jones | 248 | |||
Conservative | Denise Flagg | 245 | |||
Labour | Christopher Thompson | 198 | |||
Labour | Carol Wilcox | 189 | |||
Turnout | 1,776 | 26.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Malcolm Mawbey | 854 | |||
Conservative | John Lofts | 719 | |||
Independent | Linda Hammond | 580 | |||
Liberal Democrat | William Hall | 325 | |||
Liberal Democrat | John Lanz | 238 | |||
Labour | Robert Maskell | 131 | |||
Turnout | 2,847 | 50.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Colin Bungey | 569 | |||
Independent | Robert McArthur | 502 | |||
Conservative | Trevor Watts | 332 | |||
Conservative | Shaun Flynn | 321 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Sandra Gola | 268 | |||
Liberal Democrat | John Jenkinson | 252 | |||
Independent | William Welsh | 59 | |||
Turnout | 2,303 | 38.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Josephine Spencer | 1,495 | |||
Conservative | Michael Duckworth | 1,426 | |||
Conservative | Eric Spreadbury | 1,340 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Derrick Roberts | 598 | |||
Labour | Jennifer Carlton | 381 | |||
Turnout | 5,240 | 47.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sally Derham Wilkes | 651 | |||
Conservative | Kevin Dingley | 627 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Critchley | 503 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Alan Wright | 470 | |||
UKIP | Janet Hatton | 129 | |||
Labour | Abdulhaye Qureshi | 65 | |||
Turnout | 2,445 | 44.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Susan Darch | 501 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Lillian Jefferis | 482 | |||
Independent | Susan Bungey | 328 | |||
Conservative | Bernice Pardy | 289 | |||
Conservative | Desmond Pardy | 272 | |||
Labour | Jerry Brenton | 106 | |||
Labour | Vera Hill | 77 | |||
Turnout | 2,055 | 36.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Christine Payne | 702 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Wendy Lloyd | 689 | |||
Conservative | John Newman | 575 | |||
Conservative | Mark Agg-Jones | 562 | |||
Turnout | 2,528 | 40.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Fox | 720 | |||
Conservative | Susan Spittle | 691 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jason Viney | 577 | |||
Turnout | 1,988 | 42.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Peter Hall | 766 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Legg | 699 | |||
Conservative | Nicholas Geary | 447 | |||
Conservative | Michael Hodges | 405 | |||
Independent | John Lovell | 331 | |||
Turnout | 2,648 | 45.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Griffiths | 1,247 | |||
Conservative | Patricia Jamieson | 1,238 | |||
Conservative | David Jones | 1,204 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Caroline Curran | 496 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Curran | 476 | |||
Labour | Raymond Manning | 334 | |||
Turnout | 4,995 | 41.2 | |||
By-elections between 2003 and 2007
Jumpers
A by-election was held in Jumpers ward on 5 May 2005 after the resignation of independent councillor Bob McArthur.[5] The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Jason Viney with a majority of 333 votes over Conservative Trevor Watts.[5][6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Jason Viney | 1,224 | 57.9 | +35.0 | |
Conservative | Trevor Watts | 891 | 42.1 | +13.7 | |
Majority | 333 | 15.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,115 | 70.8 | +31.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Portfield
A by-election was held in Portfield on 5 May 2005 following the resignation of councillor Susan Darch due to poor health.[5] Darch had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2003, but together with her fellow councillor for Portfied Lillian Jefferis, she subsequently defected to the Conservatives.[5] The seat was regained for the Liberal Democrats by David Vick with a majority of 222 votes over Conservative Tavis Fox.[5][6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | David Vick | 1,023 | 56.1 | +15.1 | |
Conservative | Tavis Fox | 801 | 43.9 | +20.4 | |
Majority | 222 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,824 | 64.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Purewell and Stanpit
A by-election was held in Purewell and Stanpit on 5 May 2005 after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Wendy Lloyd.[5] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Alan Wright with a majority of 34 votes over Conservative Nicholas Geary.[5][6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Alan Wright | 1,067 | 50.8 | -4.2 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Geary | 1,033 | 49.2 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 34 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,100 | 67.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "English councils - Non-metropolitan districts". The Times. NewsBank. 3 May 2003. p. 47.
- ↑ Martin, Andy (2 May 2003). "Backlash as Lib Dems lose Poole and Tories lose Bournemouth". Cornwall County Publications. NewsBank.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Christchurch Borough Council. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tributes flooding in for 'wonderful' councillor". Dorset Echo. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Christchurch Borough Council. dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.