Havant Borough Council election, 2003
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Map of the results of the 2003 Havant Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2003.
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]
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] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 56.6 | 12,013 | +4.0% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 20.0 | 26.0 | 5,509 | +1.9% | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12.7 | 2,704 | -7.0% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 856 | +0.8% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 136 | +0.2% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Welch | 1,008 | 42.7 | ||
Conservative | Kenneth Smith | 957 | 40.5 | ||
Labour | Carl Roberts | 205 | 8.7 | ||
Green | Terry Mitchell | 193 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 51 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,363 | 34.3 | -6.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marjorie Smallcorn | 1,117 | 58.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Valerie Hartridge | 589 | 31.0 | ||
Labour | Kenneth Monks | 196 | 10.3 | ||
Majority | 528 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,902 | 26.4 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Virginia Wilson-Smith | 1,779 | 59.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Cosslett | 876 | 29.2 | ||
Labour | William Gilchrist | 345 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 903 | 30.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,000 | 39.0 | -3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Dennis West | 701 | 40.8 | ||
Conservative | Leonard Shaw | 685 | 39.8 | ||
Labour | Howard Sherlock | 197 | 11.5 | ||
Independent | Kevin Ratcliffe | 136 | 7.9 | ||
Majority | 16 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,719 | 23.6 | -1.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Collins | 1,192 | 59.5 | ||
Labour | Sheila Mealy | 461 | 23.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Clouting | 225 | 11.2 | ||
Green | Frederick Gibosn | 127 | 6.3 | ||
Majority | 731 | 36.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,005 | 28.1 | -4.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andy Lenaghan | 1,655 | 71.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Steentoft | 358 | 15.5 | ||
Labour | Michael Clarke | 296 | 12.8 | ||
Majority | 1,297 | 56.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,309 | 33.6 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hilary Farrow | 1,180 | 63.9 | ||
Labour | Nicolas Potts | 365 | 19.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Leslie Voice | 303 | 16.4 | ||
Majority | 815 | 44.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,848 | 25.6 | -5.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Bolton | 1,387 | 51.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Hugh Benzie | 583 | 21.7 | ||
Green | Timothy Dawes | 536 | 20.0 | ||
Labour | Derek Smith | 180 | 6.7 | ||
Majority | 804 | 29.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,686 | 39.0 | -6.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cyril Hilton | 650 | 48.1 | ||
Labour | Margaret Beauvoisin | 459 | 33.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Bill Sargent | 243 | 18.0 | ||
Majority | 191 | 14.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,352 | 18.2 | -3.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Moss | 1,411 | 69.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Faith Ponsonby | 623 | 30.6 | ||
Majority | 788 | 38.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,034 | 27.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2003 and 2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,083 | 65.5 | -3.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 401 | 24.3 | -6.3 | ||
Labour | 169 | 10.2 | +10.2 | ||
Majority | 682 | 41.3 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,653 | 22.3 | -5.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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