North Devon District Council election, 2003

Map of the results of the 2003 North Devon council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, independent in grey and United Kingdom Independence Party in purple.

The 2003 North Devon District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of North Devon District Council in Devon, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 reducing the number of seats by 1.^[1] The Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.^[2]

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats keep their majority on the council with 22 seats, but the Conservatives gained 5 seats to move to 10 councillors.^[2] Overall turnout in the election was 45%.^[3]

North Devon Local Election Result 2003^[3]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrat	22			-5	51.2	41.9	16,164	-5.8%
	Conservative	10			+5	23.3	31.1	11,996	+7.2%
	Independent	10			-2	23.3	24.6	9,487	+2.0%
	UKIP	1			+1	2.3	1.4	559	+1.4%
	Green	0			0	0	0.7	286	+0.7%
	BNP	0			0	0	0.3	118	+0.3%

4 Liberal Democrat and 1 independent candidates were unopposed.^[3]

Ward results

Bickington & Roundswell (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rodney Cann	573
	Liberal Democrat	Carol McCormack-Hole	385
	Conservative	Colin Brown	362
	Liberal Democrat	Ronald Ellerton	343
	Independent	Charles Piper	315
Turnout			1,978	35.0

Bishop's Nympton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eric Ley	789	77.7
	Liberal Democrat	Gerald Eva	226	22.3
Majority			563	55.5
Turnout			1,015	69.3

Bratton Fleming^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm Prowse	589	64.0
	Conservative	Richard Peek	331	36.0
Majority			258	28.0
Turnout			920	65.5

Braunton East (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Douglas Lucas	580
	Conservative	Philip Daniel	554
	Liberal Democrat	Derrick Spear	444
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Spear	420
	Conservative	Geraldine Neale	328
Turnout			2,326	44.6

Braunton West (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jasmine Chesters	507
	Liberal Democrat	Marguerite Shapland	462
	Liberal Democrat	Letitia Sellwood	449
	Independent	Susan Lynch	397
	Conservative	Sallieanne Tingey	364
	Independent	Peter Manning	328
Turnout			2,507	44.1

Central Town (Barnstaple) (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Faye Webber	568
	Liberal Democrat	John Wilsher	519
	Conservative	Simon Harvey	350
	Conservative	Christopher Gifford	301
	Independent	Paul Dyer	164
Turnout			1,902	31.3

Chittlehampton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Albert Cook	unopposed

Chumleigh^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Kevin Butt	495	56.0
	Conservative	Terence Pincombe	389	44.0
Majority			106	12.0
Turnout			884	54.2

Combe Martin (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Yvette Gubb	957
	Liberal Democrat	Julia Clark	839
	Conservative	Susan Sussex	810
	Conservative	Arthur Yelton	513
Turnout			3,119	56.5

Forches & Whiddon Valley (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Laurence Haydn-Higgins	374
	Liberal Democrat	Francis Ovey	298
	Liberal Democrat	Valerie Monk	279
	Independent	James Bartlett	261
	Conservative	Susan McCrum	167
	Independent	Beresford Bawden	166
Turnout			1,545	29.9

Fremington (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Roy Morrish	603
	Independent	Peter Mullen	500
	Independent	David Harris	318
	Conservative	John Gill	312
	Conservative	Andrew Day	274
	Liberal Democrat	Ronald Taylor	109
	Liberal Democrat	Arthur Windsor	105
Turnout			2,221	36.9

Georgeham & Mortehoe (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm Wilkinson	512
	Conservative	Ernest Evans	500
	Liberal Democrat	William Foster	489
	Conservative	Anthony Turner	482
Turnout			1,983	36.9

Heanton Punchardon^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrea Davis	244	54.0
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Jewell	208	46.0
Majority			36	8.0
Turnout			452	33.6

Ilfracombe Central (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ivan Frances	503
	Independent	Richard Campbell	394
	Independent	Franklin Pearson	389
	Independent	Tony Cooper	292
	Independent	David Williams	244
Turnout			1,822	34.0

Ilfracombe East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael Edmunds	308	38.4
	Conservative	Carol Slinn	258	32.2
	Independent	Albert Furber	139	17.3
	Independent	Ann Rhodes	97	12.1
Majority			50	6.2
Turnout			802	46.3

Ilfracombe West (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Geoffrey Fowler	696
	Independent	David Spear	573
	Independent	Brian Cotton	373
	Independent	Christine Tomlinson-Smith	316
	Independent	Keith Thompson	235
Turnout			2,193	37.4

Instow^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynn Brown	220	35.3
	Liberal Democrat	Patricia Ford	214	34.3
	Independent	Reginald Cane	190	30.4
Majority			6	1.0
Turnout			624	48.3

Landkey, Swimbridge & Taw (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	David Butt	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Rennles	unopposed

Longbridge (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Michael Pagram	559
	Conservative	David Brailey	538
	Independent	Pamela Holland	475
	Liberal Democrat	Rodney Hawes	284
	Liberal Democrat	Paulene Godfrey	264
	Independent	Nicholas Magnum	164
Turnout			2,284	43.3

Lynton & Lynmouth^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Travis	733	88.0
	Conservative	John Walley	100	12.0
Majority			633	76.0
Turnout			833	59.5

Marwood^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Frederick Tucker	413	55.6
	Conservative	Mary Farrer	330	44.4
Majority			83	11.2
Turnout			743	55.3

Newport (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Harrison	431
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Macbeth	416
	Liberal Democrat	Diana Piercy	408
	Conservative	David Simpson	391
	Green	Richard Knight	286
Turnout			1,932	36.1

North Molton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Edgell	495	50.1
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Nelson	375	38.0
	BNP	Peter Chantler	118	11.9
Majority			120	12.1
Turnout			988	62.0

Pilton (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Greenslade	753	34.9
	Liberal Democrat	Mair Manuel	717	33.3
	Conservative	Malcolm Keene	353	16.4
	Conservative	John Jones	333	15.4
Turnout			2,156	41.1

South Molton (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ernest Moore	969
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Sewell	870
	Conservative	Jeremy Yabsley	469
	Conservative	Douglas Dowling	332
Turnout			2,640	48.0

Witheridge^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nancy Lewis	385	52.0
	Liberal Democrat	Catherine Palmer	356	48.0
Majority			29	3.9
Turnout			741	44.3

Yeo Valley (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Haywood	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Payne	unopposed

References

↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
1 2 "Tories lose Torbay and Plymouth". BBC News Online. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). District of North Devon. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

Council elections in Devon

Devon County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

East Devon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Exeter City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Mid Devon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

North Devon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Plymouth City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 1998 2000 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

South Hams District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Teignbridge District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Torbay Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Torridge District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

West Devon Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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