Winchester City Council election, 2003

The 2003 Winchester Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Liberal Democrat 29
• Conservative 19
• Labour 5
• Independent 4^[2]

Background

20 were contested in the election with the election in Droxford, Soberton and Hambledon being a by-election after the previous Conservative councillor resigned.^[3] 2 other seats saw the stting councillor standing down, Owslebury and Curdridge and St Luke, while 3 of the Liberal Democrat cabinet members were defending seats.^[3]

Election result

The election saw the Liberal Democrats just keep a majority on the council with 29 of the 57 seats. However they lost 4 seats to the Conservatives and 2 to Labour.^[4]

Winchester Local Election Result 2003[4]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	11	4	0	+4	55.0	45.8	12,772	+9.2%
	Liberal Democrat	6	0	6	-6	30.0	41.0	11,437	-3.6%
	Labour	2	2	0	+2	10.0	9.3	2,586	+0.1%
	Independent	1	0	0	0	5.0	4.0	1,117	-5.5%

Ward results

Bishop's Waltham[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Colin Chamberlain	863	51.1
	Conservative	Sally Lees	462	27.3
	Liberal Democrat	Jillian Blackmore	289	17.1
	Labour	Stephen Haines	76	4.5
Majority			401	23.8
Turnout			1,690	32.9	-5.2
	Independent hold		Swing

Colden Common and Twyford[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	James Wagner	1,004	63.2
	Conservative	Peter Facey	509	32.0
	Labour	Clare McKenna	76	4.8
Majority			495	31.2
Turnout			1,589	38.4	-3.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Compton and Otterbourne[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Murray McMillan	773	54.4
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Mason	598	42.1
	Labour	Kathleen Smith	51	3.6
Majority			175	12.3
Turnout			1,422	45.2	+0.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Denmead[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Stallard	1,244	71.8
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Slade	434	25.0
	Labour	Adrian Field	55	3.2
Majority			810	46.8
Turnout			1,733	34.8	-6.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Droxford, Soberton and Hambledon[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Coates	614	68.5	+5.3
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Scriven	266	29.7	-7.1
	Labour	Albert Edwards	16	1.8	+1.8
Majority			348	38.8	+12.4
Turnout			896	57.9	-0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Itchen Valley[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Baxter	463	71.8	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	David Keston	153	23.7	-4.4
	Labour	Denise Baker	29	4.5	+4.5
Majority			310	48.1	+4.3
Turnout			645	41.5	-0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Littleton and Harestock[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Kelsie Learney	875	67.4
	Conservative	James Duddridge	354	27.3
	Labour	Elaine Fullaway	70	5.4
Majority			521	40.1
Turnout			1,299	46.1	+4.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Owslebury and Curdridge[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Merritt	755	52.8
	Conservative	Clive Mansell	634	44.3
	Labour	Timothy Curran	42	2.9
Majority			121	8.5
Turnout			1,431	49.1	-0.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

St. Barnabas[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eileen Berry	1,163	55.2
	Liberal Democrat	John Higgins	819	38.9
	Labour	Simon Woolfenden	123	5.8
Majority			344	16.3
Turnout			2,105	46.2	-0.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

St. Bartholomew[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Nelmes	798	49.8
	Conservative	Stephen Brine	627	39.1
	Labour	Denis Archdeacon	178	11.1
Majority			171	10.7
Turnout			1,603	34.6	-3.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

St. John and All Saints[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Antony De Peyer	543	39.0
	Liberal Democrat	Hilary Jones	457	32.9
	Conservative	Michael Lovegrove	391	28.1
Majority			86	6.1
Turnout			1,391	29.5	-2.3
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

St. Luke[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Rees	438	32.9
	Liberal Democrat	Jacey Jackson	333	25.0
	Conservative	Richard Worrall	305	22.9
	Independent	Heather House	254	19.1
Majority			105	7.9
Turnout			1,330	31.2	-12.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

St. Michael[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fiona Mather	884	50.8
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Chesters	736	42.3
	Labour	Debra Grech	121	7.0
Majority			148	8.5
Turnout			1,741	39.3	-4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Paul[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Bennetts	772	62.3
	Conservative	Ian Jones	341	27.5
	Labour	Carol Orchard	126	10.2
Majority			431	34.8
Turnout			1,239	27.3	-6.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Swanmore and Newtown[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Pearson	885	55.3
	Liberal Democrat	Sarah Bradby	670	41.9
	Labour	Denis May	44	2.8
Majority			215	13.4
Turnout			1,599	49.9	-2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

The Alresfords[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ernest Jeffs	1,056	46.1
	Liberal Democrat	Valerie Miller	784	34.3
	Labour	Robin Atkins	449	19.6
Majority			272	11.8
Turnout			2,289	46.1	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Upper Meon Valley[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Quar	464	69.3	+1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Diana Vear	177	26.4	-5.8
	Labour	Tessa Valentine	29	4.3	+4.3
Majority			287	42.9	+7.3
Turnout			670	45.2	-5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whiteley[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Watts	297	55.7
	Liberal Democrat	Patrick Wright	213	40.0
	Labour	Michael Chaplin	23	4.3
Majority			84	15.7
Turnout			533	29.3	+4.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Wickham[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Philip Clohosey	625	58.4
	Conservative	Graeme Quar	416	38.9
	Labour	David Picton-Jones	29	2.7
Majority			209	19.5
Turnout			1,070	43.0	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Wonston and Micheldever[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Malcolm Wright	890	54.4
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Bayley	679	41.5
	Labour	Nigel Lickley	68	4.2
Majority			211	12.9
Turnout			1,637	65.7	+23.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

References

1. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
2. "Election Results". The Times. 2003-05-02. p. 17.
3. "City council nominations". Southern Daily Echo. 2003-04-08. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
4. "District Council Elections Results 2003". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 2010-01-30.