2003 St Albans City and District Council election

2003 UK local government election May 2025 December 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2003 St Albans City and District Council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. The 2003 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/266.stm Local elections 2009-11-09 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrats 23 Conservative 21 Labour 13 Independent 1 How Britain voted: English and Scottish councils The Independent 18 2003-05-03 Background Following the last election in 2002 the Conservatives were the largest party with 21 seats, compared to 20 for the Liberal Democrats, 15 for Labour, 1 independent and 1 seat was vacant.https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/134.stm St Albans BBC News 17 January 2015 However the Liberal Democrats gained a seat from the Conservatives at a by-election in Verulam,Lib-Dem victory this time around Price Shannon 4 July 2002 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBank which meant that going into the 2003 election both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats needed to gain 8 seats to win a majority. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/politics_show/2917147.stm London: Local election preview 2009-11-10 2003-04-04 BBC News Voting trial The election saw a trial of various voting methods. Voters could choose between e-voting, either by computer or on a touchscreen at a polling booth, voting by phone or by post, or on a traditional ballot paper.Pupils set to e-vote Morris Owen 9 April 2003 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBank The period for voting was also increased to allow voting from 28 April to 1 May 2003. However problems occurred at 15 polling stations where the system did not recognise voters pin numbers, https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2994445.stm Non-voters are the majority 2009-11-10 2003-05-02 BBC News which meant that traditional paper ballots had to be used in those polling stations.http://www.publicservice.co.uk/article.asp?publication=Local%20Government%20and%20the%20Regions&id=66&content_name=Information%20Technology&article=864 A new day for democracy 21 May 2003 publicservice.co.uk 16 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20120311062712/http://www.publicservice.co.uk/article.asp?publication=Local%20Government%20and%20the%20Regions&id=66&content_name=Information%20Technology&article=864 11 March 2012 The issues meant the election nearly had to be voided, with the count only able to start over 3 hours after polls had closed.E-voting glitches hamper city elections Collins Paul 2 May 2003 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBank However turnout was up by 5% on the previous election in 2002 at 43%. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/05/02/st_albans_evoting_trial_goes/print.html St Albans e-voting trial goes horribly wrong. Almost 2009-11-10 2003-05-02 The Register Election result The Liberal Democrats gained 2 seats from Labour to become the largest party on the council with 23 councillors. The Conservatives remained on 21 seats and there was still 1 independent, while the losses for Labour in Ashley and St Peter's wards reduced them to 13 seats. Following the election the Liberal Democrat group on the council chose Robert Donald as their new leader taking over from Brian Peyton.Lib Dems name new leader 19 May 2003 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBank St Albans local election result 2003 http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/electionresults/districtresults/sadc-2003.aspx District Council Election Results 1st May 2003 2009-11-09 St Albans District and City Council 13 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110513111235/http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/electionresults/districtresults/sadc-2003.aspx dead Election results Financial Times 8 2003-05-03 Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 2 0 +2 57.1 43.8 18,710 +5.0% Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 0 0 23.8 35.4 15,126 -0.4% Labour Party (UK) 4 0 2 -2 19.0 20.6 8,784 -4.5% No Candidate Deserves My Vote! 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 63 -0.2% Ward results Ashley Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Marshall 942 43.4 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) Alistair Cooper 759 35.0 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Alec Campbell 468 21.6 +1.1 183 8.4 2,169 44.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Batchwood Labour Party (UK) Martin Leach 873 47.1 Conservative Party (UK) Lee Foster 492 26.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Debbie Williams 488 26.3 381 20.5 1,853 37.6 Labour Party (UK) Clarence Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Burton 1,315 65.3 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) Clive Newport 356 17.7 -5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Louisa-Jane Rosalki 343 17.0 -0.9 959 47.6 +11.3 2,014 45.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colney Heath Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Brazier 972 58.1 +21.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Johns 522 31.2 -12.8 Labour Party (UK) David Mclean 179 10.7 -8.9 450 26.9 1,673 43.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cunningham Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Donald 1,281 61.3 +18.0 Labour Party (UK) Rebecca Gumbrell-Mccormick 416 19.9 -16.1 Conservative Party (UK) James Vessey 394 18.8 -1.9 865 41.4 +34.1 2,091 46.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harpenden East Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Waddilove 1,149 50.2 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Stevenson 854 37.3 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) David Crew 286 12.5 -2.5 295 12.9 +4.5 2,289 45.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harpenden North Conservative Party (UK) Albert Pawle 1,046 51.1 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rachel Andrew 785 38.4 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Ross 214 10.5 +0.0 261 12.7 +6.4 2,045 41.6 Conservative Party (UK) Harpenden South Conservative Party (UK) Paul Foster 1,340 61.7 -1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Canfield 616 28.4 +5.1 Labour Party (UK) David Lawlor 216 9.9 -3.4 724 33.3 -6.8 2,172 43.2 Conservative Party (UK) Harpenden West Conservative Party (UK) Julian Daly 1,319 56.3 -3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Skinner 753 32.1 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Benjamin Dearman 271 11.6 -3.2 566 24.2 -10.8 2,343 43.6 Conservative Party (UK) London Colney Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Macmillan 1,062 57.7 -4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Gilbert Massara 472 25.6 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Prowse 308 16.7 +2.1 590 32.1 -6.3 1,842 33.2 Labour Party (UK) Marshalswick North Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Churchard 1,003 48.5 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Foster 782 37.8 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) John Baughan 282 13.6 -2.5 221 10.7 -0.3 2,067 43.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marshalswick South Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathleen Morris 1,364 53.3 -4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Bretherton 858 33.5 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) Jane Cloke 338 13.2 -0.5 506 19.8 -9.5 2,560 52.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Park Street Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephanie White 1,130 57.7 -7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Randall 554 28.3 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) Janet Blackwell 276 14.1 +1.1 576 29.4 -14.6 1,960 38.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Redbourn Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher O'Donovan 1,019 50.5 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Maria Maynard 836 41.4 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Linda Spiri 164 8.1 -0.2 183 9.1 -3.7 2,019 45.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sandridge Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Whiteside 769 54.7 +13.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Klyhn 465 33.1 -6.9 Labour Party (UK) John Baker 171 12.2 -4.8 304 21.6 +20.3 1,405 39.5 Conservative Party (UK) Sopwell (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Eileen Harris 781 49.6 -8.7 Labour Party (UK) Janet Smith 777 49.4 -8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Sinfield 397 25.2 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Terrar 375 23.8 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Eileen Brown 356 22.6 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Brownlie 344 21.9 +0.6 1,574 32.4 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Peters Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Biddle 927 46.1 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) Lynette Warren 715 35.6 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Virginia Walker 367 18.3 +0.1 212 10.5 2,009 42.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Stephen Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Myland 1,247 58.1 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise Searle 634 29.5 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Allen 266 12.4 -2.6 613 28.6 +3.0 2,147 43.7 Conservative Party (UK) Verulam Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Frearson 1,457 52.6 +15.5 Conservative Party (UK) Robin Streames 1,033 37.3 -11.4 Labour Party (UK) Richard Bruckdorfer 217 7.8 -4.9 No Candidate Deserves My Vote! Peter Goodall 63 2.3 +0.8 424 15.3 2,770 56.3 +17.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wheathampstead Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Oxley 1,330 59.8 +16.8 Conservative Party (UK) Linda Brent 730 32.8 -15.6 Labour Party (UK) Mary Cheale 165 7.4 -1.3 600 27.0 2,225 48.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) By-elections between 2003 and 2004 A by-election was held in Verulam ward on 5 April 2004 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Pauline Buffham, who was moving abroad.By-election date set after councillor quits 26 February 2004 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBank The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Susan Campbell with a majority of 265 votes over the Conservatives.http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/electionresults/districtresults/by-verulam-2004.aspx Verulam Ward By Election Result 5th April 2004 St Albans City and District Council 17 January 2015 11 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150511140352/http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/electionresults/districtresults/by-verulam-2004.aspx dead Verulam by-election 5 April 2004 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Campbell 1,173 49.4 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Katherine Cramer 908 38.2 +0.9 St Albans Party Janet Girsman 167 7.0 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Larry Heyman 90 3.8 -4.0 Green Party of England and Wales Marc Scheimann 37 1.6 +1.6 265 11.2 -4.1 2,375 48.1 -8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 2003 Saint Albans Category:2000s in Hertfordshire Category:May 2003 in the United Kingdom