2003 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

2003 UK local government election May 2020 December 2013 thumb|Results of the 2003 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election The 2003 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.http://politics.guardian.co.uk/elections/tables/0,,947922,00.html Election 2003: full results and analysis 2010-03-20 The Guardian London dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060827205021/http://politics.guardian.co.uk/elections/tables/0,,947922,00.html 27 August 2006 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 27 Liberal Democrat 22 Independent 3 Labour 1 Election Results The Times 17 2003-05-02 Campaign Before the election the Conservatives were one seat short of having a majority on the council with 26 seats, as compared to 22 for the Liberal Democrats, 2 Labour and 3 independents. Paul Dale Election 2003: No holds Bard as Tories defend huge tax increase; In the run-up to the local council elections on May 1 The Birmingham Post will be looking at some of the key battlegrounds. Today, Paul Dale assesses the mood of politicians preparing for knife-edge elections in Shakespeare country Birmingham Post 2 2003-04-23 16 seats were contested in the election with the Liberal Democrats defending the most seats. Jonathan Walker Lib Dems drum up council tax battle Birmingham Post 7 2003-04-08 Council tax levels were the major issue in the election with the Liberal Democrats attacking plans for a 58% increase, which they said was mostly due to waste and poor decisions by the council. However the Conservatives defended the rise, blaming it on an insufficient grant from the national government and on the previous Liberal Democrat administration for using cash balances to keep levels artificially low. The election also saw four independent candidates standing in Stratford wards in opposition to the council tax rise. Election result The results saw the Conservatives regain control of the council, after the election saw 5 seats changes hands. Fiona Scott Troubled times for Labour; How you voted Coventry Evening Telegraph 24 2003-05-02 They made a net gain of 1 seat at the expense of Labour who were reduced to only 1 seat on the council after losing in Southam ward. Sarah Portlock Jubilant Tories take the lead Coventry Evening Telegraph 24 2003-05-02 The election in Stratford Avenue and New Town saw the closest result with independent Keith Lloyd, standing in protest at council tax levels, defeating Liberal Democrat Bill Lowe by 1 vote. However the Liberal Democrats ended with the same number of seats, with their 2 gains including a surprise win in Stockton and Napton. Turnout in the election varied from a low of 27% to a high of 51%, Arryn Buggins A close shave for mayor-elect Doug Coventry Evening Telegraph 5 2003-05-03 but overall fell from 45% in 2002 to only 35%. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/page.cfm?objectid=12928131&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=Mixed%20results%20for%20e-voting Mixed results for e-voting 2010-03-23 2003-05-07 Birmingham Post This was despite including 3,000 voters who had used a trial e-voting internet system. Stratford-on-Avon local election result 2003 http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Stratford-on-Avon/Results.pdf Results 2010-03-20 Political Science Resources https://web.archive.org/web/20120527190214/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Stratford-on-Avon/Results.pdf 27 May 2012 dead Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 2 2 0 56.3 45.5 9,856 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) 6 2 1 +1 37.5 39.6 8,577 -3.7 Independent (politician) 1 1 1 0 6.3 10.5 2,285 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 4.1 885 -2.6 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 66 -0.2 Ward results Alcester Liberal Democrats (UK) Pamela Price 980 59.3 Conservative Party (UK) Sylvia Hyde 673 40.7 307 18.6 1,653 37.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bidford and Salford Conservative Party (UK) Brian Slaughter 759 54.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Sandle 632 45.4 127 9.2 1,391 27.5 Conservative Party (UK) Fenny Compton Conservative Party (UK) Chris Williams 501 67.0 +6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Insoll 247 33.0 +33.0 254 34.0 +11.8 748 40.7 Conservative Party (UK) Henley Conservative Party (UK) Ann Haddon 652 57.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Edwards 474 42.1 178 15.8 1,126 32.7 Conservative Party (UK) Kineton Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise Giblin 690 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hurley 631 47.8 59 4.4 1,321 40.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shipston Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob White 853 57.1 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Gray 642 42.9 211 14.2 1,495 43.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Southam Conservative Party (UK) Leslie Hewer 620 42.1 Labour Party (UK) James Taylor 608 41.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charlie Williams 244 16.6 12 0.8 1,472 31.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stockton and Napton Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Rock 419 62.7 +36.4 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Garret 249 37.3 -6.3 170 25.4 668 37.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stratford Alveston Conservative Party (UK) Vincent Seaman 749 43.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Riley 634 37.0 Independent (politician) Roy Lodge 187 10.9 Independent (politician) Leslie Rouch 145 8.5 115 6.7 1,715 41.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stratford Avenue and New Town Independent (politician) Keith Lloyd 612 35.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Lowe 611 35.8 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Bessell 417 24.4 Labour Party (UK) Karen Parnell 69 4.0 1 0.0 1,709 34.1 Independent (politician) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stratford Guild and Hathaway Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Thomas 759 37.6 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Perry 631 31.3 Independent (politician) Roger Hatch 478 23.7 Labour Party (UK) Michael Gerrard 150 7.4 128 6.3 2,018 37.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stratford Mount Pleasant Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Moorse 762 60.6 Independent (politician) Ted Lloyd 438 34.8 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Stephens 58 4.6 324 25.8 1,258 37.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Studley Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Cronin 820 58.2 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Wersocki 589 41.8 231 16.4 1,409 30.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tredington Conservative Party (UK) Chris Saint 556 68.6 -3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ben Brabyn 255 31.4 +3.3 301 37.1 -6.7 811 43.2 Conservative Party (UK) Welford Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Barnes 647 76.7 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Harry Cottam 196 23.3 -1.9 451 53.5 +3.9 843 51.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wellesbourne Liberal Democrats (UK) David Close 829 40.8 Conservative Party (UK) Anita MacAulay 712 35.0 Independent (politician) Philip Coton 425 20.9 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Davies 66 3.2 117 5.8 2,032 39.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent (politician) References Category:2003 English local elections 2003 Category:2000s in Warwickshire