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2003 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
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2003 UK local government election
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thumb|Results of the 2003 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
The 2003 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. English local elections: Results The Guardian 12 2003-05-02
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Conservative 27
Labour 20
Vacant 1 Election Results The Times 17 2003-05-02
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after making one gain from Labour in Hatfield West. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/watfordfc/stadiums/archive/2000/01/01/In+the+Boroughs+%28borough_news%29/294597.Tories_tighten_grip_on_Welwyn_Hatfield/ Tories tighten grip on Welwyn Hatfield 2010-03-07 2003-05-02 Watford Observer No other seats changed parties, with the Conservatives holding Sherrards by 123 votes over Labour. The closest result came in Handside ward where the Conservatives held the seat by 20 votes over the Liberal Democrats, meaning that the Liberal Democrats remained without any seats on the council. Overall turnout in the election was 33.1%, http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Welwyn/Electionresults03.pdf Welwyn Hatfield Council Election Result 2010-03-06 Political Science Resources https://web.archive.org/web/20120523230153/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Welwyn/Electionresults03.pdf 23 May 2012 dead down by 2% from the 2002 election, with a quarter of the votes cast being postal votes.
Welwyn Hatfield local election result 2003
Conservative Party (UK)
9
1
0
+1
56.3
45.1
9,591
-3.1%
Labour Party (UK)
7
0
1
-1
43.8
32.3
6,858
-2.0%
Liberal Democrats (UK)
0
0
0
0
0
22.6
4,794
+5.1%
Ward results
Brookmans Park & Little Heath
Conservative Party (UK)
Stephen Boulton
1,203
77.2
+1.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Catherine Edwards
211
13.5
+0.7
Labour Party (UK)
Margaret White
145
9.3
-2.0
992
63.7
+0.6
1,559
Conservative Party (UK)
Haldens
Labour Party (UK)
Mike Larkins
652
51.5
-3.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Stuart Jackson
345
27.3
-1.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Helen Bassett
269
21.2
+5.0
307
24.2
-1.2
1,266
Labour Party (UK)
Handside
Conservative Party (UK)
Dennis Lewis
1,022
44.4
+2.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Daniel Cooke
1,002
43.5
+3.0
Labour Party (UK)
Lynn Chesterman
279
12.1
-5.8
20
0.9
-0.2
2,303
Conservative Party (UK)
Hatfield Central
Labour Party (UK)
Maureen Cook
530
44.3
+1.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Hazel Laming
420
35.1
-0.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Roger Roberts
247
20.6
-1.0
110
9.2
+2.5
1,197
Labour Party (UK)
Hatfield East
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Long
782
55.2
-2.9
Labour Party (UK)
Samuel Smith
352
24.9
-0.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Lis Meyland-Smith
282
19.9
+3.4
430
30.3
-2.4
1,416
Conservative Party (UK)
Hatfield South (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Alfred Appleby
377
Labour Party (UK)
Linda Mendez
376
Conservative Party (UK)
Ronald Smith
175
Conservative Party (UK)
Andrew Peffer
164
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Richard Griffiths
111
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Sheila Archer
108
1,311
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Hatfield West
Conservative Party (UK)
John Hawkins
644
47.0
-3.5
Labour Party (UK)
Roy Moss
509
37.2
-0.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Simon Archer
217
15.8
+4.0
135
9.8
-3.0
1,370
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Hollybush
Labour Party (UK)
Alan Johnson
623
55.8
-4.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Yvonne Stanbury
280
25.1
-2.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Janet Gammage
213
19.1
+6.8
343
30.7
-2.0
1,116
Labour Party (UK)
Howlands
Labour Party (UK)
Jill Weston
627
51.8
-1.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Marian Pile
364
30.1
-1.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Jonathan Arch
220
18.2
+3.6
263
21.7
+0.3
1,211
Labour Party (UK)
Northaw
Conservative Party (UK)
John Mansfield
990
80.3
+0.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Nigel Bain
148
12.0
+1.2
Labour Party (UK)
Sheila Jones
95
7.7
-1.9
842
68.3
-0.5
1,233
Conservative Party (UK)
Panshanger
Conservative Party (UK)
Darren Bennett
615
42.4
-8.5
Labour Party (UK)
Christopher Cory
453
31.3
+1.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ted Naseby
381
26.3
+6.8
162
11.1
-10.2
1,449
Conservative Party (UK)
Peartree
Labour Party (UK)
Stephen Roberts
491
47.7
-11.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Wanda Armstrong-Bridges
362
35.1
+16.7
Conservative Party (UK)
David Perkins
177
17.2
-5.3
129
12.6
-24.0
1,030
Labour Party (UK)
Sherrards
Conservative Party (UK)
John Burnapp
984
45.6
-1.4
Labour Party (UK)
Anthony Crump
861
39.9
-2.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Louise Lotz
311
14.4
+3.8
123
5.7
+1.1
2,156
Conservative Party (UK)
Welwyn North
Conservative Party (UK)
Julie Cragg
664
62.2
-1.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Bartlett
230
21.6
+4.1
Labour Party (UK)
Jan Burnell
173
16.2
-2.9
434
40.6
-3.8
1,067
Conservative Party (UK)
Welwyn South
Conservative Party (UK)
Richard Smith
935
60.0
-0.8
Labour Party (UK)
Julia Henderson
315
20.2
-6.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ian Skidmore
309
19.8
+7.3
620
39.8
+5.7
1,559
Conservative Party (UK)
References
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