2003 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

2003 UK local government election May 2025 December 2013 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 2003 Category:2003 English local elections Category:2000s in Hertfordshire