2003 Tendring District Council election

2003 UK local government election November 2019 June 2020 noref (GreenC bot) 2003 Tendring District Council election Essex parliamentary 1999 Tendring District Council election 1999 1 May 2003 2007 Tendring District Council election 2007 All 60 seats to Tendring District Council 31 115x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 17 seats, 33.3% 17 25 9 12,898 36.0% 2.7% 115x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 seats, 14.2% 11 13 4 7,503 21.7% 7.5% 115x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 23 seats, 37.6% 21 11 14 7,503 21.0% 12.3% 115x50px|Blank Community Representatives did not exist 0 4 4 3,116 8.7% 8.7% 115x50px|Blank Independent (politician) 6 seats, 12.8% 6 4 2 2,217 6.2% 6.6% 115x50px|Blank Residents Association 8dd35f 3 3 1,098 3.1% 3.1% 300px Ward results map 300px Ward results map (individual seats) Results of the 2003 Tendring District Council election Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control Elections to Tendring District Council took place on 1 May 2003. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. Results summary Tendring District Council election, 2003 Conservative Party (UK) 25 0 0 9 36.0 12,898 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 13 4 0 4 21.7 7,766 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) 11 0 14 14 21.0 7,503 -12.3 Community Representatives 4 4 0 4 8.7 3,116 N/A Independent (politician) 4 0 0 3 6.2 2,217 -6.6 Residents Association 3 0 0 3.1 1,098 N/A Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 1.8 652 N/A UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0.9 326 N/A Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0.6 204 N/A Ward results Tendring District Council Election Results 1973-2011 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Tendring-1973-2011.pdf live 2021-06-09 electionscentre.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20170826194134/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Tendring-1973-2011.pdf 26 August 2017 Alresford Alresford Liberal Democrats (UK) Gary Scott* 413 75.2 Labour Party (UK) Terry Ripo 136 24.8 277 50.4 549 32.0 1,743 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alton Park Alton Park (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Delia Aldis 330 44.3 Labour Party (UK) Mark Morley-Souter* 299 40.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Saltmarsh 207 27.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Mitchell 198 26.6 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Powell 180 24.2 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Wilde 157 21.1 ~745 21.1 3,547 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ardleigh & Little Bromley Ardleigh & Little Bromley Conservative Party (UK) Neil Stock 370 78.1 Labour Party (UK) Colin Olivier 104 21.9 27.0 Conservative Party (UK) Beaumont & Thorpe Beaumont & Thorpe Independent politician Jose Powell Independent (politician) Bockings Elm Bockings Elm (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Harold Shearing* 757 71.1 +20.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Beadles 731 68.6 +21.3 Conservative Party (UK) Grant Penny 274 25.7 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) David Cottage 236 22.2 +0.1 ~1,065 30.4 +6.1 3,503 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark de Roy 353 56.7 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Mealing 205 32.9 Labour Party (UK) Richard Exell 65 10.4 36.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brightlingsea Brightlingsea (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Dixon* 1,034 47.6 Labour Party (UK) Josephine Ruffell 1,023 47.1 Independent politician Peter Patrick* 989 45.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Dale* 770 35.5 Conservative Party (UK) Vivien Chapman 551 25.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Girdlestone 542 25.0 Green Party of England and Wales Valerie Bentinck 350 16.1 ~2,171 34.6 6,276 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Burrsville Burrsville Conservative Party (UK) Charles Sambridge 336 51.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Walter Bensilum 317 48.5 34.6 Conservative Party (UK) Frinton Frinton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Edward Allen* 974 67.9 –12.9 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Turner* 887 61.9 –18.1 UKIP Anthony Finnegan-Butler 326 22.7 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Whitson 164 11.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ann Evander 142 9.9 –9.2 Labour Party (UK) Graham Ford 130 9.1 –9.0 ~1,434 41.3 +0.9 3,471 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Golf Green Golf Green (2 seats) Community Representatives Roy Smith* 1,135 76.9 N/A Community Representatives Kenneth Sargeant 651 44.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Maurice Alexander* 491 33.3 –37.1 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Spooner 231 15.6 –2.5 ~1,476 36.4 –3.7 4,056 Community Representatives Labour Party (UK) Community Representatives Labour Party (UK) Great & Little Oakley Great & Little Oakley Conservative Party (UK) David Lines 228 41.3 Labour Party (UK) Graham Turner 215 38.9 Community Representatives Anthony Colbourne 109 19.7 32.2 Conservative Party (UK) Great Bentley Great Bentley Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Taylor 478 90.2 Labour Party (UK) Lily Jakubowski 52 9.8 30.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hamford Hamford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Roy Caddick* 921 72.9 Conservative Party (UK) Iris Johnson* 893 70.7 Labour Party (UK) Valerie Bird 234 18.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Harrison 215 17.0 ~1,263 37.7 3,350 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Harwich East Harwich East Labour Party (UK) Lawrence Payne* 295 46.7 –12.0 Community Representatives Michael Gardner 198 31.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Janet Little 100 15.8 –3.1 Socialist Alliance (England) Richard Allday 39 6.2 N/A 97 15.4 N/A 535 32.8 +7.8 1,943 Labour Party (UK) Harwich East Central Harwich East Central (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Peter Brand* 499 44.6 –1.8 Conservative Party (UK) William Bleakley* 492 44.0 –2.2 Labour Party (UK) David McLeod 481 43.0 –1.9 Community Representatives Fraser Leeks 315 28.2 N/A Socialist Alliance (England) Sylvia Noble 85 7.6 N/A ~1,119 30.8 +0.5 3,632 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Harwich West Harwich West (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Leslie Double* 613 52.0 –16.0 Labour Party (UK) Hugh Markham-Lee 456 38.7 –24.5 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Yallop 359 30.5 +12.8 Community Representatives Ricardo Callender 329 27.9 N/A Community Representatives Hugh Thompson 256 21.7 N/A Socialist Alliance (England) John Tipple 80 6.8 N/A ~1,178 29.6 +4.9 3,980 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Harwich West Central Harwich West Central (2 seats) Community Representatives Steven Henderson 704 58.6 N/A Community Representatives David Rutson 607 50.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Louise Armstrong* 386 32.1 –16.4 Labour Party (UK) Colin Knight 386 32.1 –13.1 Conservative Party (UK) Karoline Hlubek 233 19.4 –15.0 ~1,202 32.2 ±0.0 3,734 Community Representatives Labour Party (UK) Community Representatives Labour Party (UK) Haven Haven Residents Association Brian Thomasson 361 46.8 Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Broderick 296 38.4 Independent politician George Craft 114 14.8 42.2 Residents Association Independent politician Holland & Kirby Holland & Kirby (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Robert Bucke* 907 74.1 +14.5 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Cossens 875 71.5 +17.1 Labour Party (UK) Joan Bond 289 23.6 –10.2 ~1,223 33.2 +0.8 3,685 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Homelands Homelands Conservative Party (UK) Michael Page Conservative Party (UK) Lawford Lawford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Candy 452 49.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Kelly 353 38.8 Conservative Party (UK) Russell Ginn 287 31.5 Labour Party (UK) Michael Barker 203 22.3 Labour Party (UK) Gregory Morgan* 198 21.7 Community Representatives David Smy 154 16.9 ~911 27.2 3,349 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Little Clacton & Weeley Little Clacton & Weeley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Peter de Vaux-Balbirnie* 617 61.3 Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Leatherdale 578 57.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Candler 309 30.7 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Fluin 213 21.2 ~1,007 26.6 3,784 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Dew 547 49.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Potter 511 46.7 Conservative Party (UK) Alison Johnson 438 40.0 Conservative Party (UK) Alistair Ford 403 36.8 Labour Party (UK) Christine Morgan 154 14.1 ~1,095 32.6 3,360 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Bruff Peter Bruff (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Shearing 485 65.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline Bevan* 481 65.3 Conservative Party (UK) John Stephenson 204 27.7 Conservative Party (UK) Madeline Pound 184 25.0 ~737 21.4 3,443 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Pier Pier (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Audrey Overton 357 47.2 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Oxley 333 44.1 Labour Party (UK) Anne Alexander 291 38.5 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Rogers 291 38.5 Green Party of England and Wales Marie Herbert 97 12.8 ~756 21.2 3,564 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ramsey & Parkeston Ramsey & Parkeston Labour Party (UK) William Elmer 205 39.8 Community Representatives Michael Lowe 181 35.1 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Purdy 129 25.0 27.8 Labour Party (UK) Rush Green Rush Green (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Clive Baker* 300 42.6 –15.6 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Sargent 283 40.2 –15.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Harper 224 31.8 +19.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tracy King 217 30.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Helen Doddridge 198 28.1 –7.4 ~704 20.5 –3.5 3,435 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Bartholomews St Bartholomews (2 seats) Residents Association Mary Bragg* 737 50.0 –25.9 Residents Association Michael Holden 673 45.6 –24.7 Conservative Party (UK) Claire Moor 640 43.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Brian Pennell 624 42.3 N/A ~1,474 38.0 +3.8 3,880 Residents Association Residents Association St. James St. James (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Griffiths 403 36.4 +6.9 Conservative Party (UK) Gill Downing 384 34.7 +5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gloria Bargent 376 34.0 +21.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Harrison* 253 22.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) David Bolton 249 22.5 –11.9 Independent politician Martyn Hughes* 215 19.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Roy Raby* 214 19.3 –14.6 ~1,107 32.6 +6.2 3,397 Conservative Party (UK) Independent Conservative Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Johns St Johns (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Bevan* 577 53.6 +5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeffrey Cripps 504 46.8 –0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Cooper 326 30.3 +7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Madge 313 29.1 +6.4 Labour Party (UK) Norman Jacobs 231 21.5 –8.3 ~1,076 29.3 +5.1 3,674 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Aldis 264 33.2 –15.5 Conservative Party (UK) Amanda-Jane Pound 261 32.8 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) Susan Morley-Souter* 251 31.6 –15.6 Conservative Party (UK) Francis Woods 248 31.2 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Miller 246 30.9 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Redding 209 26.3 +1.7 ~795 21.3 –1.4 3,733 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St. Osyth & Point Clear St. Osyth & Point Clear (2 seats) Independent politician John White* 680 61.0 +6.1 Independent politician Michael Talbot* 655 58.8 +9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Walker 366 32.9 N/A ~1,114 30.1 –2.3 3,701 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) St Pauls St Pauls (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Pierre Oxley* 793 62.3 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Jessop* 701 55.1 Labour Party (UK) David Gamman 239 18.8 Independent politician Brian White 219 17.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Jarvis 177 13.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Smith 154 12.1 ~1,272 34.0 3,742 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Ian Dimmock* 586 50.5 Conservative Party (UK) Harry Jessop* 563 48.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Bell 534 46.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marc Mannings 502 43.3 ~1,160 31.4 3,695 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Walton Walton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette King* 676 69.8 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Turner* 637 65.8 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) Sacha Aldis 280 28.9 –3.5 ~968 28.4 –5.7 3,408 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Pier Pier by-election: 22 July 2004https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 By-elections 27 April 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth Universityhttps://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/3952/#2004-07-22 Pier Ward - Tendring elections 2 September 2025 Andrew Teale Local Elections Archive Project Conservative Party (UK) 205 30.5 –17.4 Labour Party (UK) 154 22.9 –16.2 UKIP 109 16.2 N/A Community Representatives 102 15.2 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) 102 15.2 N/A 51 7.6 N/A 672 19.4 –1.8 3,464 Conservative Party (UK) 0.6 Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley by-election: 20 January 2005https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/3961/#2005-01-20 Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead and Great Bromley Ward - Tendring elections 2 September 2025 Andrew Teale Local Elections Archive Project Conservative Party (UK) 577 55.1 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 345 33.0 –14.7 Labour Party (UK) 125 11.9 N/A 232 22.1 N/A 1,047 28.5 –2.9 3,674 Conservative Party (UK) 8.8 References 2003 Tendring Category:2000s in Essex