2003 Purbeck District Council election

2003 UK local government election December 2013 April 2026 thumb|Results of the 2003 Purbeck District Council election Elections to Purbeck District Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was Conservative 13 Liberal Democrat 8 Independent 3 Election result Purbeck local election result 2003 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 +3 62.5 36.4 3,780 +0.5% Conservative Party (UK) 3 -3 37.5 44.3 4,603 +13.8% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 12.8 1,334 +0.3% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 6.4 667 -14.8% Ward results Castle Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Duffy 554 59.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Drury 352 37.8 Labour Party (UK) Ruth Cade 25 2.7 202 21.7 931 Lytchett Minster and Upton East Liberal Democrats (UK) Frederick Drane 610 61.5 Conservative Party (UK) Pam Hindley 382 38.5 228 23.0 992 Lytchett Minster and Upton West Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Starr 498 45.6 Conservative Party (UK) Bill Pipe 480 44.0 Labour Party (UK) David Collis 114 10.4 18 1.6 1,092 St Martin Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Green 497 54.3 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Russell 287 31.3 Labour Party (UK) James Bennett 132 14.4 210 23.0 916 Swanage North Conservative Party (UK) William Trite 908 60.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harry Carter 409 27.4 Labour Party (UK) Leigh van de Zande 178 11.9 499 33.3 1,495 Swanage South Conservative Party (UK) Julie Wheeldon 920 50.3 +7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Wootton 497 27.2 +3.2 Labour Party (UK) Christine Rabson 413 22.6 -10.9 423 23.1 +14.1 1,830 Wareham Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Osmond 715 33.6 -8.9 Independent (politician) Leslie Burns 667 31.4 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Roy Anderson 572 26.9 +3.9 Labour Party (UK) Bob Huskinson 171 8.0 +3.0 48 2.2 -10.8 2,125 Wool Conservative Party (UK) Rosemary Hodder 702 70.0 Labour Party (UK) Jon Davey 301 30.0 401 40.0 1,003 References 2003 Purbeck election result Ward results 2003 Category:2003 English local elections Category:2000s in Dorset