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2003 UK local government election
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2003 Dacorum Borough Council election Hertfordshire parliamentary 1999 Dacorum Borough Council election 1999 2003 5 1 y 2007 Dacorum Borough Council election 2007 All 52 seats to Dacorum Borough Council 27 32.9% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 32 6 30,218 44.4% 0.2% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 14 6 19,978 29.4% 8.3% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 16,610 24.4% 9.6% Dacorum UK ward map 2003 with seats.svg Winner of each seat at the 2003 Dacorum Borough Council election. Control Control after election No overall control Conservative Party (UK)
The 2003 Dacorum Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect member to Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The whole council was up for election and the Conservatives gained overall control after previously relying on the mayor's casting vote for control. Overall turnout was 32.9%. http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/TORIES-IN-CONTROL.495975.jp https://archive.today/20130420132623/http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/TORIES-IN-CONTROL.495975.jp dead 20 April 2013 TORIES IN CONTROL 2008-12-30 2003-05-01 Hemeltoday
Summary
Election result
2003 Dacorum Borough Council election
Conservative Party (UK)
52
32
8
2
6
61.5
30,218
44.4
+0.2
Labour Party (UK)
51
14
0
6
6
26.9
19,978
29.4
–8.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
52
6
2
2
11.5
16,610
24.4
+9.6
Green Party of England and Wales
7
0
0
0
0.0
796
1.2
+0.4
Independent politician
2
0
0
0
0.0
359
0.5
–2.0
UKIP
1
0
0
0
0.0
66
0.1
N/A
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Adeyfield East
Adeyfield East (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Neil Harden
633
46.1
+2.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Stella Kyriazis
617
44.9
+5.7
Labour Party (UK)
Raymond Haverson*
499
36.3
–18.2
Labour Party (UK)
Michael Pesch*
491
35.8
–18.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Jean Blackman
226
16.5
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Christine Hardy
185
13.5
N/A
~1,373
31.8
+0.2
4,317
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Adeyfield West
Adeyfield West (2 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
Keith White*
574
50.9
–0.5
Labour Party (UK)
Elam Singam*
554
49.1
–2.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Keith Reid
265
23.5
–10.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Belinda Williams
253
22.4
–11.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Geoffrey Lawrence
153
13.6
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Sylvia Fry
151
13.4
N/A
~1,128
27.4
–3.4
3,693
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Aldbury & Wigginton
Aldbury & Wigginton
Conservative Party (UK)
Caroline Craufurd
327
48.8
–10.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Michael James
180
26.9
+5.2
Independent politician
Anthony MacLaughlin*
101
15.1
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Sheraton Shaw
62
9.3
–9.5
147
21.9
–15.9
670
36.1
+1.4
1,858
Conservative Party (UK)
8.0
Apsley
Apsley
Conservative Party (UK)
Brian Ayling
423
54.9
–11.9
Labour Party (UK)
Frank Burgess
172
22.3
–10.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ian Stanley
109
14.2
N/A
UK Independence Party
Barry Newton
66
8.6
N/A
251
32.6
–1.0
770
30.4
–7.4
2,532
Conservative Party (UK)
0.5
Ashridge
Ashridge
Conservative Party (UK)
Nicholas Tiley
542
57.2
–21.1
Independent politician
Gerald Brooker
258
27.2
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leslie Batchelor
82
8.6
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Mark Ewing*
66
7.0
–14.7
284
30.0
–26.6
948
44.1
–3.4
2,152
Conservative Party (UK)
Bennetts End
Bennetts End (2 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
Gary Cook*
651
57.7
–6.0
Labour Party (UK)
Paul Eastwood*
634
56.2
–4.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Fisher
286
25.4
–0.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Riaz Farooqi
242
21.5
–4.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Colin Roe
178
15.8
+5.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Stephen Wilson
162
14.4
+6.0
~1,128
26.2
–5.1
4,305
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Berkhamsted Castle
Berkhamsted Castle (2 seats)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Betty Patterson
706
44.1
+12.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Victor Earl
702
43.8
+13.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Kenneth Coleman*
653
40.8
+4.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter Ginger*
628
39.2
+5.2
Green Party of England and Wales
Marion Baker
147
9.2
N/A
Labour Party (UK)
Ray Jones
111
6.9
–3.9
Labour Party (UK)
Sharon Greene
104
6.5
–4.3
~1,601
34.4
–2.1
4,652
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Berkhamsted East
Berkhamsted East (2 seats)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Philip Gibbs*
642
49.0
+8.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Lythgoe*
632
48.3
+9.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Norman Cutting
492
37.6
+5.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Jennifer Habib
416
31.8
+1.4
Labour Party (UK)
Bryan Jones
179
13.7
–4.6
Labour Party (UK)
Peter Norman
173
13.2
–2.0
~1,309
32.1
–5.4
4,081
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Berkhamsted West
Berkhamsted West (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Carol Green*
712
47.7
+7.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Ian Reay*
691
46.3
+6.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Geraldine Corry
627
42.0
–0.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Luc Briand
582
39.0
–1.7
Labour Party (UK)
Neil Shacklock
169
11.3
–2.9
Labour Party (UK)
Dick Dennison
154
10.3
–2.4
~1,493
36.4
+2.1
4,103
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield
Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Susan Bradnock*
1,181
56.5
–3.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Richard Roberts*
1,154
55.2
–3.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Gbola Adeleke
1,050
50.2
–7.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Griffiths
652
31.2
+9.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Carol Richardson
551
26.4
+7.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Erik Vischer
527
25.2
+9.4
Labour Party (UK)
Doreen Hills
249
11.9
–5.2
Labour Party (UK)
Martin Smith
242
11.6
–5.0
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Milnes
231
11.0
–4.9
Green Party of England and Wales
Martin Humphrey
157
7.5
N/A
~2,091
33.0
–0.8
6,337
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Boxmoor
Boxmoor (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Janice Marshall*
921
49.0
–2.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Andrew Fairburn*
858
45.7
–2.3
Labour Party (UK)
Susan White
655
34.9
–12.6
Labour Party (UK)
Beryl Milnes
596
31.7
–14.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Lucy Grayson
297
15.8
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Robert Irving
210
11.2
N/A
Green Party of England and Wales
Alan Johnson
133
7.1
N/A
~1,878
43.5
–1.7
4,318
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Chaulden & Shrubhill
Chaulden & Shrubhill (2 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
Anne-Lise Johnsen*
540
42.6
–14.6
Labour Party (UK)
Rick Widger*
527
41.6
–13.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Hugh Scott
443
35.0
+6.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Christopher Cadman
420
33.1
+4.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Matthew Webb
227
17.9
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Wendy Savage
226
17.8
N/A
~1,267
32.9
–4.9
3,852
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Corner Hall
Corner Hall (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Colin Peter
534
43.7
+9.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Clark
515
42.2
+9.2
Labour Party (UK)
Donald Bennett*
469
38.5
–13.1
Labour Party (UK)
Frances Howat*
450
37.0
–9.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Blackman
207
17.0
+6.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Margaret Waugh
180
14.7
+5.8
~1,220
28.2
–3.4
4,327
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Gadebridge
Gadebridge (2 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
Maureen Flint*
625
57.9
–0.1
Labour Party (UK)
Ron Coxage*
547
50.7
+0.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Roger Montgomerie
282
26.1
+5.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Doris Shaw
270
25.0
+4.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Alison Batchelor
129
11.9
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Margaret Colquhoun
121
11.2
N/A
Green Party of England and Wales
Paul Harris
89
8.2
N/A
~1,080
27.8
–6.6
3,887
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Grove Hill
Grove Hill (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
Anne Fisher*
681
49.4
–9.7
Labour Party (UK)
Michael Maloney*
628
45.6
–9.2
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Walsh*
613
44.5
–8.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Roger Andrews
506
36.7
+11.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Ronald Brown
474
34.4
+9.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Frances Ryan
472
34.2
+9.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Janet Dashwood
183
13.3
±0.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Alan Waugh
179
13.0
+1.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Steven Weston
165
12.0
+0.7
~1,379
24.1
+2.1
5,723
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Hemel Hempstead Central
Hemel Hempstead Central (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Catherine Appleby*
530
41.0
–5.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Andrew Williams*
502
38.9
–7.2
Labour Party (UK)
Martin Rogers
444
34.4
–4.8
Labour Party (UK)
Bernard Gronert
443
34.3
–4.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Angell
246
19.0
+8.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ashley Burton
195
15.1
+5.9
Green Party of England and Wales
Hazel Johnson
99
7.7
N/A
~1,292
34.2
+1.4
3,779
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Highfield & St. Pauls
Highfield & St. Pauls (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
John Dobie*
666
44.4
–11.2
Labour Party (UK)
Bert Bannister
663
44.2
–8.5
Labour Party (UK)
El Gomez
639
42.6
–5.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Brenda Link
484
32.3
+4.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ryan Cullen
476
31.8
+7.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Lesley Murray
427
28.5
+7.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Kevin Minier
281
18.7
–1.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Linda Holmes
278
18.5
–0.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Miriam Wiedman-Smith
253
16.9
–1.3
~1,501
28.9
–0.1
5,194
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Kings Langley
Kings Langley (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Alan Anderson*
849
50.1
+5.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Alexander McGregor*
758
44.7
+4.0
Labour Party (UK)
Elizabeth Rafferty
659
38.9
+0.9
Labour Party (UK)
Maureen Sedlacek
538
31.7
–5.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Michael Morton
241
14.2
–1.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Gerald Coulter
217
12.8
–1.8
~1,697
43.8
–0.4
3,875
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Leverstock Green
Leverstock Green (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Hazel Bassadone*
1,085
59.0
+2.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Margaret Griffiths*
1,027
55.8
+1.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Graham Sutton
1,002
54.5
+1.5
Labour Party (UK)
Chris Twydell
461
25.1
–9.9
Labour Party (UK)
James Hopkins
451
24.5
–8.0
Labour Party (UK)
Hans Seelig
422
22.9
–8.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Sheila Daly
303
16.5
+9.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Stuart Watkin
261
14.2
+7.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Lynda Roe
243
13.2
+7.7
~1,840
33.9
–8.7
5,427
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Nash Mills
Nash Mills
Conservative Party (UK)
David Smedley*
351
45.3
–2.9
Labour Party (UK)
Mark Quinn
335
43.2
–0.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Roger Willson
89
11.5
+3.0
16
2.1
–2.7
775
36.9
+0.7
2,105
Conservative Party (UK)
1.4
Northchurch
Northchurch
Conservative Party (UK)
Alan Fantham
403
57.3
–10.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Garrick Stevens
247
35.1
+16.8
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Hebborn
53
7.5
–6.3
156
22.2
–27.4
703
33.3
–4.4
2,122
Conservative Party (UK)
13.7
Tring Central
Tring Central (2 seats)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Denise Rance*
745
53.9
+10.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Nicholas Hollinghurst*
721
52.2
+12.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Penelope Hearn
532
38.5
+2.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Ronald Lanning
462
33.4
–1.3
Labour Party (UK)
Roger Oliver
119
8.6
–7.7
Labour Party (UK)
Barbara Gronert
104
7.5
–7.1
~1,382
37.1
–1.4
3,726
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Tring East
Tring East
Conservative Party (UK)
Olive Conway
418
56.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Rosemarie Hollinghurst
225
30.3
Labour Party (UK)
Susan Aldis
69
9.3
Green Party of England and Wales
Colin Kruger
30
4.0
193
26.0
742
35.8
2,092
Conservative Party (UK)
Tring West
Tring West (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Derek Townsend*
747
47.3
+1.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Stanley Mills*
716
45.4
+1.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Barry Batchelor
704
44.7
+14.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Lloyd Harris
591
37.5
+10.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Paul Sandford
141
8.9
–6.6
Labour Party (UK)
Daniel Carroll
139
8.8
–6.1
~1,580
38.7
–2.3
4,084
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Warners End
Warners End (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Janice Speaight
538
42.7
+3.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Gillespie
535
42.5
+6.5
Labour Party (UK)
Margaret Coxage*
532
42.3
–9.4
Labour Party (UK)
Rebecca Dickenson*
472
37.5
–9.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ann Fryd
162
12.9
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Martin Rance
155
12.3
N/A
~1,262
34.3
–5.7
3,678
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Watling
Watling (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Herbert Chapman*
873
70.7
+1.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Julian Taunton*
862
69.8
+1.0
Labour Party (UK)
Gillian Edwards
182
14.7
–10.9
Labour Party (UK)
Eddie Dillon
158
12.8
–8.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Garfield Jones
146
11.8
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Paul Elley
128
10.4
N/A
~1,233
30.1
+0.7
4,095
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Woodhall
Woodhall (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Stephen Holmes
522
46.4
–1.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Colette Wyatt-Lowe
436
38.8
–5.3
Labour Party (UK)
Alan Olive*
394
35.1
–8.5
Labour Party (UK)
Stephen Fisher
389
34.6
–7.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Michael Bethune
215
19.1
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Hardingham
164
14.6
N/A
~1,124
26.5
+3.6
4,242
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
References
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