2003 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election

2003 English local election 2003 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election Norfolk parliamentary 1999 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election 1999 2003 5 1 y 2007 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election 2007 All 62 seats to King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council 31 108,707 ~46.8% (14.7%) 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 35 9 40,443 50.4% 4.2% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 14 13 19,963 24.9% 15.0% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 7 2 10,875 13.5% 2.6% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 6 4 9,025 11.2% 8.2% 350px Seat map 350px Ward map Control Control after election No overall control Conservative Party (UK) The 2003 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council in Norfolk, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Kings-Lynn-West-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20260115104446/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Kings-Lynn-West-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf 15 January 2026 Borough Council of Kings' Lynn & West Norfolk Election Results 1973-2011 12-14 15 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries. This increased the number of seats by 2 from 60 to 62. Summary Election result 2003 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 12 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 60 35 N/A N/A 9 56.5 40,443 50.4 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) 36 14 N/A N/A 13 22.6 19,963 24.9 –15.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 20 7 N/A N/A 2 11.3 10,875 13.5 +2.6 Independent politician 13 6 N/A N/A 4 9.7 9,025 11.2 +8.2 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. Airfield Airfield (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Hipperson* 958 63.5 Conservative Party (UK) Hugh Symington 847 56.2 Labour Party (UK) Phillip Wing 442 29.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Farthing 334 22.1 ~1,508 45.3 3,328 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brancaster Brancaster Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Dobson* 684 69.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jason Borthwick 298 30.3 386 39.4 982 55.2 1,785 Conservative Party (UK) Burnham Burnham Conservative Party (UK) Garry Sandell* 700 72.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Mills 270 27.8 430 44.3 970 57.5 1,694 Conservative Party (UK) Clenchwarton Clenchwarton Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Brandon* 627 60.9 Conservative Party (UK) David Whitby 403 39.1 224 21.8 1,030 59.2 1,766 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denton Denton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Martin Storey* 1,336 68.8 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Sharp* 1,300 67.0 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Peake* 1,221 62.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicole Farthing 524 27.0 ~1,941 37.7 5,149 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Dersingham Dersingham (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Burall* 1,564 69.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Smith 1,231 54.8 Conservative Party (UK) George Pratt* 866 38.5 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Tweedy-Smith 533 23.7 ~2,248 57.1 3,937 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Docking Docking Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Ullswater 536 54.8 Labour Party (UK) Keith Ives* 322 32.9 Independent politician Matthew Falkner 120 12.3 214 21.9 978 58.1 1,687 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Downham Old Town Downham Old Town Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Mellish 355 56.6 Independent politician Jenny Groom 272 43.4 83 13.2 627 41.2 1,529 Conservative Party (UK) East Downham East Downham Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Lovett* 451 67.4 Labour Party (UK) Linda Keer 218 32.6 233 34.8 669 48.1 1,416 Conservative Party (UK) Emneth with Outwell Emneth with Outwell (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Barry Archer 966 66.0 Conservative Party (UK) Harry Humphrey* 934 63.8 Labour Party (UK) Roger Parnell 435 29.7 ~1,464 41.9 3,494 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fairstead Fairstead (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Margaret Wilkinson* 680 55.3 Labour Party (UK) Ian Gourlay 595 48.4 Conservative Party (UK) Joanna Moncrieff 455 37.0 ~1,229 33.8 3,636 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gayton Gayton Conservative Party (UK) Peter Gidney 534 56.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Parish 421 44.1 113 11.9 955 54.7 1,750 Conservative Party (UK) Gaywood Chase Gaywood Chase (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Brenda Burch* 786 55.6 Labour Party (UK) Alan Burch* 755 53.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Candy 587 41.6 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Lapping 503 35.6 ~1,413 38.8 3,641 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gaywood North Bank Gaywood North Bank (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Mark Shorting 1,175 51.4 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Langwade 1,141 49.8 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Bunting 1,009 44.1 Labour Party (UK) David Collis* 985 43.0 Conservative Party (UK) Alastair Moncrieff 954 41.7 Labour Party (UK) Clifford Walters* 926 40.5 ~2,289 40.0 5,723 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Grimston Grimston Liberal Democrats (UK) Hazel Fredericks* 726 69.5 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Roberts 318 30.5 408 39.0 1,044 54.3 1,940 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heacham Heacham (2 seats) Independent politician Julian Witton 1,379 61.0 Independent politician Paul Cobb* 1,365 60.3 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Martin 474 21.0 Labour Party (UK) Barry Diggle 421 18.6 Labour Party (UK) Joan Diggle 387 17.1 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Lewis 379 16.8 ~2,262 54.8 4,128 Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Hilgay with Denver Hilgay with Denver Conservative Party (UK) Anthony White* 516 66.7 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Thompson 258 33.3 258 33.4 774 43.5 1,789 Conservative Party (UK) Hunstanton Hunstanton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Bryan Bullivant 1,371 51.6 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Booth 1,110 41.8 Conservative Party (UK) Myrtle Wood* 1,069 40.2 Labour Party (UK) Stuart Bagnall 1,020 38.4 Independent politician Chistopher Nicholls 933 35.1 Labour Party (UK) Brian Devlin 841 31.6 Labour Party (UK) Richard Bird 725 27.3 ~2,658 54.4 4,886 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mershe Lande Mershe Lande Labour Party (UK) Jack Bantoft* 540 57.3 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Dawes 402 42.7 138 14.6 942 49.5 1,911 Labour Party (UK) North Downham North Downham Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Wareham 500 68.1 Labour Party (UK) Nigel Canham 234 31.9 266 36.2 734 54.8 1,354 Conservative Party (UK) North Lynn North Lynn (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Linda Poll* 894 63.3 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Tyler* 876 62.0 Conservative Party (UK) Benjamin Perry 380 26.9 Conservative Party (UK) Chloe Dinwi1y 344 24.4 ~1,412 36.7 3,847 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) North Wootton North Wootton Conservative Party (UK) Greville Howard 533 56.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kate Sayer 413 43.7 120 12.6 946 51.7 1,854 Conservative Party (UK) Old Gaywood Old Gaywood Labour Party (UK) John Collop* 381 54.7 Conservative Party (UK) Daryle Taylor 315 45.3 66 9.4 696 45.9 1,521 Labour Party (UK) Priory Priory Labour Party (UK) Gwyneth Thorneywork 488 54.9 Conservative Party (UK) John Turtle 401 45.1 87 9.8 889 47.5 1,891 Labour Party (UK) Rudham Rudham Conservative Party (UK) Barry Ayres 592 62.6 Labour Party (UK) Vernon Moyse 353 37.4 239 25.2 945 50.0 1,899 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Snettisham Snettisham (2 seats) Independent politician David Johnson 1,217 64.4 Independent politician Carol Tilbury* 887 46.9 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Powell 605 32.0 Conservative Party (UK) Emma Rye 549 29.1 Labour Party (UK) Clive Jones 296 15.7 ~1,889 56.7 3,331 Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Independent politician South & West Lynn South & West Lynn (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Charles Joyce* 629 50.8 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Daniell 578 46.6 Labour Party (UK) Irene MacDonald* 557 45.0 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Lagoda 546 44.1 ~1,239 42.6 2,909 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South Downham South Downham Conservative Party (UK) John Legg* 1,639 Conservative Party (UK) South Wootton South Wootton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Nockolds* 1,303 68.0 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Daubney* 1,210 63.1 Labour Party (UK) Vernon Moyse 517 27.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alison Loades 412 21.5 ~1,917 56.4 3,399 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Spellowfields Spellowfields (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) David Harwood* 1,017 63.2 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Long 834 51.9 Labour Party (UK) Veronica Cook 674 41.9 Labour Party (UK) Dawn Everitt 461 28.7 ~1,608 45.0 3,574 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Springwood Springwood Liberal Democrats (UK) John Loveless* 422 51.2 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Buckley 284 34.5 Independent politician Ann Bolton 112 13.6 138 16.7 818 50.3 1,638 Liberal Democrats (UK) St. Lawrence St. Lawrence Conservative Party (UK) Barry Ayres 526 55.4 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Bantoft* 423 44.6 103 10.8 949 50.7 1,880 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St. Margarets with St Nicholas St. Margarets with St Nicholas (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Ted Benefer* 535 38.6 Labour Party (UK) David Berry* 523 37.7 Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Bambridge 446 32.2 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Boldero 378 27.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Seaman 374 27.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Teresa Brandon 358 25.8 ~1,387 43.0 3,225 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Upwell & Delph Upwell & Delph (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Vivienne Spikings* 1,003 65.3 Conservative Party (UK) David Pope 871 56.7 Independent politician David Barnard* 624 40.7 Independent politician William Haylock 343 22.3 ~1,535 44.5 3,452 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Valley Hill Valley Hill Independent politician John Tilbury* 701 61.4 Conservative Party (UK) Zipha Cristopher 344 30.1 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Koch 97 8.5 357 31.3 1,142 63.0 1,820 Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Walpole Walpole Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Clery-Fox 492 66.0 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Rye 254 34.0 238 32.0 746 44.8 1,679 Liberal Democrats (UK) Walton Walton Independent politician Roy Groom* 778 87.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Florence James 108 12.2 670 75.6 886 44.9 1,974 Independent politician Watlington Watlington Conservative Party (UK) Julyan Ansell* 501 72.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Neve 193 27.8 308 44.4 694 42.7 1,641 Conservative Party (UK) West Winch West Winch (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Brown* 1,007 52.4 Conservative Party (UK) David Rye 1,003 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Mickleburgh* 881 45.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Sayer 655 34.1 ~1,922 50.8 3,783 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wiggenhall Wiggenhall Labour Party (UK) Lawrence Wilkinson* 428 54.2 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Foster 361 45.8 67 8.4 789 51.1 1,560 Labour Party (UK) Wimbotsham with Fincham Wimbotsham with Fincham Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Moir 350 39.1 Independent politician John Bostock 294 32.8 Labour Party (UK) Paula Killingray 252 28.1 56 6.3 896 47.0 1,909 Conservative Party (UK) Wissey Wissey Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Manley* 456 50.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Coulten 446 49.4 10 1.2 902 52.4 1,739 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council elections King's Lynn and West Norfolk Category:May 2003 in the United Kingdom Category:2000s in Norfolk