2003 Christchurch Borough Council election

2003 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2003 Christchurch Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey. The 2003 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/62.stm Local elections BBC News Online 20 May 2015 The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.English councils - Non-metropolitan districts 3 May 2003 The Times NewsBank 47 Election result The Conservatives remained in control of the council after winning 14 of the 24 seats on the council, despite losing three seats.Backlash as Lib Dems lose Poole and Tories lose Bournemouth Martin Andy 2 May 2003 Cornwall County Publications NewsBank The Liberal Democrats gained three seats to have eight councillors, while two independents were elected. Christchurch local election result 2003http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Christchurch/ElectionResults03.pdf Declaration of result of poll Christchurch Borough Council 20 May 2015May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes Conservative Party (UK) 14 -3 58.3 55.3 17,350 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 +3 33.3 31.7 9,945 Independent (politician) 2 -1 8.3 7.5 2,369 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 5.1 1,608 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0.4 129 Ward results Burton and Winkton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) David Flagg 721 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Jamieson 721 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Evans 587 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Phillpot 420 Labour Party (UK) Martin Jacques 127 2,576 41.8 Grange (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) John Campbell 460 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Freeman 436 Conservative Party (UK) Denise Jones 248 Conservative Party (UK) Denise Flagg 245 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Thompson 198 Labour Party (UK) Carol Wilcox 189 1,776 26.7 Highcliffe (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Mawbey 854 Conservative Party (UK) John Lofts 719 Independent (politician) Linda Hammond 580 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Hall 325 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lanz 238 Labour Party (UK) Robert Maskell 131 2,847 50.3 Jumpers (2 seats) Independent (politician) Colin Bungey 569 Independent (politician) Robert McArthur 502 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Watts 332 Conservative Party (UK) Shaun Flynn 321 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sandra Gola 268 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Jenkinson 252 Independent (politician) William Welsh 59 2,303 38.9 Mudeford and Friars Cliff (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Josephine Spencer 1,495 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Duckworth 1,426 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Spreadbury 1,340 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derrick Roberts 598 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Carlton 381 5,240 47.0 North Highcliffe and Walkford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Sally Derham Wilkes 651 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Dingley 627 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Critchley 503 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Wright 470 UK Independence Party Janet Hatton 129 Labour Party (UK) Abdulhaye Qureshi 65 2,445 44.3 Portfield (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Darch 501 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lillian Jefferis 482 Independent (politician) Susan Bungey 328 Conservative Party (UK) Bernice Pardy 289 Conservative Party (UK) Desmond Pardy 272 Labour Party (UK) Jerry Brenton 106 Labour Party (UK) Vera Hill 77 2,055 36.5 Purewell and Stanpit (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Payne 702 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Lloyd 689 Conservative Party (UK) John Newman 575 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Agg-Jones 562 2,528 40.6 St Catherine's and Hurn (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) David Fox 720 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Spittle 691 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jason Viney 577 1,988 42.7 Town Centre (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Hall 766 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Legg 699 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Geary 447 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Hodges 405 Independent (politician) John Lovell 331 2,648 45.7 West Highcliffe (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Alan Griffiths 1,247 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Jamieson 1,238 Conservative Party (UK) David Jones 1,204 Liberal Democrats (UK) Caroline Curran 496 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Curran 476 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Manning 334 4,995 41.2 By-elections between 2003 and 2007 Jumpers A by-election was held in Jumpers ward on 5 May 2005 after the resignation of independent councillor Bob McArthur.https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/archive/2005/05/10/5354583.Tributes_flooding_in_for__wonderful__councillor/?ref=arc https://web.archive.org/web/20200904084713/https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/archive/2005/05/10/5354583.Tributes_flooding_in_for__wonderful__councillor/?ref=arc dead 4 September 2020 Tributes flooding in for 'wonderful' councillor 10 May 2005 Dorset Echo 21 May 2015 The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Jason Viney with a majority of 333 votes over Conservative Trevor Watts.http://www.dorsetforyou.com/media/pdf/a/r/Borough_By-Elections.pdf Declaration of result of poll Christchurch Borough Council dorsetforyou.com 21 May 2015 Jumpers by-election 5 May 2005 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jason Viney 1,224 57.9 +35.0 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Watts 891 42.1 +13.7 333 15.7 2,115 70.8 +31.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent (politician) Portfield A by-election was held in Portfield on 5 May 2005 following the resignation of councillor Susan Darch due to poor health. Darch had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2003, but together with her fellow councillor for Portfied Lillian Jefferis, she subsequently defected to the Conservatives. The seat was regained for the Liberal Democrats by David Vick with a majority of 222 votes over Conservative Tavis Fox. Portfield by-election 5 May 2005 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Vick 1,023 56.1 +15.1 Conservative Party (UK) Tavis Fox 801 43.9 +20.4 222 12.2 1,824 64.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Purewell and Stanpit A by-election was held in Purewell and Stanpit on 5 May 2005 after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Wendy Lloyd. The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Alan Wright with a majority of 34 votes over Conservative Nicholas Geary. Purewell and Stanpit by-election 5 May 2005 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Wright 1,067 50.8 -4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Geary 1,033 49.2 +4.2 34 1.6 2,100 67.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) References 2003 Category:2003 English local elections