2003 Harlow District Council election

none May 2025 December 2013 2003 Harlow District Council election Parliamentary no yes 2002 Harlow District Council election 2002 2004 Harlow District Council election 2004 11 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council 17 1 May 2003 Conservative Party (UK) 12 4 0 12 4,610 32.7% Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 4 0 12 3,915 27.8% Labour Party (UK) 9 3 0 9 5,394 38.3% Harlow UK local election 2002 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2003 Harlow District Council elections. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 2003 Harlow District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/125.stm Local elections BBC News 31 December 2014 After the election, the composition of the council was Conservative 12 Liberal Democrats 12 Labour 9English councils – Non-metropolitan districts 3 May 2003 The Times NewsBank 47 Background Before the election both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had 12 councillors, while Labour had 9 seats.Citizen election news 7 April 2003 Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications NewsBank A total of 36 candidates stood for the 11 seats that were being contested, with the councillors who got the lowest number of votes from the 2002 election defending their seats. One Labour councillor, John Cave, stood down at the election after 32 years, while 3 former Labour councillors and 1 former Liberal Democrat councillor attempted to regain seats. Among the councillors defending their seats was the Conservative group leader Andrew Johnson in Sumners and Kingsmoor ward. Election result There was no change in the party situation on the council with no party gaining a majority.Essex: Tories make gains in local elections 2 May 2003 Essex County Publications NewsBank The closest result was in Bush Fair ward where Liberal Democrat Chris Millington held the seat by 39 votes, but the Liberal Democrat council chairman Nick Macy was not re-elected after contesting the Labour held seat in Little Parndon and Hare Street.Election reaction 7 May 2003 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBank Overall turnout at the election was 29%.http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Harlow/results.htm Election results Political Science Resources 31 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231114750/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Harlow/results.htm 31 December 2014 dead However an enquiry was started after the election as 3,279 postal votes had to be rejected as they did not have an official mark on them.Ballot blunder probed 7 May 2003 Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications NewsBank Harlow local election result 2003 Conservative Party (UK) 4 0 0 36.4 32.7 4,610 0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 0 0 36.4 27.8 3,915 1.9 Labour Party (UK) 3 0 0 27.3 38.3 5,394 0.6 Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0 1.3 181 0.7 Ward results Bush Fair thumb|Location of Bush Fair ward Bush Fair Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Millington 663 46.5 Labour Party (UK) Terence Brandon 624 43.7 Conservative Party (UK) Hazel Beckers 140 9.8 39 2.8 1,427 31.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Church Langley thumb|Location of Church Langley ward Church Langley Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Hall 705 68.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Molly White 179 17.3 Labour Party (UK) Tina Baker 150 14.5 526 50.9 1,034 22.5 Conservative Party (UK) Great Parndon thumb|Location of Great Parndon ward Great Parndon Conservative Party (UK) Patrick McClarnon 706 49.3 Labour Party (UK) Suzanne Ennifer 514 35.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Barton 211 14.7 192 13.4 1,431 30.9 Conservative Party (UK) Harlow Common thumb|Location of Harlow Common ward Harlow Common Labour Party (UK) Mark Wilkinson 725 54.5 Conservative Party (UK) Nora Arnott 405 30.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Audrey Curran 201 15.1 320 24.1 1,331 29.1 Labour Party (UK) Little Parndon & Hare Street thumb|Location of Little Parndon and Hare Street ward Little Parndon & Hare Street Labour Party (UK) Valerie Clark 707 49.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Macy 372 25.9 Conservative Party (UK) John Goddard 293 20.4 Socialist Alliance (England) John Hobbs 66 4.6 335 23.3 1,438 31.0 Labour Party (UK) Mark Hall thumb|Location of Mark Hall ward Mark Hall Liberal Democrats (UK) Lesley Rideout 598 44.8 Labour Party (UK) Sean Folan 510 38.2 Conservative Party (UK) Callum Finlayson 179 13.4 Socialist Alliance (England) Robert Delbridge 48 3.6 88 6.6 1,335 33.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Netteswell thumb|Location of Netteswell ward Netteswell Liberal Democrats (UK) James Pailing 622 49.8 Labour Party (UK) Feroz Khan 406 32.5 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Warren 153 12.3 Socialist Alliance (England) Josephine Clarke 67 5.4 216 17.3 1,248 29.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Old Harlow thumb|Location of Old Harlow ward Old Harlow Conservative Party (UK) Sue Livings 809 56.3 Labour Party (UK) Robert Eschle 430 29.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon MacNeill 198 13.8 379 26.4 1,437 34.5 Conservative Party (UK) Staple Tye thumb|Location of Staple Tye ward Staple Tye Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Faccini 519 55.2 Labour Party (UK) Sandra Rootsey 246 26.2 Conservative Party (UK) Shona Souter 175 18.6 273 29.0 940 22.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sumners and Kingsmoor thumb|Location of Summers and Kingsmoor ward Sumners and Kingsmoor Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Johnson 572 48.2 Labour Party (UK) Derek Eardley 452 38.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Mabey 163 13.7 120 10.1 1,187 25.4 Conservative Party (UK) Toddbrook thumb|Location of Toddbrook ward Toddbrook Labour Party (UK) Robert Davis 630 48.8 Conservative Party (UK) Muriel Jolles 473 36.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Lawton 189 14.6 157 12.2 1,292 29.6 Labour Party (UK) References 2003 Category:2003 English local elections Category:2000s in Essex