2003 Wychavon District Council election

2003 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2003 Wychavon District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red. The 2003 Wychavon District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Wychavon District Council in Worcestershire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 reducing the number of seats by four.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/336.stm Local elections BBC News Online 27 April 2015 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307044152/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/336.stm live The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.English councils - Non-metropolitan districts 3 May 2003 The Times NewsBank 47 Background Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 33 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had 10 seats, Labour had 3, there was 1 independent and 2 seats were vacant.Tories under siege at polls 11 April 2003 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank Boundary changes since 1999 reduced the number of wards from 36 to 32 and the number of councillors fell by four.Victory fails to bring control 2 May 2003 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank Although all of the seats on the council were up for election, in Norton and Whittington, and Pinvin, there was no election as there was only one candidate in each ward. One-third of the Conservative councillors stood down at the election, as well as independent John Smith who had represented Pershore on Wychavon District Council from its first election in 1973.'Mr Pershore' John standing down after 56 year's service 10 April 2003 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank Election result The Conservatives remained in control of the council after winning 31 of the 45 seats on the council. The Liberal Democrats remained the largest opposition with 12 seats, while Labour took two seats.Local election results - Wychavon 2 May 2003 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank Overall turnout at the election was 37.94%, almost 4% higher than at the 1999 election.Tory joy at the local elections 8 May 2003 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank Among the defeated candidates was the Labour leader on Worcestershire County Council, Peter Pinfield, who lost in Droitwich East. Meanwhile, the Conservative leader of the council, Malcolm Meikle, held his seat by 39 votes and the Liberal Democrat group leader, Margaret Rowley was elected by 19 votes after recounts in both wards. However the Conservatives did lose seats in Pershore, where the Liberal Democrats won all three seats for the ward. Wychavon local election result 2003http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/documents/10586/157693/wdc-district-council-election-01-05-4.pdf District Council election Wychavon District Council 27 April 2015 27 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150427143142/http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/documents/10586/157693/wdc-district-council-election-01-05-4.pdf dead Conservative Party (UK) 31 -2 68.9 53.6 23,316 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 +2 26.7 28.3 12,316 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) 2 -2 4.4 11.1 4,841 -4.2 Independent (politician) 0 -2 0.0 6.4 2,767 -2.2 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0.0 0.7 285 +0.0 Ward results Badsey Liberal Democrats (UK) Sonya Ealey 321 50.7 Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Jakeman 312 49.3 9 1.4 633 30.1 Bengeworth (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Martin Jennings 514 Conservative Party (UK) Emma Stokes 421 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Selby 319 Independent (politician) Albert Booth 312 1,566 28.9 Bowbrook Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexandra Rowley 471 51.0 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Hartwright 452 49.0 19 2.1 923 47.9 Bredon Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Hardman 487 63.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeanette Way 218 28.4 Labour Party (UK) Peter Kelson 62 8.1 269 35.1 767 38.9 Bretforton and Offenham Liberal Democrats (UK) George Bourne 409 67.0 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Clifford 201 33.0 208 34.1 610 30.3 Broadway and Wickhamford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) David Folkes 964 Conservative Party (UK) David Noyes 774 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carolyn Harford 343 2,081 32.7 Dodderhill Conservative Party (UK) Judith Pearce 393 69.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Prior 176 30.9 217 38.1 569 32.2 Drakes Broughton Conservative Party (UK) Paul Middlebrough 417 58.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Josephine Wilkinson 292 41.2 125 17.6 709 37.5 Droitwich Central Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Gopsill 238 37.4 Labour Party (UK) Eve Freer 235 36.9 Conservative Party (UK) Glenise Noyes 164 25.7 3 0.5 637 30.2 Droitwich East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Michael Barratt 788 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Davey 716 Labour Party (UK) Peter Pinfield 691 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Neary 667 2,862 35.3 Droitwich South East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Eileen Hope 730 Conservative Party (UK) Donald Lawley 645 Independent (politician) Ronald Waters 487 Labour Party (UK) Bill Baker 286 Labour Party (UK) Jon Baker 264 2,412 33.8 Droitwich South West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Terence Spencer 497 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Lawley 476 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Carter 391 Independent (politician) Claude Heeley 358 Labour Party (UK) John Cook 324 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pamela Jackson-Smith 282 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Seabourne 278 2,606 34.6 Droitwich West (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Roy Seabourne 473 Labour Party (UK) John Wrenn 442 Conservative Party (UK) Laurence Evans 314 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Fisher 306 1,535 21.1 Ecckington Conservative Party (UK) Peter Wright 507 59.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roy Chiverton 234 27.3 Labour Party (UK) Priscilla Cameron 117 13.6 273 31.8 858 39.0 Elmley Castle and Somerville Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Mackison 558 62.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Garth Raymer 338 37.7 220 24.6 896 45.1 Evesham North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Josephine Sandalls 461 Conservative Party (UK) Roma Kirke 436 Labour Party (UK) Robin Lunn 302 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline Christie 298 Independent (politician) Paul Rencher 220 1,717 28.1 Evesham South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Cartwright 549 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Banks 504 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Brown 354 1,407 22.9 Fladbury Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Meikle 558 49.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas McDonald 522 46.1 Labour Party (UK) Ross Hayman 52 4.6 36 3.2 1,132 52.0 Great Hampton Conservative Party (UK) John Smith 420 68.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Martin 194 31.6 226 36.8 614 29.8 Hartlebury Conservative Party (UK) Muriel Mathews 435 77.1 Labour Party (UK) Steven Westwood 129 22.9 306 54.3 564 26.0 Havington and Norton Conservative Party (UK) Clive Holt 425 58.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Noel Christie 299 41.3 126 17.4 724 35.4 Honeybourne and Pebworth Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Bean 295 47.6 Independent (politician) Sharon Summers 180 29.0 Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Auden 145 23.4 115 18.5 620 32.6 Inkberrow (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Audrey Steel 1,262 Conservative Party (UK) David Lee 1,093 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Davey 632 Liberal Democrats (UK) Donald Aldridge 518 3,505 41.3 Little Hampton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Dyke 480 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Payne 420 Conservative Party (UK) John Stych 333 1,233 21.5 Lovett and North Claines (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Paul Coley 897 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Christian-Brookes 870 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Miller 556 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Saunders 457 2,780 35.8 Norton and Whittington Conservative Party (UK) Robert Adams unopposed Ombersley Conservative Party (UK) Jean Dowty 539 80.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Cussen 130 19.4 409 61.1 669 36.5 Pershore (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Gaynor Amphhlett 898 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Grantham 785 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Tucker 731 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hampton 654 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Wood 607 Conservative Party (UK) Maurene Wilson 529 Independent (politician) Trudy Burge 455 Independent (politician) Raith Annis 328 Green Party of England and Wales David Shaw 285 Independent (politician) Malcolm Dalley 216 Independent (politician) Kenneth Rowe 211 Labour Party (UK) Susan Hayman 155 5,854 36.3 Pinvin Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Argyle unopposed South Bredon Hill Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Darby 555 57.3 Conservative Party (UK) Beverley Hardman 368 38.0 Labour Party (UK) Fiona Cameron 45 4.6 187 19.3 968 50.6 The Littletons Conservative Party (UK) Mary Smith 532 60.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Martin 354 40.0 178 20.1 886 40.5 Upton Snodsbury Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Tucker 605 50.9 Conservative Party (UK) Linda Robinson 583 49.1 22 1.9 1,188 55.8 References 2003 Category:2003 English local elections Category:2000s in Worcestershire