2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

2003 English local government election 2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1999 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election 1999 2003 5 3 y 2007 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election 2007 All 45 seats to St Edmundsbury Borough Council 23 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 28 5 16,060 47.8% 4.1% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 12 4 11,909 35.5% 4.0% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 3 2,948 8.8% 1.3% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 2,494 7.4% 1.9% St Edmundsbury UK ward map 2003.svg Winner of each seat at the 2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/St.-Edmundsbury-1973-2011.pdf St. Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011 4 November 2022 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries. The number of seats increased by 1. Summary Election result 2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council electionColin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html electionscentre.co.uk Compositions calculator 23 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 42 28 N/A N/A 5 62.2 16,060 47.8 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) 24 12 N/A N/A 4 26.7 11,909 35.5 –4.0 Independent politician 7 3 N/A N/A 6.7 2,948 8.8 +1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 2 N/A N/A 4.4 2,494 7.4 –1.9 UKIP 1 0 N/A N/A 0.0 180 0.5 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. Abbeygate Abbeygate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Paul Farmer 982 62.8 Independent politician Michael Ames* 666 42.6 Independent politician Brian Lockwood* 386 24.7 ~1,563 45.3 3,451 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Bardwell Bardwell Conservative Party (UK) John Hale 485 72.9 UK Independence Party James Lumley 180 27.1 305 45.8 665 36.9 1,789 Conservative Party (UK) Barningham Barningham Conservative Party (UK) James Simmons 2,022 Conservative Party (UK) Barrow Barrow Conservative Party (UK) Ian Houler 1,729 Conservative Party (UK) Cavendish Cavendish Conservative Party (UK) Peter Stevens 1,509 Conservative Party (UK) Chedburgh Chedburgh Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Aitkens 1,757 Conservative Party (UK) Clare Clare Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Stevens* 1,653 Conservative Party (UK) Eastgate Eastgate Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Warby 383 56.9 Labour Party (UK) Leslie Button 290 43.1 93 13.8 673 42.0 1,664 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Fornham Fornham Conservative Party (UK) Michael Jones* 1,695 Conservative Party (UK) Great Barton Great Barton Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Horbury* 1,752 Conservative Party (UK) Haverhill East Haverhill East (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Ernest Goody 639 45.1 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Hanlon* 603 42.5 Labour Party (UK) Susan Howard 601 42.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Cox 597 42.1 Conservative Party (UK) Janet Johnson 586 41.3 Conservative Party (UK) David Rosen 525 37.0 ~1,419 28.2 5,033 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Haverhill North Haverhill North (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Gerry Kiernan* 859 52.4 Labour Party (UK) Ann Thomas 717 43.7 Labour Party (UK) Phillip French* 689 42.0 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Marks 668 40.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Harris 649 39.6 Conservative Party (UK) Edgar Morton 599 36.5 ~1,640 33.5 4,895 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Haverhill South Haverhill South (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Mary Martin 472 50.0 Labour Party (UK) Maggie Lee* 461 48.8 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Whittaker 264 28.0 Conservative Party (UK) Pippa Farthing 263 27.9 ~944 26.3 3,591 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Haverhill West Haverhill West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Adam Whittaker 591 57.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Farthing* 522 51.0 Labour Party (UK) Julie Jupp 400 39.1 Labour Party (UK) Lynne Brixius 359 35.1 ~1,023 27.7 3,693 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Horringer & Whelnetham Horringer & Whelnetham Conservative Party (UK) Terence Clements 429 50.3 Independent politician Bert Biglin* 424 49.7 5 0.6 853 51.9 1,695 Conservative Party (UK) Hundon Hundon Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Warwick* 1,696 Conservative Party (UK) Ixworth Ixworth Conservative Party (UK) John Griffiths* 1,620 Conservative Party (UK) Kedington Kedington Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Rushbrooke 423 62.9 Labour Party (UK) Alan Pearson 250 37.1 173 25.8 673 42.3 1,592 Conservative Party (UK) Minden Minden (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Charlesworth 718 49.3 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Speakman 665 45.7 Labour Party (UK) Ray Nowak* 663 45.5 Labour Party (UK) Colin Muge* 613 42.1 ~1,456 40.3 3,612 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Moreton Hall Moreton Hall (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Terence Buckle 868 59.7 Conservative Party (UK) Francis Warby* 861 59.3 Labour Party (UK) Trevor Beckwith* 624 43.0 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Jones 439 30.2 Labour Party (UK) Elle Zwandahl 391 26.9 ~1,453 38.0 3,824 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Northgate Northgate Labour Party (UK) David Lockwood* 364 55.6 Independent politician Richard Mortlock 153 23.4 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Flack 107 16.3 211 32.2 655 35.7 1,834 Labour Party (UK) Pakenham Pakenham Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Spicer 423 64.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Chappell 214 32.5 209 31.8 658 40.0 1,645 Conservative Party (UK) Risby Risby Conservative Party (UK) Helen Levack* 1,957 Conservative Party (UK) Risbygate Risbygate (2 seats) Independent politician David Nettleton 617 52.1 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Everitt 478 40.4 Labour Party (UK) Mark Ereira-Guyer* 440 37.1 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Hart 279 23.6 ~1,185 38.1 3,109 Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rougham Rougham Conservative Party (UK) Sara Mildmay-White* 550 77.0 Labour Party (UK) Adrian Grenville 164 23.0 386 54.0 714 41.1 1,789 Conservative Party (UK) Southgate Southgate (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Allan Jones 804 50.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Bradbury 748 46.6 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Hopfensperger 744 46.3 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Milnes* 681 42.4 ~1,606 47.3 3,395 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) St. Olaves St. Olaves (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Sheila Wormleighton* 662 62.5 Labour Party (UK) Robert Cockle 608 57.4 Conservative Party (UK) George Cockram 286 27.0 Conservative Party (UK) Hugh Forster 253 23.9 ~1,060 30.8 3,441 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stanton Stanton Conservative Party (UK) Jim Thorndyke* 1,919 Conservative Party (UK) Westgate Westgate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Varley* 633 43.1 Conservative Party (UK) Stefan Oliver 549 37.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gerry Taylor 412 28.1 Labour Party (UK) Robert Corfe 322 22.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Desmond Astley-Cooper 316 21.5 Independent politician Roger Waters 307 20.9 ~1,467 43.0 3,411 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wickhambrook Wickhambrook Independent politician Derek Redhead* 395 58.0 Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Bridges 278 40.8 117 17.2 681 41.5 1,642 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Withersfield Withersfield Conservative Party (UK) Robert Clifton-Brown* 1,752 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Risbygate Risbygate by-election: 20 May 2004https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 By-elections 18 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20260118204355/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 18 January 2026 Independent politician 293 34.1 Conservative Party (UK) 278 32.3 Labour Party (UK) 169 19.7 Green Party of England and Wales 85 9.9 Independent politician 35 4.1 15 1.7 860 26.7 3,221 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Haverhill East Haverhill East by-election: 10 June 2004 Conservative Party (UK) 520 35.9 Independent politician 376 26.0 Labour Party (UK) 363 25.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 189 13.1 144 9.9 1,448 28.3 5,117 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Barningham Barningham by-election: 9 September 2004 Conservative Party (UK) 2,022 Conservative Party (UK) Risby Risby Conservative Party (UK) 394 57.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 289 42.3 105 15.4 683 20.7 3,300 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Haverhill South Haverhill South by-election: 5 May 2005 Labour Party (UK) 746 43.8 Conservative Party (UK) 602 35.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 357 20.9 144 8.4 1,705 46.6 3,659 Labour Party (UK) Westgate Westgate by-election: 16 February 2006 Conservative Party (UK) 500 54.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 311 33.6 Green Party of England and Wales 64 6.9 UK Independence Party 50 5.4 189 20.4 925 27.4 3,376 Conservative Party (UK) Kedington Kedington by-election: 15 June 2006 Conservative Party (UK) 350 53.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 250 38.4 Labour Party (UK) 51 7.8 100 15.4 651 43.0 1,514 Conservative Party (UK) References Saint Edmundsbury Category:May 2003 in the United Kingdom Category:St Edmundsbury Borough Council elections Category:2000s in Suffolk Category:Long stubs with short prose