2003 Arun District Council election

2003 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2003 Arun council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and Independent in grey. The 2003 Arun District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Arun District Council in West Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/9.stm Local elections BBC News 19 May 2011 The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.Election results 3 May 2003 Financial Times 8 Campaign Before the election the Conservatives ran the council, as they had since it was founded in 1973, with 37 seats, compared to 9 Liberal Democrats, 8 Labour and 2 Independent councillors.http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2003/04/22/The+Argus+Archive/6737819.Arun_Council/ Arun Council 22 April 2003 The Argus 19 May 2011 In total 138 candidates stood for the 56 seats being contested over 27 wards, with the boundaries having been changed since the 1999 election. Issues in the election included council tax levels, refuse collection, the closure of Arundel Pool, a shortage of low cost homes, crime and anti-social behaviour and plans to devolve power more locally within the council area. Election result The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council after winning 36 seats, compared to 11 Liberal Democrats, 8 Labour and 1 independent.http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2003/05/02/Brighton+Hove+Archive/5112014.Arun_District_Council__Con_hold/ Arun District Council: Con hold 2 May 2003 The Argus 19 May 2011 The leaders of each of the Liberal Democrats, John Richards, Labour, Roger Nash, and independents Bill Redman, were all defeated at the election, with the Labour leader Roger Nash losing by 1 vote in Pevensey ward. Arun local election result 2003English councils 3 May 2003 The Times 47http://www.arun.gov.uk/main.cfm?type=MAY03 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110926172640/http%3A//www.arun.gov.uk/main.cfm?type%3DMAY03 dead 26 September 2011 2003 - District Election Results Arun District Council 19 May 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 36 0 64.3 52.8 35,106 +2.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) 11 +1 19.6 28.3 18,834 +0.8% Labour Party (UK) 8 0 14.3 13.9 9,250 -4.2% Independent (politician) 1 -1 1.8 4.4 2,914 +0.3% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0.6 431 +0.6% |} Ward results Aldwick East (2) Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Brown 890 28.8 Conservative Party (UK) Robin Brown 872 28.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Wolforth 529 17.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Dodd 524 17.0 Labour Party (UK) Michael Neville 154 4.5 Labour Party (UK) Simon Mouatt 125 4.0 3,094 39.6 Aldwick West (2) Conservative Party (UK) Frances Coleman 875 34.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Maconachie 789 30.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Collier 289 11.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gary Smith 251 9.7 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Leigh 203 7.9 Labour Party (UK) Leslie Rich 171 6.6 2,578 33.3 Angmering (3) Conservative Party (UK) Julie Hazelhurst 886 29.6 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Church 862 28.8 Conservative Party (UK) Oliver Wingrove 733 24.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Munro 512 17.1 2,993 28.0 Arundel (2) Independent (politician) Donald Ayling 803 30.6 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Dendle 675 25.7 Independent (politician) William Redman 631 24.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ivan Olney 410 15.6 Labour Party (UK) Peter Slowe 107 4.1 2,626 42.3 Barnham (3) Conservative Party (UK) Jean Goad 1,322 25.4 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Dixon 1,220 23.5 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Wilby 1,185 22.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Menzies 613 11.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Roberts 442 8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alfred Roberts 413 7.9 5,195 30.3 Beach (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) James Walsh 647 31.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard James 558 26.8 Conservative Party (UK) David Hodgson 473 22.7 Labour Party (UK) Andrew McTaggart 211 10.1 Labour Party (UK) Andy Parker 196 9.4 2,085 33.0 Bersted (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon McDougall 801 22.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Olliver 780 21.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Lury 718 19.8 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Pond 375 10.3 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Hastings 364 10.0 Labour Party (UK) Simon Holland 319 8.8 Labour Party (UK) Gail Walker 278 7.6 3,635 24.6 Brookfield (2) Conservative Party (UK) Alan Gammon 357 24.4 Labour Party (UK) David Dyball 334 22.8 Labour Party (UK) Mark Thomson 303 20.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Graydon 238 16.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Wiltshire 233 15.9 1,465 22.0 East Preston with Kingston (3) Conservative Party (UK) Richard Bower 1,374 30.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Rankin 1,345 29.3 Conservative Party (UK) Dennis Wilde 1,308 28.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Schlich 563 12.3 4,590 32.9 Felpham East (2) Conservative Party (UK) Susan Kelly 712 32.0 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Weston 602 27.1 Independent (politician) Michael Harvey 571 25.7 Labour Party (UK) Stephen McConnell 172 7.7 Labour Party (UK) Sharon Whitlam 166 7.5 2,223 32.8 Felpham West (2) Conservative Party (UK) Alan Stainton 684 27.4 Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Stainton 612 24.5 Independent (politician) Mary Harvey 547 22.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Chapman 274 11.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michelle White 155 6.2 Labour Party (UK) Melanie Webb 121 4.8 Labour Party (UK) Sharon Kingswell 102 4.1 2,495 34.8 Ferring (2) Conservative Party (UK) Roger Elkins 1,092 38.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Hill 1,052 36.7 Labour Party (UK) Henry Miller 382 13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lyndsey Green 341 11.9 2,867 41.9 Findon Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Brookman 564 77.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kay Schlich 166 22.7 398 54.6 730 37.3 Ham (2) Labour Party (UK) Anthony Squires 375 29.3 Labour Party (UK) Michael Northeast 350 27.3 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Britton 213 16.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anchorette Blackstone 179 14.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Wedderburn 163 12.7 1,280 21.0 Hotham (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeanette Warr 313 19.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Wells 313 19.1 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Evans 287 17.5 Conservative Party (UK) Edwin Gyde 270 16.5 Labour Party (UK) Michael Jones 240 14.6 Labour Party (UK) Carole Richmond 217 13.2 1,640 23.1 Marine (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Scutt 455 23.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Harding 419 21.7 Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Maconachie 388 20.1 Conservative Party (UK) George Blampied 355 18.4 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Nash 158 8.2 Labour Party (UK) Catherine Mouatt 152 7.9 1,927 26.8 Middleton-on-Sea (2) Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Oakley 1,008 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Wotherspoon 874 33.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roslyn Kissell 358 13.5 Labour Party (UK) Priscilla Matcham 268 10.1 Labour Party (UK) Edward Nattrass 143 5.4 2,651 33.8 Orchard (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Francis Oppler 417 26.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Biss 387 24.2 Labour Party (UK) Jasper Richmond 261 16.4 Labour Party (UK) Alison Sharples 255 16.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Pereira 140 8.8 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Pereira 136 8.5 1,596 21.1 Pagham and Rose Green (3) Conservative Party (UK) Leonard Brown 918 19.9 Conservative Party (UK) Anita Hall 917 19.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ashvinkumar Patel 913 19.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sara Allen 406 8.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Gillibrand 354 7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Gillibrand 331 7.2 Labour Party (UK) Anne-Marie Norman 283 6.1 Labour Party (UK) Michael Phillips 252 5.5 Labour Party (UK) Jeremy Tomlinson 236 5.1 4,610 27.3 Pevensey (2) Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Daniells 330 20.8 Labour Party (UK) Jan Cosgrove 324 20.4 Labour Party (UK) Roger Nash 323 20.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Olliver 311 19.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vincent McCabe 299 18.8 1,587 25.5 River (2) Labour Party (UK) Mark Butler 395 22.4 Labour Party (UK) Wendy Squires 360 20.4 Conservative Party (UK) David Britton 331 18.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Natasha Lear 259 14.7 Independent (politician) John Cockrell 235 13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Winterford 184 10.4 1,764 30.5 Rustington East (2) Conservative Party (UK) Philippa Bower 855 33.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Rose 845 33.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Richards 419 16.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Allan Turner 416 16.4 2,535 33.8 Rustington West (3) Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Steward 1,009 Conservative Party (UK) Harold Parris 1,005 18.0 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Tyler 974 17.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Val Capon 726 12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Ceriog-Hughes 649 11.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Richards 595 10.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Janet Penn 431 7.7 Labour Party (UK) Edward Walsh 222 4.0 5,611 33.1 Walberton Conservative Party (UK) Norman Dingemans 646 72.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Fletcher 248 27.7 398 44.6 894 39.8 Wick with Toddington (2) Labour Party (UK) George O'Neill 373 20.3 Labour Party (UK) Alan Butcher 355 19.3 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Hulmes 344 18.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Jones 338 18.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Weller 304 16.5 Independent (politician) Lilias Cheyne 127 6.9 1,841 29.8 Yapton (2) Conservative Party (UK) John Matthews 752 37.2 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Haymes 737 36.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Probert 270 13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Robinson 264 13.0 2,023 28.0 References Category:2003 English local elections 2003 Category:2000s in West Sussex