2003 West Somerset District Council election

2003 UK local government election May 2025 December 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2003 West Somerset District Council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. The 2003 West Somerset District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/323.stm Local elections BBC News 26 November 2011 Election result West Somerset local election result 2003http://www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk/Docs/Election-Results/District/ELECTION-RESULTS-2003---DISTRICT West Somerset District Council - May 2003 West Somerset Council 26 November 2011 30 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110930073703/http://www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk/Docs/Election-Results/District/ELECTION-RESULTS-2003---DISTRICT deadhttp://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/archive/2003/05/02/The+West+Country+Archive/7195448.Results_of_District_Council_elections/ Results of District Council elections 2 May 2003 Somerset County Gazette 26 November 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 18 3 3 0 58.1 42.1 7,157 -1.9 Independent (politician) 9 2 3 -1 29.0 29.2 4,959 +15.9 Labour Party (UK) 2 0 0 0 6.5 16.7 2,837 -8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 1 0 +1 6.5 10.7 1,823 -5.6 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 217 +1.3 5 Conservatives, 2 independents and 1 Liberal Democrat were unopposed at the election. One of the independent councillors, Michael Gammon, took the Conservative whip. Ward results Alcombe East (2) Conservative Party (UK) Jamie Anderson 265 Conservative Party (UK) Nicolas Messarra 262 Labour Party (UK) Valerie Welch 138 Labour Party (UK) Marcus Kravis 108 773 20.9 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Alcombe West (2) Labour Party (UK) Simon Stokes 379 Labour Party (UK) Ivor Gibbon 368 Conservative Party (UK) John Hickman 285 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Hawkins 248 1,280 34.8 -4.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Aville Vale Conservative Party (UK) Roger Webber 361 78.5 Independent (politician) Andrew Kelsey 98 21.4 263 57.3 459 49.2 Conservative Party (UK) Brompton Ralph and Haddon Independent (politician) David Gliddon 203 60.2 -23.6 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Day 134 39.8 +39.8 69 20.5 -47.0 337 44.9 +6.3 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Carhampton and Withycombe Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Humber unopposed Liberal Democrats (UK) Crowcombe and Stogumber Conservative Party (UK) Vivian Brewer unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Dulverton and Brushford (2) Independent (politician) Keith Ross 718 Independent (politician) Michael Gammon 650 Labour Party (UK) Susan Gibb 172 1,540 52.5 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Dunster Conservative Party (UK) Bryan Leaker 207 60.2 +10.8 Independent (politician) John Walker 72 20.9 -29.7 Labour Party (UK) John Dore 65 18.9 +18.9 135 39.2 344 50.4 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Exmoor Conservative Party (UK) Steven Pugsley unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Minehead North (3) Conservative Party (UK) Christine Lawrence 551 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Foxhuntley 428 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Parkes 428 Labour Party (UK) David Ross 356 Labour Party (UK) John McGee 324 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Jenkins 207 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Welch 207 UK Independence Party Marilyn Berrey 150 2,651 37.5 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Minehead South (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Martyn Snell 621 Conservative Party (UK) Terry Venner 608 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Hill 590 Conservative Party (UK) Ernest Taylor 514 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Galloway 480 Labour Party (UK) Ian Grady 306 3,119 41.2 -12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Old Cleeve (2) Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Driver unopposed Independent (politician) John Nethercott unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Porlock and District (2) Conservative Party (UK) Michael Padgett unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Angela Palmer unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Quantock Vale (2)http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/WestSomerset/Homepage.html Results for the District Council Elections - 1 May 2003 West Somerset District Council 26 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121102/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/WestSomerset/Homepage.html 4 March 2016 dead Conservative Party (UK) Terence Ayre 449 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Crowley 364 Independent (politician) Keith Turpin 353 1,166 41.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Quarme Independent (politician) Frederick Rawle unopposed Independent (politician) Watchet (3) Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Knight 555 Independent (politician) Jennifer Hill 464 Independent (politician) David Banks 438 Labour Party (UK) Adrian Rowe 414 Independent (politician) Sally De Renzy-Martin 389 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Bowden 348 Conservative Party (UK) Loretta Whetlor 288 Liberal Democrats (UK) Emily Booker 167 3,063 41.6 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) West Quantock Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Child 302 56.2 Independent (politician) Jim Laflin 235 43.8 67 12.5 537 53.0 Conservative Party (UK) Williton (2) Independent (politician) Hugh Davies 707 Independent (politician) Edwin May 361 Independent (politician) John Holden 271 Conservative Party (UK) David Wilson 164 Conservative Party (UK) Rosemary Woods 154 UK Independence Party Kenneth Matthews 67 1,724 45.9 +4.4 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2003 and 2007 Old Cleeve By-election 7 July 2005http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results 27 November 2011 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead Independent (politician) Jessica Griffith 468 72.7 Conservative Party (UK) Roy Harbour 136 21.1 Labour Party (UK) John Garland 40 6.2 332 51.6 644 35.0 Independent (politician) References Category:2003 English local elections 2003 Category:2000s in Somerset