2003 New Forest District Council election

2003 UK local government election April 2022 2003 New Forest District Council election 23,803 Conservative Council control after election no 1999 New Forest District Council election 1999 1 May 2003 32 Parliamentary Conservative Party (UK) England 29 3 Conservative Council control yes 1 2007 New Forest District Council election All 60 seats to New Forest District Council 31 18,712 27 26 Liberal Democrats (UK) New Forest UK local election 2003 map.svg 2,723 1 3 2 Independent politician Results by Ward 2007The 2003 New Forest District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members to the New Forest District Council, on the same day as other local elections. The 2003 election saw new ward boundaries used which increased the number of seats by 2 to 60.BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 New Forest https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/173.stm 2020-09-28 news.bbc.co.ukThe District of New Forest (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1026/made The election saw the Conservatives win 32 seats out of the 31 required for a majority, with the Liberal Democrats winning 27 seats and one independent win.Local Elections Archive Project - 2003 - New Forest https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2003/222/ 2020-09-27 www.andrewteale.me.ukLocal Elections: How New Forest voted https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5593458.local-elections-how-new-forest-voted/ 2020-09-27 Daily Echo enRallings Collin Thrasher Michael New Forest District Council Election Results 1973-2011 https://newforest.gov.uk/media/204/New-Forest-Historic-Election-Results-1973-2011/pdf/new-forest-historic-election-results.pdf?m=637230576780170000 Plymouth University Election Summary New ward boundaries came into effect for the election, which increased the number of seats by two. Prior to the election, a by-election took place in Pennington, which saw the Liberal Democrats gaining the seat from the Conservatives, meaning that prior to the election the Conservatives held 29 seats (50.00%), the Liberal Democrats held 36 seats (44.82%) and three independents held seats (5.17%). After the election, the Conservatives held 32 seats (53.33%) and the Liberal Democrats held 27 (45.00%), with only one independent hold (1.66%) The Liberal Democrats performed best in the East of the district, as well as the North West, taking eight out of ten Totton seats, all six Hythe and Dibden seats, and all four seats in the Fawley, Blackfield and Holbury area. The Conservatives meanwhile performed well across the rest of the district. The table below only tallies the votes of the highest polling candidate for each party within each ward. This is known as the top candidate method and is often used for multi-member plurality elections.New Forest local election result 2003 Conservative Party (UK) 32 17 1 3 53.33 51.49 23,803 Liberal Democrats (UK) 27 22 0 1 45.00 40.48 18,712 Independent politician 1 0 2 2 1.66 5.89 2,723 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 1.61 745 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.26 124 UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.25 117 Ward Results Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh (2) Conservative Party (UK) Derek Tipp 829 45.64 Conservative Party (UK) Leslie Puttock 827 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Gray 421 23.18 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Keeley 412 Labour Party (UK) Peter Sopowski 290 15.96 Independent politician Jeannette Brownsea 276 15.19 408 22.46 1,816 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Barton Barton (2) Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Austin 1,261 73.61 Conservative Party (UK) John Hutchins 1,255 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Chatfield 452 26.38 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas McGeorge 378 809 47.22 1,713 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bashley Bashley Conservative Party (UK) Alan Rice 710 79.32 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Jenks 120 13.40 Independent politician Ken Duffy 65 7.26 590 65.92 895 Conservative Party (UK) Becton Becton (2) Conservative Party (UK) Godfrey Beck 922 72.31 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Woods 894 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Burton 353 27.68 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Newlands 344 569 44.62 1,275 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Boldre and Sway Boldre and Sway (2) Conservative Party (UK) Barry Rickman 1,343 71.81 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Wise 1,154 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Lewis 388 20.74 Liberal Democrats (UK) Freda Angelou 276 Labour Party (UK) Peter Dance 139 7.43 955 51.06 1,870 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead Conservative Party (UK) David Scott 579 73.10 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Baker 213 26.89 366 46.21 792 Conservative Party (UK) Bransgore and Burley Bransgore and Burley (2) Conservative Party (UK) John Penwarden 961 38.15 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Greenfield 886 Independent politician Sally Owen 880 34.93 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gwenneth Rickus 678 26.91 81 3.21 2,519 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Brockenhurst and Forest South East Brockenhurst and Forest South East (2) Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Holding 1,262 73.80 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Neath 1,155 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rachel Kalis 448 26.19 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frank Jenks 330 814 47.60 1,710 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Buckland Buckland Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Vincent 360 48.45 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Beggs 266 35.80 UK Independence Party Alexander Neill 117 15.74 94 12.65 743 Liberal Democrats (UK) Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Smith 1,081 64.61 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Wade 1,012 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Uglow 592 35.38 489 29.22 1,673 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Dibden and Hythe East Dibden and Hythe East (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Harrison 898 68.03 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stanley Wade 893 Conservative Party (UK) Beverley Thorne 422 31.96 Conservative Party (UK) Penelope Rose 410 476 36.06 1,320 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Downlands and Forest Downlands and Forest Liberal Democrats (UK) Miranda Whitehead 560 47.29 Conservative Party (UK) Kathy Heron 500 42.22 Green Party of England and Wales Janet Richards 124 10.47 60 5.06 1,184 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fawley, Blackfield and Langley Fawley, Blackfield and Langley (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Maynard 1,011 59.78 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Fidler 921 Conservative Party (UK) Alexis McEvoy 680 40.21 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Brooks 584 331 19.57 1,691 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Fernhill Fernhill (2) Conservative Party (UK) Jill Cleary 802 64.52 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Snowden 752 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beverly Scott-Johns 441 35.47 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Hedge 411 814 29.04 1,243 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fordingbridge Fordingbridge (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Hale 1,481 68.12 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Shand 1,376 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Kernan 693 31.87 788 36.24 2,174 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Forest North West Forest North West Conservative Party (UK) Bill Dow 565 60.75 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Stokes 365 39.24 200 21.50 930 Conservative Party (UK) Furzedown and Hardley Furzedown and Hardley Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Parkes 565 72.30 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Curry 167 27.69 269 44.61 603 Liberal Democrats (UK) Holbury and North Blackfield Holbury and North Blackfield (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) John Coles 802 71.67 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Baker 754 Conservative Party (UK) Olivia Foster 317 28.32 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Wappet 295 331 19.57 1,691 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hordle Hordle (2) Conservative Party (UK) John Hoy 953 50.18 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Tinsley 699 Independent politician Ernest Bowring 685 36.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Penelope Senior 261 13.74 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Szwaczka 203 268 14.11 1,899 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Hythe West and Langdown Hythe West and Langdown (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen McLean 1,173 71.52 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Robinson 1,172 Conservative Party (UK) John Hall-Say 467 28.47 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Wood 443 706 43.04 1,640 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Lymington Town Lymington Town (2) Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Ault 1,264 70.85 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Russell 1,153 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sally May 520 29.14 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Jearrad 480 744 41.70 1,784 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lyndhurst Lyndhurst Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Wyeth 630 70.62 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Croydon 159 17.82 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Kershaw 103 11.54 471 52.80 892 Conservative Party (UK) Marchwood Marchwood (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Walmsley 701 58.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Snashall 586 Conservative Party (UK) Frakn Vickers 506 41.92 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Shotter 502 195 16.15 1,207 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Milford Milford (2) Conservative Party (UK) Melville Kendal 1,371 75.91 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Pemberton 1,274 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Hedge 435 24.08 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clifford Lewis 354 936 51.82 1,806 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Milton Milton (2) Conservative Party (UK) Ben Rule 1,073 63.52 Conservative Party (UK) John Ward 1,033 Liberal Democrats (UK) Benjamin Earwicker 616 36.47 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wynford Davies 570 467 27.64 1,689 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Pennington Pennington (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Hickman 848 52.34 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martina Humber 814 Conservative Party (UK) Penelope Beasley 509 31.41 Conservative Party (UK) Jacci Rhodes-Jury 378 Independent politician Michael Thorp 263 16.23 339 20.92 1,620 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Ringwood East and Sopley Ringwood East and Sopley Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Drake 472 76.00 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Newlands 149 23.99 323 52.01 621 Conservative Party (UK) Ringwood North Ringwood North (2) Conservative Party (UK) Michael Thierry 602 62.38 Conservative Party (UK) Lorna Ford 600 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Connolly 363 37.61 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Kinnison 341 239 24.76 965 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ringwood South Ringwood South (2) Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Heron 615 44.11 Independent politician Daniel Cracknell 554 39.74 Independent politician Belinda Charlton 356 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Chambers 225 16.14 Liberal Democrats (UK) Veronica Sullivan 218 408 22.46 1,816 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Totton Central Totton Central (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Shepherd 497 43.52 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Dart 492 Conservative Party (UK) Ronnie Belfitt 432 37.82 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Lagdon 428 Labour Party (UK) Alan Goodfellow 213 18.65 65 5.69 1,142 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Totton East Totton East (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Frank Harrison 657 51.04 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Abbott 643 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Bright 630 48.95 Conservative Party (UK) Diana Brooks 602 27 2.09 1,287 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Totton North Totton North (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Neal Scott 424 51.14 Conservative Party (UK) Melvyn Molyneux 405 48.85 Conservative Party (UK) Marion Emery 377 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline Watkins 377 829 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Totton South Totton South (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Harrison 759 58.11 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Weeks 678 Conservative Party (UK) William Catt 547 41.88 Conservative Party (UK) George Kilford 511 212 16.23 1306, Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Totton West Totton West (2) Conservative Party (UK) David Hibbert 456 52.23 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Russell 417 47.76 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leonard Harris 414 47.42 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Webb 403 873 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) References Category:2003 English local elections Category:New Forest District Council elections Category:2000s in Hampshire