2003 Worthing Borough Council election

2003 UK local government election October 2019 December 2013 2003 Worthing Borough Council election West Sussex parliamentary 2002 Worthing Borough Council election 2002 2003 5 1 y 2004 Worthing Borough Council election 2004 13 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 19 seats, 43.9% 5 18 1 9,724 41.0% 2.9% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 17 seats, 44.9% 8 18 1 12,297 51.8% 6.9% Council control Council control after election Liberal Democrats (UK) No overall control The 2003 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control. Election Results The Times 17 2 May 2003 Overall turnout was 28.61%. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Worthing/results03.pdf Worthing borough council elections 1 May 2003 11 October 2009 Political Science Resources https://web.archive.org/web/20120402071903/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Worthing/results03.pdf 2 April 2012 dead The election saw 38 candidates from 4 parties competing for the 13 seats which were being contested. http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2003/4/21/135961.html Worthing council 11 October 2009 21 April 2003 The Argus 7 sitting councillors stood down at the election which saw the Liberal Democrats attempting to defend the majority they had won in the previous election in 2002. The Liberal Democrats campaigned on the record of their "Clean and Safe Worthing" campaign and on plans to upgrade the leisure centre and replace the Aquarena. However the Conservatives attacked them for stopping improvements to the seafront and for the poor state of facilities in Worthing. The Green and Labour parties also stood candidates but did not contest all of the wards with Labour only putting up 3 candidates. The results saw the Conservatives make one gain from the Liberal Democrats in Selden ward, http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2003/5/2/135212.html Tories cheer votes victory 12 October 2009 2 May 2003 The Argus with the winner, Jack Saheid, becoming the first Muslim councillor on Worthing council. http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2003/5/2/135162.html Worthing borough council: no overall control 11 October 2009 2 May 2003 The Argus After the Liberal Democrats failed by 6 votes to gain Gaisford from the Conservatives, both parties ended the election on 18 seats making Worthing a hung council. The results meant that the Liberal Democrat mayor of Worthing had the casting vote on the council. http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2003/5/7/134954.html Parties in storm over control 12 October 2009 7 May 2003 The Argus After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 18 Liberal Democrat 18 English local elections: Results The Guardian 12 2 May 2003 Election result Worthing local election result 2003 Election results Financial Times 4 2 May 2003 Conservative Party (UK) 8 1 0 +1 61.5 51.8 12,297 +6.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 0 1 -1 38.5 41.0 9,724 -2.9% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 1,210 +1.6% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 503 -5.5% Ward results Broadwater Liberal Democrats (UK) Geraldine Lissenburg 1,069 65.9 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Mercer 427 26.3 +4.0 Green Party of England and Wales Derek Colkett 125 7.7 +7.7 642 39.6 -6.9 1,621 25.0 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Castle Liberal Democrats (UK) Claire Potter 923 54.5 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Rogers 771 45.5 +12.1 152 9.0 -8.6 1,694 28.6 -3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Central Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Hart 667 47.4 -11.3 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Coppard 472 33.5 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) Brian Gill 158 11.2 -1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Alice-Amanda Hinton 111 7.9 +7.9 195 13.9 -15.9 1,408 24.4 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Durrington Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Rodgers 1,168 56.3 -8.5 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Whiteley 787 37.9 +8.9 Green Party of England and Wales John Dwyer 121 5.8 -0.4 381 18.4 -17.4 2,076 25.1 -5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gaisford Conservative Party (UK) George Stephens 752 45.7 +7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Antony Price 746 45.3 -3.8 Green Party of England and Wales Marie Hillcoat 149 9.0 +4.5 6 0.4 1,647 25.5 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Goring Conservative Party (UK) Peter Welch 1,732 73.4 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Stephenson 628 26.6 -2.1 1,104 46.8 +4.2 2,360 35.4 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Heene (2) Conservative Party (UK) Tim Dice 996 Conservative Party (UK) Paul High 949 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Jones 513 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Skepper 418 Green Party of England and Wales Heather Rogers 191 3,067 25.2 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Marine Conservative Party (UK) Tom Wye 1,282 63.6 +2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Medcalf 373 18.5 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Peter Barnes 222 11.0 -0.3 Green Party of England and Wales Lucielle Colkett 140 6.9 -2.0 909 45.1 +3.5 2,017 31.4 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Offington Conservative Party (UK) Mark McCarthy 1,490 69.7 +5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Moynan 489 22.9 -0.2 Green Party of England and Wales Rosemary Hook 160 7.5 +2.2 1,001 46.8 +5.3 2,139 33.7 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Salvington Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Marsh 1,100 60.3 -0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark O'Keeffe 723 39.7 +11.3 377 20.6 -11.6 1,940 27.9 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Selden Conservative Party (UK) Jack Saheid 1,053 51.2 +15.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Brown 872 42.4 -2.4 Green Party of England and Wales Dave Yates 130 6.3 +1.8 181 8.8 2,055 33.9 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Tarring Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lovell 1,135 62.1 -6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Gavin Clark 486 26.6 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) Ian Sandell 123 6.7 -1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Benjamin Colkett 83 4.5 +4.5 649 35.5 -10.2 1,827 27.6 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) References Worthing Borough Council election 2003 Worthing Borough Council election, 2003