2003 Torridge District Council election

2003 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2003 Torridge District Council election. Independents in grey, Community Alliance Independent in pink, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Green Party in green and UK Independence Party in purple. The 2003 Torridge District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Torridge District Council in Devon, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes and the council stayed under no overall control.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/297.stm Local elections BBC News Online 26 June 2014Community party in nine-seat haul 3 May 2003 Western Morning News NewsBank Election result A newly formed group called the Community Alliance gained 9 seats on the council and they were among 17 new councillors on the council.It's all change in 2 May 2003 Western Morning News NewsBankhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/3046771.stm Bullying 'endemic' in council 21 May 2003 BBC News Online 26 June 2014 Among the gains for the Community Alliance were 3 seats in Northam ward, a seat in Bideford South from Labour and a gain from an independent in Westward Ho!. None of the candidates for the Community Alliance were sitting councillors and the group said it aimed to "keep party politics out of local government". Meanwhile, Labour lost both their 2 seats on the council, while the Conservatives and Greens regained 1 seat each. 8 councillors were elected without facing any opposition, but this was down from 9 at the 1999 election and 13 in 1995.For 34 Candidates, It'S No Contest 2 May 2003 Western Morning News NewsBank Overall turnout at the election was 38.4%, up from 36.1% in 1999.What lies ahead for 'improved' council? Churchill Laura 21 April 2011 North Devon Journal NewsBank Torridge local election result 2003http://www.torridge.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=323#.U6nmHbFZ6Uk Full District Council Election Results - 1 May 2003 Torridge District Council 24 June 2014 Independent (politician) 17 47.2 27.3 6,849 -7.7 Community Alliance Independent 9 +9 25.0 32.4 8,109 +32.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 7 19.4 25.6 6,409 -11.5 Conservative Party (UK) 1 +1 2.8 4.6 1,165 +3.5 Green Party of England and Wales 1 +1 2.8 3.4 845 -3.1 UK Independence Party 1 +1 2.8 1.7 427 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) 0 -2 0.0 5.0 1,257 -15.2 Ward results Appledore (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Leonard Ford 506 UK Independence Party Andrew Eastman 427 Independent (politician) Philip Waters 421 Community Alliance Independent Jeremy Bell 402 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Langbridge 141 1,897 47.9 Bideford East (3 seats) Community Alliance Independent Stephen Clarke 653 Community Alliance Independent William Isaac 516 Independent (politician) Pamela Paddon 482 Community Alliance Independent Andrew Powell 461 Liberal Democrats (UK) Noel Deakes 293 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Birchmore 284 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Nicholson 161 Labour Party (UK) Anne Brenton 158 Labour Party (UK) Lynda Dark 144 Labour Party (UK) Sarah Lovera 87 3,239 32.2 Bideford North (3 seats) Green Party of England and Wales Peter Christie 633 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hugo Barton 632 Community Alliance Independent Alasdair Gould 488 Independent (politician) Christopher Leather 486 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Hadfield 426 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Osborne 338 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Jones 336 3,339 34.8 Bideford South (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Mervyn Lane 494 Community Alliance Independent Sonia Bushby 424 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Daniel 354 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Inch 344 Community Alliance Independent David Ratcliff 310 Labour Party (UK) David Brenton 309 Community Alliance Independent Elliot Gould 309 Labour Party (UK) Ian Hopkins 131 Labour Party (UK) Walter Hill-Paul 106 2,781 28.6 Broadheath Independent (politician) Frank Howard unopposed Clinton Independent (politician) Philip Collins 228 34.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Copp 179 26.8 Conservative Party (UK) Roy Watts 179 26.8 Independent (politician) Brian Stacey 81 12.1 49 7.3 667 55.1 Clovelly Bay Independent (politician) Royston Johns unopposed Coham Bridge Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Broyd 294 56.1 Community Alliance Independent Richard Deane 230 43.9 64 12.2 524 42.6 Forest Independent (politician) Christine March unopposed Hartland and Bradworthy (2 seats) Independent (politician) William Pillman unopposed Independent (politician) Trevor Sillifant unopposed Holsworthy (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Desmond Shadrick 784 Independent (politician) John Allen 581 Conservative Party (UK) Coral Broyd 356 1,721 40.5 Kenwith Community Alliance Independent Hugh Bone 263 52.6 Independent (politician) Anthony Collins 237 47.4 26 5.2 500 39.4 Monkleigh and Littleham Independent (politician) Geoffrey Boundy unopposed Northam (3 seats) Community Alliance Independent Alan Eastwood 941 Community Alliance Independent Edward Davies 926 Community Alliance Independent Paul Sturges 850 Independent (politician) Richard Bradford 640 Independent (politician) Anthony Barnes 525 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Bloomfield 322 4,204 40.0 Orchard Hill Independent (politician) Susan Mounce 285 52.9 Community Alliance Independent Matthew Richards 254 47.1 31 5.8 539 40.8 Shebbear and Langtree Liberal Democrats (UK) Allin Bewes 389 63.3 Community Alliance Independent Richard Clark 226 36.7 163 26.5 615 47.6 Tamarside Independent (politician) Richard Broad unopposed Three Moors Independent (politician) Patricia Ferguson unopposed Torrington (3 seats) Independent (politician) Margaret Brown 645 Independent (politician) Richard Bond 424 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Rawlinson 376 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Brook 364 Independent (politician) Richard Rumbold 254 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Freeland 243 Green Party of England and Wales Cathrine Simmons 212 2,518 27.8 Two Rivers Independent (politician) James Morrish 253 43.5 Independent (politician) William Tanton 154 26.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maurice Ridd 101 17.4 Community Alliance Independent Patrick Adams 74 12.7 99 17.0 582 46.9 Waldon Independent (politician) Robert Hicks 332 69.3 Community Alliance Independent Roger Vanstone 147 30.7 185 38.6 479 39.1 Westward Ho! Community Alliance Independent Timothy Williams 428 57.6 Independent (politician) Thomas Barclay 315 42.4 113 15.2 743 45.6 Winkleigh Independent (politician) John Cowle 506 71.0 Community Alliance Independent Paul Camilleri 207 29.0 299 41.9 713 47.9 By-elections between 2003 and 2007 Bideford South A by-election was held in Bideford South on 4 December 2003 after the former leader of the council, Liberal Democrat Mervyn Lane, resigned from the council due to ill health.South Devon 19 November 2003 Western Morning News NewsBank Bideford South by-election 4 December 2003http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results 26 June 2014 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2003/dec/05/byelections.uk Labour loses council seat to Socialist 26 June 2014 5 December 2003 guardian.co.uk Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Inch 244 44.4 +4.1 Independent (politician) Chris Leather 177 32.2 +32.2 Community Alliance Shirley Hagley 128 23.3 -11.3 67 12.2 549 15.2 -13.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Westward Ho! Westward Ho! by-election 4 November 2004 http://www.torridge.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=322 Westward Ho! District By-Election Result - 4th Nov 2004 26 June 2014 Torridge District Council Independent (politician) Roger Tisdale 257 37.1 -5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Hadfield 226 32.6 +32.6 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Collins 149 21.5 +21.5 Independent (politician) Hugh Brading 61 8.8 +8.8 31 4.5 693 41.2 -4.4 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Tamarside Independent Kenneth James won a by-election in Tamarside on 14 July 2005 after the death of councillor Richard Broad.Air ambulance staff bailed 20 July 2005 Western Morning News NewsBank Tamarside by-election 14 July 2005 http://new.torridge.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=328 Tamarside District By-Election Results - 14 July 2005 26 June 2014 Torridge District Council April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Independent (politician) Kenneth James 167 45.2 Conservative Party (UK) Coral Broyd 143 38.7 Independent (politician) Arthur Stewart 59 16.0 24 6.5 369 29.6 Independent (politician) Northam Conservative Sam Robinson won a by-election in Northam on 23 November 2006 after the resignation of councillor Alan Eastwood.Northam 28 November 2006 Western Morning News NewsBank Northam by-election 23 November 2006 http://new.torridge.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=329 District By-Election Results 23 November 2006 26 June 2014 Torridge District Council April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Robinson 556 57.3 +57.3 Green Party of England and Wales Miranda Cox 414 42.7 +42.7 142 14.6 970 21.6 -18.4 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) References 2003 Category:2003 English local elections Category:2000s in Devon