The 2003 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after making one gain from Labour in Hatfield West.[3] No other seats changed parties, with the Conservatives holding Sherrards by 123 votes over Labour.[3] The closest result came in Handside ward where the Conservatives held the seat by 20 votes over the Liberal Democrats, meaning that the Liberal Democrats remained without any seats on the council.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 33.1%,[4] down by 2% from the 2002 election, with a quarter of the votes cast being postal votes.[3]
^"English local elections: Results". The Guardian. 2 May 2003. p. 12.
^ ab"Election Results". The Times. 2 May 2003. p. 17.
^ abcd"Tories tighten grip on Welwyn Hatfield". Watford Observer. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
^ abcdefghijklmnopq(PDF). Political Science Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
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The 2003 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire England One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council 1 After the election the composition of the council was Conservative 27 Labour 20 Vacant 1 2 Election result EditThe results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after making one gain from Labour in Hatfield West 3 No other seats changed parties with the Conservatives holding Sherrards by 123 votes over Labour 3 The closest result came in Handside ward where the Conservatives held the seat by 20 votes over the Liberal Democrats meaning that the Liberal Democrats remained without any seats on the council 3 Overall turnout in the election was 33 1 4 down by 2 from the 2002 election with a quarter of the votes cast being postal votes 3 Welwyn Hatfield Local Election Result 2003 2 4 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Conservative 9 1 0 1 56 3 45 1 9 591 3 1 Labour 7 0 1 1 43 8 32 3 6 858 2 0 Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 22 6 4 794 5 1 Ward results EditBrookmans Park amp Little Heath 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Stephen Boulton 1 203 77 2 1 3Liberal Democrats Catherine Edwards 211 13 5 0 7Labour Margaret White 145 9 3 2 0Majority 992 63 7 0 6Turnout 1 559Conservative hold SwingHaldens 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Mike Larkins 652 51 5 3 1Conservative Stuart Jackson 345 27 3 1 9Liberal Democrats Helen Bassett 269 21 2 5 0Majority 307 24 2 1 2Turnout 1 266Labour hold SwingHandside 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Dennis Lewis 1 022 44 4 2 8Liberal Democrats Daniel Cooke 1 002 43 5 3 0Labour Lynn Chesterman 279 12 1 5 8Majority 20 0 9 0 2Turnout 2 303Conservative hold SwingHatfield Central 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Maureen Cook 530 44 3 1 7Liberal Democrats Hazel Laming 420 35 1 0 8Conservative Roger Roberts 247 20 6 1 0Majority 110 9 2 2 5Turnout 1 197Labour hold SwingHatfield East 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Long 782 55 2 2 9Labour Samuel Smith 352 24 9 0 5Liberal Democrats Lis Meyland Smith 282 19 9 3 4Majority 430 30 3 2 4Turnout 1 416Conservative hold SwingHatfield South 2 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alfred Appleby 377Labour Linda Mendez 376Conservative Ronald Smith 175Conservative Andrew Peffer 164Liberal Democrats Richard Griffiths 111Liberal Democrats Sheila Archer 108Turnout 1 311Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingHatfield West 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Hawkins 644 47 0 3 5Labour Roy Moss 509 37 2 0 5Liberal Democrats Simon Archer 217 15 8 4 0Majority 135 9 8 3 0Turnout 1 370Conservative gain from Labour SwingHollybush 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alan Johnson 623 55 8 4 4Conservative Yvonne Stanbury 280 25 1 2 4Liberal Democrats Janet Gammage 213 19 1 6 8Majority 343 30 7 2 0Turnout 1 116Labour hold SwingHowlands 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jill Weston 627 51 8 1 6Conservative Marian Pile 364 30 1 1 9Liberal Democrats Jonathan Arch 220 18 2 3 6Majority 263 21 7 0 3Turnout 1 211Labour hold SwingNorthaw 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Mansfield 990 80 3 0 7Liberal Democrats Nigel Bain 148 12 0 1 2Labour Sheila Jones 95 7 7 1 9Majority 842 68 3 0 5Turnout 1 233Conservative hold SwingPanshanger 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Darren Bennett 615 42 4 8 5Labour Christopher Cory 453 31 3 1 7Liberal Democrats Ted Naseby 381 26 3 6 8Majority 162 11 1 10 2Turnout 1 449Conservative hold SwingPeartree 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Stephen Roberts 491 47 7 11 4Liberal Democrats Wanda Armstrong Bridges 362 35 1 16 7Conservative David Perkins 177 17 2 5 3Majority 129 12 6 24 0Turnout 1 030Labour hold SwingSherrards 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Burnapp 984 45 6 1 4Labour Anthony Crump 861 39 9 2 5Liberal Democrats Louise Lotz 311 14 4 3 8Majority 123 5 7 1 1Turnout 2 156Conservative hold SwingWelwyn North 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Julie Cragg 664 62 2 1 3Liberal Democrats David Bartlett 230 21 6 4 1Labour Jan Burnell 173 16 2 2 9Majority 434 40 6 3 8Turnout 1 067Conservative hold SwingWelwyn South 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Smith 935 60 0 0 8Labour Julia Henderson 315 20 2 6 5Liberal Democrats Ian Skidmore 309 19 8 7 3Majority 620 39 8 5 7Turnout 1 559Conservative hold SwingReferences Edit English local elections Results The Guardian 2 May 2003 p 12 a b Election Results The Times 2 May 2003 p 17 a b c d Tories tighten grip on Welwyn Hatfield Watford Observer 2 May 2003 Retrieved 7 March 2010 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Welwyn Hatfield Council Election Result PDF Political Science Resources Archived from the original PDF on 23 May 2012 Retrieved 6 March 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election amp oldid 1144017316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
