The 2003 Wychavon District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of WychavonDistrict Council in Worcestershire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 reducing the number of seats by four.[1] The Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]
Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 33 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had 10 seats, Labour had 3, there was 1 independent and 2 seats were vacant.[3] Boundary changes since 1999 reduced the number of wards from 36 to 32 and the number of councillors fell by four.[4] Although all of the seats on the council were up for election, in Norton and Whittington, and Pinvin, there was no election as there was only one candidate in each ward.[3]
One-third of the Conservative councillors stood down at the election,[3] as well as independent John Smith who had represented Pershore on Wychavon District Council from its first election in 1973.[5]
Election resultedit
The Conservatives remained in control of the council after winning 31 of the 45 seats on the council.[4] The Liberal Democrats remained the largest opposition with 12 seats, while Labour took two seats.[6] Overall turnout at the election was 37.94%, almost 4% higher than at the 1999 election.[7]
Among the defeated candidates was the Labour leader on Worcestershire County Council, Peter Pinfield, who lost in Droitwich East.[4] Meanwhile, the Conservative leader of the council, Malcolm Meikle, held his seat by 39 votes and the Liberal Democrat group leader, Margaret Rowley was elected by 19 votes after recounts in both wards.[4] However the Conservatives did lose seats in Pershore, where the Liberal Democrats won all three seats for the ward.[7]
^ ab"English councils - Non-metropolitan districts". The Times. NewsBank. 3 May 2003. p. 47.
^ abc"Tories under siege at polls". Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 11 April 2003.
^ abcd"Victory fails to bring control". Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 2 May 2003.
^"'Mr Pershore' John standing down after 56 year's service". Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 10 April 2003.
^"Local election results - Wychavon". Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 2 May 2003.
^ ab"Tory joy at the local elections". Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 8 May 2003.
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The 2003 Wychavon District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Wychavon District Council in Worcestershire England The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 reducing the number of seats by four 1 The Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council 2 Map of the results of the 2003 Wychavon District Council election Conservatives in blue Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red Contents 1 Background 2 Election result 3 Ward results 4 ReferencesBackground editBefore the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 33 councillors while the Liberal Democrats had 10 seats Labour had 3 there was 1 independent and 2 seats were vacant 3 Boundary changes since 1999 reduced the number of wards from 36 to 32 and the number of councillors fell by four 4 Although all of the seats on the council were up for election in Norton and Whittington and Pinvin there was no election as there was only one candidate in each ward 3 One third of the Conservative councillors stood down at the election 3 as well as independent John Smith who had represented Pershore on Wychavon District Council from its first election in 1973 5 Election result editThe Conservatives remained in control of the council after winning 31 of the 45 seats on the council 4 The Liberal Democrats remained the largest opposition with 12 seats while Labour took two seats 6 Overall turnout at the election was 37 94 almost 4 higher than at the 1999 election 7 Among the defeated candidates was the Labour leader on Worcestershire County Council Peter Pinfield who lost in Droitwich East 4 Meanwhile the Conservative leader of the council Malcolm Meikle held his seat by 39 votes and the Liberal Democrat group leader Margaret Rowley was elected by 19 votes after recounts in both wards 4 However the Conservatives did lose seats in Pershore where the Liberal Democrats won all three seats for the ward 7 Wychavon local election result 2003 2 8 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Conservative 31 2 68 9 53 6 23 316 8 0 Liberal Democrats 12 2 26 7 28 3 12 316 0 4 Labour 2 2 4 4 11 1 4 841 4 2 Independent 0 2 0 6 4 2 767 2 2 Green 0 0 0 0 7 285 0 0 Ward results editBadsey 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Sonya Ealey 321 50 7Conservative Reginald Jakeman 312 49 3Majority 9 1 4Turnout 633 30 1Bengeworth 2 seats 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Martin Jennings 514Conservative Emma Stokes 421Labour Stephen Selby 319Independent Albert Booth 312Turnout 1 566 28 9Bowbrook 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Alexandra Rowley 471 51 0Conservative Christopher Hartwright 452 49 0Majority 19 2 1Turnout 923 47 9Bredon 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Adrian Hardman 487 63 5Liberal Democrats Jeanette Way 218 28 4Labour Peter Kelson 62 8 1Majority 269 35 1Turnout 767 38 9Bretforton and Offenham 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats George Bourne 409 67 0Conservative Patrick Clifford 201 33 0Majority 208 34 1Turnout 610 30 3Broadway and Wickhamford 2 seats 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Folkes 964Conservative David Noyes 774Liberal Democrats Carolyn Harford 343Turnout 2 081 32 7Dodderhill 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Judith Pearce 393 69 1Liberal Democrats Derek Prior 176 30 9Majority 217 38 1Turnout 569 32 2Drakes Broughton 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Paul Middlebrough 417 58 8Liberal Democrats Josephine Wilkinson 292 41 2Majority 125 17 6Turnout 709 37 5Droitwich Central 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Graham Gopsill 238 37 4Labour Eve Freer 235 36 9Conservative Glenise Noyes 164 25 7Majority 3 0 5Turnout 637 30 2Droitwich East 2 seats 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Barratt 788Conservative Pamela Davey 716Labour Peter Pinfield 691Labour Sheila Neary 667Turnout 2 862 35 3Droitwich South East 2 seats 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Eileen Hope 730Conservative Donald Lawley 645Independent Ronald Waters 487Labour Bill Baker 286Labour Jon Baker 264Turnout 2 412 33 8Droitwich South West 2 seats 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Terence Spencer 497Conservative Maureen Lawley 476Liberal Democrats Wendy Carter 391Independent Claude Heeley 358Labour John Cook 324Liberal Democrats Pamela Jackson Smith 282Labour Sheila Seabourne 278Turnout 2 606 34 6Droitwich West 2 seats 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Roy Seabourne 473Labour John Wrenn 442Conservative Laurence Evans 314Conservative Alan Fisher 306Turnout 1 535 21 1Ecckington 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Peter Wright 507 59 1Liberal Democrats Roy Chiverton 234 27 3Labour Priscilla Cameron 117 13 6Majority 273 31 8Turnout 858 39 0Elmley Castle and Somerville 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Dorothy Mackison 558 62 3Liberal Democrats Garth Raymer 338 37 7Majority 220 24 6Turnout 896 45 1Evesham North 2 seats 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Josephine Sandalls 461Conservative Roma Kirke 436Labour Robin Lunn 302Liberal Democrats Pauline Christie 298Independent Paul Rencher 220Turnout 1 717 28 1Evesham South 2 seats 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Ronald Cartwright 549Conservative Robert Banks 504Liberal Democrats Diana Brown 354Turnout 1 407 22 9Fladbury 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Malcolm Meikle 558 49 3Liberal Democrats Thomas McDonald 522 46 1Labour Ross Hayman 52 4 6Majority 36 3 2Turnout 1 132 52 0Great Hampton 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Smith 420 68 4Liberal Democrats Edward Martin 194 31 6Majority 226 36 8Turnout 614 29 8Hartlebury 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Muriel Mathews 435 77 1Labour Steven Westwood 129 22 9Majority 306 54 3Turnout 564 26 0Havington and Norton 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Clive Holt 425 58 7Liberal Democrats Noel Christie 299 41 3Majority 126 17 4Turnout 724 35 4Honeybourne and Pebworth 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Thomas Bean 295 47 6Independent Sharon Summers 180 29 0Conservative Lesley Auden 145 23 4Majority 115 18 5Turnout 620 32 6Inkberrow 2 seats 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Audrey Steel 1 262Conservative David Lee 1 093Liberal Democrats Martin Davey 632Liberal Democrats Donald Aldridge 518Turnout 3 505 41 3Little Hampton 2 seats 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Andrew Dyke 480Liberal Democrats John Payne 420Conservative John Stych 333Turnout 1 233 21 5Lovett and North Claines 2 seats 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Paul Coley 897Conservative Andrew Christian Brookes 870Liberal Democrats Anthony Miller 556Liberal Democrats Janet Saunders 457Turnout 2 780 35 8Norton and Whittington 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Adams unopposedOmbersley 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Jean Dowty 539 80 6Liberal Democrats Judith Cussen 130 19 4Majority 409 61 1Turnout 669 36 5Pershore 3 seats 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Gaynor Amphhlett 898Liberal Democrats John Grantham 785Liberal Democrats Charles Tucker 731Conservative Richard Hampton 654Conservative Valerie Wood 607Conservative Maurene Wilson 529Independent Trudy Burge 455Independent Raith Annis 328Green David Shaw 285Independent Malcolm Dalley 216Independent Kenneth Rowe 211Labour Susan Hayman 155Turnout 5 854 36 3Pinvin 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Malcolm Argyle unopposedSouth Bredon Hill 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Adrian Darby 555 57 3Conservative Beverley Hardman 368 38 0Labour Fiona Cameron 45 4 6Majority 187 19 3Turnout 968 50 6The Littletons 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Mary Smith 532 60 0Liberal Democrats Helen Martin 354 40 0Majority 178 20 1Turnout 886 40 5Upton Snodsbury 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Tucker 605 50 9Conservative Linda Robinson 583 49 1Majority 22 1 9Turnout 1 188 55 8References edit Local elections BBC News Online Retrieved 27 April 2015 a b English councils Non metropolitan districts The Times NewsBank 3 May 2003 p 47 a b c Tories under siege at polls Worcestershire West Midlands Herefordshire and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank 11 April 2003 a b c d Victory fails to bring control Worcestershire West Midlands Herefordshire and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank 2 May 2003 Mr Pershore John standing down after 56 year s service Worcestershire West Midlands Herefordshire and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank 10 April 2003 Local election results Wychavon Worcestershire West Midlands Herefordshire and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank 2 May 2003 a b Tory joy at the local elections Worcestershire West Midlands Herefordshire and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank 8 May 2003 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag District Council election PDF Wychavon District Council Archived from the original PDF on 27 April 2015 Retrieved 27 April 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 Wychavon District Council election amp oldid 1144017680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,