2003 UK local government election
Map of the results of the 2003 Sedgemoor District Council election. The 2003 Sedgemoor District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Sedgemoor District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Election result Sedgemoor Local Election Result 2003[ 1] [ 2] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 35 +4 70.0 54.6 28,195 Labour 14 -2 28.0 21.6 11,142 Liberal Democrats 1 -2 2.0 19.7 10,186 Independent 0 0 0 1.9 983 Green 0 0 0 1.3 694 UKIP 0 0 0 0.8 408
Two Labour and one Conservative candidates were unopposed.[ 3]
Ward results Axbridge[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Elizabeth Scott 340 48.6 Labour Antony Wilson 155 22.2 Liberal Democrats John Laband 135 19.3 Green Gillian Davies 69 9.9 Majority 185 26.4 Turnout 699 46.1
Axe Vale[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Denbee 459 63.8 Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Mansfield 164 22.8 UKIP David Willis 96 13.4 Majority 295 41.0 Turnout 719 43.0
Berrow[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Lamb 374 57.7 Liberal Democrats Anthony Gore 274 42.3 Majority 100 15.4 Turnout 648 34.6
Brent North[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Gilling 406 75.5 Liberal Democrats Helen Mansfield 132 24.5 Majority 274 51.0 Turnout 538 32.9
Bridgwater Bower (3)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Michael Cresswell 435 Labour Bryan Gillard 427 Conservative David Preece 427 Labour Jillian Rees 356 Labour Nigel Parker 351 Turnout 1,996 18.8
Bridgwater Eastover (2)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Adrian Moore 485 Labour Julian Taylor 417 Conservative William Cudlipp 179 Turnout 1,081 21.5
Bridgwater Hamp (3)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Turner 633 Labour Kathryn Pearce 586 Labour Brian Smedley 519 Conservative John Fulwell 288 Turnout 2,026 18.1
Bridgwater Quantock (3)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Gill Slocombe 810 Conservative Cyril Avent 729 Conservative Barrie Crow 667 Liberal Democrats Peter Johnstone 531 Liberal Democrats Katherine Hall 435 Labour Elaine Di Campo 389 Labour Elizabeth Leavy 358 Turnout 3,919 31.3
Bridgwater Sydenham (3)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Graham Granter 514 Labour James Munn 472 Labour William Monteith 453 Liberal Democrats Trevor Webster 295 Turnout 1,734 17.2
Bridgwater Victoria (2)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Roger Lavers uncontested Labour Kenneth Richards uncontested
Burnham North (3)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Peter Clayton 1,491 Conservative Dennis Davey 1,412 Conservative Neville Jones 1,142 Liberal Democrats Adrian Petoud 756 Labour Stephen Lester 450 Turnout 5,251 40.3
Burnham South (3)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Arthur Thorogood 807 Liberal Democrats Michael Mansfield 759 Conservative Lousie Parkin 759 Conservative Jacqueline Richards 697 Liberal Democrats Hilary Rose 670 Liberal Democrats Joyce Smith 633 Labour June Thomas 293 Turnout 4,618 35.0
Cannington and Quantocks (3)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Lily Cartwright 1,668 Conservative Kenneth Dyer 1,655 Conservative David Joslin 1,487 Liberal Democrats Janice Beasley 658 Liberal Democrats Christopher Lloyd-Williams 605 Liberal Democrats Joshua Schwieso 554 Turnout 6,627 44.5
Cheddar and Shipham (3)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Dawn Hill 1,027 Conservative Herbert Elliott 987 Conservative Peter Downing 897 Liberal Democrats John Outhwaite 484 Labour Norma Scanlon 330 Liberal Democrats Christina Baron 319 Green Harry Mottram 309 Labour Thomas Scott 225 Labour Brian Corney 211 Turnout 4,789 33.2
East Poidens[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Duncan McGinty 434 75.6 Labour Martin Rees 140 24.4 Majority 294 51.2 Turnout 574 36.2
Highbridge (3)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Derick Cooper 583 Labour Jane Whitehouse 504 Conservative Michael Brown 441 Labour David Poole 437 Conservative Beryk Rundall 389 Liberal Democrats Patricia Burge 379 Conservative Roger Keen 365 Liberal Democrats Christopher Williams 357 Liberal Democrats Paul Bolton 251 UKIP Montague Lucas 113 UKIP Julia Lucas 110 UKIP Sydney Cox 89 Turnout 4,018 30.8
Huntspill and Pawlett (2)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jane Moreton 681 Conservative Michael Herbert 482 Liberal Democrats Martin Forsey 326 Liberal Democrats Marilyn Wallace 322 Turnout 1,811 35.6
King's Isle (2)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Derek Alder 668 Conservative Norman Turner 555 Independent Derrick Pedley 427 Green Robert Graham 316 Labour Peter Denning 200 Labour Anthony Mumby 105 Turnout 2,271 37.5
Knoll[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert Filmer 665 79.3 Liberal Democrats Philippa Groves 174 20.7 Majority 491 58.6 Turnout 839 45.2
North Petherton (3)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Christopher Lang 958 Conservative Anne Fraser 922 Conservative John Swayne 737 Independent Anthony Nicholson 556 Liberal Democrats Michael Wakefield 554 Labour Wendy Darch 405 Turnout 4,132 38.4
Puriton[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mark Healey uncontested
Sandford[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ann Bown 570 76.3 Labour William Munn 177 23.7 Majority 393 52.6 Turnout 747 43.9
Wedmore and Mark (2)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Diana Bayliss 959 Conservative Jessica Healey 948 Liberal Democrats Rosemary Hasler 419 Labour Andrew Merryfield 378 Turnout 2,704 42.4
West Poldens[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Stuart Kingham 516 72.3 Labour Elizabeth Stretch 198 27.7 Majority 318 44.6 Turnout 714 36.6
Woolavington[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Christine Lavers 391 53.4 Conservative Bridget Hobhouse 341 46.6 Majority 50 6.8 Turnout 732 43.2
References ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 9 September 2009 . ^ "Election Results". The Times . 2 May 2003. p. 17. ^ 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 "District council election". Sedgemoor District Council. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2009 .