2003 Havant Borough Council election

The 2003 Havant Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

2003 Havant Borough Council election

1 May 2003
10 of 38 seats to Havant Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 23 9 6 Seats won 8 2 0 Seats after 23 8 7 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 12,013 5,509 2,704 Percentage 56.6 26.0 12.7
Results by Ward
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 23
• Labour 8
• Liberal Democrats 7[2]

Election result

The Conservative majority on the council was unchanged after they both gained and lost one seat.[3]

Havant local election result 2003[4][5]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	8	1	1	0	80.0	56.6	12,013	+4.0%
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	0	+1	20.0	26.0	5,509	+1.9%
	Labour	0	0	1	-1	0	12.7	2,704	-7.0%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	856	+0.8%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	136	+0.2%

Ward results

Bedhampton

Bedhampton[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Welch	1,008	42.7
	Conservative	Kenneth Smith	957	40.5
	Labour	Carl Roberts	205	8.7
	Green	Terry Mitchell	193	8.2
Majority			51	2.2
Turnout			2,363	34.3	-6.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cowplain

Cowplain[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marjorie Smallcorn	1,117	58.7
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Hartridge	589	31.0
	Labour	Kenneth Monks	196	10.3
Majority			528	27.8
Turnout			1,902	26.4	-1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Emsworth

Emsworth[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Virginia Wilson-Smith	1,779	59.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Cosslett	876	29.2
	Labour	William Gilchrist	345	11.5
Majority			903	30.1
Turnout			3,000	39.0	-3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hart Plain

Hart Plain[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis West	701	40.8
	Conservative	Leonard Shaw	685	39.8
	Labour	Howard Sherlock	197	11.5
	Independent	Kevin Ratcliffe	136	7.9
Majority			16	0.9
Turnout			1,719	23.6	-1.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hayling East

Hayling East[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Collins	1,192	59.5
	Labour	Sheila Mealy	461	23.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Clouting	225	11.2
	Green	Frederick Gibson	127	6.3
Majority			731	36.5
Turnout			2,005	28.1	-4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hayling West

Hayling West[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Lenaghan	1,655	71.7
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Steentoft	358	15.5
	Labour	Michael Clarke	296	12.8
Majority			1,297	56.2
Turnout			2,309	33.6	-1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Purbrook

Purbrook[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hilary Farrow	1,180	63.9
	Labour	Nicolas Potts	365	19.8
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Voice	303	16.4
Majority			815	44.1
Turnout			1,848	25.6	-5.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Faiths

St. Faiths[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Bolton	1,387	51.6
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Benzie	583	21.7
	Green	Timothy Dawes	536	20.0
	Labour	Derek Smith	180	6.7
Majority			804	29.9
Turnout			2,686	39.0	-6.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stakes

Stakes[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril Hilton	650	48.1
	Labour	Margaret Beauvoisin	459	33.9
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Sargent	243	18.0
Majority			191	14.1
Turnout			1,352	18.2	-3.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Waterloo

Waterloo[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Moss	1,411	69.4
	Liberal Democrats	Faith Ponsonby	623	30.6
Majority			788	38.7
Turnout			2,034	27.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections between 2003 and 2004

Waterloo by-election 13 November 2003[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,083	65.5	-3.9
	Liberal Democrats		401	24.3	-6.3
	Labour		169	10.2	+10.2
Majority			682	41.3	+2.6
Turnout			1,653	22.3	-5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
2. "Election results". Financial Times. NewsBank. 2 May 2003. p. 4.
3. "Elections see balance of power shift". The News. 2 May 2003.
4. "English councils - Non-metropolitan districts". The Times. NewsBank. 3 May 2003. p. 47.
5. "Local Council Election Results". Havant Borough Council. Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
6. "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 15 June 2014.