2003 Swale Borough Council election

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

Map of the results of the 2003 Swale Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2003.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result
Swale local election result 2003[3][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 0 0 0 60.0 44.7 7,153 +1.1%
  Labour 3 1 0 +1 20.0 26.5 4,245 -6.0%
  Liberal Democrats 3 0 1 -1 20.0 25.3 4,043 +3.1%
  Rock 'n' Roll Loony 0 0 0 0 0 3.4 541 +2.2%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 22 +0.1%

Ward results
Borden[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Woodland 376 64.2 +19.1
Conservative Roger Hoare 180 30.7 -11.6
Labour Anthony Winckless 30 5.1 -7.5
Majority 196 33.4 +30.7
Turnout 586 33.7 +1.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Boughton & Courtenay[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Bobbin 926 69.8
Labour Valerie Rowe 225 17.0
Liberal Democrats June Hammond 176 13.3
Majority 701 52.8
Turnout 1,327 33.7 +0.7
Conservative hold Swing
Grove[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Manning 515 52.5
Conservative Benjamin Stokes 303 30.9
Labour Jeane Holmes 163 16.6
Majority 212 21.6
Turnout 981 25.4 -2.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Wright 930 65.5
Liberal Democrats Anne Jenkins 256 18.0
Labour Gail Martin 233 16.4
Majority 674 47.5
Turnout 1,419 35.0 +0.7
Conservative hold Swing
Leysdown & Warden[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Boden 303 58.6 -1.0
Labour Angela Walder 131 25.3 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Brown 43 8.3 -2.6
Rock 'n' Roll Loony James Mumford 30 7.7 -0.9
Majority 172 33.3 -5.4
Turnout 517 26.2 -2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Milton Regis[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fiona Gowdy 489 48.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Baldock 338 33.8
Conservative Anne Jack 141 14.1
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Jackie Davidson 31 3.1
Majority 151 15.1
Turnout 999 30.0 -2.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Minster Cliffs[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian Crowther 533 35.3
Liberal Democrats Anna Groves 463 30.7
Labour Kedar Prasad 428 28.4
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Michael Young 84 5.6
Majority 70 4.6
Turnout 1,508 28.5 -4.5
Conservative hold Swing
Queenborough & Halfway[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Goodhew 665 45.5
Labour Libby Tucker 408 27.9
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Christopher Driver 257 17.6
Liberal Democrats John Ellis 130 8.9
Majority 257 17.6
Turnout 1,460 28.5 -4.1
Conservative hold Swing
Sheerness East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Ronan 291 43.0
Conservative Robin Harris 233 34.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Howe 153 22.6
Majority 58 8.6
Turnout 677 20.9 -3.5
Labour hold Swing
Sheerness West[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Worrall 520 63.3
Conservative Daphne Wyatt 151 18.4
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Partis 80 9.7
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Christine Wellard 70 8.5
Majority 369 44.9
Turnout 821 21.9 -3.7
Labour hold Swing
Sheppey Central[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Coles 508 45.4
Labour John Crouch 403 36.0
Liberal Democrats Christine Martin 139 12.4
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Alma Driver 69 6.2
Majority 105 9.4
Turnout 1,119 21.8 -2.0
Conservative hold Swing
St Michael's[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Davidson 384 38.0
Conservative Derek Carnell 350 34.7
Labour Edward Norton 254 25.1
Green Sharon Monk 22 2.2
Majority 34 3.4
Turnout 1,010 30.6 -4.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Teynham & Lynsted[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Barnicott 579 48.7
Labour Kenneth Rowles 428 36.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Baxtor 181 15.2
Majority 151 12.7
Turnout 1,188 31.7 +2.4
Conservative hold Swing
West Downs[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Jordan 542 76.1 +4.1
Liberal Democrats David Banks 87 12.2 -2.3
Labour Kay Murphy 83 11.7 -1.7
Majority 455 63.9 +6.4
Turnout 712 37.8 -1.3
Conservative hold Swing
Woodstock[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Willicombe 809 47.9
Liberal Democrats Ann McLean 722 42.7
Labour Andrew Cooper 159 9.4
Majority 87 5.1
Turnout 1,690 43.3 -3.8
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. "Election results". Financial Times. NewsBank. 2 May 2003. p. 4.
  3. "Borough Council Election Results - 1st May 2003". Swale Borough Council. Archived from the original on 24 December 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. "Election Results - English Councils". The Times. NewsBank. 2 May 2003. p. 17.
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