Map of the results of the 2003 Christchurch Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

The 2003 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one.[1] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]

Election result

The Conservatives remained in control of the council after winning 14 of the 24 seats on the council, despite losing three seats.[2][3] The Liberal Democrats gained three seats to have eight councillors, while two independents were elected.[2]

Christchurch local election result 2003[2][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 14 -3 58.3 55.3 17,350
  Liberal Democrats 8 +3 33.3 31.7 9,945
  Independent 2 -1 8.3 7.5 2,369
  Labour 0 0 0 5.1 1,608
  UKIP 0 0 0 0.4 129

Ward results

Burton and Winkton (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Flagg 721
Conservative Colin Jamieson 721
Liberal Democrats Derek Evans 587
Liberal Democrats David Phillpot 420
Labour Martin Jacques 127
Turnout 2,576 41.8
Grange (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Campbell 460
Liberal Democrats John Freeman 436
Conservative Denise Jones 248
Conservative Denise Flagg 245
Labour Christopher Thompson 198
Labour Carol Wilcox 189
Turnout 1,776 26.7
Highcliffe (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Mawbey 854
Conservative John Lofts 719
Independent Linda Hammond 580
Liberal Democrats William Hall 325
Liberal Democrats John Lanz 238
Labour Robert Maskell 131
Turnout 2,847 50.3
Jumpers (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Colin Bungey 569
Independent Robert McArthur 502
Conservative Trevor Watts 332
Conservative Shaun Flynn 321
Liberal Democrats Sandra Gola 268
Liberal Democrats John Jenkinson 252
Independent William Welsh 59
Turnout 2,303 38.9
Mudeford and Friars Cliff (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Josephine Spencer 1,495
Conservative Michael Duckworth 1,426
Conservative Eric Spreadbury 1,340
Liberal Democrats Derrick Roberts 598
Labour Jennifer Carlton 381
Turnout 5,240 47.0
North Highcliffe and Walkford (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Derham Wilkes 651
Conservative Kevin Dingley 627
Liberal Democrats Robert Critchley 503
Liberal Democrats Alan Wright 470
UKIP Janet Hatton 129
Labour Abdulhaye Qureshi 65
Turnout 2,445 44.3
Portfield (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Darch 501
Liberal Democrats Lillian Jefferis 482
Independent Susan Bungey 328
Conservative Bernice Pardy 289
Conservative Desmond Pardy 272
Labour Jerry Brenton 106
Labour Vera Hill 77
Turnout 2,055 36.5
Purewell and Stanpit (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Payne 702
Liberal Democrats Wendy Lloyd 689
Conservative John Newman 575
Conservative Mark Agg-Jones 562
Turnout 2,528 40.6
St Catherine's and Hurn (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Fox 720
Conservative Susan Spittle 691
Liberal Democrats Jason Viney 577
Turnout 1,988 42.7
Town Centre (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Hall 766
Liberal Democrats Christopher Legg 699
Conservative Nicholas Geary 447
Conservative Michael Hodges 405
Independent John Lovell 331
Turnout 2,648 45.7
West Highcliffe (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Griffiths 1,247
Conservative Patricia Jamieson 1,238
Conservative David Jones 1,204
Liberal Democrats Caroline Curran 496
Liberal Democrats Paul Curran 476
Labour Raymond Manning 334
Turnout 4,995 41.2

By-elections between 2003 and 2007

Jumpers

A by-election was held in Jumpers ward on 5 May 2005 after the resignation of independent councillor Bob McArthur.[5] The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Jason Viney with a majority of 333 votes over Conservative Trevor Watts.[5][6]

Jumpers by-election 5 May 2005[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jason Viney 1,224 57.9 +35.0
Conservative Trevor Watts 891 42.1 +13.7
Majority 333 15.7
Turnout 2,115 70.8 +31.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Portfield

A by-election was held in Portfield on 5 May 2005 following the resignation of councillor Susan Darch due to poor health.[5] Darch had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2003, but together with her fellow councillor for Portfied Lillian Jefferis, she subsequently defected to the Conservatives.[5] The seat was regained for the Liberal Democrats by David Vick with a majority of 222 votes over Conservative Tavis Fox.[5][6]

Portfield by-election 5 May 2005[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Vick 1,023 56.1 +15.1
Conservative Tavis Fox 801 43.9 +20.4
Majority 222 12.2
Turnout 1,824 64.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Purewell and Stanpit

A by-election was held in Purewell and Stanpit on 5 May 2005 after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Wendy Lloyd.[5] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Alan Wright with a majority of 34 votes over Conservative Nicholas Geary.[5][6]

Purewell and Stanpit by-election 5 May 2005[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Wright 1,067 50.8 -4.2
Conservative Nicholas Geary 1,033 49.2 +4.2
Majority 34 1.6
Turnout 2,100 67.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "English councils - Non-metropolitan districts". The Times. NewsBank. 3 May 2003. p. 47.
  3. ↑ Martin, Andy (2 May 2003). "Backlash as Lib Dems lose Poole and Tories lose Bournemouth". Cornwall County Publications. NewsBank.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Christchurch Borough Council. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tributes flooding in for 'wonderful' councillor". Dorset Echo. 10 May 2005. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Christchurch Borough Council. dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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