Cherwell District Council election, 2003
The 2003 Cherwell District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Before the election the Conservatives were expected to lose seats after a recent large council tax rise.[2] The results saw the Conservative keep a majority but suffer a net loss of 3 seats after losing 2 seats each to Labour and the Liberal Democrats.[3] The Labour winners included John Hanna who won by 44 votes after losing in the 2002 election by 8 votes.[3] However the Conservatives did gain a seat in Banbury Grimsbury & Castle from Labour for the first in over 20 years.[3] Meanwhile, the National Front stood a candidate for the first time to Cherwell Council and said that they would stand in all of the Bicester wards in the next election in 2004.[3]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 34
- Labour 12
- Liberal Democrat 4[4]
Election result
Cherwell Local Election Result 2003[5] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 9 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 56.3 | 47.7 | 9,457 | -3.6% | ||
Labour | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 25.0 | 25.4 | 5,034 | -6.3% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 18.8 | 23.8 | 4,719 | +7.8% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 306 | +1.1% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 155 | +0.2% | ||
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 142 | +0.7% | ||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Fulljames | 517 | 73.6 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ralph Rookwood | 185 | 26.4 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 332 | 47.2 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 702 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Richard Makepeace | 718 | 51.2 | ||
Conservative | Terence Miall | 684 | 48.8 | ||
Majority | 34 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,402 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Morris | 870 | 47.9 | ||
Labour | David Bullock | 340 | 18.7 | ||
Independent | Gordon Gerry | 306 | 16.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Daphne Nash | 223 | 12.3 | ||
Green | Michael Cull-Dodd | 79 | 4.3 | ||
Majority | 530 | 29.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,818 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Back | 704 | 50.7 | ||
Labour | Gordon Ross | 684 | 49.3 | ||
Majority | 20 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,388 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Turner | 504 | 60.4 | ||
Labour | Andrew Coles | 331 | 39.6 | ||
Majority | 173 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | 835 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janet Justice | 676 | 50.9 | ||
Conservative | Keith Strangwood | 652 | 49.1 | ||
Majority | 24 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,328 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Hanna | 542 | 46.6 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Kempton | 498 | 42.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Olatunde Afilaka | 124 | 10.7 | ||
Majority | 44 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,164 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eamonn Gilmore | 564 | 57.4 | ||
Labour | Wendy Spencer | 273 | 27.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Creed | 146 | 14.9 | ||
Majority | 291 | 29.6 | |||
Turnout | 983 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rose Stratford | 405 | 42.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Nicholas Cotter | 387 | 40.7 | ||
Labour | Nicholas Cherry | 159 | 16.7 | ||
Majority | 18 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 951 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Diana Edwards | 564 | 52.3 | ||
Labour | John Broad | 341 | 31.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Neil Walton | 173 | 16.0 | ||
Majority | 223 | 20.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,078 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Leslie Sibley | 774 | 43.3 | ||
Conservative | Russell Hurle | 690 | 38.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Lorraine Read | 181 | 10.1 | ||
National Front | James Starkey | 142 | 7.9 | ||
Majority | 84 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,787 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rosemarie Higham | 704 | 77.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Davis | 204 | 22.5 | ||
Majority | 500 | 55.0 | |||
Turnout | 908 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derrick Gasson | 597 | 77.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Martin Squires | 172 | 22.4 | ||
Majority | 425 | 55.2 | |||
Turnout | 769 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | John Wyse | 786 | 54.6 | ||
Conservative | Susan Goodgame | 408 | 28.4 | ||
Labour | Catharine Arakelian | 245 | 17.0 | ||
Majority | 378 | 26.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,439 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Stansby | 669 | 37.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Devena Rae | 602 | 33.9 | ||
Conservative | Barry Carter | 507 | 28.5 | ||
Majority | 67 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,778 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Paul Evans | 818 | 55.2 | ||
Conservative | Maurice Billington | 589 | 39.7 | ||
Green | Nicholas Goodwin | 76 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 229 | 15.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,483 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ↑ "Polls open for local elections". Oxford Mail. 2003-05-01. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- 1 2 3 4 "Cherwell: Tories drop three seats". Oxford Mail. 2003-05-02. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ↑ "English local elections: Results". The Guardian. 2003-05-02. p. 12.
- ↑ "Election Results". The Times. 2003-05-02. p. 17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Election Results 2003". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2009-10-21.