2003 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election

2003 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election
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1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
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All 62 seats to King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered108,707
Turnout~46.8% (Increase14.7%)
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 35 14
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 13
Popular vote 40,443 19,963
Percentage 50.4% 24.9%
Swing Increase 4.2% Decrease 15.0%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won 7 6
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 4
Popular vote 10,875 9,025
Percentage 13.5% 11.2%
Swing Increase 2.6% Increase 8.2%
Control before election


No overall control

Control after election


Conservative

The 2003 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council in Norfolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries. This increased the number of seats by 2 from 60 to 62.

Summary

Election result

2003 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 60 35 N/A N/A Increase 9 56.5 50.4 40,443 +4.2
  Labour 36 14 N/A N/A Decrease 13 22.6 24.9 19,963 –15.0
  Liberal Democrats 20 7 N/A N/A Increase 2 11.3 13.5 10,875 +2.6
  Independent 13 6 N/A N/A Increase 4 9.7 11.2 9,025 +8.2

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Airfield

Airfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Hipperson* 958 63.5
Conservative Hugh Symington 847 56.2
Labour Phillip Wing 442 29.3
Liberal Democrats Matthew Farthing 334 22.1
Turnout ~1,508 45.3
Registered electors 3,328
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Brancaster

Brancaster
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Anthony Dobson* 684 69.7
Liberal Democrats Jason Borthwick 298 30.3
Majority 386 39.4
Turnout 982 55.2
Registered electors 1,785
Conservative win (new seat)

Burnham

Burnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Garry Sandell* 700 72.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Mills 270 27.8
Majority 430 44.3
Turnout 970 57.5
Registered electors 1,694
Conservative hold Swing

Clenchwarton

Clenchwarton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Brandon* 627 60.9
Conservative David Whitby 403 39.1
Majority 224 21.8
Turnout 1,030 59.2
Registered electors 1,766
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Denton

Denton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Storey* 1,336 68.8
Conservative Carol Sharp* 1,300 67.0
Conservative Michael Peake* 1,221 62.9
Liberal Democrats Nicole Farthing 524 27.0
Turnout ~1,941 37.7
Registered electors 5,149
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Dersingham

Dersingham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Burall* 1,564 69.6
Liberal Democrats Colin Smith 1,231 54.8
Conservative George Pratt* 866 38.5
Conservative Sheila Tweedy-Smith 533 23.7
Turnout ~2,248 57.1
Registered electors 3,937
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Docking

Docking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Ullswater 536 54.8
Labour Keith Ives* 322 32.9
Independent Matthew Falkner 120 12.3
Majority 214 21.9
Turnout 978 58.1
Registered electors 1,687
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Downham Old Town

Downham Old Town
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Kathleen Mellish 355 56.6
Independent Jenny Groom 272 43.4
Majority 83 13.2
Turnout 627 41.2
Registered electors 1,529
Conservative win (new seat)

East Downham

East Downham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Anthony Lovett* 451 67.4
Labour Linda Keer 218 32.6
Majority 233 34.8
Turnout 669 48.1
Registered electors 1,416
Conservative win (new seat)

Emneth with Outwell

Emneth with Outwell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Barry Archer 966 66.0
Conservative Harry Humphrey* 934 63.8
Labour Roger Parnell 435 29.7
Turnout ~1,464 41.9
Registered electors 3,494
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Fairstead

Fairstead (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Margaret Wilkinson* 680 55.3
Labour Ian Gourlay 595 48.4
Conservative Joanna Moncrieff 455 37.0
Turnout ~1,229 33.8
Registered electors 3,636
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Gayton

Gayton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Gidney 534 56.0
Liberal Democrats David Parish 421 44.1
Majority 113 11.9
Turnout 955 54.7
Registered electors 1,750
Conservative hold Swing

Gaywood Chase

Gaywood Chase (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Brenda Burch* 786 55.6
Labour Alan Burch* 755 53.4
Conservative Jacqueline Candy 587 41.6
Conservative Mark Lapping 503 35.6
Turnout ~1,413 38.8
Registered electors 3,641
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Gaywood North Bank

Gaywood North Bank (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mark Shorting 1,175 51.4
Conservative Michael Langwade 1,141 49.8
Labour Christopher Bunting 1,009 44.1
Labour David Collis* 985 43.0
Conservative Alastair Moncrieff 954 41.7
Labour Clifford Walters* 926 40.5
Turnout ~2,289 40.0
Registered electors 5,723
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Grimston

Grimston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Fredericks* 726 69.5
Conservative Kenneth Roberts 318 30.5
Majority 408 39.0
Turnout 1,044 54.3
Registered electors 1,940
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heacham

Heacham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Julian Witton 1,379 61.0
Independent Paul Cobb* 1,365 60.3
Conservative Edward Martin 474 21.0
Labour Barry Diggle 421 18.6
Labour Joan Diggle 387 17.1
Conservative Frank Lewis 379 16.8
Turnout ~2,262 54.8
Registered electors 4,128
Independent gain from Labour
Independent gain from Labour

Hilgay with Denver

Hilgay with Denver
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Anthony White* 516 66.7
Labour Thomas Thompson 258 33.3
Majority 258 33.4
Turnout 774 43.5
Registered electors 1,789
Conservative win (new seat)

Hunstanton

Hunstanton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryan Bullivant 1,371 51.6
Conservative Alan Booth 1,110 41.8
Conservative Myrtle Wood* 1,069 40.2
Labour Stuart Bagnall 1,020 38.4
Independent Chistopher Nicholls 933 35.1
Labour Brian Devlin 841 31.6
Labour Richard Bird 725 27.3
Turnout ~2,658 54.4
Registered electors 4,886
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative win (new seat)

Mershe Lande

Mershe Lande
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Bantoft* 540 57.3
Conservative Gordon Dawes 402 42.7
Majority 138 14.6
Turnout 942 49.5
Registered electors 1,911
Labour hold Swing

North Downham

North Downham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Geoffrey Wareham 500 68.1
Labour Nigel Canham 234 31.9
Majority 266 36.2
Turnout 734 54.8
Registered electors 1,354
Conservative win (new seat)

North Lynn

North Lynn (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Poll* 894 63.3
Labour Andrew Tyler* 876 62.0
Conservative Benjamin Perry 380 26.9
Conservative Chloe Dinwi1y 344 24.4
Turnout ~1,412 36.7
Registered electors 3,847
Labour hold
Labour hold

North Wootton

North Wootton
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Greville Howard 533 56.3
Liberal Democrats Kate Sayer 413 43.7
Majority 120 12.6
Turnout 946 51.7
Registered electors 1,854
Conservative win (new seat)

Old Gaywood

Old Gaywood
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Collop* 381 54.7
Conservative Daryle Taylor 315 45.3
Majority 66 9.4
Turnout 696 45.9
Registered electors 1,521
Labour win (new seat)

Priory

Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwyneth Thorneywork 488 54.9
Conservative John Turtle 401 45.1
Majority 87 9.8
Turnout 889 47.5
Registered electors 1,891
Labour hold Swing

Rudham

Rudham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Ayres 592 62.6
Labour Vernon Moyse 353 37.4
Majority 239 25.2
Turnout 945 50.0
Registered electors 1,899
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Snettisham

Snettisham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Johnson 1,217 64.4
Independent Carol Tilbury* 887 46.9
Conservative Anthony Powell 605 32.0
Conservative Emma Rye 549 29.1
Labour Clive Jones 296 15.7
Turnout ~1,889 56.7
Registered electors 3,331
Independent gain from Labour
Independent win (new seat)

South & West Lynn

South & West Lynn (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Charles Joyce* 629 50.8
Conservative Geoffrey Daniell 578 46.6
Labour Irene MacDonald* 557 45.0
Conservative Peter Lagoda 546 44.1
Turnout ~1,239 42.6
Registered electors 2,909
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

South Downham

South Downham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Legg* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,639
Conservative win (new seat)

South Wootton

South Wootton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Elizabeth Nockolds* 1,303 68.0
Conservative Nicholas Daubney* 1,210 63.1
Labour Vernon Moyse 517 27.0
Liberal Democrats Alison Loades 412 21.5
Turnout ~1,917 56.4
Registered electors 3,399
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Spellowfields

Spellowfields (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Harwood* 1,017 63.2
Conservative Brian Long 834 51.9
Labour Veronica Cook 674 41.9
Labour Dawn Everitt 461 28.7
Turnout ~1,608 45.0
Registered electors 3,574
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Springwood

Springwood
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats John Loveless* 422 51.2
Conservative Michael Buckley 284 34.5
Independent Ann Bolton 112 13.6
Majority 138 16.7
Turnout 818 50.3
Registered electors 1,638
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Ayres 526 55.4
Labour Pauline Bantoft* 423 44.6
Majority 103 10.8
Turnout 949 50.7
Registered electors 1,880
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St. Margarets with St Nicholas

St. Margarets with St Nicholas (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ted Benefer* 535 38.6
Labour David Berry* 523 37.7
Conservative Lesley Bambridge 446 32.2
Conservative Timothy Boldero 378 27.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Seaman 374 27.0
Liberal Democrats Teresa Brandon 358 25.8
Turnout ~1,387 43.0
Registered electors 3,225
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Upwell & Delph

Upwell & Delph (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Vivienne Spikings* 1,003 65.3
Conservative David Pope 871 56.7
Independent David Barnard* 624 40.7
Independent William Haylock 343 22.3
Turnout ~1,535 44.5
Registered electors 3,452
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Valley Hill

Valley Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Tilbury* 701 61.4
Conservative Zipha Cristopher 344 30.1
Labour Jennifer Koch 97 8.5
Majority 357 31.3
Turnout 1,142 63.0
Registered electors 1,820
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Walpole

Walpole
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ann Clery-Fox 492 66.0
Conservative Christine Rye 254 34.0
Majority 238 32.0
Turnout 746 44.8
Registered electors 1,679
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Walton

Walton
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Roy Groom* 778 87.8
Liberal Democrats Florence James 108 12.2
Majority 670 75.6
Turnout 886 44.9
Registered electors 1,974
Independent win (new seat)

Watlington

Watlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julyan Ansell* 501 72.2
Liberal Democrats Derek Neve 193 27.8
Majority 308 44.4
Turnout 694 42.7
Registered electors 1,641
Conservative hold Swing

West Winch

West Winch (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Brown* 1,007 52.4
Conservative David Rye 1,003 52.2
Conservative Jean Mickleburgh* 881 45.8
Liberal Democrats Colin Sayer 655 34.1
Turnout ~1,922 50.8
Registered electors 3,783
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative win (new seat)

Wiggenhall

Wiggenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lawrence Wilkinson* 428 54.2
Conservative Paul Foster 361 45.8
Majority 67 8.4
Turnout 789 51.1
Registered electors 1,560
Labour hold Swing

Wimbotsham with Fincham

Wimbotsham with Fincham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Margaret Moir 350 39.1
Independent John Bostock 294 32.8
Labour Paula Killingray 252 28.1
Majority 56 6.3
Turnout 896 47.0
Registered electors 1,909
Conservative win (new seat)

Wissey

Wissey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Manley* 456 50.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Coulten 446 49.4
Majority 10 1.2
Turnout 902 52.4
Registered electors 1,739
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Borough Council of Kings' Lynn & West Norfolk Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 12–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
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