2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
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All 45 seats to St Edmundsbury Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 28 12
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 4
Popular vote 16,060 11,909
Percentage 47.8% 35.5%
Swing Increase 4.1% Decrease 4.0%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 2,948 2,494
Percentage 8.8% 7.4%
Swing Increase 1.3% Decrease 1.9%
Winner of each seat at the 2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election.
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

The 2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries. The number of seats increased by 1.

Summary

Election result

2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 28 N/A N/A Increase 5 62.2 47.8 16,060 +4.1
  Labour 24 12 N/A N/A Decrease 4 26.7 35.5 11,909 –4.0
  Independent 7 3 N/A N/A Steady 6.7 8.8 2,948 +1.3
  Liberal Democrats 5 2 N/A N/A Steady 4.4 7.4 2,494 –1.9
  UKIP 1 0 N/A N/A Steady 0.0 0.5 180 N/A

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.

Abbeygate

Abbeygate (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Farmer 982 62.8
Independent Michael Ames* 666 42.6
Independent Brian Lockwood* 386 24.7
Turnout ~1,563 45.3
Registered electors 3,451
Conservative hold
Independent hold

Bardwell

Bardwell
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Hale 485 72.9
UKIP James Lumley 180 27.1
Majority 305 45.8
Turnout 665 36.9
Registered electors 1,789
Conservative win (new seat)

Barningham

Barningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Simmons Unopposed
Registered electors 2,022
Conservative hold

Barrow

Barrow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Houler Unopposed
Registered electors 1,729
Conservative hold

Cavendish

Cavendish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Stevens Unopposed
Registered electors 1,509
Conservative hold

Chedburgh

Chedburgh
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Nigel Aitkens Unopposed
Registered electors 1,757
Conservative win (new seat)

Clare

Clare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeffrey Stevens* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,653
Conservative hold

Eastgate

Eastgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Warby 383 56.9
Labour Leslie Button 290 43.1
Majority 93 13.8
Turnout 673 42.0
Registered electors 1,664
Conservative gain from Labour

Fornham

Fornham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Jones* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,695
Conservative hold

Great Barton

Great Barton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Horbury* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,752
Conservative hold

Haverhill East

Haverhill East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ernest Goody 639 45.1
Labour Patrick Hanlon* 603 42.5
Labour Susan Howard 601 42.4
Conservative Gordon Cox 597 42.1
Conservative Janet Johnson 586 41.3
Conservative David Rosen 525 37.0
Turnout ~1,419 28.2
Registered electors 5,033
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Haverhill North

Haverhill North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Gerry Kiernan* 859 52.4
Labour Ann Thomas 717 43.7
Labour Phillip French* 689 42.0
Conservative Timothy Marks 668 40.7
Conservative John Harris 649 39.6
Conservative Edgar Morton 599 36.5
Turnout ~1,640 33.5
Registered electors 4,895
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Haverhill South

Haverhill South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Mary Martin 472 50.0
Labour Maggie Lee* 461 48.8
Conservative Dorothy Whittaker 264 28.0
Conservative Pippa Farthing 263 27.9
Turnout ~944 26.3
Registered electors 3,591
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Haverhill West

Haverhill West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Adam Whittaker 591 57.8
Conservative Jeremy Farthing* 522 51.0
Labour Julie Jupp 400 39.1
Labour Lynne Brixius 359 35.1
Turnout ~1,023 27.7
Registered electors 3,693
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Horringer & Whelnetham

Horringer & Whelnetham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Terence Clements 429 50.3
Independent Bert Biglin* 424 49.7
Majority 5 0.6
Turnout 853 51.9
Registered electors 1,695
Conservative win (new seat)

Hundon

Hundon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Warwick* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,696
Conservative hold

Ixworth

Ixworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Griffiths* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,620
Conservative hold

Kedington

Kedington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Rushbrooke 423 62.9
Labour Alan Pearson 250 37.1
Majority 173 25.8
Turnout 673 42.3
Registered electors 1,592
Conservative hold

Minden

Minden (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Margaret Charlesworth 718 49.3
Conservative Derek Speakman 665 45.7
Labour Ray Nowak* 663 45.5
Labour Colin Muge* 613 42.1
Turnout ~1,456 40.3
Registered electors 3,612
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Moreton Hall

Moreton Hall (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Terence Buckle 868 59.7
Conservative Francis Warby* 861 59.3
Labour Trevor Beckwith* 624 43.0
Labour Anthony Jones 439 30.2
Labour Elle Zwandahl 391 26.9
Turnout ~1,453 38.0
Registered electors 3,824
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Northgate

Northgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lockwood* 364 55.6
Independent Richard Mortlock 153 23.4
Conservative Eric Flack 107 16.3
Majority 211 32.2
Turnout 655 35.7
Registered electors 1,834
Labour hold

Pakenham

Pakenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Spicer 423 64.3
Liberal Democrats David Chappell 214 32.5
Majority 209 31.8
Turnout 658 40.0
Registered electors 1,645
Conservative hold

Risby

Risby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Levack* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,957
Conservative hold

Risbygate

Risbygate (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Nettleton 617 52.1
Conservative Robert Everitt 478 40.4
Labour Mark Ereira-Guyer* 440 37.1
Labour Jennifer Hart 279 23.6
Turnout ~1,185 38.1
Registered electors 3,109
Independent gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Rougham

Rougham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sara Mildmay-White* 550 77.0
Labour Adrian Grenville 164 23.0
Majority 386 54.0
Turnout 714 41.1
Registered electors 1,789
Conservative hold

Southgate

Southgate (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Allan Jones 804 50.1
Liberal Democrats David Bradbury 748 46.6
Conservative Paul Hopfensperger 744 46.3
Conservative Martin Milnes* 681 42.4
Turnout ~1,606 47.3
Registered electors 3,395
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

St. Olaves

St. Olaves (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Wormleighton* 662 62.5
Labour Robert Cockle 608 57.4
Conservative George Cockram 286 27.0
Conservative Hugh Forster 253 23.9
Turnout ~1,060 30.8
Registered electors 3,441
Labour hold
Labour hold

Stanton

Stanton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Thorndyke* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,919
Conservative hold

Westgate

Westgate (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Varley* 633 43.1
Conservative Stefan Oliver 549 37.4
Liberal Democrats Gerry Taylor 412 28.1
Labour Robert Corfe 322 22.0
Liberal Democrats Desmond Astley-Cooper 316 21.5
Independent Roger Waters 307 20.9
Turnout ~1,467 43.0
Registered electors 3,411
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wickhambrook

Wickhambrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Derek Redhead* 395 58.0
Conservative Alexander Bridges 278 40.8
Majority 117 17.2
Turnout 681 41.5
Registered electors 1,642
Independent gain from Conservative

Withersfield

Withersfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Clifton-Brown* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,752
Conservative hold

By-elections

Risbygate

Risbygate by-election: 20 May 2004[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 293 34.1
Conservative 278 32.3
Labour 169 19.7
Green 85 9.9
Independent 35 4.1
Majority 15 1.7
Turnout 860 26.7
Registered electors 3,221
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Haverhill East

Haverhill East by-election: 10 June 2004[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 520 35.9
Independent 376 26.0
Labour 363 25.1
Liberal Democrats 189 13.1
Majority 144 9.9
Turnout 1,448 28.3
Registered electors 5,117
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Barningham

Barningham by-election: 9 September 2004[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative   Unopposed
Registered electors 2,022
Conservative hold

Risby

Risby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 394 57.7
Liberal Democrats 289 42.3
Majority 105 15.4
Turnout 683 20.7
Registered electors 3,300
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Haverhill South

Haverhill South by-election: 5 May 2005[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 746 43.8
Conservative 602 35.3
Liberal Democrats 357 20.9
Majority 144 8.4
Turnout 1,705 46.6
Registered electors 3,659
Labour hold Swing

Westgate

Westgate by-election: 16 February 2006[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 500 54.1
Liberal Democrats 311 33.6
Green 64 6.9
UKIP 50 5.4
Majority 189 20.4
Turnout 925 27.4
Registered electors 3,376
Conservative hold Swing

Kedington

Kedington by-election: 15 June 2006[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 350 53.8
Liberal Democrats 250 38.4
Labour 51 7.8
Majority 100 15.4
Turnout 651 43.0
Registered electors 1,514
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "St. Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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