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12 of 35 seats toHart District Council 18 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2003 Hart Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members ofHartDistrict Council inHampshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
12 seats were to be contested in the 2003 election, butEversleyward saw Conservativecouncillor Hugo Eastwood re-elected without opposition.[3] The other 11 seats had the Conservatives defending 6 seats compared to 5 for theLiberal Democrats, with 10 of them having sitting councillors standing for re-election.[3] The only candidates from other parties standing were 4 from theLabour Party and 3 from theGreen Party.[3]
The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after no seats changed parties.[4] There were 2 close results with the Conservatives holdingFleet North by 19 votes over the Liberal Democrats, while the Liberal Democrats heldBlackwater andHawley by 16 votes over the Conservatives.[4] This meant the Conservatives retained 22 seats, compared to 10 for the Liberal Democrats and 3Independents.[4] Overallturnout in the election was 28.52%.[5]
Following the election, councillor Jan Pearson, quit the Conservative group to sit as an Independent saying she was unhappy about how the group made decisions.[6] Meanwhile, Conservative Lorraine Fullbrook became the new leader of the council after only having been first elected to the council in the2002 election.[7]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 51.8 | 6,315 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 44.0 | 5,358 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 364 | -0.6 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 144 | +0.8 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Neighbour | 557 | 50.7 | ||
| Conservative | Vivienne Gascoigne | 541 | 49.3 | ||
| Majority | 16 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,098 | 31.9 | +6.2 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lorraine Fullbrook | 593 | 55.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Dommett | 424 | 39.7 | ||
| Green | Nigel Moakes | 52 | 4.9 | ||
| Majority | 169 | 15.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,069 | 28.3 | −3.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hugo Eastwood | unopposed | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wallace Vincent | 673 | 59.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Smith | 458 | 40.5 | ||
| Majority | 215 | 19.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,131 | 29.9 | −6.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Barrell | 355 | 51.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Robinson | 336 | 48.6 | ||
| Majority | 19 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 691 | 23.6 | −2.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Viv Street | 601 | 62.1 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Mortimer | 256 | 26.4 | ||
| Labour | John Davies | 111 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | 345 | 35.7 | |||
| Turnout | 968 | 23.3 | −5.5 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Fullbrook | 888 | 75.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Whitcroft | 285 | 24.3 | ||
| Majority | 603 | 51.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,173 | 30.3 | −3.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Henderson | 955 | 64.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 453 | 30.7 | ||
| Green | Lars Mosesson | 68 | 4.6 | ||
| Majority | 502 | 34.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,476 | 26.4 | −4.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Jones | 984 | 76.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Over | 299 | 23.3 | ||
| Majority | 685 | 53.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,283 | 37.8 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Cockarill | 652 | 56.5 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Schwartz | 404 | 35.0 | ||
| Labour | Sophie Shepherd | 97 | 8.4 | ||
| Majority | 248 | 21.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,153 | 28.7 | +2.2 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Simpson | 775 | 61.1 | ||
| Conservative | James Lawrence | 430 | 33.9 | ||
| Labour | Keith Spendlove | 63 | 5.0 | ||
| Majority | 345 | 27.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,268 | 33.1 | +9.2 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Myra Billings | 518 | 59.5 | ||
| Conservative | Edward Bromhead | 236 | 27.1 | ||
| Labour | Mary Jenkins | 93 | 10.7 | ||
| Green | Margaret Adhemar | 24 | 2.8 | ||
| Majority | 282 | 32.4 | |||
| Turnout | 871 | 22.2 | −1.5 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Preceded by 2002 Hart Council election | Hart local elections | Succeeded by 2004 Hart Council election |
