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2003 Rushmoor Borough Council election

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2003 UK local government election

Results of the 2003 Rushmoor Borough Council election

The2003 Rushmoor Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members ofRushmoorBorough 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:

Campaign

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One third of the seats were being elected with the third placedcouncillor in the2002 election having their seat be contested.[3] While a couple of former councillors were attempting to win seats back, George Paparesti for theLiberal Democrats in Manor Park and Stella Olivier forLabour in Grange,[3] Labour's group leader Andy Straker stood down at the election and did not defend his seat in North Town.[4] Apart from the 3 main political parties there were also 3Green, 1English Democrat and 2independent candidates.[3]

Rushmoor was one of 18 councils which trialedelectronic voting in the2003 local elections.[5]

Election result

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The results saw no seats change hands with the Conservatives keeping their majority on the council.[6] The closest results came in St Mark'sward where Conservative Diane Bedford held on by 30 votes over the Liberal Democrats after a recount and in Manor Park where again the Conservatives finished 47 votes ahead of the Liberal Democrats.[6] Labour held their 2 seats in Heron Wood and North Town with reduced majorities but did not make any gains.[6] Overallturnout in the election was 31%.[7]

Following the election John Marsh remained the leader of the council and Conservatives after defeating a challenge from within the Conservative group by 14 votes to 11.[8] Meanwhile, Keith Dibble became the new leader of the Labour group on the council.[9]

Rushmoor local election result 2003[10][11]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Conservative900064.344.88,192-0.8%
 Liberal Democrats300021.433.26,056+4.7%
 Labour200014.317.53,197-1.7%
 Independent000002.4441-2.1%
 Green000001.4257-0.8%
 English Democrat000000.7123+0.7%

Ward results

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Cove & Southwood[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsBrian Jupp69149.2
ConservativeDavid Thomas54538.8
LabourEdward Shelton1309.3
GreenJames Page392.8
Majority14610.4
Turnout1,40534.0
Liberal DemocratsholdSwing
Empress[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Wall94056.2
Liberal DemocratsStephen Chowns53431.9
LabourChristopher Wright19911.9
Majority40624.3
Turnout1,67337.9
ConservativeholdSwing
Fernhill[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeKenneth Muschamp59650.5
Liberal DemocratsRichard Shaw42435.9
LabourMartin Coule16013.6
Majority17214.6
Turnout1,18029.1
ConservativeholdSwing
Grange[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJon Weston73851.9
LabourStella Olivier36925.9
Liberal DemocratsHazel Manning22916.1
IndependentArthur Pendragon866.0
Majority36926.0
Turnout1,42235.3
ConservativeholdSwing
Heron Wood[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDonald Cappleman54547.0
ConservativeAndrew Hankins40835.2
Liberal DemocratsIan Colpus20617.8
Majority13711.8
Turnout1,15927.0
LabourholdSwing
Knellwood[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRoland Dibbs74246.4
Liberal DemocratsMartin Kaye38223.9
IndependentKeith Parkins35522.2
LabourWilliam Tootill1197.4
Majority36022.5
Turnout1,59839.4
ConservativeholdSwing
Manor Park[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePeter Crerar65445.2
Liberal DemocratsGeorge Paparesti60741.9
LabourJune Smith18712.9
Majority473.3
Turnout1,44833.7
ConservativeholdSwing
Mayfield[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsNeville Dewey58757.7
LabourClive Grattan23623.2
ConservativeRoderick Baulk19519.2
Majority35134.5
Turnout1,01825.6
Liberal DemocratsholdSwing
North Town[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourCarolyne Culver49841.3
ConservativeNeil Watkin37631.2
Liberal DemocratsPeter Sandy25120.8
GreenAdam Stacey816.7
Majority12210.1
Turnout1,20627.8
LabourholdSwing
Rowhill[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMohammad Choudhary71053.8
Liberal DemocratsPhilip Thompson28721.8
LabourJill Clark23918.1
GreenJulia Fowler836.3
Majority42332.0
Turnout1,31932.7
ConservativeholdSwing
St John's[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGraham Tucker67662.4
Liberal DemocratsMartine Howell40837.6
Majority26824.8
Turnout1,08425.1
ConservativeholdSwing
St Mark's[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDiane Bedford64845.8
Liberal DemocratsAlistair Mackie61843.7
LabourBarry Jones14910.5
Majority302.1
Turnout1,41531.4
ConservativeholdSwing
Wellington[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeFrancis Williams38347.6
LabourRobert Sullivan22227.6
Liberal DemocratsNickolaus Burfield14518.0
GreenSamantha Stacey546.7
Majority16120.0
Turnout80418.8
ConservativeholdSwing
West Heath[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsShaun Murphy68744.8
ConservativeStephen Masterson58137.9
LabourPhilip Collins1449.4
English DemocratGary Cowd1238.0
Majority1066.9
Turnout1,53537.2
Liberal DemocratsholdSwing

References

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  1. ^"Local elections".BBC News Online. Retrieved19 September 2010.
  2. ^"How Britain voted: English and Scottish councils".The Independent. 3 May 2003. p. 18.
  3. ^abc"The Independents' Rushmoor challenge". gethampshire. 10 April 2003. Archived fromthe original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved20 September 2010.
  4. ^"Shock as Labour group leader stands down". gethampshire. 8 April 2003. Archived fromthe original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved20 September 2010.
  5. ^"Cross culture".The Guardian. 30 April 2003. Retrieved19 September 2010.
  6. ^abcdefghijklmnopq"Election round-up". getwokingham. 8 May 2003. Retrieved18 September 2010.
  7. ^"Ousted after seven years". gethampshire. 15 June 2004. Archived fromthe original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved22 September 2010.
  8. ^"Tory night of long knives". gethampshire. 13 May 2003. Archived fromthe original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved20 September 2010.
  9. ^"New labour leader in Rushmoor". gethampshire. 29 May 2003. Archived fromthe original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved20 September 2010.
  10. ^abcdefghijklmno"Election results - 1 May 2003". Rushmoor Borough Council. Archived fromthe original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved19 September 2010.
  11. ^"English councils".The Times. 3 May 2003. p. 47.
Preceded by
2002 Rushmoor Council election
Rushmoor local electionsSucceeded by
2004 Rushmoor Council election
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