
The2003 Stroud Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members ofStroudDistrict Council inGloucestershire, 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
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 29.4 | 35.6 | 7,268 | -5.9% | |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 23.5 | 24.6 | 5,023 | -4.3% | |
| Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 15.4 | 3,141 | +5.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 11.8 | 20.3 | 4,144 | +4.0% | |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 624 | +0.7% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 211 | +0.4% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Shortt | 760 | 48.5 | +8.7 | |
| Conservative | Norma Rodman | 355 | 22.7 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Jones | 341 | 21.8 | +1.0 | |
| Green | Carol Kambites | 111 | 7.1 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 405 | 25.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,567 | 30.4 | −5.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Miranda Clifton | 524 | 40.4 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Julian D'arcy | 493 | 38.0 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Pearce | 281 | 21.6 | −2.6 | |
| Majority | 31 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,298 | 39.7 | −1.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Fowles | 496 | 41.8 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Dapling | 470 | 39.6 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | Lawrence Hall | 220 | 18.5 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 26 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,186 | 35.9 | −2.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Williams | 255 | 46.5 | −5.8 | |
| Green | Kevin Cranston | 126 | 23.0 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Anne Snelgrove | 101 | 18.4 | −10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Sutherland | 66 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
| Majority | 129 | 23.5 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 548 | 39.0 | +1.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elizabeth Peters | 875 | 46.5 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | David Taylor | 316 | 16.8 | −10.7 | |
| Green | David Wood | 306 | 16.3 | −4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Brown | 277 | 14.7 | −11.0 | |
| UKIP | Leslie Banstead | 107 | 5.7 | −4.4 | |
| Majority | 559 | 29.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,881 | 37.7 | −0.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Marsh | 727 | 42.5 | +10.0 | |
| Conservative | Loraine Patrick | 582 | 34.0 | −0.1 | |
| Labour | Daryl Matthews | 364 | 21.3 | −9.8 | |
| UKIP | Anthony Gardiner | 37 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 145 | 8.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,710 | 36.4 | −2.1 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sheffie Mohammed | 361 | 61.8 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | Lesley Williams | 101 | 17.3 | +1.7 | |
| Conservative | Catherine James | 77 | 13.2 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Rogers | 45 | 7.7 | −2.8 | |
| Majority | 260 | 44.5 | +4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 584 | 33.9 | +3.7 | ||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elisabeth Bird | 889 | 59.6 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | Audrey Smith | 330 | 22.1 | −2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Edmunds | 224 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
| UKIP | Adrian Blake | 48 | 3.2 | −4.6 | |
| Majority | 559 | 37.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,491 | 43.8 | +7.4 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Jeffreys | 643 | 33.1 | +0.1 | |
| Green | John Nicholson | 621 | 32.0 | +3.8 | |
| Labour | Keith Norbury | 417 | 21.5 | −7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Myles Robinson | 259 | 13.4 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 22 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,940 | 39.7 | −1.8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Cooper | 521 | 39.2 | +1.6 | |
| Green | Steven Penny | 423 | 31.9 | +17.4 | |
| Labour | Martin Alder | 295 | 22.2 | −11.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Howe | 89 | 6.7 | −7.4 | |
| Majority | 98 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,328 | 37.9 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Gwendoline Belcher | 252 | 48.3 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | Deborah Westgate | 148 | 28.4 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Henrietta Nichols | 122 | 23.4 | −8.2 | |
| Majority | 104 | 19.9 | +8.9 | ||
| Turnout | 522 | 31.1 | −2.0 | ||
| Greenhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Brine | 761 | 47.0 | −8.3 | |
| Conservative | Philip Brine | 566 | 34.9 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Milner Woodhead | 154 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
| Green | Sally Pickering | 139 | 8.6 | −2.7 | |
| Majority | 195 | 12.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,620 | 28.5 | −3.4 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Martin Whiteside | 436 | 50.4 | +10.7 | |
| Conservative | Patricia Carpenter | 270 | 31.2 | −3.7 | |
| Labour | John Howgate | 103 | 11.9 | −13.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Colleen Rothwell | 56 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
| Majority | 166 | 19.2 | +14.4 | ||
| Turnout | 865 | 47.9 | +0.1 | ||
| Greenhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | John Marjoram | 387 | 53.5 | −15.5 | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Brown | 169 | 23.3 | +23.3 | |
| Labour | Marta Cock | 114 | 15.7 | −9.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Beckingham | 54 | 7.5 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 218 | 30.1 | −13.9 | ||
| Turnout | 724 | 44.7 | −2.0 | ||
| Greenhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Linda Townley | 263 | 40.8 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Linda Jeffreys | 167 | 25.9 | −1.8 | |
| Labour | Karin Degenberg | 106 | 16.4 | −19.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Owen | 46 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Green | Henry Leveson-Gower | 44 | 6.8 | −4.2 | |
| UKIP | Alan Lomas | 19 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 96 | 14.9 | |||
| Turnout | 645 | 36.7 | +3.6 | ||
| Independentgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Tobias Green | 296 | 48.4 | +10.9 | |
| Conservative | Brian Wheatley | 145 | 23.7 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | John Appleton | 113 | 18.5 | −8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Stayte | 57 | 9.3 | −6.6 | |
| Majority | 151 | 24.7 | +14.5 | ||
| Turnout | 611 | 35.9 | +1.0 | ||
| Greenhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 998 | 52.8 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | Sidney Gowers | 893 | 47.2 | −6.4 | |
| Majority | 105 | 5.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,891 | 37.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||