2003 Stevenage Borough Council election

2003 Stevenage Borough Council election

1 May 2003
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats before 33 3 3 Seats won 11 1 1 Seats after 33 3 3 Seat change Popular vote 14,542 7,733 7,659 Percentage 47.7% 25.4% 25.1%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2003 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Elections to Stevenage Council in Hertfordshire, England were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election; the seats of the candidates who finished first in each ward in the all-out election of 1999. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council,[1] as had been predicted before the election.[2] Overall turnout was 52.2%.[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 33
• Liberal Democrat 3
• Conservative 3

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2003

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11			0	84.6	47.7	14,542	-5.5%
	Liberal Democrats	1			0	7.7	25.4	7,733	+6.7%
	Conservative	1			0	7.7	25.1	7,659	-1.0%
	Green	0			0	0	1.4	431	-0.3%
	Socialist Alternative	0			0	0	0.4	112	+0.0%

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward

Bandley Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacqueline Hollywell	1,174	52.2	−13.8
	Conservative	Freda Warner	650	28.9	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sean McManus	425	18.9	+18.9
Majority			524	23.3	−8.7
Turnout			2,249	47.0

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward

Bedwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Harrington	1,398	59.5	−4.7
	Conservative	Galina Dimelow	440	18.7	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Meacham	399	17.0	+3.6
	Socialist Alternative	Stephen Glennon	112	4.8	+0.2
Majority			958	40.8	−5.6
Turnout			2,349	50.3

Chells

Location of Chells ward

Chells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Vale	1,307	51.9	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard Lambert	822	32.7	+3.2
	Conservative	Ralph Dimelow	387	15.4	−2.6
Majority			485	19.2	−3.9
Turnout			2,516	55.6

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward

Longmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Webb	1,072	46.6	−2.8
	Conservative	Matthew Hurst	646	28.1	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ralph Baskerville	582	25.3	+6.6
Majority			426	18.5	−6.1
Turnout			2,300	51.8

Manor

Location of Manor ward

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Parker	1,859	66.3	+12.3
	Labour	Gordana Bjelic-Rados	472	16.8	−9.1
	Conservative	Dilys Clark	472	16.8	−3.3
Majority			1,387	49.5	+21.4
Turnout			2,803	58.0

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward

Martins Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Patston	958	42.8	−7.8
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	664	29.6	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Segadelli	404	18.0	+3.3
	Green	Ian Murrill	214	9.6	+2.6
Majority			294	13.2	−9.6
Turnout			2,240	49.0

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Downing	1,256	46.4	−4.3
	Conservative	Jody Hanafin	749	27.7	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Moorcroft	484	17.9	+4.3
	Green	Bernard Chapman	217	8.0	+1.3
Majority			507	18.7	−3.0
Turnout			2,706	57.3

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward

Pin Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Reginald Smith	1,237	54.0	−5.3
	Conservative	Mollie Cawthorn	564	24.6	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Griffith	488	21.3	+4.2
Majority			673	29.4	−6.3
Turnout			2,289	52.2

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward

Roebuck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Gardner	1,094	49.7	−4.2
	Conservative	Anita Speight	563	25.6	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Knight	544	24.7	+4.5
Majority			431	24.1	−4.0
Turnout			2,201	49.0

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward

St Nicholas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Raynor	989	48.5	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Snell	540	26.5	+3.8
	Conservative	Claire Halling	512	25.1	+2.1
Majority			449	22.0	−9.3
Turnout			2,041	47.0

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward

Shephall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Hall	1,389	61.2	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Baskerville	441	19.4	+1.6
	Conservative	Leslie Clark	440	19.4	+0.4
Majority			948	41.8	−2.4
Turnout			2,270	51.7

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward

Symonds Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Kissane	1,436	60.5	−4.1
	Conservative	Louisa Notley	582	24.5	−10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Lloyd	354	14.9	+14.9
Majority			854	36.0	+6.8
Turnout			2,372	53.7

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward

Woodfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Clark	990	46.2	+1.0
	Labour	John Lloyd	760	35.5	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Audrey Griffith	391	18.3	+2.4
Majority			230	10.7	+4.4
Turnout			2,141	56.3

References

• 2003 Stevenage election result
• Ward results
• Chapter 30 Hertfordshire

1. "Luton upset for Labour". BBC Online. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
2. "Stage set for eastern drama". BBC Online. 7 April 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
3. "Borough Council Elections - 1st May 2003: Election Results". Stevenage Borough Council. Retrieved 8 July 2008.