2003 Stevenage Borough Council election

2003 Stevenage Borough Council election
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council; 20 seats needed for a majority
	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
	Seats	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	11	84.6	47.7	14,542	-5.5%
Liberal Democrats	1	7.7	25.4	7,733	+6.7%
Conservative	1	7.7	25.1	7,659	-1.0%
Green	0	0	1.4	431	-0.3%
Socialist Alternative	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[]

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

[upset-1] "Luton upset for Labour". BBC Online. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2008.

[drama-2] "Stage set for eastern drama". BBC Online. 7 April 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2008.

[results-3] "Borough Council Elections - 1st May 2003: Election Results". Stevenage Borough Council. Retrieved 8 July 2008.

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