The 2003 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 27
- Labour 20
- Vacant 1[2]
Election result
[edit]The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after making one gain from Labour in Hatfield West.[3] No other seats changed parties, with the Conservatives holding Sherrards by 123 votes over Labour.[3] The closest result came in Handside ward where the Conservatives held the seat by 20 votes over the Liberal Democrats, meaning that the Liberal Democrats remained without any seats on the council.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 33.1%,[4] down by 2% from the 2002 election, with a quarter of the votes cast being postal votes.[3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 56.3 | 45.1 | 9,591 | -3.1% | |
Labour | 7 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 43.8 | 32.3 | 6,858 | -2.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.6 | 4,794 | +5.1% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Boulton | 1,203 | 77.2 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Edwards | 211 | 13.5 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Margaret White | 145 | 9.3 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 992 | 63.7 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,559 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Larkins | 652 | 51.5 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | Stuart Jackson | 345 | 27.3 | −1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Bassett | 269 | 21.2 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 307 | 24.2 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,266 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dennis Lewis | 1,022 | 44.4 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Cooke | 1,002 | 43.5 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Lynn Chesterman | 279 | 12.1 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 20 | 0.9 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,303 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maureen Cook | 530 | 44.3 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Laming | 420 | 35.1 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | Roger Roberts | 247 | 20.6 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 110 | 9.2 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,197 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Long | 782 | 55.2 | −2.9 | |
Labour | Samuel Smith | 352 | 24.9 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lis Meyland-Smith | 282 | 19.9 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 430 | 30.3 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,416 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Appleby | 377 | |||
Labour | Linda Mendez | 376 | |||
Conservative | Ronald Smith | 175 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Peffer | 164 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Griffiths | 111 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Archer | 108 | |||
Turnout | 1,311 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hawkins | 644 | 47.0 | −3.5 | |
Labour | Roy Moss | 509 | 37.2 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Archer | 217 | 15.8 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 135 | 9.8 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,370 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Johnson | 623 | 55.8 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Stanbury | 280 | 25.1 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janet Gammage | 213 | 19.1 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 343 | 30.7 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,116 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jill Weston | 627 | 51.8 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | Marian Pile | 364 | 30.1 | −1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Arch | 220 | 18.2 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 263 | 21.7 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,211 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Mansfield | 990 | 80.3 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bain | 148 | 12.0 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Sheila Jones | 95 | 7.7 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 842 | 68.3 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,233 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Darren Bennett | 615 | 42.4 | −8.5 | |
Labour | Christopher Cory | 453 | 31.3 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ted Naseby | 381 | 26.3 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 162 | 11.1 | −10.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,449 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Roberts | 491 | 47.7 | −11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wanda Armstrong-Bridges | 362 | 35.1 | +16.7 | |
Conservative | David Perkins | 177 | 17.2 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 129 | 12.6 | −24.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,030 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Burnapp | 984 | 45.6 | −1.4 | |
Labour | Anthony Crump | 861 | 39.9 | −2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Louise Lotz | 311 | 14.4 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 123 | 5.7 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,156 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julie Cragg | 664 | 62.2 | −1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Bartlett | 230 | 21.6 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Jan Burnell | 173 | 16.2 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 434 | 40.6 | −3.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,067 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Smith | 935 | 60.0 | −0.8 | |
Labour | Julia Henderson | 315 | 20.2 | −6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Skidmore | 309 | 19.8 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 620 | 39.8 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,559 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "English local elections: Results". The Guardian. 2 May 2003. p. 12.
- ^ a b "Election Results". The Times. 2 May 2003. p. 17.
- ^ a b c d "Tories tighten grip on Welwyn Hatfield". Watford Observer. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Welwyn Hatfield Council Election Result" (PDF). Political Science Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2010.