The 2003 Braintree District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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Summary
[edit]Candidates by party
[edit]Labour Party (57/59)
Conservative Party (44/59)
Liberal Democrats (29/59)
Green Party (14/59)
Independent (10/59)
Halstead Residents (5/59)
Results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 27 | ![]() |
45.0 | 35.7 | 24,265 | +6.7 | |||
Labour | 20 | ![]() |
33.3 | 33.6 | 22,840 | -11.6 | |||
Halstead Residents | 5 | ![]() |
8.3 | 6.7 | 4,542 | New | |||
Liberal Democrats | 4 | ![]() |
6.7 | 12.5 | 8,509 | -1.3 | |||
Green | 2 | ![]() |
3.3 | 6.0 | 4,064 | +1.9 | |||
Independent | 2 | ![]() |
3.3 | 5.4 | 3,658 | +0.6 | |||
Residents | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | — | — | -3.0 |
Ward results
[edit]Black Norley & Terling
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | P. Turner | 504 | 39.3 | ||
Conservative | M. Gallone | 501 | 39.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Turner | 449 | 35.0 | ||
Conservative | C. Louis | 377 | 29.4 | ||
Labour | M. Williams | 201 | 15.7 | ||
Labour | R. Horrell | 151 | 11.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,283 | 44.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bocking Blackwater
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Schmitt | 733 | 44.3 | ||
Conservative | D. Reid | 713 | 43.1 | ||
Conservative | R. Haslam | 701 | 42.4 | ||
Labour | A. Bishop | 647 | 39.1 | ||
Labour | R. Lodge | 572 | 34.6 | ||
Labour | M. Shirvington | 527 | 31.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Seymour | 321 | 19.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | T. Graystone | 278 | 16.8 | ||
Green | W. Partridge | 222 | 13.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,653 | 27.8 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bocking North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Mann | 496 | 54.1 | −15.2 | |
Labour | A. Everard | 450 | 49.1 | −13.2 | |
Conservative | T. McMillan | 300 | 32.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | P. Walsh | 275 | 30.0 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | E. Fierheller | 155 | 16.9 | ±0.0 | |
Turnout | 917 | 27.5 | −0.4 | ||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Bocking South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Green | 566 | 61.3 | −2.8 | |
Labour | M. Thorogood | 536 | 58.1 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | N. Birks | 297 | 32.2 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | A. Scattergood | 222 | 24.1 | −5.2 | |
Green | D. Stewart | 145 | 15.7 | +7.6 | |
Turnout | 923 | 24.6 | −1.2 | ||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Bradwell, Silver End & Rivenhall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | James Abbott | 855 | 58.3 | ||
Green | Philip Hughes | 755 | 51.5 | ||
Labour | G. Tew | 434 | 29.6 | ||
Labour | M. Cann | 399 | 27.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A. Final | 178 | 12.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B. French | 170 | 11.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,466 | 40.2 | |||
Green win (new seat) | |||||
Green win (new seat) |
Braintree Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | R. Cavinder | 487 | 36.6 | +18.8 | |
Labour | M. Green | 476 | 35.7 | −20.8 | |
Labour | W. Edwards | 466 | 35.0 | −19.8 | |
Labour | D. Lotery | 452 | 33.9 | −17.0 | |
Conservative | J. Brown | 451 | 33.9 | +11.1 | |
Conservative | J. McKee | 446 | 33.5 | +11.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. McDermott | 390 | 29.3 | +13.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Fish | 387 | 29.1 | +11.3 | |
Independent | B. Buchan | 344 | 25.8 | N/A | |
Independent | R. Green | 256 | 19.2 | N/A | |
Green | D. Darney | 133 | 10.0 | +0.9 | |
Turnout | 1,332 | 25.0 | +3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Braintree East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Bishop | 597 | 52.0 | −3.2 | |
Labour | E. Lynch | 531 | 46.3 | −0.9 | |
Labour | C. Coughlan | 502 | 43.7 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | D. McIntosh | 304 | 26.5 | −0.6 | |
Independent | L. Clark | 254 | 22.1 | N/A | |
Independent | M. Buchan | 228 | 19.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Lemon | 219 | 19.1 | −1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Brooks | 216 | 18.8 | −3.2 | |
Turnout | 1,148 | 25.7 | +5.4 | ||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Braintree South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Lynch | 611 | 46.8 | ||
Labour | A. Millam | 563 | 43.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Rice | 528 | 40.4 | ||
Labour | R. Parsons | 520 | 39.8 | ||
Conservative | D. Messer | 371 | 28.4 | ||
Conservative | H. Rix | 337 | 25.8 | ||
Green | D. Andrews | 187 | 14.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,306 | 25.9 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Bumpstead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Collar | 534 | 71.0 | +10.1 | |
Labour | A. Bennett | 218 | 29.0 | −10.1 | |
Turnout | 752 | 39.7 | +7.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Coggeshall & North Feering
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Newton | 767 | 48.2 | ||
Conservative | N. Edey | 738 | 46.4 | ||
Labour | C. Joyce | 640 | 40.2 | ||
Labour | T. Layzell | 598 | 37.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Sibley | 231 | 14.5 | ||
Green | M. Langsdon | 172 | 10.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,591 | 41.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Cressing & Stisted
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L. Flint | 353 | 55.9 | ||
Conservative | D. Heasman | 279 | 44.1 | ||
Majority | 74 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 632 | 28.0 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Gosfield & Greenstead Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Broyd | 531 | 55.1 | ||
Independent | R. Waters | 294 | 30.5 | ||
Labour | D. Marshall | 138 | 14.3 | ||
Majority | 237 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 963 | 48.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Great Notley & Braintree West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Butland | 862 | 60.4 | ||
Conservative | A. Jenner | 794 | 55.6 | ||
Conservative | R. Walters | 767 | 53.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | L. Beckett | 341 | 23.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Braley | 316 | 22.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | T. Brooks | 304 | 21.3 | ||
Independent | A. Watts | 192 | 13.4 | ||
Labour | L. Barlow | 168 | 11.8 | ||
Labour | B. Tate | 158 | 11.1 | ||
Labour | A. Tearle | 141 | 9.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,428 | 32.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Halstead St. Andrew's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Halstead Residents | M. Gage | 1,042 | 70.3 | N/A | |
Halstead Residents | B. Gage | 1,037 | 70.0 | N/A | |
Halstead Residents | H. Catley | 1,029 | 69.4 | N/A | |
Labour | G. McCoyd | 377 | 25.4 | −0.5 | |
Labour | T. Rogers | 372 | 25.1 | −4.6 | |
Labour | S. Gilbert | 346 | 23.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,482 | 28.5 | −4.2 | ||
Halstead Residents gain from Residents | |||||
Halstead Residents gain from Residents | |||||
Halstead Residents win (new seat) |
Halstead Trinity
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Halstead Residents | J. Pell | 822 | 77.3 | ||
Halstead Residents | J. Pilgrim | 612 | 57.6 | ||
Labour | M. Fincken | 362 | 34.1 | ||
Labour | S. Knight | 344 | 32.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,063 | 30.0 | |||
Halstead Residents win (new seat) | |||||
Halstead Residents win (new seat) |
Hatfield Peverel
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. Bigden | 806 | 76.7 | +19.8 | |
Conservative | D. Finch | 684 | 65.1 | +9.3 | |
Labour | P. Watt | 257 | 24.5 | −5.1 | |
Labour | V. Bermudez | 225 | 21.4 | +1.0 | |
Turnout | 1,051 | 30.5 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Headingham & Maplestead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Beavis | 1,013 | 61.8 | ||
Conservative | C. Tanner | 924 | 56.3 | ||
Conservative | W. Scattergood | 710 | 43.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Bolter | 542 | 33.0 | ||
Labour | N. Owen | 332 | 20.2 | ||
Independent | P. Schwier | 310 | 18.9 | ||
Labour | S. Goodfellow | 259 | 15.8 | ||
Labour | K. Tew | 199 | 12.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,640 | 32.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Kelvedon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Foster | 732 | 41.9 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | R. Mitchell | 655 | 37.5 | +2.7 | |
Labour | E. Davidson | 592 | 33.9 | −10.5 | |
Labour | I. Marshall | 579 | 33.1 | −11.3 | |
Independent | J. Hackworth | 387 | 22.2 | N/A | |
Independent | B. Boyer | 300 | 17.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Ashby | 198 | 11.3 | −0.7 | |
Turnout | 1,747 | 45.0 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Panfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Wilkinson | 421 | 70.8 | +14.3 | |
Labour | R. Green | 174 | 29.2 | −14.3 | |
Turnout | 595 | 36.0 | −5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Rayne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | A. Meadows | 369 | 50.8 | −3.8 | |
Conservative | E. Macnee | 358 | 49.2 | +17.4 | |
Majority | 11 | 1.6 | −21.2 | ||
Turnout | 727 | 43.2 | +10.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Stour Valley North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Harley | 447 | 62.7 | −2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Posen | 136 | 19.1 | N/A | |
Labour | P. Owen | 130 | 18.2 | −16.5 | |
Majority | 311 | 43.6 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 713 | 41.2 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Stour Valley South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Shelton | 498 | 73.1 | +8.8 | |
Labour | F. Hearn | 183 | 26.9 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 315 | 46.2 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 681 | 37.0 | −5.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
The Three Colnes
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | B. Gaught | 740 | 60.3 | ||
Conservative | G. Spray | 658 | 53.6 | ||
Labour | R. Alston | 314 | 25.6 | ||
Labour | S. Overnell | 305 | 24.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,228 | 32.2 | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Three Fields
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Finbow | 800 | 72.2 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | S. Walsh | 783 | 70.7 | +0.1 | |
Labour | A. Axtell | 230 | 20.8 | −2.6 | |
Labour | J. Overnell | 221 | 19.9 | −6.0 | |
Turnout | 1,108 | 36.5 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Upper Colne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Bolton | 450 | 67.0 | −3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | E. Jones | 132 | 19.6 | N/A | |
Labour | P. Long | 90 | 13.4 | −16.0 | |
Majority | 318 | 47.4 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 672 | 34.0 | −8.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Witham Chipping Hill & Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Barlow | 443 | 36.8 | ||
Conservative | M. Lager | 443 | 36.8 | ||
Labour | I. Pointon | 372 | 30.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B. Fleet | 363 | 30.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. May | 268 | 22.3 | ||
Green | N. Brunton | 255 | 21.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,204 | 33.0 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Witham North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Evans | 462 | 55.5 | −14.6 | |
Labour | J. Gyford | 435 | 52.3 | −15.6 | |
Conservative | C. Heasman | 215 | 25.8 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Barber | 157 | 18.9 | N/A | |
Green | N. Scales | 138 | 16.6 | +1.1 | |
Green | C. Gerrard | 115 | 13.8 | +2.0 | |
Turnout | 832 | 22.8 | −0.7 | ||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Witham South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Martin | 583 | 43.7 | −10.4 | |
Labour | P. Heath | 574 | 43.0 | N/A | |
Labour | R. Tincknell | 521 | 39.0 | −9.8 | |
Conservative | J. Jarvis | 515 | 38.6 | +13.4 | |
Conservative | R. Ramage | 498 | 37.3 | +12.7 | |
Conservative | D. Louis | 469 | 35.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | B. Dearlove | 219 | 16.4 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Gerrard | 194 | 14.5 | +1.1 | |
Green | S. Ransome | 178 | 13.3 | +6.1 | |
Turnout | 1,335 | 27.8 | +6.1 | ||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Witham West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Boylan | 564 | 44.7 | N/A | |
Labour | K. Tearle | 546 | 43.2 | −6.6 | |
Labour | J. Reekle | 533 | 42.2 | −6.9 | |
Conservative | J. Walton | 426 | 33.7 | +3.7 | |
Green | S. Hicks | 314 | 24.9 | +16.0 | |
Green | P. Brunton | 297 | 23.5 | +14.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Hooper | 294 | 23.3 | +9.0 | |
Green | K. Peterson | 253 | 20.0 | +11.1 | |
Turnout | 1,263 | 24.8 | −5.1 | ||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Yeldham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | N. McCrea | 245 | 42.5 | N/A | |
Labour | S. Scrivens | 168 | 29.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | T. Ellis | 163 | 28.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 77 | 13.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 576 | 36.5 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | N/A |
By-elections
[edit]Hedingham and Maplestead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 664 | 45.8 | +21.1 | ||
Conservative | 625 | 43.1 | −3.0 | ||
Labour | 160 | 11.0 | −4.1 | ||
Majority | 39 | 2.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,449 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Rayne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 289 | 49.5 | +0.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 272 | 46.6 | −4.2 | ||
Green | 23 | 3.9 | N/A | ||
Majority | 17 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 584 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2020.