2003 UK local government election
Map of the results of the 2003 West Somerset District Council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. The 2003 West Somerset District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Election result West Somerset local election result 2003[2] [3] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 18 3 3 0 58.1 42.1 7,157 -1.9% Independent 9 2 3 -1 29.0 29.2 4,959 +15.9% Labour 2 0 0 0 6.5 16.7 2,837 -8.9% Liberal Democrats 2 1 0 +1 6.5 10.7 1,823 -5.6% UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 217 +1.3%
5 Conservatives, 2 independents and 1 Liberal Democrat were unopposed at the election.[2] One of the independent councillors, Michael Gammon, took the Conservative whip.[3]
Ward results Alcombe East (2)[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jamie Anderson 265 Conservative Nicolas Messarra 262 Labour Valerie Welch 138 Labour Marcus Kravis 108 Turnout 773 20.9 -3.4 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Alcombe West (2)[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Simon Stokes 379 Labour Ivor Gibbon 368 Conservative John Hickman 285 Conservative Pamela Hawkins 248 Turnout 1,280 34.8 -4.4 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Aville Vale[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Roger Webber 361 78.5 Independent Andrew Kelsey 98 21.4 Majority 263 57.3 Turnout 459 49.2 Conservative hold Swing
Brompton Ralph and Haddon[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent David Gliddon 203 60.2 -23.6 Conservative Geoffrey Day 134 39.8 +39.8 Majority 69 20.5 -47.0 Turnout 337 44.9 +6.3 Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Carhampton and Withycombe[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Peter Humber unopposed Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Crowcombe and Stogumber[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Vivian Brewer unopposed Conservative hold Swing
Dulverton and Brushford (2)[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Keith Ross 718 Independent Michael Gammon 650 Labour Susan Gibb 172 Turnout 1,540 52.5 Independent hold Swing Independent hold Swing
Dunster[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Bryan Leaker 207 60.2 +10.8 Independent John Walker 72 20.9 -29.7 Labour John Dore 65 18.9 +18.9 Majority 135 39.2 Turnout 344 50.4 +3.5 Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Exmoor[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Steven Pugsley unopposed Conservative hold Swing
Minehead North (3)[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Christine Lawrence 551 Conservative Ann Foxhuntley 428 Conservative Keith Parkes 428 Labour David Ross 356 Labour John McGee 324 Liberal Democrats Susan Jenkins 207 Labour Thomas Welch 207 UKIP Marilyn Berrey 150 Turnout 2,651 37.5 -1.9 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Minehead South (3)[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Martyn Snell 621 Conservative Terry Venner 608 Conservative Colin Hill 590 Conservative Ernest Taylor 514 Liberal Democrats Ian Galloway 480 Labour Ian Grady 306 Turnout 3,119 41.2 -12.0 Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Old Cleeve (2)[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Pamela Driver unopposed Independent John Nethercott unopposed Conservative hold Swing Independent hold Swing
Porlock and District (2)[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Michael Padgett unopposed Conservative Angela Palmer unopposed Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Quantock Vale (2)[2] [3] [4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Terence Ayre 449 Conservative Mary Crowley 364 Independent Keith Turpin 353 Turnout 1,166 41.8 Conservative hold Swing Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Quarme[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Frederick Rawle unopposed Independent hold Swing
Watchet (3)[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Anthony Knight 555 Independent Jennifer Hill 464 Independent David Banks 438 Labour Adrian Rowe 414 Independent Sally De Renzy-Martin 389 Liberal Democrats Anthony Bowden 348 Conservative Loretta Whetlor 288 Liberal Democrats Emily Booker 167 Turnout 3,063 41.6 +5.7 Conservative gain from Independent Swing Independent hold Swing Independent hold Swing
West Quantock[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Barbara Child 302 56.2 Independent Jim Laflin 235 43.8 Majority 67 12.5 Turnout 537 53.0 Conservative hold Swing
Williton (2)[2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Hugh Davies 707 Independent Edwin May 361 Independent John Holden 271 Conservative David Wilson 164 Conservative Rosemary Woods 154 UKIP Kenneth Matthews 67 Turnout 1,724 45.9 +4.4 Independent hold Swing Independent gain from Conservative Swing
By-elections between 2003 and 2007 Old Cleeve By-election 7 July 2005[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Jessica Griffith 468 72.7 Conservative Roy Harbour 136 21.1 Labour John Garland 40 6.2 Majority 332 51.6 Turnout 644 35.0 Independent hold Swing
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