- Portsmouth Council election, 2003
Elections to
Portsmouth Council were held on1 May ,2003 . One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed underno overall control . Overall turnout was 26.6%.After the election, the composition of the council was
*Liberal Democrat 16
*Conservative 15
*Labour 11Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 7
gain = 3
loss = 0
net = +3
seats % = 50.0
votes % = 35.3
votes = 13,281
plus/minus = +5.6%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 5
gain = 2
loss = 2
net = 0
seats % = 35.7
votes % = 36.5
votes = 13,738
plus/minus = -1.1%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 3
net = -3
seats % = 14.3
votes % = 26.0
votes = 9,798
plus/minus = -5.2%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.0
votes = 360
plus/minus = +0.3%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.7
votes = 254
plus/minus = +0.4%Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Alliance
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.5
votes = 193
plus/minus = +0.1%Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Goble
votes = 1,638
percentage = 50.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Neil Pettigrew
votes = 1,055
percentage = 32.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Bramwell
votes = 434
percentage = 13.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Sarah Coote
votes = 145
percentage = 4.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 583
percentage = 17.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,272
percentage = 32.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Deborah Tomes
votes = 1,271
percentage = 41.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Button
votes = 1,118
percentage = 36.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Edward Couldwell
votes = 575
percentage = 18.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance
candidate = Timothy Evans
votes = 121
percentage = 3.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 153
percentage = 5.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,085
percentage = 28.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Steven Wylie
votes = 1,123
percentage = 46.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John McIntyre
votes = 874
percentage = 36.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Pursglove
votes = 333
percentage = 13.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Roland Woods
votes = 92
percentage = 3.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 249
percentage = 10.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,422
percentage = 23.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Langford
votes = 1,118
percentage = 47.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Sparrow
votes = 761
percentage = 32.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Evans
votes = 477
percentage = 20.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 357
percentage = 15.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,356
percentage = 23.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lee Mason
votes = 1,048
percentage = 40.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Reid
votes = 936
percentage = 36.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Webb
votes = 596
percentage = 23.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 108
percentage = 4.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,580
percentage = 26.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robin Sparshatt
votes = 1,848
percentage = 51.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Patrick Whittle
votes = 1,157
percentage = 32.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sonia Relf
votes = 582
percentage = 16.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 691
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,587
percentage = 36.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frederick Charlton
votes = 1,410
percentage = 48.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Lacey
votes = 1,070
percentage = 36.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = June Clarkson
votes = 419
percentage = 14.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 340
percentage = 11.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,899
percentage = 28.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Eleanor Scott
votes = 1,102
percentage = 52.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Beverley Hancock
votes = 545
percentage = 26.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Ross
votes = 450
percentage = 21.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 557
percentage = 26.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,097
percentage = 20.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alistair Thompson
votes = 1,281
percentage = 45.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Ferrett
votes = 1,126
percentage = 39.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hugh Mason
votes = 435
percentage = 15.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 155
percentage = 5.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,842
percentage = 28.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Vernon-Jackson
votes = 1,547
percentage = 51.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gerald Shimbart
votes = 822
percentage = 27.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Ferrett
votes = 372
percentage = 12.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Nigel Sizer
votes = 162
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Andrea Smith
votes = 112
percentage = 3.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 725
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,015
percentage = 31.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Leo Madden
votes = 987
percentage = 46.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Selina Corkerton
votes = 717
percentage = 33.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Bowden
votes = 417
percentage = 19.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 270
percentage = 12.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,121
percentage = 20.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Horne
votes = 1,012
percentage = 51.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Luke Stubbs
votes = 659
percentage = 33.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Price
votes = 211
percentage = 10.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Brian Bundy
votes = 103
percentage = 5.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 353
percentage = 17.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,985
percentage = 19.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Butler
votes = 1,106
percentage = 45.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Chewter
votes = 1,033
percentage = 42.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Gummerson
votes = 304
percentage = 12.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 73
percentage = 3.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,443
percentage = 25.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Leslie Stevens
votes = 1,487
percentage = 50.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Elaine Shimbart
votes = 1,033
percentage = 35.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alwin Oliver
votes = 328
percentage = 11.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance
candidate = Paul Thatcher
votes = 72
percentage = 2.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 454
percentage = 15.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,920
percentage = 28.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =References
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/206.stm 2003 Portsmouth election result]
* [http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2003/document012.html#toc52 Full results]
* [http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/1195.html Ward turnouts]sequence
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