Penwith Council election, 2003

Elections to Penwith Council were held on 1 May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 37.6%

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Liberal Democrat 11
*Conservative 10
*Independent 8
*Others 3
*Labour 2

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 5
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 41.7
votes % = 41.0
votes = 5,529
plus/minus = +17.1%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 4
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 33.3
votes % = 31.4
votes = 4,232
plus/minus = +2.8%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = +2
seats % = 25.0
votes % = 18.3
votes = 2,472
plus/minus = -18.9%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = -1
seats % = 0
votes % = 5.8
votes = 787
plus/minus = -1.6%Election Summary Party
party = Mebyon Kernow
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net =
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.7
votes = 230
plus/minus = -0.4%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net =
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.7
votes = 227
plus/minus = +1.0%

1 Conservative candidate was unopposed.

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Shirley Oliver
votes = 829
percentage = 60.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sarah Roskilly
votes = 536
percentage = 39.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 293
percentage = 21.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,365
percentage = 35.0
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Owen Philp
votes = 971
percentage = 61.4
change = +14.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Clinton Thomas
votes = 611
percentage = 38.6
change = +38.6Election box majority
votes = 360
percentage = 22.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,582
percentage = 32.8
change = -4.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Yvonne Watson
votes = 756
percentage = 56.3
change = -7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Susan Holland
votes = 467
percentage = 34.8
change = +14.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Bryan Bracegirdle
votes = 119
percentage = 8.9
change = +8.9Election box majority
votes = 289
percentage = 21.5
change = -22.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,342
percentage = 39.7
change = -1.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Henry Smith
votes = 966
percentage = 57.4
change = +57.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Mark Squire
votes = 716
percentage = 42.6
change = -42.8Election box majority
votes = 250
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,682
percentage = 39.8
change = +0.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Neil Badcock
votes = 472
percentage = 72.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nigel Walker
votes = 176
percentage = 27.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 296
percentage = 45.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 648
percentage = 54.5
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Mates
votes = 489
percentage = 35.5
change = -11.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Cornelius Olivier
votes = 366
percentage = 26.6
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Champion
votes = 275
percentage = 20.0
change = +5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Carol Dennis
votes = 125
percentage = 9.1
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Michael Faulkner
votes = 108
percentage = 7.8
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Joby Akira
votes = 15
percentage = 1.1
change = -1.8Election box majority
votes = 123
percentage = 8.9
change = -14.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,378
percentage = 34.2
change = -3.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Harding
votes = 1,090
percentage = 72.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sara Olivier
votes = 421
percentage = 27.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 669
percentage = 44.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,511
percentage = 43.2
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Eric Care
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Peter Badcock
votes = 487
percentage = 71.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Michael Hanley
votes = 195
percentage = 28.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 292
percentage = 42.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 682
percentage = 42.8
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = George Tonkin
votes = 649
percentage = 74.5
change = -8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Milton
votes = 222
percentage = 25.5
change = +8.3Election box majority
votes = 427
percentage = 49.0
change = -16.6Election box turnout
votes = 871
percentage = 30.1
change = -5.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Joan Tanner
votes = 482
percentage = 48.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = William Fry
votes = 225
percentage = 22.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Milton
votes = 211
percentage = 21.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = William Trevorrow
votes = 73
percentage = 7.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 257
percentage = 25.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 991
percentage = 37.4
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Patricia Angove
votes = 466
percentage = 32.7
change = +32.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Penaluna
votes = 390
percentage = 27.4
change = -15.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Benjamin Angwin
votes = 339
percentage = 23.8
change = +9.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Mebyon Kernow
candidate = Andrew Moyle
votes = 230
percentage = 16.1
change = -0.4Election box majority
votes = 76
percentage = 5.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,425
percentage = 39.1
change = -4.8

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/202.stm 2003 Penwith election result]
* [http://www.penwith.gov.uk/media/adobe/0/q/turnout_1.pdf Turnout figures]
* [http://uk.geocities.com/AndrewTeale/local02/p.txt Ward results]

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