Stevenage Council election, 2003

Elections to Stevenage Council in Hertfordshire, England were held on 1 May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council,cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/2994835.stm | title = Luton upset for Labour | accessdate = 2008-07-08 | date = 2003-05-02| publisher = "BBC Online"] as had been predicted before the election.cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2907191.stm | title = Stage set for eastern drama | accessdate = 2008-07-08 | date = 2003-04-07| publisher = "BBC Online"] Overall turnout was 52.2%.cite web| url = http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/loc03/pages/Stevenage/result.htm | title = Borough Council Elections - 1st May 2003: Election Results | accessdate = 2008-07-08 | publisher = "Stevenage Borough Council"]

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 33
*Liberal Democrat 3
*Conservative 3

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 11
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 84.6
votes % = 47.7
votes = 14,542
plus/minus = -5.5%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 7.7
votes % = 25.4
votes = 7,733
plus/minus = +6.7%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 7.7
votes % = 25.1
votes = 7,659
plus/minus = -1.0%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.4
votes = 431
plus/minus = -0.3%Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.4
votes = 112
plus/minus = +0.0%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jacqueline Hollywell
votes = 1,174
percentage = 52.2
change = -13.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Freda Warner
votes = 650
percentage = 28.9
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sean McManus
votes = 425
percentage = 18.9
change = +18.9Election box majority
votes = 524
percentage = 23.3
change = -8.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,249
percentage = 47.0
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Harrington
votes = 1,398
percentage = 59.5
change = -4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Galina Dimelow
votes = 440
percentage = 18.7
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Meacham
votes = 399
percentage = 17.0
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
candidate = Stephen Glennon
votes = 112
percentage = 4.8
change = +0.2Election box majority
votes = 958
percentage = 40.8
change = -5.6Election box turnout
votes = 2,349
percentage = 50.3
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Vale
votes = 1,307
percentage = 51.9
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Leonard Lambert
votes = 822
percentage = 32.7
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ralph Dimelow
votes = 387
percentage = 15.4
change = -2.6Election box majority
votes = 485
percentage = 19.2
change = -3.9Election box turnout
votes = 2,516
percentage = 55.6
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Webb
votes = 1,072
percentage = 46.6
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Hurst
votes = 646
percentage = 28.1
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ralph Baskerville
votes = 582
percentage = 25.3
change = +6.6Election box majority
votes = 426
percentage = 18.5
change = -6.1Election box turnout
votes = 2,300
percentage = 51.8
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robin Parker
votes = 1,859
percentage = 66.3
change = +12.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gordana Bjelic-Rados
votes = 472
percentage = 16.8
change = -9.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dilys Clark
votes = 472
percentage = 16.8
change = -3.3Election box majority
votes = 1,387
percentage = 49.5
change = +21.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,803
percentage = 58.0
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Patston
votes = 958
percentage = 42.8
change = -7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Wyatt
votes = 664
percentage = 29.6
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Barbara Segadelli
votes = 404
percentage = 18.0
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Ian Murrill
votes = 214
percentage = 9.6
change = +2.6Election box majority
votes = 294
percentage = 13.2
change = -9.6Election box turnout
votes = 2,240
percentage = 49.0
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Downing
votes = 1,256
percentage = 46.4
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jody Hanafin
votes = 749
percentage = 27.7
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Moorcroft
votes = 484
percentage = 17.9
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Bernard Chapman
votes = 217
percentage = 8.0
change = +1.3Election box majority
votes = 507
percentage = 18.7
change = -3.0Election box turnout
votes = 2,706
percentage = 57.3
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Reginald Smith
votes = 1,237
percentage = 54.0
change = -5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mollie Cawthorn
votes = 564
percentage = 24.6
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mary Griffith
votes = 488
percentage = 21.3
change = +4.2Election box majority
votes = 673
percentage = 29.4
change = -6.3Election box turnout
votes = 2,289
percentage = 52.2
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Gardner
votes = 1,094
percentage = 49.7
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anita Speight
votes = 563
percentage = 25.6
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gordon Knight
votes = 544
percentage = 24.7
change = +4.5Election box majority
votes = 431
percentage = 24.1
change = -4.0Election box turnout
votes = 2,201
percentage = 49.0
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Raynor
votes = 989
percentage = 48.5
change = -5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Heather Snell
votes = 540
percentage = 26.5
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Claire Halling
votes = 512
percentage = 25.1
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 449
percentage = 22.0
change = -9.3Election box turnout
votes = 2,041
percentage = 47.0
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Hall
votes = 1,389
percentage = 61.2
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Baskerville
votes = 441
percentage = 19.4
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leslie Clark
votes = 440
percentage = 19.4
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 948
percentage = 41.8
change = -2.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,270
percentage = 51.7
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Kissane
votes = 1,436
percentage = 60.5
change = -4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Louisa Notley
votes = 582
percentage = 24.5
change = -10.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Katherine Lloyd
votes = 354
percentage = 14.9
change = +14.9Election box majority
votes = 854
percentage = 36.0
change = +6.8Election box turnout
votes = 2,372
percentage = 53.7
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Clark
votes = 990
percentage = 46.2
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Lloyd
votes = 760
percentage = 35.5
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Audrey Griffith
votes = 391
percentage = 18.3
change = +2.4Election box majority
votes = 230
percentage = 10.7
change = +4.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,141
percentage = 56.3
change =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/271.stm 2003 Stevenage election result]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/loc03/pages/Stevenage/result.htm Ward results]
* [http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2003/document031.html Chapter 30 Hertfordshire]

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