Three Rivers Council election, 2003

Elections to Three Rivers Council were held on 1 May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Liberal Democrat 27
*Conservative 14
*Labour 7

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 10
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 62.5
votes % = 50.0
votes = 7,651
plus/minus = +2.9%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = -1
seats % = 18.8
votes % = 36.0
votes = 5,518
plus/minus = -4.8%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 18.8
votes % = 14.0
votes = 2,148
plus/minus = +2.0%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Matthew Bedford
votes = 696
percentage = 60.4
change = +0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Leveridge
votes = 266
percentage = 23.1
change = -3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Sutton
votes = 191
percentage = 16.6
change = +3.2Election box majority
votes = 430
percentage = 37.3
change = +3.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,153
percentage = 32.7
change = -7.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alice Spellen
votes = 279
percentage = 61.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Fiona Denman
votes = 114
percentage = 25.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gabriel Aitman
votes = 62
percentage = 13.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 165
percentage = 36.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 455
percentage = 19.9
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Laval
votes = 502
percentage = 66.1
change = +21.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Benetar
votes = 162
percentage = 21.3
change = -12.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Cox
votes = 96
percentage = 12.6
change = -8.6Election box majority
votes = 340
percentage = 44.8
change = +34.2Election box turnout
votes = 760
percentage = 31.5
change = -12.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Pamela Hames
votes = 707
percentage = 53.7
change = +19.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Teresa Paddington
votes = 610
percentage = 46.3
change = -19.0Election box majority
votes = 97
percentage = 7.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,317
percentage = 34.5
change = -1.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Brearley
votes = 975
percentage = 50.5
change = -7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Haywood
votes = 859
percentage = 44.5
change = +13.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Fiona Goble
votes = 95
percentage = 4.9
change = -6.4Election box majority
votes = 116
percentage = 6.0
change = -20.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,929
percentage = 48.9
change = +0.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Leighton Dann
votes = 790
percentage = 59.8
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Denman
votes = 369
percentage = 27.9
change = +2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Wynne-Jones
votes = 163
percentage = 12.3
change = -1.5Election box majority
votes = 421
percentage = 31.9
change = -3.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,322
percentage = 32.7
change = -2.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Lloyd
votes = 683
percentage = 73.0
change = +9.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Sangster
votes = 156
percentage = 16.7
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Vivian Rhodie
votes = 96
percentage = 10.3
change = -8.7Election box majority
votes = 527
percentage = 56.3
change = +11.4Election box turnout
votes = 935
percentage = 37.2
change = -1.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Philip Brading
votes = 505
percentage = 67.2
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Juliet Pendlebury
votes = 139
percentage = 18.5
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Beverley Hazell
votes = 107
percentage = 14.2
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 366
percentage = 48.7
change = +8.3Election box turnout
votes = 751
percentage = 29.4
change = -4.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Phillip Redshaw
votes = 254
percentage = 53.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lynda Lewis
votes = 171
percentage = 35.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anneliese Waugh
votes = 54
percentage = 11.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 83
percentage = 17.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 479
percentage = 20.6
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Goggins
votes = 575
percentage = 60.0
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Douglas
votes = 204
percentage = 21.3
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Clarence Sciville
votes = 179
percentage = 18.7
change = +3.1Election box majority
votes = 371
percentage = 38.7
change = -5.9Election box turnout
votes = 958
percentage = 28.4
change = -4.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Giles-Medhurst
votes = 629
percentage = 68.1
change = +4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Walter Tuck
votes = 172
percentage = 18.6
change = -2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Arthur
votes = 123
percentage = 13.3
change = -2.3Election box majority
votes = 457
percentage = 49.5
change = +7.2Election box turnout
votes = 924
percentage = 25.8
change = -2.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ann Shaw
votes = 712
percentage = 60.4
change = +5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Marsh
votes = 320
percentage = 27.2
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Dale
votes = 146
percentage = 12.4
change = -2.1Election box majority
votes = 392
percentage = 33.2
change = +9.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,178
percentage = 30.9
change = -2.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Pendlebury
votes = 960
percentage = 76.2
change = +5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jeremy Asquith
votes = 300
percentage = 23.8
change = -5.4Election box majority
votes = 660
percentage = 52.4
change = +10.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,260
percentage = 31.4
change = -1.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Spellen
votes = 302
percentage = 54.3
change = -8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ralph Sangster
votes = 169
percentage = 30.4
change = +6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Lowes
votes = 85
percentage = 15.3
change = +2.3Election box majority
votes = 133
percentage = 23.9
change = -15.2Election box turnout
votes = 556
percentage = 18.8
change = -2.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Clements
votes = 424
percentage = 56.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Linden Sharpe
votes = 230
percentage = 30.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sheila Bull
votes = 92
percentage = 12.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 194
percentage = 26.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 746
percentage = 31.7
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Barton
votes = 448
percentage = 75.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Killick
votes = 146
percentage = 24.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 302
percentage = 50.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 594
percentage = 40.9
change =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/294.stm 2003 Three Rivers election result]
* [http://www.threerivers.gov.uk/default.aspx/Web/ElectionResult Ward results]

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