Stevenage Borough Council election, 2003

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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,[1] as had been predicted before the election.[2] Overall turnout was 52.2%.[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2003
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 0 84.6 47.7 14,542 -5.5%
  Liberal Democrat 1 0 7.7 25.4 7,733 +6.7%
  Conservative 1 0 7.7 25.1 7,659 -1.0%
  Green 0 0 0 1.4 431 -0.3%
  Socialist Alternative 0 0 0 0.4 112 +0.0%

Ward results

Bandley Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqueline Hollywell 1,174 52.2 -13.8
Conservative Freda Warner 650 28.9 -5.1
Liberal Democrat Sean McManus 425 18.9 +18.9
Majority 524 23.3 -8.7
Turnout 2,249 47.0
Bedwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Harrington 1,398 59.5 -4.7
Conservative Galina Dimelow 440 18.7 +0.9
Liberal Democrat John Meacham 399 17.0 +3.6
Socialist Alternative Stephen Glennon 112 4.8 +0.2
Majority 958 40.8 -5.6
Turnout 2,349 50.3
Chells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Vale 1,307 51.9 -0.7
Liberal Democrat Leonard Lambert 822 32.7 +3.2
Conservative Ralph Dimelow 387 15.4 -2.6
Majority 485 19.2 -3.9
Turnout 2,516 55.6
Longmeadow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Webb 1,072 46.6 -2.8
Conservative Matthew Hurst 646 28.1 +3.3
Liberal Democrat Ralph Baskerville 582 25.3 +6.6
Majority 426 18.5 -6.1
Turnout 2,300 51.8
Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robin Parker 1,859 66.3 +12.3
Labour Gordana Bjelic-Rados 472 16.8 -9.1
Conservative Dilys Clark 472 16.8 -3.3
Majority 1,387 49.5 +21.4
Turnout 2,803 58.0
Martins Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Patston 958 42.8 -7.8
Conservative Matthew Wyatt 664 29.6 +1.8
Liberal Democrat Barbara Segadelli 404 18.0 +3.3
Green Ian Murrill 214 9.6 +2.6
Majority 294 13.2 -9.6
Turnout 2,240 49.0
Old Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Downing 1,256 46.4 -4.3
Conservative Jody Hanafin 749 27.7 -1.3
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Moorcroft 484 17.9 +4.3
Green Bernard Chapman 217 8.0 +1.3
Majority 507 18.7 -3.0
Turnout 2,706 57.3
Pin Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Reginald Smith 1,237 54.0 -5.3
Conservative Mollie Cawthorn 564 24.6 +1.0
Liberal Democrat Mary Griffith 488 21.3 +4.2
Majority 673 29.4 -6.3
Turnout 2,289 52.2
Roebuck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Gardner 1,094 49.7 -4.2
Conservative Anita Speight 563 25.6 -0.2
Liberal Democrat Gordon Knight 544 24.7 +4.5
Majority 431 24.1 -4.0
Turnout 2,201 49.0
St Nicholas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Raynor 989 48.5 -5.8
Liberal Democrat Heather Snell 540 26.5 +3.8
Conservative Claire Halling 512 25.1 +2.1
Majority 449 22.0 -9.3
Turnout 2,041 47.0
Shephall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Hall 1,389 61.2 -2.0
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Baskerville 441 19.4 +1.6
Conservative Leslie Clark 440 19.4 +0.4
Majority 948 41.8 -2.4
Turnout 2,270 51.7
Symonds Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick Kissane 1,436 60.5 -4.1
Conservative Louisa Notley 582 24.5 -10.9
Liberal Democrat Katherine Lloyd 354 14.9 +14.9
Majority 854 36.0 +6.8
Turnout 2,372 53.7
Woodfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Clark 990 46.2 +1.0
Labour John Lloyd 760 35.5 -3.4
Liberal Democrat Audrey Griffith 391 18.3 +2.4
Majority 230 10.7 +4.4
Turnout 2,141 56.3

References

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