Eastleigh Council election, 2003

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

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Liberal Democrat 30
*Conservative 10
*Labour 4

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 10
gain = 1
loss = 2
net = -1
seats % = 71.4
votes % = 47.3
votes = 10,136
plus/minus = -1.5%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 14.3
votes % = 27.6
votes = 5,921
plus/minus = -4.4%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 1
loss = 1
net = 0
seats % = 14.3
votes % = 20.1
votes = 4,311
plus/minus = +1.3%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 3.8
votes = 817
plus/minus = +3.4%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.2
votes = 253
plus/minus = +1.1%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Angela Roling
votes = 560
percentage = 44.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Shepherd
votes = 285
percentage = 22.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Bryant
votes = 267
percentage = 21.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Stephen Challis
votes = 142
percentage = 11.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 275
percentage = 22.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,254
percentage = 29.0
change = -3.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Toher
votes = 836
percentage = 50.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Moore
votes = 638
percentage = 38.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael McKay
votes = 179
percentage = 10.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 198
percentage = 12.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,653
percentage = 39.9
change = -2.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Antonia Craig
votes = 795
percentage = 49.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Elswood
votes = 565
percentage = 35.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Rodney Cummins
votes = 128
percentage = 8.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Maurice Bennett
votes = 116
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 230
percentage = 14.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,604
percentage = 29.5
change = -3.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Steven Sollitt
votes = 889
percentage = 45.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Luffman
votes = 837
percentage = 42.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Gosling
votes = 175
percentage = 8.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Timothy Cruell
votes = 58
percentage = 3.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 51
percentage = 2.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,959
percentage = 31.5
change = -1.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Wall
votes = 825
percentage = 46.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Abraham
votes = 413
percentage = 23.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Hall
votes = 280
percentage = 15.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Samuel Snook
votes = 253
percentage = 14.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 412
percentage = 23.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,771
percentage = 29.3
change = -3.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Connell
votes = 854
percentage = 49.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = William Furness
votes = 563
percentage = 32.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Hall
votes = 229
percentage = 13.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Ann Bays
votes = 97
percentage = 5.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 291
percentage = 16.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,743
percentage = 30.8
change = -1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roger Smith
votes = 944
percentage = 58.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Briggs
votes = 330
percentage = 20.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Sorley
votes = 191
percentage = 11.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = George McGuinness
votes = 148
percentage = 9.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 614
percentage = 38.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,613
percentage = 25.4
change = -5.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bernie Wright
votes = 835
percentage = 53.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Cross
votes = 582
percentage = 37.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elsie Truscott
votes = 112
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Beryl Humphrey
votes = 27
percentage = 1.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 253
percentage = 16.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,556
percentage = 38.9
change = -1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = June Hughes
votes = 1,219
percentage = 52.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paulette Holt
votes = 740
percentage = 31.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Frederick Estall
votes = 229
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Christopher
votes = 130
percentage = 5.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 479
percentage = 20.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,318
percentage = 39.4
change = +3.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Derek Pretty
votes = 618
percentage = 54.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Philp
votes = 461
percentage = 41.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Grice
votes = 46
percentage = 4.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 157
percentage = 13.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,125
percentage = 28.1
change = -3.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = George Fraser
votes = 609
percentage = 52.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Harvey
votes = 471
percentage = 40.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Jelly
votes = 84
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 138
percentage = 11.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,164
percentage = 28.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = George Wintle
votes = 743
percentage = 62.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Blackman
votes = 287
percentage = 24.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Crocker
votes = 158
percentage = 13.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 456
percentage = 38.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,188
percentage = 29.5
change = -3.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Steven Broomfield
votes = 578
percentage = 46.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Martin Kyrle
votes = 547
percentage = 44.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Hadley
votes = 108
percentage = 8.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 31
percentage = 2.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,233
percentage = 31.8
change = +0.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Goodall
votes = 604
percentage = 48.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Murphy
votes = 524
percentage = 41.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Welton
votes = 129
percentage = 10.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 80
percentage = 6.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,257
percentage = 28.0
change = -2.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

External links

[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/101.stm BBC report of 2003 Eastleigh election result]

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