2003 Hart District Council election
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The 2003 Hart Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of
Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 22
- Liberal Democrat 10
- Independent 3[2]
Background
12 seats were to be contested in the 2003 election, but
ward saw Conservative councillor Hugo Eastwood re-elected without opposition.[3] The other 11 seats had the Conservatives defending 6 seats compared to 5 for the Liberal Democrats, with 10 of them having sitting councillors standing for re-election.[3] The only candidates from other parties standing were 4 from the Labour Party and 3 from the Green Party.[3]
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after no seats changed parties.
Following the election, councillor Jan Pearson, quit the Conservative group to sit as an Independent saying she was unhappy about how the group made decisions.2002 election.[7]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 51.8 | 6,315 | +6.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 44.0 | 5,358 | +2.4% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 364 | -0.6% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 144 | +0.8% |
Ward results
Blackwater and Hawley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Neighbour | 557 | 50.7 | ||
Conservative | Vivienne Gascoigne | 541 | 49.3 | ||
Majority | 16 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,098 | 31.9 | +6.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Church Crookham West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lorraine Fullbrook | 593 | 55.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nicola Dommett | 424 | 39.7 | ||
Green | Nigel Moakes | 52 | 4.9 | ||
Majority | 169 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,069 | 28.3 | -3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Eversley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Hugo Eastwood | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fleet Courtmoor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Wallace Vincent | 673 | 59.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Smith | 458 | 40.5 | ||
Majority | 215 | 19.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,131 | 29.9 | -6.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fleet North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Barrell | 355 | 51.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Robinson | 336 | 48.6 | ||
Majority | 19 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 691 | 23.6 | -2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Frogmore and Darby Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Viv Street | 601 | 62.1 | ||
Conservative | Colin Mortimer | 256 | 26.4 | ||
Labour | John Davies | 111 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 345 | 35.7 | |||
Turnout | 968 | 23.3 | -5.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hartley Wintney
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Fullbrook | 888 | 75.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Helen Whitcroft | 285 | 24.3 | ||
Majority | 603 | 51.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,173 | 30.3 | -3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Henderson | 955 | 64.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 453 | 30.7 | ||
Green | Lars Mosesson | 68 | 4.6 | ||
Majority | 502 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,476 | 26.4 | -4.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Odiham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Jones | 984 | 76.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Over | 299 | 23.3 | ||
Majority | 685 | 53.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,283 | 37.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Yateley East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Graham Cockarill | 652 | 56.5 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Schwartz | 404 | 35.0 | ||
Labour | Sophie Shepherd | 97 | 8.4 | ||
Majority | 248 | 21.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,153 | 28.7 | +2.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Yateley North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Simpson | 775 | 61.1 | ||
Conservative | James Lawrence | 430 | 33.9 | ||
Labour | Keith Spendlove | 63 | 5.0 | ||
Majority | 345 | 27.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,268 | 33.1 | +9.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Yateley West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Myra Billings | 518 | 59.5 | ||
Conservative | Edward Bromhead | 236 | 27.1 | ||
Labour | Mary Jenkins | 93 | 10.7 | ||
Green | Margaret Adhemar | 24 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 282 | 32.4 | |||
Turnout | 871 | 22.2 | -1.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ "English local elections: Results". The Guardian. 2 May 2003. p. 12.
- ^ a b c "Hart's election line-up". gethampshire. 10 April 2003. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Election round-up". gethampshire. 8 May 2003. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Election Results for 1 May 2003". Hart District Council. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ "'Excluded' Tory quits". Reading Post. 8 May 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ "Rapid rise for council leader". gethampshire. 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ "Election Results". The Times. 2 May 2003. p. 17.
Preceded by 2002 Hart Council election
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Hart local elections
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Succeeded by 2004 Hart Council election
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