Worthing Borough Council election, 2003
The 2003 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1] Overall turnout was 28.61%.[2]
The election saw 38 candidates from 4 parties competing for the 13 seats which were being contested.[3] 7 sitting councillors stood down at the election which saw the Liberal Democrats attempting to defend the majority they had won in the previous election in 2002.[3] The Liberal Democrats campaigned on the record of their "Clean and Safe Worthing" campaign and on plans to upgrade the leisure centre and replace the Aquarena.[3] However the Conservatives attacked them for stopping improvements to the seafront and for the poor state of facilities in Worthing.[3] The Green and Labour parties also stood candidates but did not contest all of the wards with Labour only putting up 3 candidates.[3]
The results saw the Conservatives make one gain from the Liberal Democrats in Selden ward,[4] with the winner, Jack Saheid, becoming the first Muslim councillor on Worthing council.[5] After the Liberal Democrats failed by 6 votes to gain Gaisford from the Conservatives, both parties ended the election on 18 seats making Worthing a hung council.[5] The results meant that the Liberal Democrat mayor of Worthing had the casting vote on the council.[6]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Worthing Local Election Result 2003[5][8] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 8 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 61.5 | 51.8 | 12,297 | +6.9% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 9,724 | -2.9% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 1,210 | +1.6% | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 503 | -5.5% | ||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Geraldine Lissenburg | 1,069 | 65.9 | -2.9 | |
Conservative | Heather Mercer | 427 | 26.3 | +4.0 | |
Green | Derek Colkett | 125 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 642 | 39.6 | -6.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,621 | 25.0 | -0.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Claire Potter | 923 | 54.5 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | John Rogers | 771 | 45.5 | +12.1 | |
Majority | 152 | 9.0 | -8.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,694 | 28.6 | -3.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Hart | 667 | 47.4 | -11.3 | |
Conservative | Martin Coppard | 472 | 33.5 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Brian Gill | 158 | 11.2 | -1.2 | |
Green | Alice-Amanda Hinton | 111 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 195 | 13.9 | -15.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,408 | 24.4 | -2.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Nick Rodgers | 1,168 | 56.3 | -8.5 | |
Conservative | Alan Whiteley | 787 | 37.9 | +8.9 | |
Green | John Dwyer | 121 | 5.8 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 381 | 18.4 | -17.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,076 | 25.1 | -5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Stephens | 752 | 45.7 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Antony Price | 746 | 45.3 | -3.8 | |
Green | Marie Hillcoat | 149 | 9.0 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,647 | 25.5 | -4.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Welch | 1,732 | 73.4 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Brian Stephenson | 628 | 26.6 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 1,104 | 46.8 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,360 | 35.4 | -2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Dice | 996 | |||
Conservative | Paul High | 949 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Alan Jones | 513 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Kevin Skepper | 418 | |||
Green | Heather Rogers | 191 | |||
Turnout | 3,067 | 25.2 | -2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Wye | 1,282 | 63.6 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Medcalf | 373 | 18.5 | -0.6 | |
Labour | Peter Barnes | 222 | 11.0 | -0.3 | |
Green | Lucielle Colkett | 140 | 6.9 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 909 | 45.1 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,017 | 31.4 | -0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark McCarthy | 1,490 | 69.7 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Moynan | 489 | 22.9 | -0.2 | |
Green | Rosemary Hook | 160 | 7.5 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 1,001 | 46.8 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,139 | 33.7 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacqueline Marsh | 1,100 | 60.3 | -0.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark O'Keeffe | 723 | 39.7 | +11.3 | |
Majority | 377 | 20.6 | -11.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,940 | 27.9 | -1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jack Saheid | 1,053 | 51.2 | +15.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christine Brown | 872 | 42.4 | -2.4 | |
Green | Dave Yates | 130 | 6.3 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 181 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,055 | 33.9 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | John Lovell | 1,135 | 62.1 | -6.7 | |
Conservative | Gavin Clark | 486 | 26.6 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Ian Sandell | 123 | 6.7 | -1.4 | |
Green | Benjamin Colkett | 83 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 649 | 35.5 | -10.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,827 | 27.6 | -1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Election Results". The Times. 2003-05-02. p. 17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Worthing borough council elections 1 May 2003" (PDF). Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Worthing council". The Argus. 2003-04-21. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ↑ "Tories cheer votes victory". The Argus. 2003-05-02. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Worthing borough council: no overall control". The Argus. 2003-05-02. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ↑ "Parties in storm over control". The Argus. 2003-05-07. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ↑ "English local elections: Results". The Guardian. 2003-05-02. p. 12.
- ↑ "Election results". Financial Times. 2003-05-02. p. 4.