2003 Crawley Borough Council election

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The 2003 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 23.16%. [3]

Crawley local election result 2003 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 711058.337.25,863-11.0%
  Conservative 410+133.334.45,430+3.2%
  Liberal Democrats 10008.322.13,483+4.7%
  BNP 000002.6404+2.6%
  Green 000001.8276+1.8%
  Independent 001-101.5235+0.0%
  Socialist Labour 000000.576-0.3%

Ward results

Broadfield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James McGough 569 51.1 -7.3
Conservative David Bowen33530.1+2.9
Liberal Democrats Clare Jeffers20918.8+7.9
Majority23421.0-10.2
Turnout 1,11313.0-16.5
Labour hold Swing
Furnace Green [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Duncan Crow 1,130 38.8 -8.6
Labour Raymond Calcott74125.5-7.9
Liberal Democrats David Barry63621.8+2.5
BNP Vernon Atkinson40413.9+13.9
Majority38913.4-0.6
Turnout 2,91127.2+2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Gossops Green [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Ward 430 46.6
Conservative Lee Burke31734.3
Liberal Democrats Howard Llewelyn17619.1
Majority11312.3
Turnout 92323.7-3.2
Labour hold Swing
Ifield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Stanley 536 40.4 -9.1
Conservative Brian Blake34225.8+4.8
Independent Richard Symonds23517.7+6.8
Liberal Democrats Barry Hamilton21316.1-2.5
Majority19414.6-14.0
Turnout 1,32620.5-19.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Langley Green (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Smith 666
Labour David Shreeves619
Liberal Democrats Kevin Osborne254
Conservative Keith Brockwell253
Conservative Christina Belben248
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Rana221
Turnout 2,26122.8-1.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Northgate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Seekings 610 65.0 +1.8
Labour Nicholas Webber22524.0-3.5
Conservative Corinne Bowen10411.1+1.8
Majority38541.0+5.3
Turnout 93926.7-4.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Pound Hill North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Blake 831 60.9
Labour John Stephens30322.2
Liberal Democrats Nigel Aldridge23016.9
Majority52838.7
Turnout 1,36427.3-3.6
Conservative hold Swing
Pound Hill South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Lanzer 847 57.1
Labour Alison Cornell38325.8
Liberal Democrats Edward Reay25317.1
Majority46431.3
Turnout 1,48327.7
Conservative hold Swing
Southgate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lisa Noel 404 31.4 -1.0
Labour Mohammed Qamaruddin40131.1-19.5
Green Malcolm Liles27621.4+21.4
Liberal Democrats Roger McMurray20716.1-1.0
Majority30.3
Turnout 1,28821.3-18.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Three Bridges [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Malt 468 42.2
Conservative John Rolf37233.6
Liberal Democrats Victoria Seekings26824.2
Majority968.6
Turnout 1,10826.8
Labour hold Swing
Tilgate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Mayne 522 49.7 -9.5
Conservative Alexander Maple24723.5+3.3
Liberal Democrats Darren Wise20619.6+4.4
Socialist Labour Derek Isaacs767.2+1.9
Majority27526.2-12.8
Turnout 1,05123.2-3.8
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. "English councils". The Times . 3 May 2003. p. 47.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Crawley Council Election Results - 2003" (PDF). Crawley Borough Council. Political Science Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2012.