2003 Epping Forest District Council election

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2003 Epping Forest District Council election
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  2002 1 May 2003 2004  

18 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout29.3% (Decrease2.svg1.1%)
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election26 seats, 48.2%13 seats, 27.7%
Seats before2415
Seats won2316
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg3
Popular vote7,8264,863
Percentage52.8%32.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.6%Increase2.svg5.1%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election9 seats, 12.4%3 seats, 5.4%
Seats before93
Seats won93
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote8111,014
Percentage5.5%6.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.9%Increase2.svg1.4%

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Results of the 2003 District Council elections

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Council composition following the election

Council control before election

No overall control
Conservative largest party

Council control after election

No overall control
Conservative largest party

Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. This election saw the best performance in terms of seats and vote share for the Liberal Democrats.

Contents

By-elections

Waltham Abbey North East by-election

Waltham Abbey North East By-Election 7 November 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Brooks46355.8Increase2.svg27.5
Conservative David Porter32138.7Decrease2.svg33.0
Labour Fitzherbert Harewood465.5Increase2.svg5.5
Majority14217.1Decrease2.svg26.4
Turnout 83025.7Decrease2.svg2.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Waltham Abbey South West by-election

Waltham Abbey South West By-Election 7 November 2002 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Chadburn28756.5Increase2.svg26.7
Conservative Margaret Williams17233.9Decrease2.svg36.3
Labour Marion Taylor499.6Increase2.svg9.6
Majority11521.6Decrease2.svg17.5
Turnout 50818.3Decrease2.svg2.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Results

Broadley Common, Epping Upland & Nazeing

Broadley Common, Epping Upland & Nazeing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny Smith38985.7Decrease2.svg0.1
Liberal Democrats Gilbert Graty6514.3Increase2.svg0.1
Majority32471.4Decrease2.svg0.2
Turnout 45429.5Decrease2.svg2.7
Conservative hold Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Goold80355.8Increase2.svg1.4
Conservative Haluk Ulkun63544.2Decrease2.svg1.4
Majority16811.6Increase2.svg3.8
Turnout 1,43829.6Increase2.svg3.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Wright57658.2Increase2.svg5.7
Conservative Glyn Pritchard41341.8Increase2.svg7.3
Majority16316.4Decrease2.svg1.6
Turnout 98932.7Decrease2.svg6.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Monica Richardson66649.1Decrease2.svg7.5
Conservative Jean Ashbridge59343.7Increase2.svg9.9
Labour Robert Sheen987.2Decrease2.svg2.4
Majority735.4Decrease2.svg4.2
Turnout 1,35729.1Decrease2.svg2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Green73147.7Increase2.svg8.5
Liberal Democrats Janet Hedges57437.5Increase2.svg2.6
Green Thomas Norris1157.5N/A
Labour Louis Appiah1117.3Decrease2.svg6.3
Majority15710.2Increase2.svg5.9
Turnout 1,53135.3Decrease2.svg13.9
Conservative hold Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gavin Stollar77960.2Increase2.svg10.1
Conservative Cheryl-Anne Kashket51639.8Decrease2.svg10.1
Majority26320.4Increase2.svg20.3
Turnout 1,29528.3Decrease2.svg5.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village

Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Morgan40067.5Increase2.svg8.1
Conservative Michael Wright19332.5Decrease2.svg8.1
Majority20735.0Increase2.svg16.2
Turnout 59337.1Increase2.svg1.6
Independent hold Swing

Lambourne

Lambourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Metcalfe 45261.5Increase2.svg5.8
Labour Colin Huckle28338.5Decrease2.svg5.8
Majority16923.0Increase2.svg11.6
Turnout 73548.6Increase2.svg1.5
Conservative hold Swing

Lower Nazeing

Lower Nazeing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Daphne Borton49554.6Increase2.svg19.2
Conservative Dennis Ramshaw26228.9Decrease2.svg9.1
UKIP Martin Harvey12013.2Decrease2.svg0.1
Labour Kelvin Morris9610.6Increase2.svg0.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Spencer343.7Increase2.svg0.2
Majority23325.7Increase2.svg20.1
Turnout 90732.8Decrease2.svg9.8
Independent hold Swing

Lower Sheering

Lower Sheering
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Harrington20772.1Increase2.svg4.5
Liberal Democrats Enid Robinson8027.9Increase2.svg15.4
Majority12744.2Decrease2.svg3.5
Turnout 28719.5Decrease2.svg3.4
Conservative hold Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Grigg67780.0Steady2.svg
Liberal Democrats John Rumble9811.6Decrease2.svg8.4
Green Barry Johns718.4N/A
Majority57968.4Increase2.svg8.5
Turnout 84625.8Decrease2.svg7.3
Conservative hold Swing

Roydon

Roydon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Sartin37175.7Increase2.svg35.3
Independent Vincent Coen11924.3Decrease2.svg19.1
Majority25251.4Increase2.svg9.8
Turnout 49030.5Decrease2.svg1.1
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Shelley

Shelley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Gode22360.1Increase2.svg4.2
Conservative Frank Love8924.0Decrease2.svg3.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Surtees5915.9Decrease2.svg0.5
Majority13436.1Increase2.svg5.9
Turnout 37127.2Decrease2.svg2.2
Labour hold Swing

Waltham Abbey High Beach

Waltham Abbey High Beach
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sydney-Ann Stavrou45687.2Decrease2.svg12.8
Liberal Democrats Lucille Thompson6712.8N/A
Majority38974.4Decrease2.svg25.6
Turnout 52331.4N/A
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Spinks62677.9Increase2.svg12.0
Liberal Democrats Ingrid Black17822.1Decrease2.svg12.0
Majority44855.8Increase2.svg24.0
Turnout 80418.4Decrease2.svg3.6
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey North East

Waltham Abbey North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Brooks47659.2Increase2.svg30.9
Conservative Antony Watts32840.8Decrease2.svg30.9
Majority14818.4Decrease2.svg25.1
Turnout 80426.8Decrease2.svg1.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Haines56483.2Increase2.svg19.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Sinfield11416.8N/A
Majority45066.4Increase2.svg38.0
Turnout 67822.4Decrease2.svg1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey South West

Waltham Abbey South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ulrike Gadsby32452.4Decrease2.svg17.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Akers29447.6Decrease2.svg17.8
Majority304.8Decrease2.svg35.6
Turnout 61822.7Increase2.svg2.3
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Election results for Waltham Abbey North East". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. "Election results for Waltham Abbey South West". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 22 September 2017.