2003 Horsham District Council election

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The 2003 Horsham District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections. The result left the council with no overall control with the Conservatives one seat short of a majority.

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2003 Horsham District Council election
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  1999 1 May 2003 2007  

All 44 seats to Horsham District Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won22202
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 1

Council Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

21123
ConLDemInd

After the election, the composition of the council was:

22202
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Results summary

2003 Horsham District Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 22Increase2.svg 151.147.532,264-3.0
  Liberal Democrats 20Increase2.svg 846.542.328,707+4.6
  Independent 2Decrease2.svg 14.76.94,652+2.1
  Labour 0Steady2.svg0.03.22,164-3.9
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.00.2112+0.2

Ward results

Billingshurst and Shipley

Billingshurst and Shipley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sheila van den Bergh 830 36.7
Conservative Gordon Lindsay 751
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Lawes 736 32.5
Conservative David Fisher734
Liberal Democrats Ann Rodwell710
Liberal Democrats John Griffin604
Independent Douglas Rands50022.1
Labour Sally Morton1978.7
Turnout 29.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote

Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Fisher 643 46.2
Liberal Democrats John Hewitt 640 46.0
Conservative John Peake615
Liberal Democrats Stephan Shorey609
Labour Michael Neves1087.8
Labour Estelle Hilditch105
Turnout 33.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Broadbridge Heath

Broadbridge Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Horner 313 43.8 -6.8
Conservative Peter Catchpole25335.4+2.8
Labour Richard Wilson14820.7+3.8
Turnout 30.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chanctonbury

Chanctonbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Harris 1,521 62.4 -4.6
Conservative Michael Jackson 1,501
Conservative Eric Jenkins 1,410
Independent James Glasse51721.2+21.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Sugarman40016.4-16.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Holbook388
Liberal Democrats Alan Hughes387
Turnout 35.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative win (new seat)

Chantry

Chantry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Tatum 1,486 55.6
Conservative Keith Ballard 1,432
Conservative Neil Butler 1,406
Liberal Democrats Douglas Banks1,18844.4
Liberal Democrats Maureen Girard996
Liberal Democrats Arthur Sullivan906
Turnout 35.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead

Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Baldwin 863 68.8
Conservative Annette Harriesv 746
Liberal Democrats Piers Pollard26220.9
Liberal Democrats Laurence Price248
Labour Josephine Battersby12910.3
Turnout 29.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Denne

Denne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Sheldon 703 49.3 +9.0
Liberal Democrats William Parsonson 631
Conservative Peter Tobutt60042.1-5.5
Conservative John Charles579
Labour Terence Parker1238.6-3.5
Turnout 32.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Forest

Forest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Newman 742 59.0 +6.3
Conservative Evelyn Mauchel45836.4-0.5
Labour Louise Skipton-Carter584.6-5.8
Turnout 44.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Henfield

Henfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sheila Matthews 925 49.7 +12.9
Conservative Adam Reeves 706 38.0 -1.6
Liberal Democrats David Howard22912.3+0.2
Liberal Democrats Thomas Pearce199
Turnout 32.0
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Holbrook East

Holbrook East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Baldwin 659 40.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Millson 657 40.4
Conservative Maria Bell523
Liberal Democrats Sheila Dale483
Independent James Rae20112.4
Labour Kathleen Goddard1086.6
Turnout 30.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Holbrook West

Holbrook West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Nye 657 39.3
Conservative Christian Mitchell 641
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Powell63738.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony Hull618
Independent Peter Burgess23814.2
Labour Raymond Chapman1398.3
Turnout 32.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Horsham Park

Horsham Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Clarke 983 47.4
Liberal Democrats David Holmes 943
Liberal Democrats Peter Mullarky 915
Independent Clive Burgess49423.8
Conservative Derek Bradnum39819.2
Conservative Nathanael Johansen-Allison379
Conservative Liz Ostacchini351
Labour Charlotte Morrissey1979.5
Turnout 27.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham

Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Burnham 908 50.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Dalrymple 902 49.8
Conservative Claire Vickers869
Liberal Democrats David Wright810
Turnout 44.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Nuthurst

Nuthurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cox 610 72.6 -4.2
Liberal Democrats Nigel Sloan23027.4+10.0
Turnout 35.6
Conservative hold Swing

Pulborough and Coldwatham

Pulborough and Coldwatham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Donnelly 927 74.9 +7.2
Conservative Roger Paterson 923
Liberal Democrats Anthony Girard31025.1+5.7
Liberal Democrats Rosalyn Deedman291
Turnout 28.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Roffey North

Roffey North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Price 784 41.0 -6.5
Liberal Democrats Jake Clausen 743
Conservative Frank King64233.6-7.8
Conservative Simon Torn629
Independent Liz Paffett1749.1+9.1
Labour Matthew Stanley1598.3-2.8
Independent Margaret Deane1528.0+8.0
Turnout 33.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Roffey South

Roffey South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Rutherford 664 48.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Wilton 568
Conservative Andrew Strang36426.7
Conservative Jonathan Vickers326
Independent Peter Paffett23717.4
Labour Keith Maslin977.1
Turnout 24.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Rudgwick

Rudgwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Bailey 428 70.0 -8.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Hendy18330.0+14.2
Turnout 28.1
Conservative hold Swing

Rusper and Colgate

Rusper and Colgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Kitchen 463 77.4
Liberal Democrats Derek Brundish13522.6
Turnout 29.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Southwater

Southwater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Stainton 1,232 51.7 +16.0
Liberal Democrats Julie Stainton 1,227
Liberal Democrats Barbara Varley 1,205
Conservative Simon Hawkins97140.8-13.8
Conservative Ian Howard966
Conservative Graham Dye938
Labour Christine Conibear1797.5-2.2
Turnout 33.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Steyning

Steyning
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George Cockman 1,124 39.0 -0.1
Conservative Margaret Lyth 890 30.9 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Susan Stokes62421.7+0.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Twell433
Labour Valerie Neves1314.5-4.9
Labour Peter Hilditch118
UKIP Lindsay Jupp1123.9+3.9
Turnout 37.7
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Trafalgar

Trafalgar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Costin 1,170 58.3 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Leonard Crosbie 1,069
Conservative Vivienne Tobutt67033.4-1.5
Conservative Ian Strang598
Labour Elved Mainwaring1688.4-1.8
Turnout 39.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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References

  1. Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2003" . Retrieved 9 June 2020.