2003 South Gloucestershire Council election

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The 2003 South Gloucestershire Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of South Gloucestershire unitary authority in England. All 70 seats in the council were up for election. The Liberal Democrats once again gained a plurality of seats but lost overall control of the council as the Conservatives won the most votes and therefore made large gains at the expense of the Lib Dems and Labour.

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Election result

South Gloucestershire Council election, 2003 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 3326−447.134.052,840+0.4
  Conservative 21130+1330.037.057,609+8.2
  Labour 1609−922.927.642,848−8.8
  Independent 000±001.11,720±0
  Green 000±000.2261+0.1
  CPA 000±000.1137+0.1

Ward results

In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.

Almondsbury (1 seat) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sheila Cook85859.5+3.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Pendrill50334.8−2.3
Labour Judith Martindale825.7−1.0
Turnout 1,443
Conservative hold Swing
Alveston (1 seat) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Fox49853.2−11.6
Conservative Leona Roberts38040.6+5.4
Labour Patricia Putterill586.2N/A
Turnout 936
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bitton (1 seat) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Thomas47239.5−2.5
Conservative Virginia McNab46739.1+2.2
Labour John Graham25521.4+0.3
Turnout 1,194
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Boyd Valley (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sandra Grant1,41728.2+9.6
Conservative Philip Trotman1,10822.0+5.3
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Palmer93318.5−0.1
Liberal Democrats Mollie Ward82716.4+1.2
Labour Andrew Witts4669.8−7.7
Labour Alan Maggs2795.5−7.9
Turnout 2,515
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bradley Stoke Baileys Court (1 seat) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Collins44653.3−4.7
Conservative Ronald Bidder24228.9+4.1
Labour Anthony Blake14917.8+0.6
Turnout 837
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bradley Stoke Bowsland (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julian Barge87531.4−2.7
Liberal Democrats Jonathon Williams86631.1+0.4
Conservative Kion Northam36713.2+3.6
Conservative Mary Newport29510.6+1.1
Labour John Samways2107.6−1.2
Labour Robin King1706.1−1.2
Turnout 1,391
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bradley Stoke Sherbourne (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Lees52925.2−8.4
Liberal Democrats Josephine Byron50824.2−7.9
Conservative Mary Prescott36417.3−1.9
Conservative David Pickwell35616.9N/A
Labour Andrew Hewlett1748.3−6.8
Labour Stuart MacCallum1718.1N/A
Turnout 1,051
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Charfield (1 seat) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra O'Neill59266.1−5.3
Conservative John Buxton22124.7−3.9
Labour John Noseley829.2N/A
Turnout 895
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chipping Sobury (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Linda Boon1,31226.4+3.8
Liberal Democrats Sheila Mead1,25625.3+3.0
Conservative James Febry97119.5−1.8
Conservative Martyn Radnedge92718.7+1.2
Labour Roland Clements3557.1+2.6
Labour Charles Pfeil1513.0−0.8
Turnout 2,486
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cotswold Edge (1 seat) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Hope79959.3+7.1
Conservative Helen Heeley50137.2−6.3
Labour Jeremy Rowden473.5−0.8
Turnout 1,347
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Dodington (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kay Crowe93835.5+3.4
Liberal Democrats Anthony Davis86032.5+2.4
Conservative Lynn Chatfield27610.4+0.7
Conservative Claire Seward26910.2+1.6
Labour Diane Hutchinson1555.9−4.4
Labour Donald Brownlie1455.5−3.7
Turnout 1,322
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Downend (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Cullimore1,59116.0−0.1
Conservative Ian Smith1,50315.1−0.4
Conservative David Upjohn1,48214.9−0.6
Independent John Laurie8838.9N/A
Labour Julie Snelling8468.5−4.3
Labour Desley Radmall8338.4−4.2
Labour Robert Lomas7267.3−4.8
Independent Shaine Lewis6987.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Graeme Riley5575.6+0.1
Liberal Democrats James Corrigan4484.5−0.6
Liberal Democrats Aubrey Trotman-Dickenson 3523.5−1.3
Turnout 4,960
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Filton (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Hutchinson1,12415.9−4.4
Labour Stanley Sims1,08715.3−3.7
Labour Terance Pomroy1,06815.1−4.0
Conservative Brian Freeguard86812.2+2.2
Conservative David Bell83211.7+2.1
Conservative Anne Kenyon83211.7+2.7
Liberal Democrats Maureen Williams4826.8+2.3
Liberal Democrats Arthur Adams3434.8+0.5
Liberal Democrats Raymond Cottrell3174.5+0.3
Independent Philip Winter1392.0N/A
Turnout 2,364
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Frampton Cotterell (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Winston Hockey1,10927.1−2.5
Liberal Democrats Patricia Hockey1,09926.8−5.0
Conservative Patricia Bashford59814.6+2.3
Conservative Betty Bird56113.7+1.8
Labour George Keel3939.6+1.8
Labour Terance Trollope3398.3+1.7
Turnout 2,049
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hanham (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Goddard1,47015.5+4.7
Conservative Heather Goddard1,46915.5+5.0
Conservative June Bamford1,45415.4+5.4
Labour April Begley1,12311.9−2.1
Labour Colin Cradock1,10611.7−2.2
Labour Norma Cradock1,09511.6−2.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Williams6426.8−2.7
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Brady5565.9−3.4
Liberal Democrats Adrian Rush5365.7−2.6
Turnout 3,150
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Kings Chase (3 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deanna Macrae1,42520.7−3.5
Labour Terence Walker 1,29718.8−5.2
Labour Malcolm Bridge1,29618.8−4.4
Conservative Malcolm Lake74510.8+3.5
Conservative John Gibbs73110.6+4.0
Conservative Robert Lavis6279.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Joan Reeves3004.3−1.6
Liberal Democrats Louise Harrison2413.5−1.4
Liberal Democrats Christine Thomas2363.4−0.5
Turnout 2,299
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ladden Brook (1 seat) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Gawler67259.0+7.6
Conservative Anthony Wade37933.3+5.2
Labour Richard Tapsell885.7−12.8
Turnout 1,139
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Longwell Green (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Calway1,40332.1+5.3
Conservative Michael Armstrong1,36231.2+5.6
Labour Carl Lander49811.4−1.6
Labour Michael Bell49211.3−0.7
Liberal Democrats Edward Allinson3087.1−5.0
Liberal Democrats Alan Greenfield3036.9−3.6
Turnout 2,183
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Oldland Common (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Allinson93727.6−5.5
Liberal Democrats Marc Scawen90826.7−1.0
Labour Ann Coales51115.1−1.5
Labour Kim Scudamore40511.9−4.4
Conservative Brian Morgan3249.5+3.2
Conservative June Sweetland3129.2N/A
Turnout 1,698
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Parkwall (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arnold Lovell91723.8−5.7
Labour June Lovell90623.6−5.8
Conservative William Douglas56014.6+3.2
Conservative Cyril Haddy52113.5+2.6
Liberal Democrats Derek Nethercote47512.3+2.6
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Nicks46912.2+3.0
Turnout 1,924
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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