2003 Southampton City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2003 Southampton council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Southampton UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Southampton council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

The 2003 Southampton Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats become the largest party on the council with 18 seats, but without a majority, after making 3 gains. [3] They gained the seats of Coxford and Millbrook from Liberal party councillors who had previously left the Liberal Democrats, and the seat of Woolston from Labour. [3] This was the first time the Liberal Democrats, or their predecessors the Liberal Party, had been the largest party in Southampton for over 90 years. [3]

Labour were reduced to 16 seats after losing another seat in Sholing to the Conservatives who went up to 12 seats. [3] The Liberal party defeats reduced them to only 1 seat, while 1 independent who was not up for re-election remained. [3] Overall turnout was up by only 0.8% from 2002 at 29%, despite all voters having the option to vote by post. [3]

Following the election, discussions were held in order to decide who would be to take control of the council, with Labour trying to remain in control and the Liberal Democrats to take over. [4] The Conservatives refused to support either of the other groups, meaning that the Liberal and independent councillors held the balance, as Labour's Parvin Damani had a potential casting vote as mayor. [5] However the full council meeting on 21 May saw Liberal Democrat Adrian Vinson become council leader by 1 vote, after gaining the support of independent and formerly Labour councillor Paul Russell, after Vinson had earlier offered Russell a cabinet post. [6]

Southampton Local Election Result 2003 [7] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 630Increase2.svg337.530.714,710Decrease2.svg0.8
  Conservative 610Increase2.svg137.530.014,403Increase2.svg1.6
  Labour 402Decrease2.svg225.030.114,442Decrease2.svg5.4
  BNP 000Steady2.svg02.51,179Increase2.svg2.5
  Liberal 002Decrease2.svg202.11,023Increase2.svg2.1
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg01.9893Increase2.svg1.6
  Green 000Steady2.svg01.4652Increase2.svg0.1
  Socialist Alliance 000Steady2.svg01.0477Increase2.svg0.5
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.4201Decrease2.svg1.8

Ward results

Bargate

Bargate [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Parvin Damanii 779 46.1
Conservative Tina Lanning49429.2
Liberal Democrats Maureen Kirkwood41624.6
Majority28516.9
Turnout 1,68915.5-1.0
Labour hold Swing

Bassett

Bassett [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alec Samuels 1,673 46.2
Liberal Democrats Judith Webb1,22133.7
Labour Michael Lewkowicz48013.2
Liberal Violet Riddle1393.8
UKIP Michael Cottrell1113.1
Majority45212.5
Turnout 3,62434.0+2.3
Conservative hold Swing

Bevois

Bevois [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqui Rayment 1,021 47.0
Liberal Democrats Christine Hordley46421.3
Conservative Pamela Rees39918.4
Green David Cromwell [9] 1918.8
Socialist Alliance Ella Noyes994.6
Majority55725.7
Turnout 2,17421.5-4.0
Labour hold Swing

Bitterne

Bitterne [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Stevens 1,268 44.2
Conservative Ivan White74025.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Naish48717.0
BNP Jason Brown28810.0
UKIP Conrad Brown842.9
Majority52818.4
Turnout 2,86728.7-1.2
Labour hold Swing

Bitterne Park

Bitterne Park [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Baillie 1,457 42.0
Liberal Democrats Frederick Tucker1,28737.1
Labour Joseph Hannigan60317.4
Liberal Kenneth Bellwood1183.4
Majority1704.9
Turnout 3,46534.2+1.6
Conservative hold Swing

Coxford

Coxford [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Darke 1,187 39.3
Labour Sarah Bogle93330.9
Conservative Lesley Matthews36112.0
Liberal Michael Gausden2458.1
BNP Edwin Gamon1976.5
UKIP Leslie Obee953.1
Majority2548.4
Turnout 3,01828.8+2.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Liberal Swing

Freemantle

Freemantle [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Parnell 1,308 43.9
Labour Norman Rides86128.9
Liberal Democrats Barbara Cummins48716.3
Green Darren Pickering2568.6
Socialist Alliance Mark Abel702.3
Majority44715.0
Turnout 2,98228.9+1.0
Conservative hold Swing

Harefield

Harefield [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adrian Johnson 1,792 50.6
Labour Kenneth Tew1,14332.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Hordley60617.1
Majority64918.3
Turnout 3,54133.7+0.7
Conservative hold Swing

Millbrook

Millbrook [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Proctor 1,338 41.2
Labour Nigel Clark76323.5
Conservative Michael Ball50215.5
Liberal George Melrose36711.3
BNP Terrie Rintoul2307.1
Socialist Alliance Derek Twine491.5
Majority57517.7
Turnout 3,24930.3+1.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Liberal Swing

Peartree

Peartree [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Slade 1,519 49.1
Labour Roger Iles81426.3
Conservative Michael Denness61619.9
UKIP Martin Daish1464.7
Majority70522.8
Turnout 3,09530.4+2.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Portswood

Portswood [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Calvin Horner 1,528 47.5
Conservative Edward Daunt70021.8
Labour Ann Wardle56217.5
Green Joseph Cox2056.4
Socialist Alliance Jeanne Butterfield1364.2
Liberal Susan Pike862.7
Majority82825.7
Turnout 3,21730.3-2.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Redbridge

Redbridge [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Marsh-Jenks 1,235 43.3
Conservative Enid Greenham69924.5
Liberal Democrats Edward Blake59821.0
BNP Jason Robinson2759.6
Socialist Alliance Paul Nicholson461.6
Majority53618.8
Turnout 2,85327.0+2.0
Labour hold Swing

Shirley

Shirley [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Forbes 1,579 44.2
Labour Warwick Payne1,02828.8
Liberal Democrats David Newman65718.4
Independent Simon Hardy2015.6
UKIP Kevin Costigane1063.0
Majority55115.4
Turnout 3,57135.1-0.5
Conservative hold Swing

Sholing

Sholing [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gavin Dick 1,269 37.6
Labour Paul Jenks1,22536.3
Liberal Democrats Colin McPhee58817.4
UKIP Tony Weaver2567.6
Socialist Alliance Leonora Goergen391.2
Majority441.3
Turnout 3,37732.2+0.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Swaythling

Swaythling [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Terence Holden-Brown 1,066 46.4
Labour Michael Brainsby63627.7
Conservative Robert Alexander43218.8
UKIP Rodney Caws954.1
Liberal June Mitchell683.0
Majority43018.7
Turnout 2,29723.8+0.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Woolston

Woolston [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Simpson 1,261 42.6
Labour Julian Price1,09136.8
Conservative Brian Lankford38212.9
BNP Debbyann Payne1896.4
Socialist Alliance Matthew Wilkinson381.3
Majority1705.8
Turnout 2,96129.8-0.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

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Preceded by
2002 Southampton Council election
Southampton local elections Succeeded by
2004 Southampton Council election