2003 West Lindsey District Council election

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Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

West Lindsey Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 640+450.038.04,194-4.6%
  Liberal Democrats 301-125.026.62,937-5.3%
  Independent 301-125.020.82,296+9.4%
  Labour 002-2014.21,571+0.1%
  Green 000000.328+0.3%

One Conservative candidate was unopposed.

Ward results

Caistor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alan Caine56359.8+12.6
Conservative Peter O'Leary30031.9-7.4
Labour Tara-Louise Burghardt788.3-2.3
Majority26327.9+20.0
Turnout 94137.1+6.1
Independent hold Swing
Gainsborough East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kristan Smith58273.6+16.8
Conservative John Otter20926.4+12.2
Majority37347.2+14.4
Turnout 79118.0+0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Gainsborough North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gillian Bardsley53942.7+12.2
Liberal Democrats Denise Harrison-Moore39030.9-2.3
Labour Triloka Mehrotra33426.4-9.9
Majority14911.8
Turnout 1,26325.8+3.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Gainsborough South-West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Rainsforth54464.9+12.2
Independent Paul Howitt-Cowan19623.4+23.4
Conservative William Morgan9811.7-11.2
Majority34841.5+13.2
Turnout 83825.7+2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kelsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Strangeunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Lea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kevin Whaley36147.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Parsons26134.1
Conservative Stephen Beer14418.8
Majority10013.0
Turnout 76644.3
Independent hold Swing
Middle Rasen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Fenwick45554.6-18.5
Conservative Alfred Jones25730.8+3.9
Independent Lynda Vernam9311.2+11.2
Green Christopher Padley283.4+3.4
Majority19823.8-22.4
Turnout 83344.8+8.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Saxilby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Anyan-Needham53950.7+16.8
Labour Catherine Dobson52449.3+37.5
Majority151.4
Turnout 1,06328.8-10.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Scotter
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Underwood-Frost92074.3+5.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Heathorn31925.7-5.7
Majority60148.6+11.4
Turnout 1,23936.5+4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Torksey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Kinch61461.4
Liberal Democrats Susan Bartle38638.6
Majority22822.8
Turnout 1,00048.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Welton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Malcolm Parish1,08380.0+80.0
Labour Philip Huckin27020.0+12.7
Majority81360.0
Turnout 1,35333.6-7.1
Independent hold Swing
Yarborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Owen Bierley57461.1+12.8
Labour John Indian36538.9-12.8
Majority20922.2+18.8
Turnout 93948.1+11.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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