2003 Horsham District Council election

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.

2003 Horsham District Council election
← 1999 1 May 2003 2007 →
All 44 seats to Horsham District Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won 22 20 2
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 8 Decrease 1

Council Composition

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

↓
21 12 3
Con LDem Ind

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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22 20 2
Con LDem Ind

Results summary

2003 Horsham District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 22 Increase 1 51.1 47.5 32,264 -3.0
  Liberal Democrats 20 Increase 8 46.5 42.3 28,707 +4.6
  Independent 2 Decrease 1 4.7 6.9 4,652 +2.1
  Labour 0 Steady 0.0 3.2 2,164 -3.9
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 112 +0.2

Ward results

Billingshurst and Shipley

Billingshurst and Shipley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sheila van den Bergh 830 36.7
Conservative Gordon Lindsay 751
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Lawes 736 32.5
Conservative David Fisher 734
Liberal Democrats Ann Rodwell 710
Liberal Democrats John Griffin 604
Independent Douglas Rands 500 22.1
Labour Sally Morton 197 8.7
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Fisher 643 46.2
Liberal Democrats John Hewitt 640 46.0
Conservative John Peake 615
Liberal Democrats Stephan Shorey 609
Labour Michael Neves 108 7.8
Labour Estelle Hilditch 105
Turnout 33.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Broadbridge Heath

Broadbridge Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Horner 313 43.8 −6.8
Conservative Peter Catchpole 253 35.4 +2.8
Labour Richard Wilson 148 20.7 +3.8
Turnout 30.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chanctonbury

Chanctonbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Harris 1,521 62.4 −4.6
Conservative Michael Jackson 1,501
Conservative Eric Jenkins 1,410
Independent James Glasse 517 21.2 +21.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Sugarman 400 16.4 −16.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Holbook 388
Liberal Democrats Alan Hughes 387
Turnout 35.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative win (new seat)

Chantry

Chantry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Tatum 1,486 55.6
Conservative Keith Ballard 1,432
Conservative Neil Butler 1,406
Liberal Democrats Douglas Banks 1,188 44.4
Liberal Democrats Maureen Girard 996
Liberal Democrats Arthur Sullivan 906
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Baldwin 863 68.8
Conservative Annette Harriesv 746
Liberal Democrats Piers Pollard 262 20.9
Liberal Democrats Laurence Price 248
Labour Josephine Battersby 129 10.3
Turnout 29.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Denne

Denne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Sheldon 703 49.3 +9.0
Liberal Democrats William Parsonson 631
Conservative Peter Tobutt 600 42.1 −5.5
Conservative John Charles 579
Labour Terence Parker 123 8.6 −3.5
Turnout 32.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Forest

Forest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Newman 742 59.0 +6.3
Conservative Evelyn Mauchel 458 36.4 −0.5
Labour Louise Skipton-Carter 58 4.6 −5.8
Turnout 44.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Henfield

Henfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sheila Matthews 925 49.7 +12.9
Conservative Adam Reeves 706 38.0 −1.6
Liberal Democrats David Howard 229 12.3 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Thomas Pearce 199
Turnout 32.0
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Holbrook East

Holbrook East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Baldwin 659 40.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Millson 657 40.4
Conservative Maria Bell 523
Liberal Democrats Sheila Dale 483
Independent James Rae 201 12.4
Labour Kathleen Goddard 108 6.6
Turnout 30.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Holbrook West

Holbrook West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Nye 657 39.3
Conservative Christian Mitchell 641
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Powell 637 38.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony Hull 618
Independent Peter Burgess 238 14.2
Labour Raymond Chapman 139 8.3
Turnout 32.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Horsham Park

Horsham Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Clarke 983 47.4
Liberal Democrats David Holmes 943
Liberal Democrats Peter Mullarky 915
Independent Clive Burgess 494 23.8
Conservative Derek Bradnum 398 19.2
Conservative Nathanael Johansen-Allison 379
Conservative Liz Ostacchini 351
Labour Charlotte Morrissey 197 9.5
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Burnham 908 50.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Dalrymple 902 49.8
Conservative Claire Vickers 869
Liberal Democrats David Wright 810
Turnout 44.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Nuthurst

Nuthurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cox 610 72.6 −4.2
Liberal Democrats Nigel Sloan 230 27.4 +10.0
Turnout 35.6
Conservative hold Swing

Pulborough and Coldwatham

Pulborough and Coldwatham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Donnelly 927 74.9 +7.2
Conservative Roger Paterson 923
Liberal Democrats Anthony Girard 310 25.1 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Rosalyn Deedman 291
Turnout 28.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Roffey North

Roffey North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Price 784 41.0 −6.5
Liberal Democrats Jake Clausen 743
Conservative Frank King 642 33.6 −7.8
Conservative Simon Torn 629
Independent Liz Paffett 174 9.1 +9.1
Labour Matthew Stanley 159 8.3 −2.8
Independent Margaret Deane 152 8.0 +8.0
Turnout 33.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Roffey South

Roffey South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Rutherford 664 48.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Wilton 568
Conservative Andrew Strang 364 26.7
Conservative Jonathan Vickers 326
Independent Peter Paffett 237 17.4
Labour Keith Maslin 97 7.1
Turnout 24.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Rudgwick

Rudgwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Bailey 428 70.0 −8.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Hendy 183 30.0 +14.2
Turnout 28.1
Conservative hold Swing

Rusper and Colgate

Rusper and Colgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Kitchen 463 77.4
Liberal Democrats Derek Brundish 135 22.6
Turnout 29.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Southwater

Southwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Stainton 1,232 51.7 +16.0
Liberal Democrats Julie Stainton 1,227
Liberal Democrats Barbara Varley 1,205
Conservative Simon Hawkins 971 40.8 −13.8
Conservative Ian Howard 966
Conservative Graham Dye 938
Labour Christine Conibear 179 7.5 −2.2
Turnout 33.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Steyning

Steyning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Cockman 1,124 39.0 −0.1
Conservative Margaret Lyth 890 30.9 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Susan Stokes 624 21.7 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Twell 433
Labour Valerie Neves 131 4.5 −4.9
Labour Peter Hilditch 118
UKIP Lindsay Jupp 112 3.9 +3.9
Turnout 37.7
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Trafalgar

Trafalgar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Costin 1,170 58.3 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Leonard Crosbie 1,069
Conservative Vivienne Tobutt 670 33.4 −1.5
Conservative Ian Strang 598
Labour Elved Mainwaring 168 8.4 −1.8
Turnout 39.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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