Stevenage Council election, 2003

Elections to Stevenage Council in Hertfordshire, England were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council,^[1] as had been predicted before the election.^[2] Overall turnout was 52.2%.^[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 33
• Liberal Democrat 3
• Conservative 3

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2003
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Labour	11			0	84.6	47.7	14,542	-5.5%
	Liberal Democrat	1			0	7.7	25.4	7,733	+6.7%
	Conservative	1			0	7.7	25.1	7,659	-1.0%
	Green	0			0	0	1.4	431	-0.3%
	Socialist Alternative	0			0	0	0.4	112	+0.0%

Ward results

Bandley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacqueline Hollywell	1,174	52.2	-13.8
	Conservative	Freda Warner	650	28.9	-5.1
	Liberal Democrat	Sean McManus	425	18.9	+18.9
Majority			524	23.3	-8.7
Turnout			2,249	47.0

Bedwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Harrington	1,398	59.5	-4.7
	Conservative	Galina Dimelow	440	18.7	+0.9
	Liberal Democrat	John Meacham	399	17.0	+3.6
	Socialist Alternative	Stephen Glennon	112	4.8	+0.2
Majority			958	40.8	-5.6
Turnout			2,349	50.3

Chells
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Vale	1,307	51.9	-0.7
	Liberal Democrat	Leonard Lambert	822	32.7	+3.2
	Conservative	Ralph Dimelow	387	15.4	-2.6
Majority			485	19.2	-3.9
Turnout			2,516	55.6

Longmeadow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Webb	1,072	46.6	-2.8
	Conservative	Matthew Hurst	646	28.1	+3.3
	Liberal Democrat	Ralph Baskerville	582	25.3	+6.6
Majority			426	18.5	-6.1
Turnout			2,300	51.8

Manor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Robin Parker	1,859	66.3	+12.3
	Labour	Gordana Bjelic-Rados	472	16.8	-9.1
	Conservative	Dilys Clark	472	16.8	-3.3
Majority			1,387	49.5	+21.4
Turnout			2,803	58.0

Martins Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Patston	958	42.8	-7.8
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	664	29.6	+1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Barbara Segadelli	404	18.0	+3.3
	Green	Ian Murrill	214	9.6	+2.6
Majority			294	13.2	-9.6
Turnout			2,240	49.0

Old Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Downing	1,256	46.4	-4.3
	Conservative	Jody Hanafin	749	27.7	-1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Jennifer Moorcroft	484	17.9	+4.3
	Green	Bernard Chapman	217	8.0	+1.3
Majority			507	18.7	-3.0
Turnout			2,706	57.3

Pin Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Reginald Smith	1,237	54.0	-5.3
	Conservative	Mollie Cawthorn	564	24.6	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Mary Griffith	488	21.3	+4.2
Majority			673	29.4	-6.3
Turnout			2,289	52.2

Roebuck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Gardner	1,094	49.7	-4.2
	Conservative	Anita Speight	563	25.6	-0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Gordon Knight	544	24.7	+4.5
Majority			431	24.1	-4.0
Turnout			2,201	49.0

St Nicholas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Raynor	989	48.5	-5.8
	Liberal Democrat	Heather Snell	540	26.5	+3.8
	Conservative	Claire Halling	512	25.1	+2.1
Majority			449	22.0	-9.3
Turnout			2,041	47.0

Shephall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Hall	1,389	61.2	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Nicholas Baskerville	441	19.4	+1.6
	Conservative	Leslie Clark	440	19.4	+0.4
Majority			948	41.8	-2.4
Turnout			2,270	51.7

Symonds Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Kissane	1,436	60.5	-4.1
	Conservative	Louisa Notley	582	24.5	-10.9
	Liberal Democrat	Katherine Lloyd	354	14.9	+14.9
Majority			854	36.0	+6.8
Turnout			2,372	53.7

Woodfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Clark	990	46.2	+1.0
	Labour	John Lloyd	760	35.5	-3.4
	Liberal Democrat	Audrey Griffith	391	18.3	+2.4
Majority			230	10.7	+4.4
Turnout			2,141	56.3

References

• 2003 Stevenage election result
• Ward results
• Chapter 30 Hertfordshire

Preceded by Stevenage Council election, 2002

Stevenage local elections

Succeeded by Stevenage Council election, 2004