The 2003 Swindon Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
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Swindon was one of 3 councils which trialed voting by television in 2003 for the first time anywhere in the world.[3] Voters in Swindon also had 8 electronic information kiosks in the town centre where they could vote,[4] telephone and internet voting.[5] These trials, which were open for voting in the week before the election,[5] followed a trial of electronic voting in the 2002 election which saw turnout increase by 3.5%.[6]
Overall turnout in the election was 29.82%,[7] lower than in 2002.[8][9] However the number of electronic votes increased by 75% from 2002 to 11,055, including 349 cast by television.[8]
Swindon Local Election Result 2003[7][10] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
Conservative | 12 | +6 | 60.0 | 41.8 | 16,983 | +3.2% | ||||
Labour | 5 | -6 | 25.0 | 30.7 | 12,455 | -3.5% | ||||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 25.3 | 10,287 | +1.0% | ||||
Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 289 | +0.3% | ||||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 265 | +0.7% | ||||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 232 | -1.2% | ||||
Swindon Org UK People Before Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 102 | +0.3% |
Abbey Meads[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Peter Stoddart | 651 | 64.9 | -5.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Derek Richards | 182 | 18.1 | +8.0 | |
Labour | Ruairi Tobin | 170 | 16.9 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 469 | 46.8 | -4.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,003 | 24.0 | -4.9 |
Central[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Dickinson | 632 | 38.6 | +3.9 | |
Labour | David Cox | 616 | 37.6 | -4.3 | |
Conservative | Olive Clapham | 287 | 17.5 | +0.9 | |
Swindon Org UK People Before Profit | Karsten Evans | 102 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 16 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,637 | 23.1 | -2.3 |
Covingham and Nythe[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Glenn Smith | 1,323 | 53.4 | +13.8 | |
Labour | Peter Mallinson | 766 | 30.9 | -16.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ellen Aylett | 388 | 15.7 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 557 | 22.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,477 | 35.8 | +0.1 |
Dorcan[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Andrew Albinson | 992 | 44.0 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Peter Brown | 951 | 42.2 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Phipps | 311 | 13.8 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 41 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,254 | 32.5 | -1.7 |
Eastcott[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Martin Wiltshire | 1,039 | 53.7 | +5.9 | |
Labour | Richard Young | 502 | 26.0 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | Valerie Butt | 393 | 20.3 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 537 | 27.8 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,934 | 25.5 | -2.6 |
Freshbrook and Grange Park[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Geraldine Robertson | 987 | 46.9 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Gerald Boydell | 727 | 34.5 | -0.2 | |
Labour | James Grant | 391 | 18.6 | -5.9 | |
Majority | 260 | 12.4 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,105 | 27.3 | -0.8 |
Gorse Hill and Pinehurst[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | John Ballman | 603 | 40.4 | -13.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Steven Camburn | 352 | 23.6 | +12.8 | |
Conservative | Mark Furkins | 348 | 23.3 | -0.8 | |
Socialist Alliance | Andrew Newman | 189 | 12.7 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 251 | 16.8 | -13.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,492 | 21.6 | -1.1 |
Haydon Wick[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Ian Dobie | 1,203 | 52.5 | +4.6 | |
Labour | John Keepin | 625 | 27.3 | -7.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tel Hudson | 462 | 20.2 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 578 | 25.2 | +12.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,290 | 28.8 | -1.2 |
Highworth[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Melanie Duff | 1,176 | 47.2 | -3.3 | |
Labour | Lynn Vardy | 866 | 34.7 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jennifer Shorten | 452 | 18.1 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 310 | 12.4 | -10.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,494 | 38.3 | -0.4 |
Moredon[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Maureen Caton | 787 | 40.5 | -5.9 | |
Conservative | Dale Heenan | 759 | 39.0 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Sharp | 301 | 15.5 | -2.6 | |
UKIP | Trevor Prescott | 98 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 28 | 1.4 | -9.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,945 | 26.0 | +1.3 |
Old Town and Lawn[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Fionuala Foley | 2,000 | 54.8 | +14.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Wheaver | 1,160 | 31.8 | -17.1 | |
Labour | Maire Darker | 259 | 7.1 | +0.2 | |
Green | John Hughes | 232 | 6.4 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 840 | 23.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,651 | 47.6 | -5.1 |
Parks[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Fay Howard | 775 | 53.7 | -10.7 | |
Conservative | Natasha Young | 350 | 24.3 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jacob Pajak | 317 | 22.0 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 425 | 29.5 | -15.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,442 | 20.8 | -1.0 |
Penhill[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Andy Harrison | 613 | 50.6 | -8.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Louisa Sharp | 326 | 26.9 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Donald Day | 172 | 14.2 | -4.4 | |
Socialist Alliance | Roy North | 100 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 287 | 23.7 | -13.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,211 | 26.5 | +0.8 |
Shaw and Nine Elms[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Garry Perkins | 912 | 49.2 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Amber Johnson | 481 | 25.9 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Neil Heavens | 461 | 24.9 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 431 | 23.2 | -3.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,854 | 26.8 | -0.4 |
St Margaret[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Christopher Van Roon | 1,273 | 54.4 | +7.2 | |
Labour | Patricia Spry | 678 | 29.0 | -10.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Payne | 390 | 16.7 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 595 | 25.4 | +17.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,341 | 31.0 | +0.5 |
St Philip[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Deborah Baylies | 1,107 | 45.6 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Eriqua Ballman | 926 | 38.2 | -7.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Martin Wiltshire | 393 | 16.2 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 181 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,426 | 34.0 | +2.8 |
Toothill and Westlea[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Steve Wakefield | 879 | 50.4 | ||
Labour | Philip Rashid | 503 | 28.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Leigh Bint | 361 | 20.7 | ||
Majority | 376 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,743 | 29.4 |
Walcot[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Laura Holiday | 654 | 40.9 | ||
Labour | Christian Eley | 566 | 35.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Kathleen McCarthy | 378 | 23.7 | ||
Majority | 88 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,598 | 31.1 |
Western[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Keith Small | 863 | 43.3 | -6.9 | |
Conservative | Halina Roberts | 519 | 26.0 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Russell Scott-Browne | 444 | 22.3 | +8.1 | |
UKIP | Michael Morton | 167 | 8.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 344 | 17.3 | -7.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,993 | 26.3 | -2.2 |
Wroughton and Chiseldon[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | William Morton | 1,258 | 46.2 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Victor Goodman | 930 | 34.2 | -3.7 | |
Labour | Sarah Bush | 534 | 19.6 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 328 | 12.0 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,722 | 36.1 | -3.9 |
Preceded by Swindon Council election, 2002 |
Swindon local elections | Succeeded by Swindon Council election, 2004 |
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