Maidstone Borough Council election, 2003
The 2003 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, 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
Background
Before the election no party had a majority on the council with the Liberal Democrats on 21 seats, the Conservatives 19, Labour 12 and 3 independents.[3] The Conservatives stood in all 18 seats which were being contested, the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties each put up 17 candidates, the United Kingdom Independence Party 10 and there were 2 independent candidates.[3]
Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 30.8%.[3]
Maidstone Local Election Result 2003[3][4] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
9 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
50.0 |
42.2 |
10,894 |
+3.6% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
38.9 |
34.3 |
8,872 |
-2.6% |
|
Labour |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
5.6 |
16.3 |
4,210 |
+0.7% |
|
Independent |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.6 |
4.3 |
1,110 |
-0.8% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
748 |
+1.7% |
Ward results
Allington[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Cynthia Robertson |
1,169 |
61.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Sally Nicholson |
459 |
24.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Marianna Polisczuk |
197 |
10.4 |
|
|
UKIP |
Gareth Kendall |
77 |
4.0 |
|
Majority |
710 |
37.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,902 |
33.5 |
-4.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bearsted[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Allan Bradshaw |
1,312 |
62.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sheila Chittenden |
363 |
17.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Jeanne Gibson |
332 |
15.7 |
|
|
UKIP |
Peter Croughton |
103 |
4.9 |
|
Majority |
949 |
45.0 |
|
Turnout |
2,110 |
32.5 |
-7.4 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Boxley[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Malcolm Greer |
763 |
46.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Chittenden |
643 |
38.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Stephen Gibson |
172 |
10.4 |
|
|
UKIP |
Margaret Leggat |
77 |
4.7 |
|
Majority |
120 |
7.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,655 |
25.7 |
+0.3 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Coxheath and Hunton[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Williams |
943 |
48.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Adrian Brindle |
794 |
41.0 |
|
|
Labour |
John Hughes |
198 |
10.2 |
|
Majority |
149 |
7.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,935 |
35.6 |
+0.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Detling and Thurnham[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Horne |
485 |
72.6 |
+9.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Watson |
123 |
18.4 |
-6.2 |
|
Labour |
Raymond Huson |
60 |
9.0 |
-3.4 |
Majority |
362 |
54.2 |
+15.7 |
Turnout |
668 |
29.7 |
+0.7 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Downswood and Otham[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Frederick Winckless |
470 |
76.3 |
-2.5 |
|
Conservative |
Paul Butcher |
115 |
18.7 |
-2.5 |
|
Labour |
Richard Coates |
31 |
5.0 |
+5.0 |
Majority |
355 |
57.6 |
+0.0 |
Turnout |
616 |
29.0 |
+2.0 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
East[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Naghi |
1,074 |
54.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Alan Warner |
623 |
31.5 |
|
|
Labour |
Brian Wood |
216 |
10.9 |
|
|
UKIP |
Anthony Robertson |
67 |
3.4 |
|
Majority |
451 |
22.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,980 |
31.8 |
-2.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Fant[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patrick Schnell |
724 |
43.6 |
|
|
Labour |
John Morrison |
593 |
35.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Joanne Frith |
274 |
16.5 |
|
|
UKIP |
Stephen Dean |
68 |
4.1 |
|
Majority |
131 |
7.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,659 |
29.0 |
+0.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Harrietsham and Lenham[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Janetta Sams |
709 |
44.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Marshall |
674 |
42.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stephen Morris |
205 |
12.9 |
|
Majority |
35 |
2.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,588 |
39.8 |
-1.9 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
High Street[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Fran Wilson |
616 |
47.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Scott Hahnefeld |
317 |
24.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Leonard Burfield |
252 |
19.6 |
|
|
UKIP |
Terence Kendall |
103 |
8.0 |
|
Majority |
299 |
23.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,288 |
22.0 |
-0.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Leeds[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter Parvin |
536 |
68.9 |
-1.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sarah Gould |
141 |
18.1 |
+1.9 |
|
Labour |
Elizabeth Stevens |
101 |
13.0 |
-0.6 |
Majority |
395 |
50.8 |
-3.2 |
Turnout |
778 |
41.5 |
+5.5 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Loose[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hugh Laing |
389 |
51.9 |
+0.1 |
|
Conservative |
Michael Oben |
319 |
42.5 |
-5.7 |
|
Labour |
Edith Davis |
42 |
5.6 |
+5.6 |
Majority |
70 |
9.3 |
+5.7 |
Turnout |
750 |
41.1 |
+8.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Marden and Yalding[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Annabelle Blackmore |
1,079 |
62.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patricia Gerrish |
317 |
18.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Michael Jackson |
252 |
14.5 |
|
|
UKIP |
Brian Hogg |
84 |
4.8 |
|
Majority |
762 |
44.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,732 |
29.6 |
+0.5 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
North[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mervyn Warner |
849 |
58.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Jamie Devlin |
379 |
26.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Keith Adkinson |
161 |
11.1 |
|
|
UKIP |
Margaret Kendall |
65 |
4.5 |
|
Majority |
470 |
32.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,454 |
27.8 |
-0.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
South[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Alan Chell |
711 |
33.6 |
|
|
Independent |
Alan Smith |
640 |
30.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Wilson |
624 |
29.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Allan Rimmer |
102 |
4.8 |
|
|
UKIP |
Michael Oakley |
42 |
2.0 |
|
Majority |
71 |
3.4 |
|
Turnout |
2,119 |
36.6 |
-0.4 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Sutton Valence and Langley[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Paulina Stockell |
524 |
75.7 |
+5.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Shona Stevens |
168 |
24.3 |
-5.0 |
Majority |
356 |
51.4 |
+9.9 |
Turnout |
692 |
31.7 |
-1.3 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
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