Stroud District Council election, 2003
The 2003 Stroud Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Stroud local election result 2003[3][4] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
5 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
29.4 |
35.6 |
7,268 |
-5.9% |
|
Labour |
4 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
23.5 |
24.6 |
5,023 |
-4.3% |
|
Green |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23.5 |
15.4 |
3,141 |
+5.0% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
2 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
11.8 |
20.3 |
4,144 |
+4.0% |
|
Independent |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
11.8 |
3.1 |
624 |
+0.7% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
211 |
+0.4% |
Ward results
Cainscross[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Anthony Shortt |
760 |
48.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Norma Rodman |
355 |
22.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Darren Jones |
341 |
21.8 |
|
|
Green |
Carol Kambites |
111 |
7.1 |
|
Majority |
405 |
25.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,567 |
30.4 |
-5.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Central[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Michael Williams |
255 |
46.5 |
-5.8 |
|
Green |
Kevin Cranston |
126 |
23.0 |
+3.7 |
|
Labour |
Anne Snelgrove |
101 |
18.4 |
-10.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Deborah Sutherland |
66 |
12.0 |
+12.0 |
Majority |
129 |
23.5 |
-0.4 |
Turnout |
548 |
39.0 |
+1.3 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Chalford[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Elizabeth Peters |
875 |
46.5 |
|
|
Labour |
David Taylor |
316 |
16.8 |
|
|
Green |
David Wood |
306 |
16.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Barbara Brown |
277 |
14.7 |
|
|
UKIP |
Leslie Banstead |
107 |
5.7 |
|
Majority |
559 |
29.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,881 |
37.7 |
-0.7 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Dursley[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Marsh |
727 |
42.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Loraine Patrick |
582 |
34.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Daryl Matthews |
364 |
21.3 |
|
|
UKIP |
Anthony Gardiner |
37 |
2.2 |
|
Majority |
145 |
8.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,710 |
36.4 |
-2.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Farmhill and Paganhill[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Sheffie Mohammed |
361 |
61.8 |
+6.2 |
|
Labour |
Lesley Williams |
101 |
17.3 |
+1.7 |
|
Conservative |
Catherine James |
77 |
13.2 |
-0.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mark Rogers |
45 |
7.7 |
-2.8 |
Majority |
260 |
44.5 |
+4.5 |
Turnout |
584 |
33.9 |
+3.7 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Minchinhampton[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Elisabeth Bird |
889 |
59.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Audrey Smith |
330 |
22.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Margaret Edmunds |
224 |
15.0 |
|
|
UKIP |
Adrian Blake |
48 |
3.2 |
|
Majority |
559 |
37.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,491 |
43.8 |
+7.4 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Stonehouse[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Christopher Brine |
761 |
47.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Philip Brine |
566 |
34.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Milner Woodhead |
154 |
9.5 |
|
|
Green |
Sally Pickering |
139 |
8.6 |
|
Majority |
195 |
12.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,620 |
28.5 |
-3.4 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Thrupp[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Green |
Martin Whiteside |
436 |
50.4 |
+10.7 |
|
Conservative |
Patricia Carpenter |
270 |
31.2 |
-3.7 |
|
Labour |
John Howgate |
103 |
11.9 |
-13.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Colleen Rothwell |
56 |
6.5 |
+6.5 |
Majority |
166 |
19.2 |
+14.4 |
Turnout |
865 |
47.9 |
+0.1 |
|
Green hold |
Swing |
|
|
Trinity[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Green |
John Marjoram |
387 |
53.5 |
-15.5 |
|
Conservative |
Kenneth Brown |
169 |
23.3 |
+23.3 |
|
Labour |
Marta Cock |
114 |
15.7 |
-9.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christine Beckingham |
54 |
7.5 |
+1.5 |
Majority |
218 |
30.1 |
-13.9 |
Turnout |
724 |
44.7 |
-2.0 |
|
Green hold |
Swing |
|
|
Uplands[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Linda Townley |
263 |
40.8 |
+15.6 |
|
Conservative |
Linda Jeffreys |
167 |
25.9 |
-1.8 |
|
Labour |
Karin Degenberg |
106 |
16.4 |
-19.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Owen |
46 |
7.1 |
+7.1 |
|
Green |
Henry Leveson-Gower |
44 |
6.8 |
-4.2 |
|
UKIP |
Alan Lomas |
19 |
2.9 |
+2.9 |
Majority |
96 |
14.9 |
|
Turnout |
645 |
36.7 |
+3.6 |
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Valley[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Green |
Tobias Green |
296 |
48.4 |
+10.9 |
|
Conservative |
Brian Wheatley |
145 |
23.7 |
+4.4 |
|
Labour |
John Appleton |
113 |
18.5 |
-8.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Stayte |
57 |
9.3 |
-6.6 |
Majority |
151 |
24.7 |
+14.5 |
Turnout |
611 |
35.9 |
+1.0 |
|
Green hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wotton-under-Edge[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Smith |
998 |
52.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Sidney Gowers |
893 |
47.2 |
|
Majority |
105 |
5.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,891 |
37.8 |
+0.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
References