West Lindsey District Council election, 2003
Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
West Lindsey Local Election Result 2003 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
6 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
50.0 |
38.0 |
4,194 |
-4.6% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
3 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
25.0 |
26.6 |
2,937 |
-5.3% |
|
Independent |
3 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
25.0 |
20.8 |
2,296 |
+9.4% |
|
Labour |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
14.2 |
1,571 |
+0.1% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
28 |
+0.3% |
One Conservative candidate was unopposed.
Ward results
Caistor |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Alan Caine |
563 |
59.8 |
+12.6 |
|
Conservative |
Peter O'Leary |
300 |
31.9 |
-7.4 |
|
Labour |
Tara-Louise Burghardt |
78 |
8.3 |
-2.3 |
Majority |
263 |
27.9 |
+20.0 |
Turnout |
941 |
37.1 |
+6.1 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Gainsborough East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kristan Smith |
582 |
73.6 |
+16.8 |
|
Conservative |
John Otter |
209 |
26.4 |
+12.2 |
Majority |
373 |
47.2 |
+14.4 |
Turnout |
791 |
18.0 |
+0.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Gainsborough North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Gillian Bardsley |
539 |
42.7 |
+12.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Denise Harrison-Moore |
390 |
30.9 |
-2.3 |
|
Labour |
Triloka Mehrotra |
334 |
26.4 |
-9.9 |
Majority |
149 |
11.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,263 |
25.8 |
+3.3 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Gainsborough South-West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Judith Rainsforth |
544 |
64.9 |
+12.2 |
|
Independent |
Paul Howitt-Cowan |
196 |
23.4 |
+23.4 |
|
Conservative |
William Morgan |
98 |
11.7 |
-11.2 |
Majority |
348 |
41.5 |
+13.2 |
Turnout |
838 |
25.7 |
+2.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Lea |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Kevin Whaley |
361 |
47.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Parsons |
261 |
34.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Stephen Beer |
144 |
18.8 |
|
Majority |
100 |
13.0 |
|
Turnout |
766 |
44.3 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Middle Rasen |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gary Fenwick |
455 |
54.6 |
-18.5 |
|
Conservative |
Alfred Jones |
257 |
30.8 |
+3.9 |
|
Independent |
Lynda Vernam |
93 |
11.2 |
+11.2 |
|
Green |
Christopher Padley |
28 |
3.4 |
+3.4 |
Majority |
198 |
23.8 |
-22.4 |
Turnout |
833 |
44.8 |
+8.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Scotter |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Christopher Underwood-Frost |
920 |
74.3 |
+5.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Heathorn |
319 |
25.7 |
-5.7 |
Majority |
601 |
48.6 |
+11.4 |
Turnout |
1,239 |
36.5 |
+4.2 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Torksey |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stuart Kinch |
614 |
61.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Bartle |
386 |
38.6 |
|
Majority |
228 |
22.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,000 |
48.4 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Welton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Malcolm Parish |
1,083 |
80.0 |
+80.0 |
|
Labour |
Philip Huckin |
270 |
20.0 |
+12.7 |
Majority |
813 |
60.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,353 |
33.6 |
-7.1 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
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