Stafford Borough Council election, 2003
Elections to Stafford Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. All 59 seats on the council were up for election, with boundary changes meaning the number was reduced from 60. There were elections held in 24 wards, with a further 2 wards (Church Eaton and Milwich) uncontested. The Conservative Party gained majority control of the council after the council was under no overall control prior to the election. Overall turnout was 37.51%, with the lowest turnout (24.08%) in Coton ward and the highest (55.77%) in Seighford. As a result of the election, the new council leader was Cllr. Judith Dalgarno.
Election result
Stafford Local Election Result 2003 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 40 | +17 | 67.8% | |||||||
Labour | 14 | -13 | 23.7% | |||||||
Liberal Democrat | 5 | -3 | 8.4% | |||||||
Independent | 0 | -2 | 0 |
The total number of seats on the Council after the election was:
- Conservative Party - 40
- Labour - 14
- Liberal Democrats - 5
Sources: BBC Stafford Borough Council
Results by ward
All results from Stafford Borough Council.
Barlaston and Oulton (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Fairbanks | 817 | |||
Liberal Democrat | John Russell | 763 | |||
Conservative | Philip Jones | 674 | |||
Turnout | 1,443 | 44.29% | |||
Baswich (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann Edgeller | 868 | |||
Conservative | Susan Francis | 728 | |||
Labour | Michael Evans | 349 | |||
Labour | Mellony Millichap | 300 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Brett | 250 | |||
UKIP | Adrian Wood | 195 | |||
Turnout | 1,463 | 42.47% | |||
Chartley (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Brendan McKeown | 346 | 50.2% | ||
Conservative | Christopher Walster | 343 | 49.8% | ||
Turnout | 694 | 47.86% | |||
Church Eaton (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Barry Stamp | Election Uncontested | |||
Common (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Kennedy | 438 | |||
Labour | William Simpson | 422 | |||
Conservative | James Eld | 246 | |||
Conservative | Carol Lee | 234 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Hine | 178 | |||
UKIP | Leslie Gittins | 142 | |||
Turnout | 920 | 29.00% | |||
Coton (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Kemp | 378 | |||
Labour | Michael Shone | 345 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Rosemary Vance-Cotsford | 155 | |||
UKIP | Paul Gilbert | 150 | |||
Conservative | Dominic Brisby | 128 | |||
Conservative | Edith Foster | 121 | |||
Turnout | 696 | 24.08% | |||
Eccleshall (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Butter | 1134 | |||
Conservative | John Sillito | 1039 | |||
Conservative | Ivan Jennings | 925 | |||
Independent | Gordon Dale | 775 | |||
Liberal Democrat | David Kirby | 674 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Bryan Delanchy | 465 | |||
Turnout | 1,954 | 38.26 | |||
Forebridge (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Christine Baron | 648 | |||
Liberal Democrat | David Seary | 559 | |||
Labour | Ian Ronald | 313 | |||
Labour | Lisa Pearce | 261 | |||
Conservative | Violet Allan | 198 | |||
Conservative | Patrick Roe | 187 | |||
Turnout | 1,138 | 35.09% | |||
Fulford (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Bedson | 1019 | |||
Conservative | Sydney Oldfield | 913 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Harp | 828 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Kathleen Brayford | 636 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Richard Mycock | 618 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Kenneth Brayford | 599 | |||
Labour | Michael Shaw | 366 | |||
Turnout | 1,902 | 40.62% | |||
Gnosall and Woodseaves (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Smith | 1057 | |||
Conservative | James Kelly | 1039 | |||
Conservative | Kenneth Williamson | 1019 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Richard Philpott | 623 | |||
Liberal Democrat | George Sunley | 612 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Philpott | 593 | |||
Turnout | 1,806 | 35.66% | |||
Haywood and Hixon (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jean Tabernor | 999 | |||
Conservative | Amyas Northcote | 968 | |||
Conservative | Alan Perkins | 951 | |||
Labour | John Coates | 487 | |||
UKIP | John Mosley | 367 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Timothy Hackett | 364 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jacqueline Hemingway | 349 | |||
UKIP | Ronald Chell | 342 | |||
Labour | John Boyle | 336 | |||
Turnout | 2,003 | 39.69% | |||
Highfields and Western Downs (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Aidan Godfrey | 668 | |||
Labour | Maureen Bowen | 630 | |||
Labour | Anthony Pearce | 561 | |||
Independent | Neil Thomas | 428 | |||
Conservative | Richard Downs | 365 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Lynda Turner | 333 | |||
Conservative | Trevor Tabernor | 332 | |||
Independent | Scott Wilson | 296 | |||
Turnout | 1,462 | 30.64% | |||
Holmcroft (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Cantrill | 845 | |||
Conservative | Bryan Cross MBE | 827 | |||
Labour | Andrew Compton MBE | 693 | |||
Conservative | Isabella Davies | 684 | |||
Labour | Maureen Compton | 679 | |||
Labour | James Paton | 628 | |||
Independent | Andrew James | 281 | |||
UKIP | David Hilton | 160 | |||
Turnout | 1,802 | 35.47% | |||
Littleworth (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Heenan | 850 | |||
Conservative | Michael Bentley | 776 | |||
Conservative | Denis Skelland | 749 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Voss | 642 | |||
Labour | Anothony Welch | 557 | |||
Labour | Rosalind Kennedy | 557 | |||
Labour | Julian Thorley | 503 | |||
Liberal Democrat | John Hopkinson | 464 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Milln | 435 | |||
Turnout | 1,920 | 40.73 | |||
Manor (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angela Loughran | 757 | |||
Labour | Geoffrey Rowlands | 686 | |||
Labour | Patricia Rowlands | 670 | |||
Conservative | Gary Simmonds | 416 | |||
Conservative | Christopher Knapped | 385 | |||
Conservative | Paul Robinson | 352 | |||
UKIP | Carl Gilbert | 243 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Elizabeth Page | 224 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Stephanie Spiers | 223 | |||
Liberal Democrat | John Phillips | 218 | |||
Turnout | 1,540 | 31.74% | |||
Milford (2 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Finlay | 904 | |||
Conservative | Trevor Reeves | 808 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Trevor Fisher | 278 | |||
Turnout | 1,159 | 33.98% | |||
Milwich (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wilfred Davis | Election Uncontested | |||
Penkside (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ralph Cooke | 404 | |||
Labour | Malcolm Millichap | 354 | |||
Conservative | Trevor Houlton | 235 | |||
Conservative | Anthony WIlliams | 200 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Julia Towers | 131 | |||
UKIP | Jillian Crutchley | 110 | |||
Turnout | 783 | 28.28% | |||
Rowley (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Allan | 662 | |||
Conservative | Patrick Farrington | 648 | |||
Labour | Elaine Kidney | 639 | |||
Labour | John Hartshorne | 552 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Richard Hinton | 231 | |||
UKIP | Richard Hilton | 145 | |||
Turnout | 1,527 | 43.04% | |||
Seighford (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Winnington | 725 | |||
Conservative | Raymond Sutherland | 725 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Frank James | 631 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Gillian Cox | 605 | |||
Labour | Raymond Allsop | 177 | |||
Labour | Beryl Kemp | 176 | |||
Turnout | 1,585 | 55.77% | |||
St Michael's (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stanley Goodall | 571 | |||
Conservative | Linda Davies | 550 | |||
Labour | Harry Brunt | 478 | |||
Labour | Peter Sinnott | 367 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Mark Hatton | 349 | |||
Turnout | 1,272 | 36.07% | |||
Stonefield and Christchurch (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joyce Farnham | 718 | |||
Conservative | Michael Leese | 522 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Stevens | 484 | |||
Labour | David Smithwick | 477 | |||
Labour | Desmond Byrne | 342 | |||
Liberal Democrat | John Warren | 248 | |||
Turnout | 1,474 | 39.99% | |||
Swynnerton (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Highfield | 857 | |||
Conservative | David Price | 721 | |||
Independent | Robert Simcock | 469 | |||
Labour | Diana Osbourne | 332 | |||
Turnout | 1,408 | 39.98% | |||
Tillington (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Goodland | 524 | |||
Conservative | Adam Tedstone | 518 | |||
Labour | Stephen Moore | 448 | |||
Labour | Anthony Nixon | 402 | |||
Liberal Democrat | David Hughes | 205 | |||
Turnout | 1,161 | 35.21% | |||
Walton (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Phillip Leason | 821 | |||
Conservative | Michael Carey | 796 | |||
Labour | Deborah Wakefield | 765 | |||
Labour | John Beecham | 672 | |||
Conservative | Douglas Doney | 666 | |||
Labour | Roy Osborne | 625 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Janet Stevens | 279 | |||
Turnout | 1,671 | 36.66% | |||
Weeping Cross (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Judith Dalgarno | 1,369 | |||
Conservative | John Francis | 1,153 | |||
Conservative | Colin Wilkinson | 1,113 | |||
Labour | Michael Barber | 698 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Henry Towers | 523 | |||
UKIP | Malcolm Hurst | 356 | |||
Turnout | 2,191 | 41.40% | |||
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