Purbeck Council election, 2003

Elections to Purbeck Council were held on 1 May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 13
*Liberal Democrat 8
*Independent 3

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 5
gain =
loss =
net = +3
seats % = 62.5
votes % = 36.4
votes = 3,780
plus/minus = +0.5%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = -3
seats % = 37.5
votes % = 44.3
votes = 4,603
plus/minus = +13.8%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 12.8
votes = 1,334
plus/minus = +0.3%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 6.4
votes = 667
plus/minus = -14.8%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Philip Duffy
votes = 554
percentage = 59.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Drury
votes = 352
percentage = 37.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ruth Cade
votes = 25
percentage = 2.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 202
percentage = 21.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 931
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frederick Drane
votes = 610
percentage = 61.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pam Hindley
votes = 382
percentage = 38.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 228
percentage = 23.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 992
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Starr
votes = 498
percentage = 45.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bill Pipe
votes = 480
percentage = 44.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Collis
votes = 114
percentage = 10.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 18
percentage = 1.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,092
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Keith Green
votes = 497
percentage = 54.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Russell
votes = 287
percentage = 31.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Bennett
votes = 132
percentage = 14.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 210
percentage = 23.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 916
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Trite
votes = 908
percentage = 60.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Harry Carter
votes = 409
percentage = 27.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Leigh van de Zande
votes = 178
percentage = 11.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 499
percentage = 33.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,495
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Julie Wheeldon
votes = 920
percentage = 50.3
change = +7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Wootton
votes = 497
percentage = 27.2
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Rabson
votes = 413
percentage = 22.6
change = -10.9Election box majority
votes = 423
percentage = 23.1
change = +14.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,830
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Eric Osmond
votes = 715
percentage = 33.6
change = -8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Leslie Burns
votes = 667
percentage = 31.4
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Anderson
votes = 572
percentage = 26.9
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bob Huskinson
votes = 171
percentage = 8.0
change = +3.0Election box majority
votes = 48
percentage = 2.2
change = -10.8Election box turnout
votes = 2,125
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rosemary Hodder
votes = 702
percentage = 70.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jon Davey
votes = 301
percentage = 30.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 401
percentage = 40.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,003
percentage =
change =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/208.stm 2003 Purbeck election result]
* [http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2003/document025.html#toc125 Ward results]

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