2003 Hertsmere Borough Council election

2003 Hertsmere Borough Council election
1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
13 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered69,699
Turnout23.0% (9.8%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 8 3 2
Seats after 25 8 6
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 8,852 4,698 3,254
Percentage 52.0% 27.6% 19.1%
Swing 7.2% 0.8% 2.9%
Winner of each seat at the 2003 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

The 2003 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Summary

Background

Before the Conservatives ran the council with 25 seats, compared to 9 for Labour and 5 Liberal Democrats.[2] A total of 38 candidates contested the 13 seats that were up for election.[2] Both the Conservative and Labour parties stood in all 13 seats, while there were also 10 Liberal Democrats, 1 Green Party and 1 Socialist Labour Party candidates.[2]

Election result

The Conservatives maintained an 8-seat majority with 25 councillors, Labour dropped 1 to 8 seats, while the Liberal Democrats gained 1 to 6 seats.[3] The Conservatives gained a seat in Borehamwood Hillside by 98 votes, with Jean Heywood reclaiming a seat on the council after having lost her seat in Borehamwood Cowley Hill in 2002 standing as an independent.[4] However the Liberal Democrats took a seat from the Conservatives in Bushey St James.[4]

The count saw angry words from the Labour group leader Frank Ward, who had held his seat in Borehamwood Kenilworth by just 28 votes. Ward said "Conservative councillors have no place in Borehamwood" and "it was a campaign that was marred by vilification, smears and lies".[3]

2003 Hertsmere Borough Council election[5][4][6][7]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 8 61.5 17 25 64.1 8,852 52.0 +7.2
  Labour 3 1 23.1 5 8 20.5 4,698 27.6 –0.8
  Liberal Democrats 2 1 15.4 4 6 15.4 3,254 19.1 –2.9
  Socialist Labour 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 184 1.1 +0.7
  Green 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 41 0.2 –0.3

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Aldenham East

Aldenham East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Gilmore 925 79.2 –7.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Silverman* 122 10.4 N/A
Labour Raymond Edge 121 10.4 –3.2
Majority 803 68.8 –4.0
Turnout 1,168 34.3 +1.0
Registered electors 3,579
Conservative hold

Aldenham West

Aldenham West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Payne* 728 69.0 –7.6
Liberal Democrats David Bird 165 15.6 N/A
Labour Sandra Huff 162 15.4 –8.0
Majority 563 53.4 +0.2
Turnout 1,055 31.5 –0.3
Registered electors 3,378
Conservative hold

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Borehamwood Brookmeadow[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leon Reefe* 596 56.2 –4.0
Conservative David McKee 338 31.9 –7.9
Liberal Democrats Audrey McCracken 126 11.9 N/A
Majority 258 24.3 +3.9
Turnout 1,060 23.0 –1.4
Registered electors 4,957
Labour hold Swing 2.0

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

Borehamwood Cowley Hill[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Craig Adams 826 66.9 +14.0
Conservative Simon Rubner 224 18.2 N/A
Socialist Labour James Dry 184 14.9 +9.2
Majority 602 48.8 +37.3
Turnout 1,234 21.7 –8.1
Registered electors 5,743
Labour hold

Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Hillside[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Heywood 838 47.9 –3.9
Labour Catherine Ward* 743 42.5 –5.7
Liberal Democrats Patrick Forsyth 169 9.7 N/A
Majority 95 5.4 +1.8
Turnout 1,750 33.5 –1.8
Registered electors 5,878
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 0.9

Borehamwood Kenilworth

Borehamwood Kenilworth[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Ward* 349 41.3 –10.8
Conservative Hannah David 321 38.0 +12.0
Liberal Democrats Zissis Kakoulakis 175 20.7 N/A
Majority 28 3.3 N/A
Turnout 845 20.6 –1.8
Registered electors 4,138
Labour hold Swing 11.4

Bushey Heath

Bushey Heath[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael O'Brien* 865 72.4 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Kutchinsky 207 17.3 –4.7
Labour Dinah Hoeksma 122 10.2 –0.3
Majority 658 55.1 +9.6
Turnout 1,194 23.0 –9.0
Registered electors 5,150
Conservative hold Swing 4.8

Bushey North

Bushey North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Colne* 899 68.8 +5.8
Conservative Koyes Choudhury 276 21.1 +0.4
Labour Christine Sowerbutts 90 6.9 –3.1
Green Ramiro Alvarado-Vega 41 3.1 –3.2
Majority 623 47.7 +5.4
Turnout 1,306 28.9 –5.7
Registered electors 4,540
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2.7

Bushey St. James

Bushey St. James[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anita Gamble 966 53.2 –5.9
Conservative Audrey Attwood* 717 39.5 +5.8
Labour James Sowerbutts 134 7.4 +0.3
Majority 249 13.7 –11.7
Turnout 1,817 33.0 –10.0
Registered electors 5,546
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 5.9

Elstree

Elstree[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morris Bright* 662 72.4 +3.8
Labour Paula Gregory 252 27.6 +7.7
Majority 410 44.9 –3.9
Turnout 914 26.1 –4.5
Registered electors 3,564
Conservative hold Swing 2.0

Potters Bar Furzefield

Potters Bar Furzefield[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Morris* 734 58.1 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Colin Dean 280 22.2 +3.5
Labour James Fisher 250 19.8 –6.7
Majority 454 35.9 +7.6
Turnout 1,264 26.0 –6.0
Registered electors 4,927
Conservative hold Swing 0.1

Potters Bar Oakmere

Potters Bar Oakmere[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Calcutt* 953 68.9 +6.8
Labour Ann Harrison 431 31.1 –6.8
Majority 522 37.7 +13.6
Turnout 1,384 24.9 –7.4
Registered electors 5,619
Conservative hold Swing 6.8

Potters Bar Parkfield

Potters Bar Parkfield[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Dawes* 1,306 70.5 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Bonner 349 18.8 +6.5
Labour Elizabeth Savage 197 10.6 –7.1
Majority 957 51.7 –0.6
Turnout 1,852 32.0 –5.0
Registered electors 5,783
Conservative hold Swing 3.0

References

  1. ^ "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Third of the seats up for grabs in borough elections". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 23 April 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Tories election win marred by outburst". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Tories win in Hillside after "dirty campaign"". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Election Results". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Local council election results". The Daily Telegraph. 3 May 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
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