2003 Stroud District Council election

2003 UK local government election

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

* Conservative 28
* Labour 10
* Liberal Democrat 6
* Green 4
* Independent 3[2]

## Election result

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Stroud local election result 2003[3][4] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| 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 Democrats | 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

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Cainscross[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Anthony Shortt  | 760  | 48.5  | +8.7
| Conservative | Norma Rodman  | 355  | 22.7  | +1.4
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Jones  | 341  | 21.8  | +1.0
| Green | Carol Kambites  | 111  | 7.1  | −0.3
Majority  | 405  | 25.8  |
Turnout | 1,567  | 30.4  | −5.0
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Cam East[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Miranda Clifton  | 524  | 40.4  | +2.2
| Conservative | Julian D'arcy  | 493  | 38.0  | +1.0
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Pearce  | 281  | 21.6  | −2.6
Majority  | 31  | 2.4  |
Turnout | 1,298  | 39.7  | −1.5
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Cam West[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Fowles  | 496  | 41.8  | +3.4
| Liberal Democrats | John Dapling  | 470  | 39.6  | +4.0
| Conservative | Lawrence Hall  | 220  | 18.5  | −0.7
Majority  | 26  | 2.2  |
Turnout | 1,186  | 35.9  | −2.5
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Central[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 Democrats | 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  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Elizabeth Peters  | 875  | 46.5  | +7.3
| Labour | David Taylor  | 316  | 16.8  | −10.7
| Green | David Wood  | 306  | 16.3  | −4.7
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Brown  | 277  | 14.7  | −11.0
| UKIP | Leslie Banstead  | 107  | 5.7  | −4.4
Majority  | 559  | 29.7  |
Turnout | 1,881  | 37.7  | −0.7
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Dursley[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Brian Marsh  | 727  | 42.5  | +10.0
| Conservative | Loraine Patrick  | 582  | 34.0  | −0.1
| Labour | Daryl Matthews  | 364  | 21.3  | −9.8
| UKIP | Anthony Gardiner  | 37  | 2.2  | +2.2
Majority  | 145  | 8.5  |
Turnout | 1,710  | 36.4  | −2.1
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Farmhill and Paganhill[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 Democrats | 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  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Elisabeth Bird  | 889  | 59.6  | −0.7
| Labour | Audrey Smith  | 330  | 22.1  | −2.5
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Edmunds  | 224  | 15.0  | +15.0
| UKIP | Adrian Blake  | 48  | 3.2  | −4.6
Majority  | 559  | 37.5  |
Turnout | 1,491  | 43.8  | +7.4
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Nailsworth[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Jeffreys  | 643  | 33.1  | +0.1
| Green | John Nicholson  | 621  | 32.0  | +3.8
| Labour | Keith Norbury  | 417  | 21.5  | −7.7
| Liberal Democrats | Myles Robinson  | 259  | 13.4  | −0.9
Majority  | 22  | 1.1  |
Turnout | 1,940  | 39.7  | −1.8
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Rodborough[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Nigel Cooper  | 521  | 39.2  | +1.6
| Green | Steven Penny  | 423  | 31.9  | +17.4
| Labour | Martin Alder  | 295  | 22.2  | −11.4
| Liberal Democrats | John Howe  | 89  | 6.7  | −7.4
Majority  | 98  | 7.4  |
Turnout | 1,328  | 37.9  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Slade[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Gwendoline Belcher  | 252  | 48.3  | +5.6
| Conservative | Deborah Westgate  | 148  | 28.4  | +2.7
| Labour | Henrietta Nichols  | 122  | 23.4  | −8.2
Majority  | 104  | 19.9  | +8.9
Turnout | 522  | 31.1  | −2.0
| Green hold | Swing |  |
Stonehouse[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Christopher Brine  | 761  | 47.0  | −8.3
| Conservative | Philip Brine  | 566  | 34.9  | +3.4
| Liberal Democrats | Milner Woodhead  | 154  | 9.5  | +9.5
| Green | Sally Pickering  | 139  | 8.6  | −2.7
Majority  | 195  | 12.0  |
Turnout | 1,620  | 28.5  | −3.4
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Thrupp[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 Democrats | 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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 Democrats | 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  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Linda Townley  | 263  | 40.8  | +4.7
| Conservative | Linda Jeffreys  | 167  | 25.9  | −1.8
| Labour | Karin Degenberg  | 106  | 16.4  | −19.7
| Liberal Democrats | 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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 Democrats | 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  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith  | 998  | 52.8  | +12.7
| Conservative | Sidney Gowers  | 893  | 47.2  | −6.4
Majority  | 105  | 5.6  |
Turnout | 1,891  | 37.8  | +0.2
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
2. ^ "Election Results". The Times. 2 May 2003. p. 17.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Election Results 2003". Stroud District Council. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "28.4 Stroud". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 5 January 2011.

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