2003 Braintree District Council election
The 2003 Braintree District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Results summary
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 27 |  10 |
45.0 | 35.7 | 24,265 | +6.7 | |||
| Labour | 20 |  11 |
33.3 | 33.6 | 22,840 | -11.6 | |||
| Halstead Residents | 5 | 5 |
8.3 | 6.7 | 4,542 | New | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 |
6.7 | 12.5 | 8,509 | -1.3 | |||
| Green | 2 |  |
3.3 | 6.0 | 4,064 | +1.9 | |||
| Independent | 2 | 2 |
3.3 | 5.4 | 3,658 | +0.6 | |||
| Residents | 0 | 3 |
0.0 | — | — | -3.0 | |||
Ward results
Black Norley & Terling
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | P. Turner | 504 | 41.8 | ||
| Conservative | M. Gallone | 501 | 41.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Turner | 449 | |||
| Conservative | C. Louis | 377 | |||
| Labour | M. Williams | 201 | 16.7 | ||
| Labour | R. Horrell | 151 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bocking Blackwater
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Schmitt | 733 | 38.1 | ||
| Conservative | D. Reid | 713 | |||
| Conservative | R. Haslam | 701 | |||
| Labour | A. Bishop | 647 | 33.6 | ||
| Labour | R. Lodge | 572 | |||
| Labour | M. Shirvington | 527 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Seymour | 321 | 16.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | T. Graystone | 278 | |||
| Green | W. Partridge | 222 | 11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 27.8 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bocking North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Mann | 496 | 52.2 | ||
| Labour | A. Everard | 450 | |||
| Conservative | T. McMillan | 300 | 31.5 | ||
| Conservative | P. Walsh | 275 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | E. Fierheller | 155 | 16.3 | ||
| Turnout | 27.5 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Bocking South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L. Green | 566 | 56.2 | ||
| Labour | M. Thorogood | 536 | |||
| Conservative | N. Birks | 297 | 29.5 | ||
| Conservative | A. Scattergood | 222 | |||
| Green | D. Stewart | 145 | 14.4 | ||
| Turnout | 24.6 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Bradwell, Silver End & Rivenhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | James Abbott | 855 | 58.3 | ||
| Green | Philip Hughes | 755 | |||
| Labour | G. Tew | 434 | 29.6 | ||
| Labour | M. Cann | 399 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Final | 178 | 12.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | B. French | 170 | |||
| Turnout | 24.6 | ||||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
Braintree Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | R. Cavinder | 487 | 25.8 | ||
| Labour | M. Green | 476 | 25.2 | ||
| Labour | W. Edwards | 466 | |||
| Labour | D. Lotery | 452 | |||
| Conservative | J. Brown | 451 | 23.8 | ||
| Conservative | J. McKee | 446 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | R. McDermott | 390 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Fish | 387 | |||
| Independent | B. Buchan | 344 | 18.2 | ||
| Independent | R. Green | 256 | |||
| Green | D. Darney | 133 | 7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 25.0 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Braintree East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Bishop | 597 | 43.4 | ||
| Labour | E. Lynch | 531 | |||
| Labour | C. Coughlan | 502 | |||
| Conservative | D. McIntosh | 304 | 22.1 | ||
| Independent | L. Clark | 254 | 18.5 | ||
| Independent | M. Buchan | 228 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Lemon | 219 | 15.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Brooks | 216 | |||
| Turnout | 25.7 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Braintree South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Lynch | 611 | 36.0 | ||
| Labour | A. Millam | 563 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Rice | 528 | 31.1 | ||
| Labour | R. Parsons | 520 | |||
| Conservative | D. Messer | 321 | 21.9 | ||
| Conservative | H. Rix | 337 | |||
| Green | D. Andrews | 187 | 11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 25.9 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Bumpstead
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Collar | 534 | 71.0 | ||
| Labour | A. Bennett | 218 | 29.0 | ||
| Turnout | 39.7 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Coggeshall & North Feering
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Newton | 767 | 42.4 | ||
| Conservative | N. Edey | 738 | |||
| Labour | C. Joyce | 640 | 35.4 | ||
| Labour | T. Layzell | 598 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Sibley | 231 | 12.8 | ||
| Green | M. Langsdon | 172 | 9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 41.0 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Cressing & Stisted
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | L. Flint | 353 | 55.9 | ||
| Conservative | D. Heasman | 279 | 44.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 28.0 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Gosfield & Greenstead Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Broyd | 531 | 55.1 | ||
| Independent | R. Waters | 294 | 30.5 | ||
| Labour | D. Marshall | 138 | 14.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 48.0 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Great Notley & Braintree West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Butland | 862 | 55.2 | ||
| Conservative | A. Jenner | 794 | |||
| Conservative | R. Walters | 767 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | L. Beckett | 341 | 21.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Braley | 316 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | T. Brooks | 304 | |||
| Independent | A. Watts | 192 | 12.3 | ||
| Labour | L. Barlow | 168 | 10.7 | ||
| Labour | B. Tate | 158 | |||
| Labour | A. Tearle | 141 | |||
| Turnout | 32.1 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Halstead St. Andrew's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halstead Residents | M. Gage | 1,042 | 73.4 | ||
| Halstead Residents | B. Gage | 1,037 | |||
| Halstead Residents | H. Catley | 1,029 | |||
| Labour | G. McCoyd | 377 | 26.6 | ||
| Labour | T. Rogers | 372 | |||
| Labour | S. Gilbert | 346 | |||
| Turnout | 28.5 | ||||
| Halstead Residents gain from Residents | |||||
| Halstead Residents gain from Residents | |||||
| Halstead Residents win (new seat) | |||||
Halstead Trinity
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halstead Residents | J. Pell | 822 | 69.4 | ||
| Halstead Residents | J. Pilgrim | 612 | |||
| Labour | M. Fincken | 362 | 30.6 | ||
| Labour | S. Knight | 344 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0 | ||||
| Halstead Residents win (new seat) | |||||
| Halstead Residents win (new seat) | |||||
Hatfield Peverel
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Bigden | 806 | 75.8 | ||
| Conservative | D. Finch | 684 | |||
| Labour | P. Watt | 257 | 24.2 | ||
| Labour | V. Bermudez | 225 | |||
| Turnout | 30.5 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Headingham & Maplestead
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Beavis | 1,013 | 46.1 | ||
| Conservative | C. Tanner | 924 | |||
| Conservative | W. Scattergood | 710 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Bolter | 542 | 24.7 | ||
| Labour | N. Owen | 332 | 15.1 | ||
| Independent | P. Schwier | 310 | 14.1 | ||
| Labour | S. Goodfellow | 259 | |||
| Labour | K. Tew | 199 | |||
| Turnout | 32.9 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Kelvedon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Foster | 732 | 38.3 | ||
| Conservative | R. Mitchell | 655 | |||
| Labour | E. Davidson | 592 | 31.0 | ||
| Labour | I. Marshall | 579 | |||
| Independent | J. Hackworth | 387 | 20.3 | ||
| Independent | B. Boyer | 300 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Ashby | 198 | 10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 45.0 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Panfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Wilkinson | 421 | 70.8 | ||
| Labour | R. Green | 174 | 29.2 | ||
| Turnout | 36.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rayne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | A. Meadows | 369 | 50.8 | ||
| Conservative | E. Macnee | 358 | 49.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 43.2 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Stour Valley North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | N. Harley | 447 | 62.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Posen | 136 | 19.1 | ||
| Labour | P. Owen | 130 | 18.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 41.2 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Stour Valley South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Shelton | 498 | 73.1 | ||
| Labour | F. Hearn | 183 | 26.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 37.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The Three Colnes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Gaught | 740 | 43.2 | ||
| Conservative | G. Spray | 658 | 38.4 | ||
| Labour | R. Alston | 314 | 18.3 | ||
| Labour | S. Overnell | 305 | |||
| Turnout | 32.2 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Three Fields
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Finbow | 800 | 77.7 | ||
| Conservative | S. Walsh | 783 | |||
| Labour | A. Axtell | 230 | 22.3 | ||
| Labour | J. Overnell | 221 | |||
| Turnout | 36.5 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Upper Colne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Bolton | 450 | 67.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | E. Jones | 132 | 19.6 | ||
| Labour | P. Long | 90 | 13.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 34.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Witham Chipping Hill & Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Barlow | 443 | 29.5 | ||
| Conservative | M. Lager | 443 | 29.5 | ||
| Labour | I. Pointon | 372 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | B. Fleet | 363 | 24.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | C. May | 268 | |||
| Green | N. Brunton | 255 | 17.0 | ||
| Turnout | 33.0 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Witham North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Evans | 462 | 47.5 | ||
| Labour | J. Gyford | 435 | |||
| Conservative | C. Heasman | 215 | 22.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Barber | 157 | 16.2 | ||
| Green | N. Scales | 138 | 14.2 | ||
| Green | C. Gerrard | 115 | |||
| Turnout | 22.8 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Witham South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Martin | 583 | 39.0 | ||
| Labour | P. Heath | 574 | |||
| Labour | R. Tincknell | 521 | |||
| Conservative | J. Jarvis | 515 | 34.4 | ||
| Conservative | R. Ramage | 498 | |||
| Conservative | D. Louis | 469 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | B. Dearlove | 219 | 14.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | C. Gerrard | 194 | |||
| Green | S. Ransome | 178 | 11.9 | ||
| Turnout | 27.8 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Witham West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Boylan | 564 | 35.3 | ||
| Labour | K. Tearle | 546 | |||
| Labour | J. Reekle | 533 | |||
| Conservative | J. Walton | 426 | 26.7 | ||
| Green | S. Hicks | 314 | 19.6 | ||
| Green | P. Brunton | 297 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Hooper | 294 | 18.4 | ||
| Green | K. Peterson | 253 | |||
| Turnout | 24.8 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Yeldham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | N. McCrea | 245 | 42.5 | ||
| Labour | S. Scrivens | 168 | 29.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | T. Ellis | 163 | 28.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 36.5 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2020.
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