2003 Plymouth City Council election

The 2003 Plymouth City Council election was held on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as the other local elections. The election was the first to be contested under new ward boundaries, and as a result the entire council was up for election. The Labour Party regained control of the council, which it had lost to the Conservative Party at the previous election in 2000.^[1][2][3]

2003 Plymouth City Council election

← 2000 1 May 2003 2004 →
All 57 seats to Plymouth City Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 22 seats, 32.8% 38 seats, 48.1% 0 seats, 14.6% Seats won 36 18 3 Seat change 14 20 3 Popular vote 24,849 18,421 10,515 Percentage 43.2% 32.0% 18.3% Swing 10.4% 16.1% 3.7%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2003 Plymouth City Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Labour

Overall results

2003 Plymouth City Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	36			14	63.2	43.2	24,849	7.3
	Conservative	18			9	31.6	32.0	18,421	16.1
	Liberal Democrats	3			2	5.3	18.3	10,515	3.7
	Plymouth Party	0				0.0	1.8	1,046	New
	Green	0				0.0	1.7	976	1.2
	UKIP	0				0.0	1.3	753	New
	Independent	0				0.0	1.1	659	0.9
	BNP	0				0.0	0.3	192	New
	Socialist Alliance (England)	0				0.0	0.2	143	New
Total		57						57,303

Ward results

Budshead

Location of Budshead ward

Budshead 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R Simmonds	1,487
	Labour	T Coleman	1,439
	Labour	C Mavin	1,408
	Conservative	P Brookshaw	1,092
	Conservative	J Harden	1,027
	Conservative	G Horler	1,011
	Liberal Democrats	C Summerfield	396
	Liberal Democrats	J Fitzroy	394
	Liberal Democrats	R Dogan	374
Turnout				31.0%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Compton

Location of Compton ward

Compton 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D Stark	1,458
	Conservative	A Fry	1,436
	Conservative	T Savery	1,413
	Labour	S Barker	858
	Labour	S Oxenham	825
	Labour	C Rennie	821
	Liberal Democrats	R Fells	720
	Liberal Democrats	M Walker	712
	Liberal Democrats	R Casley	710
Turnout				32.9%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Devonport

Location of Devonport ward

Devonport 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B Brotherton	1,421
	Labour	W Stevens	1,313
	Labour	N Wildy	1,301
	Conservative	J Bell	574
	Conservative	E Gray	537
	Conservative	J Johnson	509
	Liberal Democrats	C Prigmore	290
	Liberal Democrats	T Colley	251
	Liberal Democrats	C MacCullie	248
	Independent	J Brooks	245
	BNP	G Green	192
	Plymouth Party	W Luck	178
Turnout				26.1%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Drake

Location of Drake ward

Drake 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	K Gillard	580
	Liberal Democrats	D Santillo	537
	Labour	R Bellamy	380
	Labour	D Howells	361
	Conservative	P Marshall	281
	Conservative	C Miles	272
	Socialist Alliance	P Heddle	69
Turnout				18.6%
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Efford and Lipson

Location of Efford and Lipson ward

Efford and Lipson 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B Miller	1,784
	Labour	A Kerswell	1,766
	Labour	B Vincent	1,752
	Liberal Democrats	N Sewell	634
	Liberal Democrats	D Wood	619
	Conservative	M Orchard	613
	Liberal Democrats	L Burrows	607
	Conservative	R Lloyd	583
	Conservative	R McVicar	554
Turnout				31.7%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Eggbuckland

Location of Eggbuckland ward

Eggbuckland 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D Bray	1,387
	Labour	L Finn	1,323
	Labour	S Lemin	1,278
	Conservative	C Nunn	1,182
	Conservative	M Foster	1,164
	Conservative	P Rowe	1,158
	Liberal Democrats	M Bellamy	584
	Liberal Democrats	R Bellamy	560
	Liberal Democrats	T Smith	511
Turnout				32.5%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Ham

Location of Ham ward

Ham 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tudor Evans	1,912
	Labour	I Gordon	1,784
	Labour	C Pattison	1,746
	Conservative	S Ashcroft	553
	Conservative	D Bothwick	507
	Conservative	T Thomas	503
	Liberal Democrats	M Black	407
	Liberal Democrats	K Black	394
	Liberal Democrats	L Pearson	330
	Plymouth Party	S Charles	166
Turnout				29.9%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Honicknowle

Location of Honicknowle ward

Honicknowle 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P Carter	1,689
	Labour	P Purnell	1,611
	Labour	P Smith	1,574
	Conservative	B Baker	520
	Conservative	R Mahony	502
	Conservative	J Coope	489
	Liberal Democrats	J Crocker	422
	Liberal Democrats	M O'Neil	374
	Liberal Democrats	M Swann	362
Turnout				25.6%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Moor View

Location of Moor View ward

Moor View 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S Dann	1,527
	Labour	M Fox	1,489
	Labour	P Hutchings	1,474
	Conservative	H Ellis	899
	Conservative	J Ellis	863
	Conservative	A Sloggett	829
	Liberal Democrats	A Campbell	491
	Liberal Democrats	D Spreat	408
	Liberal Democrats	J Spreat	401
Turnout				30.4%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Peverell

Location of Peverell ward

Peverell 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J Mahony	1,435
	Conservative	M Leaves	1,373
	Conservative	P Nicholson	1,354
	Labour	C Woodman	1,049
	Labour	C Rose	1,002
	Labour	R Sharman	980
	Liberal Democrats	V Costain	847
	Liberal Democrats	E Swann	792
	Liberal Democrats	M Shally	763
	Green	F Allen	322
	UKIP	R Sigrist	301
	UKIP	C Bragg	284
	UKIP	P Martin-Kaye	260
	Independent	A Sherry	85
Turnout				37.8%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Plympton Chaddlewood

Location of Plympton Chaddlewood ward

Plympton Chaddlewood 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G Jordan	601
	Conservative	D Salter	572
	Liberal Democrats	J Byatt	377
	Labour	P Murphy	352
	Liberal Democrats	P Hutty	312
	Labour	J Wood	308
	Independent	D Every	211
Turnout				23.6%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Plympton Erle

Location of Plympton Erle ward

Plympton Erle 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J Fox	783
	Liberal Democrats	E Lock	764
	Labour	R Burns	713
	Conservative	D Birkenhead	697
	Liberal Democrats	S Jennett	668
	Labour	M Robinson	586
Turnout				31.8%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Plympton St Mary

Location of Plympton St Mary ward

Plympton St Mary 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P Nicholson	1,848
	Conservative	D James	1,741
	Conservative	D Ford	1,661
	Labour	J Henley	998
	Labour	V Burns	955
	Labour	S Robinson	860
	Liberal Democrats	P Fewings	638
	Liberal Democrats	A Cains	583
	Liberal Democrats	M Trench	478
Turnout				34.9%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Plymstock Dunstone

Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward

Plymstock Dunstone 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D Viney	1,866
	Conservative	V Pengelly	1,769
	Conservative	K Wigens	1,681
	Labour	R Evans	975
	Labour	C Childs	842
	Labour	D Roche	808
	Liberal Democrats	P Jones	482
	Liberal Democrats	R Tofts	481
	Liberal Democrats	J Evans	478
Turnout				29.8%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Plymstock Radford

Location of Plymstock Radford ward

Plymstock Radford 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K Foster	1,208
	Conservative	W Foster	1,156
	Conservative	M Leaves	1,128
	Labour	R Dodd	1,123
	Labour	J Clynch	1,062
	Labour	W Wraight	844
	Liberal Democrats	C Burrows	500
	UKIP	R Bullock	452
	UKIP	A Skuse	414
	UKIP	D McCallum	408
	Liberal Democrats	M Chandler	405
	Liberal Democrats	S Kendrick	372
Turnout				34.2%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Budeax

Location of St Budeaux ward

St Budeaux 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G Wheeler	1,560
	Labour	C Blackburn	1,475
	Labour	D Williams	1,426
	Conservative	H Plymsol	520
	Conservative	P Crolla	513
	Liberal Democrats	R McSweeney	449
	Conservative	M White	421
	Liberal Democrats	G Hirst	379
	Liberal Democrats	M Gallagher	371
Turnout				24.9%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St Peter and the Waterfront

Location of St Peter and the Waterfront ward

St Peter and the Waterfront 2003 (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M King	1,040
	Labour	T Wildy	963
	Labour	V Hiromeris	958
	Conservative	F Brimacombe	728
	Conservative	A Angel	670
	Conservative	E Shillabeer	588
	Liberal Democrats	H Stone	535
	Liberal Democrats	J Newton	475
	Liberal Democrats	T Wickett	434
	Plymouth Party	K Kelway	365
	Plymouth Party	J Broughton	264
	Plymouth Party	S Billows	242
	Green	F Williamson	172
	Independent	S Ellis	118
Turnout				27.8%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Southway

Location of Southway ward

Southway 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D Camp	1,996
	Labour	J Kirk	1,728
	Labour	D Weekes	1,620
	Conservative	E Willey	836
	Conservative	E Dawson	732
	Conservative	J Plymsol	731
	Liberal Democrats	T O'Connor	372
	Liberal Democrats	C Curry	333
	Liberal Democrats	B Yardley	292
Turnout				27.8%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Stoke

Location of Stoke ward

Stoke 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M Fletcher	1,128
	Labour	G Shears	1,045
	Labour	D Haydon	1,007
	Conservative	C Pascoe	935
	Conservative	Y Dawson	926
	Conservative	G Monaghan	877
	Liberal Democrats	H Guy	506
	Liberal Democrats	S Guy	469
	Liberal Democrats	N Wickett	422
	Green	J Cavanagh	287
	Plymouth Party	I Fleming	178
	Plymouth Party	K Woodward	170
Turnout				29.0%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Sutton and Mount Gould

Location of Sutton and Mount Gould ward

Sutton and Mount Gould 2003^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Nelder	1,470
	Labour	M Aspinall	1,452
	Labour	E Rennie	1,337
	Liberal Democrats	C Brown	521
	Liberal Democrats	P York	492
	Conservative	J Parry	489
	Conservative	R Welchman	486
	Conservative	J White	472
	Liberal Democrats	G Nye	429
	Green	T Mitchell	195
	Plymouth Party	D Kelway	159
	Plymouth Party	R Brierley	127
	Socialist Alliance	R Manning	74
	Socialist Alliance	E Peonides	69
	Socialist Alliance	P Tozer	48
Turnout				28.0%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "Local elections 2003" (PDF). parliament.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
2. "Local Election Results 2003". Andrew Teale.
3. "Plymouth City Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre.
4. "| PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK". www.plymouth.gov.uk.