2003 UK local government election
The 2003 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Liberal Democrat 27
- Labour 16
- Conservative 7
- Independent 1[2]
Election result
Milton Keynes Local Election Result 2003[3][4] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 | 30.5 | 10,985 | -6.4% |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 33.1 | 11,900 | +4.8% |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 29.6 | 10,630 | -2.2% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1,049 | +2.3% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 770 | +0.7% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 633 | +0.8% |
Ward results
Bletchley and Fenny Stratford[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Antony Mabbott | 1,813 | 50.6 | |
| Conservative | Roger Jacobs | 1,048 | 29.2 | |
| Independent | Daniel Galvin | 357 | 10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vanessa McPake | 294 | 8.2 | |
| UKIP | Alison Phillips | 71 | 2.0 | |
Majority | 765 | 21.4 | |
Turnout | 3,583 | 40.1 | −0.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bradwell[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Exon | 1,058 | 42.1 | |
| Labour | Claudine Elliott | 825 | 32.8 | |
| Conservative | William Clark | 418 | 16.6 | |
| Green | Manfred Ambrosius | 109 | 4.3 | |
| UKIP | Robert Willsher | 105 | 4.2 | |
Majority | 233 | 9.3 | |
Turnout | 2,515 | 27.5 | −7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Campbell Park[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Tallack | 1,094 | 48.2 | |
| Labour | Martin Petchey | 643 | 28.3 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Scott-Morris | 409 | 18.0 | |
| UKIP | Michael Maylam | 124 | 5.5 | |
Majority | 451 | 19.9 | |
Turnout | 2,270 | 22.6 | −1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Danesborough[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Hopkins | 967 | 74.0 | −1.1 |
| Labour | Brenda Jarvis | 117 | 9.0 | −0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Edis Bevan | 96 | 7.3 | −0.9 |
| Green | George Richardson | 93 | 7.1 | +2.3 |
| UKIP | Christopher Tett | 34 | 2.6 | −0.1 |
Majority | 850 | 65.0 | −0.9 |
Turnout | 1,307 | 40.5 | −2.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Emerson Valley[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Drewett | 1,089 | 55.8 | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Ealden | 448 | 23.0 | |
| Labour | Elaine Wales | 414 | 21.2 | |
Majority | 641 | 32.8 | |
Turnout | 1,951 | 23.0 | −4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Furzton[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Williams | 846 | 50.4 | |
| Conservative | Alexander Swanson | 457 | 27.2 | |
| Labour | Colin Lund | 375 | 22.3 | |
Majority | 389 | 23.2 | |
Turnout | 1,678 | 27.7 | −9.3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hanslope Park[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Geary | 1,203 | 78.1 | +28.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pilcher | 151 | 9.8 | +2.6 |
| Labour | Donna Coventry | 131 | 8.5 | −0.6 |
| UKIP | Michael Phillips | 55 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
Majority | 1,052 | 68.3 | +52.9 |
Turnout | 1,540 | 47.9 | −6.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Linford North[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Pugh | 883 | 43.3 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Conlan | 513 | 25.2 | |
| Labour | Ernest Billups | 450 | 22.1 | |
| Green | Peter Edwards | 113 | 5.5 | |
| UKIP | Helen Davies | 78 | 3.8 | |
Majority | 370 | 18.1 | |
Turnout | 2,037 | 31.1 | −3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Linford South[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Eaton | 711 | 45.2 | |
| Conservative | Catriona Morris | 348 | 22.1 | |
| Labour | Ilhan Unsal | 330 | 21.0 | |
| Green | Clive Bailey | 124 | 7.9 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Shaw | 61 | 3.9 | |
Majority | 363 | 23.1 | |
Turnout | 1,574 | 25.3 | −4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Loughton Park[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ruth Jury | 1,045 | 43.7 | |
| Labour | Victoria Walley | 645 | 27.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Napper | 346 | 14.5 | |
| Independent | Neil Cawley | 276 | 11.5 | |
| UKIP | Ruth Davies | 79 | 3.3 | |
Majority | 400 | 16.7 | |
Turnout | 2,391 | 27.5 | −5.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Middleton[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Eastman | 671 | 44.1 | |
| Conservative | David Bint | 541 | 35.6 | |
| Labour | Alan Roberts | 181 | 11.9 | |
| Green | Katrina Topping | 86 | 5.7 | |
| UKIP | Henry Hulse | 41 | 2.7 | |
Majority | 130 | 8.5 | |
Turnout | 1,520 | 28.6 | −3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sherington[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Seymour | 893 | 50.3 | −7.8 |
| Conservative | Peter Geary | 750 | 42.2 | +6.4 |
| Labour | William Bethune | 99 | 5.6 | −0.5 |
| UKIP | Judith Green | 35 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
Majority | 143 | 8.0 | −14.3 |
Turnout | 1,777 | 54.9 | +2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Stantonbury[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Pendry | 1,103 | 41.1 | |
| Conservative | David Tunney | 735 | 27.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William Watts | 703 | 26.2 | |
| Green | Carol Barac | 144 | 5.4 | |
Majority | 368 | 13.7 | |
Turnout | 2,685 | 39.7 | +8.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stony Stratford[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brinley Carstens | 1,360 | 47.2 | |
| Labour | David Lewis | 855 | 29.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Whistlecraft | 405 | 14.0 | |
| UKIP | Clive Davies | 263 | 9.1 | |
Majority | 505 | 17.5 | |
Turnout | 2,883 | 31.4 | −6.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Walton Park[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Carruthers | 1,088 | 46.1 | |
| Conservative | Paul White | 725 | 30.7 | |
| Labour | John Colbert | 443 | 18.8 | |
| UKIP | Donald Whiteley | 103 | 4.4 | |
Majority | 363 | 15.4 | |
Turnout | 2,359 | 25.0 | +0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wolverton[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Janet Irons | 1,140 | 47.1 | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Cavender | 579 | 23.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Rackliff | 399 | 16.5 | |
| Green | Alan Francis | 303 | 12.5 | |
Majority | 561 | 23.2 | |
Turnout | 2,421 | 23.9 | −2.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Woughton[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stephen Coventry | 1,066 | 63.5 | |
| Conservative | Nicholas Flaherty | 354 | 21.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Cooper | 258 | 15.4 | |
Majority | 712 | 42.4 | |
Turnout | 1,678 | 23.8 | −0.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ "How Britain voted: English and Scottish councils". The Independent. 3 May 2003. pp. 18–19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Borough Council Election" (PDF). Milton Keynes Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ "Election results". Financial Times. 3 May 2003. p. 8.