2003 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
2003 UK local government election
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Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 1 May 2003. All 53 seats were up for election. Councillors elected would serve a four-year term, expiring in 2007. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, winning 37 of 53 seats on the council. The Conservatives won 7 seats (5 wards) unopposed.
Registered94,569
Turnout33%
1 May 2003
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| Registered | 94,569 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 33% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 37 | 69.81 | 41.9 | 12,794 | -3.8 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 20.75 | 24.6 | 7,497 | +5.9 | ||||
| Independent | 4 | 7.55 | 8.1 | 2,466 | -0.2 | ||||
| Labour | 1 | 1.89 | 22.0 | 6,726 | -5.4 | ||||
| Green | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1,053 | +3.4 | ||||
Ward results
All results are listed below:[1][2]
This election was the first with the new ward boundaries.[3]
Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1999 District Council election.
The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1999 District Council election.
Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.
Ampthill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Summerfield* | 1,179 | 59.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Cathrall | 949 | 47.7 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Holden* | 823 | 41.4 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Mark Smith | 704 | 35.4 | ||
| Conservative | Jeremy Jones | 580 | 29.1 | ||
| Conservative | John Stratton | 489 | 24.6 | ||
| Green | Gavin Harrison | 370 | 18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,990 | 37.3 | −0.2 | ||
Arlesey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Victor Williams* | 607 | 62.4 | +9.0 | |
| Labour | Dorothy Brown | 492 | 50.6 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Woodward | 344 | 35.4 | ||
| Independent | David West | 127 | 13.1 | ||
| Turnout | 973 | 25.4 | −2.1 | ||
Aspley Guise
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Fiona Chapman* [a] | Unopposed | NA | ||
Biggleswade Holme
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Smith* | 549 | 42.8 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Vickers* | 525 | 40.9 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bracey | 399 | 31.1 | +8.8 | |
| Labour | Rose Forbes | 345 | 26.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Baines | 309 | 24.1 | ||
| Labour | Alistair Costley* | 305 | 23.8 | −26.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,284 | 35.5 | |||
Biggleswade Ivel
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Maurice Jones | 645 | 42.9 | ||
| Conservative | Patricia Rouse | 634 | 42.1 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | Jane Lawrence | 614 | 40.8 | ||
| Labour | Bernard Briars | 594 | 39.5 | ||
| Labour | Rex Skinner* | 535 | 35.5 | −13.0 | |
| Labour | Hilary Broderick* | 527 | 35.0 | −4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Laver | 268 | 17.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Glenys Leach | 238 | 15.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,505 | 27.4 | −4.5 | ||
Biggleswade Stratton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Lawrence | 335 | 46.8 | +8.4 | |
| Conservative | Michael Cazaly | 331 | 46.2 | +8.8 | |
| Labour | Rebecca Kerfoot | 266 | 37.2 | ||
| Labour | Kevin Merrett | 240 | 33.5 | −5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hartwell | 145 | 20.3 | ||
| Turnout | 716 | 26.3 | −3.8 | ||
Clifton and Meppershall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Rogers* | 758 | 56.4 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Carne | 709 | 52.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Livesey | 537 | 39.9 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | David Devereux | 283 | 21.0 | −2.5 | |
| Turnout | 1,345 | 39.7 | |||
Cranfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Matthews* | 737 | 62.9 | +23.3 | |
| Conservative | Alan Bastable | 705 | 60.2 | +30.5 | |
| Labour | Alan Morris | 368 | 31.4 | ||
| Labour | Laurence Pollock | 342 | 29.2 | +2.4 | |
| Turnout | 1,172 | 28.7 | −1.2 | ||
Flitton, Greenfield and Pulloxhill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Thompson* | 335 | 54.5 | ||
| Green | Richard Ellis | 280 | 45.5 | ||
| Turnout | 615 | 36.9 | |||
Flitwick East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Lee | 496 | 42.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Watton | 440 | 37.3 | +11.6 | |
| Conservative | Rowland Goodman* | 376 | 31.8 | −20.1 | |
| Conservative | Jack North | 330 | 27.9 | ||
| Labour | Paul Griffiths* | 294 | 24.9 | −23.2 | |
| Green | Marina Torselli | 216 | 18.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,181 | 28.6 | +0.9 | ||
Flitwick West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dennis Gale* | 1,012 | 61.0 | +18.8 | |
| Conservative | James Gardner* | 974 | 58.7 | +18.0 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Male | 927 | 55.8 | ||
| Labour | Heather Mallett | 574 | 34.6 | ||
| Labour | Maurice Layton | 538 | 32.4 | −13.8 | |
| Labour | Glen Pullen | 534 | 32.2 | +1.5 | |
| Turnout | 1,660 | 28.6 | −0.7 | ||
Harlington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Golby* | 747 | 86.6 | +1.0 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Langham | 108 | 12.5 | ||
| Turnout | 863 | 48.2 | −1.2 | ||
Houghton, Haynes, Southill and Old Warden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rodney Bowdidge* | Unopposed | NA | ||
| Conservative | Neal Capon* | Unopposed | NA | ||
Langford and Henlow Village
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | William Cliff* | 738 | 46.3 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sonia Sewell | 588 | 36.9 | ||
| Conservative | Steven Dixon | 581 | 36.4 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Wright | 576 | 36.1 | ||
| Labour | David Handscombe | 328 | 20.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,595 | 42.5 | |||
Marston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Darren Tysoe* | 651 | 63.9 | +11.9 | |
| Conservative | Simon Prince | 626 | 61.4 | ||
| Labour | Elizabeth Rooney | 291 | 28.6 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | Richard Greenough | 286 | 28.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,019 | 26.4 | −4.7 | ||
Maulden and Clophill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Howard Lockey* | 852 | 55.9 | −2.3 | |
| Conservative | Martin Hawkins* | 791 | 51.9 | −22.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bettina Fitt | 469 | 30.8 | ||
| Labour | Geoffrey Thorp | 272 | 17.9 | ||
| Labour | Terry Shanahan | 267 | 17.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,523 | 43.0 | |||
Northill and Blunham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joanna Davison* | Unopposed | NA | ||
| Conservative | Patricia Turner* | Unopposed | NA | ||
Potton and Wensley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Doreen Gurney* | 1,118 | 59.9 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | Anita Lewis* | 1,096 | 58.7 | −2.1 | |
| Conservative | John Lewis | 986 | 52.8 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Heskins | 743 | 39.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,868 | 33.8 | |||
Sandy Ivel
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Gurney* | 691 | 64.8 | +13.6 | |
| Conservative | Alistair Gammell* | 553 | 51.8 | −7.7 | |
| Independent | Anthony Goss* | 396 | 37.1 | −14.2 | |
| Green | Paul Wheatley | 187 | 17.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,067 | 30.6 | |||
Sandy Pinnacle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Blaine* | 871 | 61.3 | +22.9 | |
| Independent | Max McMurdo* | 722 | 50.8 | +9.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Aldis | 637 | 44.8 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Scott | 370 | 26.0 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Smith | 325 | 22.9 | ||
| Labour | Natasha Hetherington | 240 | 16.9 | ||
| Labour | Drosten Fisher | 213 | 15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,422 | 29.0 | |||
Shefford, Campton and Gravenhurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lewis Birt* | 802 | 49.8 | +1.0 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Brown* | 769 | 47.7 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Chapman | 670 | 41.6 | ||
| Conservative | Ashley Green | 639 | 39.6 | ||
| Labour | Carolyn Devereux | 505 | 31.3 | −4.8 | |
| Turnout | 1,612 | 31.3 | |||
Shillington, Stondon and Henlow Camp
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rita Drinkwater* | 864 | 70.4 | +12.0 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Whiteman* | 710 | 57.9 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | Andrea Wilson | 344 | 28.0 | ||
| Labour | Janet Mallett | 306 | 24.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,227 | 32.5 | |||
Silsoe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kathleen Keen* | Unopposed | NA | ||
Stotfold
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Street* | 981 | 58.3 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Collier* | 978 | 58.1 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | John Saunders | 821 | 48.8 | −3.3 | |
| Conservative | Peter Evans | 815 | 48.4 | +6.4 | |
| Turnout | 1,684 | 33.7 | −4.3 | ||
Westoning and Tingrith
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andrew Rayment* [b] | 446 | 83.4 | +7.2 | |
| Labour | Jean Pullen | 83 | 15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 535 | 32.3 | |||
Woburn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Duggan* | Unopposed | NA | ||
Notes
- Mrs Chapman's full name is Catherine Fiona Chapman MBE. Since 2009 she has been councillor for Flitwick on Central Bedfordshire Council, and is listed on Central Bedfordshire Council's website as Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE.[4][5] She is sometimes listed as Catherine Chapman,[1] and sometimes as Fiona Chapman.[6][5] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976.[2]
- Andrew Rayment stood successfully for the Conservatives in this ward in the 1995 and 1999 elections,[2] and was one of the nominators of the Conservative candidate for Mid Bedfordshire in the 2017 general election.[7]