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2003 Winchester City Council election
English local election
English local election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2003 Winchester City Council election |
| seats_before4 | 5 |
| percentage2 | 41.3% |
| popular_vote2 | 11,171 |
| seats_before2 | 35 |
| before_election | Liberal Democrats |
| posttitle | Council control after election |
| party2 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| seats_after2 | 29 |
| percentage4 | 9.5% |
| popular_vote4 | 2,570 |
| seat_change4 | 2 |
| map_image | Winchester UK local election 2003 map.svg |
| seats4 | 2 |
| party4 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats_after4 | 5 |
| percentage5 | 4.1% |
| popular_vote5 | 1,117 |
| seats_before5 | 3 |
| seat_change5 | |
| seats5 | 1 |
| party5 | Independent politician |
| popular_vote1 | 12,158 |
| map_caption | Results by Ward |
| next_election | 2004 Winchester City Council election |
| previous_year | 2002 |
| seat_change1 | 4 |
| seats1 | 10 |
| party1 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| election_date | 1 May 2003 |
| majority_seats | 29 |
| seats_before1 | 14 |
| seats_after1 | 19 |
| next_year | 2004 |
| previous_election | 2002 Winchester City Council election |
| title | Council control |
| party_colour | yes |
| ongoing | no |
| type | Parliamentary |
| country | England |
| percentage1 | 45.0% |
| seats_for_election | 20 of 57 seats to Winchester City Council |
| after_election | Liberal Democrats |
| seat_change2 | 6 |
| seats2 | 6 |
| seats_after5 | 4 |
Background
20 were contested in the election with the election in Droxford, Soberton and Hambledon being a by-election after the previous Conservative councillor resigned. 2 other seats saw the sitting councillor standing down, Owslebury and Curdridge and St Luke, while 3 of the Liberal Democrat cabinet members were defending seats.
Election result
The election saw the Liberal Democrats just keep a majority on the council with 29 of the 57 seats. However they lost 4 seats to the Conservatives and 2 to Labour.
|seats % = 55.0 |votes % = 45.8 |plus/minus = +9.2 |seats % = 30.0 |votes % = 41.0 |plus/minus = -3.6 |seats % = 10.0 |votes % = 9.3 |plus/minus = +0.1 |seats % = 5.0 |votes % = 4.0 |plus/minus = -5.5
Ward results
Bishop's Waltham
Colden Common and Twyford
Compton and Otterbourne
Denmead
Droxford, Soberton and Hambledon
Itchen Valley
Littleton and Harestock
Owslebury and Curdridge
St Barnabas
St. Bartholomew
St. John and All Saints
St. Luke
St. Michael
St. Paul
Swanmore and Newton
The Alresfords
Upper Meon Valley
Whiteley
Wickham
Wonston and Micheldever
References
prev=2002 Winchester Council election| list=Winchester local elections| next=2004 Winchester Council election
References
- "Local elections". BBC News.
- (2003-05-02). "Election Results". The Times.
- (2003-04-08). "City council nominations". [[Southern Daily Echo]].
- "District Council Elections Results 2003". Winchester City Council.
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