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. This was on the same day as other local elections.

2003 Braintree District Council election

1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
59 seats to Braintree District Council 30 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Halstead Residents Last election 17 seats, 29.0% 31 seats, 45.2% N/A Seats won 27 20 5 Seat change 10 11 5 Popular vote 24,265 22,840 4,542 Percentage 35.7% 33.6% 6.7% Swing 6.7% 11.6% N/A   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Liberal Democrats Green Independent Last election 3 seats, 13.8% 2 seats, 4.1% 4 seats, 4.8% Seats won 4 2 2 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 8,509 4,064 3,658 Percentage 12.5% 6.0% 5.6% Swing 1.3% 1.9% 0.6%
Council control before election Labour Council control after election No overall control

Summary

Candidates by party

Labour Party (57/59)

Conservative Party (44/59)

Liberal Democrats (29/59)

Green Party (14/59)

Independent (10/59)

Halstead Residents (5/59)

Results

2003 Braintree District Council election

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

Black Norley & Terling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Turner	504	39.3
	Conservative	M. Gallone	501	39.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Turner	449	35.0
	Conservative	C. Louis	377	29.4
	Labour	M. Williams	201	15.7
	Labour	R. Horrell	151	11.8
Turnout			1,283	44.0
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bocking Blackwater

Bocking Blackwater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Schmitt	733	44.3
	Conservative	D. Reid	713	43.1
	Conservative	R. Haslam	701	42.4
	Labour	A. Bishop	647	39.1
	Labour	R. Lodge	572	34.6
	Labour	M. Shirvington	527	31.9
	Liberal Democrats	S. Seymour	321	19.4
	Liberal Democrats	T. Graystone	278	16.8
	Green	W. Partridge	222	13.4
Turnout			1,653	27.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bocking North

Bocking North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Mann	496	54.1	−15.2
	Labour	A. Everard	450	49.1	−13.2
	Conservative	T. McMillan	300	32.7	N/A
	Conservative	P. Walsh	275	30.0	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	E. Fierheller	155	16.9	±0.0
Turnout			917	27.5	−0.4
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bocking South

Bocking South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Green	566	61.3	−2.8
	Labour	M. Thorogood	536	58.1	−8.6
	Conservative	N. Birks	297	32.2	+3.7
	Conservative	A. Scattergood	222	24.1	−5.2
	Green	D. Stewart	145	15.7	+7.6
Turnout			923	24.6	−1.2
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bradwell, Silver End & Rivenhall

Bradwell, Silver End & Rivenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	James Abbott	855	58.3
	Green	Philip Hughes	755	51.5
	Labour	G. Tew	434	29.6
	Labour	M. Cann	399	27.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Final	178	12.1
	Liberal Democrats	B. French	170	11.6
Turnout			1,466	40.2
	Green win (new seat)
	Green win (new seat)

Braintree Central

Braintree Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cavinder	487	36.6	+18.8
	Labour	M. Green	476	35.7	−20.8
	Labour	W. Edwards	466	35.0	−19.8
	Labour	D. Lotery	452	33.9	−17.0
	Conservative	J. Brown	451	33.9	+11.1
	Conservative	J. McKee	446	33.5	+11.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. McDermott	390	29.3	+13.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Fish	387	29.1	+11.3
	Independent	B. Buchan	344	25.8	N/A
	Independent	R. Green	256	19.2	N/A
	Green	D. Darney	133	10.0	+0.9
Turnout			1,332	25.0	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Braintree East

Braintree East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Bishop	597	52.0	−3.2
	Labour	E. Lynch	531	46.3	−0.9
	Labour	C. Coughlan	502	43.7	−2.8
	Conservative	D. McIntosh	304	26.5	−0.6
	Independent	L. Clark	254	22.1	N/A
	Independent	M. Buchan	228	19.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	P. Lemon	219	19.1	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brooks	216	18.8	−3.2
Turnout			1,148	25.7	+5.4
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Braintree South

Braintree South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Lynch	611	46.8
	Labour	A. Millam	563	43.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Rice	528	40.4
	Labour	R. Parsons	520	39.8
	Conservative	D. Messer	371	28.4
	Conservative	H. Rix	337	25.8
	Green	D. Andrews	187	14.3
Turnout			1,306	25.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bumpstead

Bumpstead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Collar	534	71.0	+10.1
	Labour	A. Bennett	218	29.0	−10.1
Turnout			752	39.7	+7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

Coggeshall & North Feering

Coggeshall & North Feering

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Newton	767	48.2
	Conservative	N. Edey	738	46.4
	Labour	C. Joyce	640	40.2
	Labour	T. Layzell	598	37.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Sibley	231	14.5
	Green	M. Langsdon	172	10.8
Turnout			1,591	41.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cressing & Stisted

Cressing & Stisted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	L. Flint	353	55.9
	Conservative	D. Heasman	279	44.1
Majority			74	11.8
Turnout			632	28.0
	Independent win (new seat)

Gosfield & Greenstead Green

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			237	24.6
Turnout			963	48.0
	Conservative win (new seat)

Great Notley & Braintree West

Great Notley & Braintree West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Butland	862	60.4
	Conservative	A. Jenner	794	55.6
	Conservative	R. Walters	767	53.7
	Liberal Democrats	L. Beckett	341	23.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Braley	316	22.1
	Liberal Democrats	T. Brooks	304	21.3
	Independent	A. Watts	192	13.4
	Labour	L. Barlow	168	11.8
	Labour	B. Tate	158	11.1
	Labour	A. Tearle	141	9.9
Turnout			1,428	32.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Halstead Residents	M. Gage	1,042	70.3	N/A
	Halstead Residents	B. Gage	1,037	70.0	N/A
	Halstead Residents	H. Catley	1,029	69.4	N/A
	Labour	G. McCoyd	377	25.4	−0.5
	Labour	T. Rogers	372	25.1	−4.6
	Labour	S. Gilbert	346	23.3	N/A
Turnout			1,482	28.5	−4.2
	Halstead Residents gain from Residents
	Halstead Residents gain from Residents
	Halstead Residents win (new seat)

Halstead Trinity

Halstead Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Halstead Residents	J. Pell	822	77.3
	Halstead Residents	J. Pilgrim	612	57.6
	Labour	M. Fincken	362	34.1
	Labour	S. Knight	344	32.4
Turnout			1,063	30.0
	Halstead Residents win (new seat)
	Halstead Residents win (new seat)

Hatfield Peverel

Hatfield Peverel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Bigden	806	76.7	+19.8
	Conservative	D. Finch	684	65.1	+9.3
	Labour	P. Watt	257	24.5	−5.1
	Labour	V. Bermudez	225	21.4	+1.0
Turnout			1,051	30.5	−0.6
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Headingham & Maplestead

Headingham & Maplestead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Beavis	1,013	61.8
	Conservative	C. Tanner	924	56.3
	Conservative	W. Scattergood	710	43.3
	Liberal Democrats	S. Bolter	542	33.0
	Labour	N. Owen	332	20.2
	Independent	P. Schwier	310	18.9
	Labour	S. Goodfellow	259	15.8
	Labour	K. Tew	199	12.1
Turnout			1,640	32.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kelvedon

Kelvedon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Foster	732	41.9	+4.1
	Conservative	R. Mitchell	655	37.5	+2.7
	Labour	E. Davidson	592	33.9	−10.5
	Labour	I. Marshall	579	33.1	−11.3
	Independent	J. Hackworth	387	22.2	N/A
	Independent	B. Boyer	300	17.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ashby	198	11.3	−0.7
Turnout			1,747	45.0	+3.1
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Panfield

Panfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Wilkinson	421	70.8	+14.3
	Labour	R. Green	174	29.2	−14.3
Turnout			595	36.0	−5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.3

Rayne

Rayne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Meadows	369	50.8	−3.8
	Conservative	E. Macnee	358	49.2	+17.4
Majority			11	1.6	−21.2
Turnout			727	43.2	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	10.6

Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Harley	447	62.7	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Posen	136	19.1	N/A
	Labour	P. Owen	130	18.2	−16.5
Majority			311	43.6	+13.0
Turnout			713	41.2	+4.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Shelton	498	73.1	+8.8
	Labour	F. Hearn	183	26.9	+7.9
Majority			315	46.2	+0.9
Turnout			681	37.0	−5.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

The Three Colnes

The Three Colnes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	B. Gaught	740	60.3
	Conservative	G. Spray	658	53.6
	Labour	R. Alston	314	25.6
	Labour	S. Overnell	305	24.8
Turnout			1,228	32.2
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Three Fields

Three Fields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Finbow	800	72.2	+3.7
	Conservative	S. Walsh	783	70.7	+0.1
	Labour	A. Axtell	230	20.8	−2.6
	Labour	J. Overnell	221	19.9	−6.0
Turnout			1,108	36.5	+1.8
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Upper Colne

Upper Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Bolton	450	67.0	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	E. Jones	132	19.6	N/A
	Labour	P. Long	90	13.4	−16.0
Majority			318	47.4	+6.2
Turnout			672	34.0	−8.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Witham Chipping Hill & Central

Witham Chipping Hill & Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Barlow	443	36.8
	Conservative	M. Lager	443	36.8
	Labour	I. Pointon	372	30.9
	Liberal Democrats	B. Fleet	363	30.1
	Liberal Democrats	C. May	268	22.3
	Green	N. Brunton	255	21.2
Turnout			1,204	33.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Witham North

Witham North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Evans	462	55.5	−14.6
	Labour	J. Gyford	435	52.3	−15.6
	Conservative	C. Heasman	215	25.8	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Barber	157	18.9	N/A
	Green	N. Scales	138	16.6	+1.1
	Green	C. Gerrard	115	13.8	+2.0
Turnout			832	22.8	−0.7
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Witham South

Witham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Martin	583	43.7	−10.4
	Labour	P. Heath	574	43.0	N/A
	Labour	R. Tincknell	521	39.0	−9.8
	Conservative	J. Jarvis	515	38.6	+13.4
	Conservative	R. Ramage	498	37.3	+12.7
	Conservative	D. Louis	469	35.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	B. Dearlove	219	16.4	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	C. Gerrard	194	14.5	+1.1
	Green	S. Ransome	178	13.3	+6.1
Turnout			1,335	27.8	+6.1
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour win (new seat)

Witham West

Witham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Boylan	564	44.7	N/A
	Labour	K. Tearle	546	43.2	−6.6
	Labour	J. Reekle	533	42.2	−6.9
	Conservative	J. Walton	426	33.7	+3.7
	Green	S. Hicks	314	24.9	+16.0
	Green	P. Brunton	297	23.5	+14.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. Hooper	294	23.3	+9.0
	Green	K. Peterson	253	20.0	+11.1
Turnout			1,263	24.8	−5.1
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour win (new seat)

Yeldham

Yeldham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. McCrea	245	42.5	N/A
	Labour	S. Scrivens	168	29.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	T. Ellis	163	28.3	N/A
Majority			77	13.3	N/A
Turnout			576	36.5	N/A
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

By-elections

Hedingham and Maplestead

Hedingham and Maplestead: 11 March 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		664	45.8	+21.1
	Conservative		625	43.1	−3.0
	Labour		160	11.0	−4.1
Majority			39	2.7	N/A
Turnout			1,449
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	12.1

Rayne

Rayne: 14 October 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		289	49.5	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats		272	46.6	−4.2
	Green		23	3.9	N/A
Majority			17	2.9	N/A
Turnout			584
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	2.3