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2003 Babergh District Council election

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2003 Babergh District Council election
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1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
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All 43 seats to Babergh District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won1811
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote11,0259,440
Percentage39.8%34.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 9.3%Increase2.svg 4.2%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Independent Labour
Seats won86
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote3,7132,885
Percentage13.4%10.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 9.5%Decrease2.svg 6.3%
Babergh UK ward map 2003.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2003 Babergh District Council election.
Control before election


No overall control

Control after election


No overall control

The 2003 Babergh District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Election result

2003 Babergh District Council election [2]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 2618N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 541.939.811,025+9.3
  Conservative 2711N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 125.634.19,440+4.2
  Independent 118N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 618.613.43,713–9.5
  Labour 116N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 114.010.42,885–6.3
  Green 10N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.01.1315N/A
  UKIP 20N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.01.1309N/A

3 Conservatives, 3 Independents and 2 Liberal Democrats were elected unopposed.

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Alton

Alton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Wood* 686 58.9
Liberal Democrats Duncan Read* 587 50.4
Independent Kenneth Felstead38032.6
Conservative Patricia Cave30526.2
Turnout ~1,16437.3
Registered electors 3,120
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Berners

Berners (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Sadler 856 79.4
Liberal Democrats Penny Clarke* 723 67.1
Conservative Peter Burgoyne26724.8
Turnout ~1,07835.7
Registered electors 3,016
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Boxford

Boxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bryn Hurren* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,730
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brett Vale

Brett Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Desmond Keane Unopposed
Registered electors 1,634
Conservative gain from Independent

Brook

Brook (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Peter Jones* 611 56.4
Conservative Nicholas Ridley 492 45.4
Liberal Democrats Dale Cartwright47143.4
Turnout ~1,08434.8
Registered electors 3,114
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bures St. Mary

Bures St. Mary
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Holbrook* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,408
Conservative hold

Chadacre

Chadacre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Long* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,553
Independent hold

Dodnash

Dodnash (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Miller 753 44.2
Conservative John Hinton 634 37.3
Green Ian St John31518.5
Turnout ~1,26044.5
Registered electors 2,831
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold

Glemsford & Stanstead

Glemsford & Stanstead (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Rex Thake* Unopposed
Independent Len Young* Unopposed
Registered electors 2,901
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Great Cornard North

Great Cornard North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Bavington* 280 38.5
Labour Neil MacMaster 262 36.0
Conservative Carol Beer25334.8
Conservative David Thomas21830.0
UKIP Derek Allen19526.8
Turnout ~67322.1
Registered electors 3,045
Labour hold
Labour hold

Great Cornard South

Great Cornard South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Beer 371 44.4
Conservative Humphrey Todd 353 42.2
Labour Susan Gibson23428.0
Labour Patrick Treacy*21525.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Platt11714.0
UKIP Cynthia Allen11413.6
Turnout ~73424.6
Registered electors 2,986
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Hadleigh North

Hadleigh North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour James Quinlan 360 34.5
Labour Keith Grimsey 317 30.4
Independent Eileen Banks*26925.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Matthews26024.9
Liberal Democrats Ann Stephenson*25124.1
Conservative Pat White15414.8
Turnout ~86629.9
Registered electors 2,896
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hadleigh South

Hadleigh South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats David Grutchfield* 644 48.5
Liberal Democrats Jean Chapman 369 27.8
Independent Jan Byrne26620.0
Conservative Sheila Webb23217.5
Labour Penelope Cook18614.0
Labour Susan Monks15111.4
Turnout ~1,01534.4
Registered electors 2,951
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Holbrook

Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Rose 380 57.2
Liberal Democrats Annette Steggles28442.8
Majority 9614.5
Turnout 66443.9
Registered electors 1,517
Independent hold Swing

Lavenham

Lavenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Roberts* 506 73.0
Liberal Democrats Fiona Jenkins18727.0
Majority 31946.0
Turnout 69345.3
Registered electors 1,535
Conservative hold Swing

Leavenheath

Leavenheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennifer Jenkins Unopposed
Registered electors 1,439
Conservative hold

Long Melford

Long Melford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Kemp* 800 65.0
Independent John Brand* 571 46.4
Conservative David Burch43035.0
Turnout ~1,06934.3
Registered electors 3,118
Independent hold
Independent hold

Lower Brett

Lower Brett
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Susan Wigglesworth* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,685
Independent win (new seat)

Mid Samford

Mid Samford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Susan Carpendale* 781 50.1
Conservative Gerald White 778 49.9
Conservative David Yorke-Edwards64841.5
Liberal Democrats Leonard Johnson*63340.6
Turnout ~1,48145.3
Registered electors 3,271
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Nayland

Nayland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hunt 428 50.5
Conservative John Cave*42049.5
Majority 80.9
Turnout 84853.9
Registered electors 1,582
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

North Cosford

North Cosford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clive Arthey* 436 54.3
Conservative Dick Sands36745.7
Majority 698.6
Turnout 80345.4
Registered electors 1,793
Independent hold Swing

Pinewood

Pinewood (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats David Busby 358 58.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Kerr 309 50.4
Conservative Colin Hurcombe25541.6
Turnout ~62518.7
Registered electors 3,345
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

South Cosford

South Cosford
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Brian Lazenby* 438 62.1
Conservative Joyce Jardine26737.9
Majority17124.2
Turnout 70542.0
Registered electors 1,691
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sudbury East

Sudbury East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Owen 396 37.0
Liberal Democrats Albert Pearce 343 32.1
Conservative Sylvia Byham*33130.9
Turnout ~84626.6
Registered electors 3,181
Labour gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Sudbury North

Sudbury North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Sayers* 412 43.5
Labour Nicholas Irwin* 322 34.0
Conservative Raymond Smith30332.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh21422.6
Turnout ~74524.2
Registered electors 3,078
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Sudbury South

Sudbury South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bennett 381 46.3
Liberal Democrats Martyn Booth* 365 44.4
Conservative Peter Goodchild28034.0
Labour David Regester16219.7
Turnout ~74223.1
Registered electors 3,199
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Liberal Democrats hold

Waldingfield

Waldingfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Spence* 664 53.1
Liberal Democrats Frances Bates 587 46.9
Conservative David Jardine50039.9
Turnout ~1,10134.2
Registered electors 3,220
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

References

  1. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University, Plymouth: The Elections Centre. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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