2003 Chelmsford Borough Council election

The 2003 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

2003 Chelmsford Borough Council election
1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
All 57 seats to Chelmsford Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 21 28
Seats before 21 28
Seats won 35 20
Seat change 14 8
Popular vote 41,766 31,150
Percentage 48.1 35.8
Swing 10.9 2.1
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election 5 2
Seats before 5 2
Seats won 2 0
Seat change 3 2
Popular vote 11,484 1,878
Percentage 13.2 2.2
Swing 8.5 0.3

There were boundary changes across the council area resulting in new wards being created. The number of seats on the council was increased from 56 to 57 seats.

Results summary
2003 Chelmsford Borough Council election[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 35 7 0 14 61.4 48.1 41,766 +10.9
  Liberal Democrats 20 3 6 8 35.1 35.8 31,150 -2.1
  Labour 2 0 3 3 3.5 13.2 11,484 -8.5
  Independent 0 0 1 2 0.0 2.2 1,878 +0.3
  Green 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 643 -0.5

Ward results

Bicknacre & East & West Hanningfield
Bicknacre & East & West Hanningfield
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Richard Poulter 734 48.5
Conservative Ronald Saunders 667 44.1
Independent Alan Dixon 474 31.3
Liberal Democrats David Whiteing 331 21.9
Independent Edward Williamson 177 11.7
Labour Hilary Chad 147 9.7
Labour Paul Matthews 103 6.8
Turnout 1,514 36.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Boreham & The Leighs
Boreham & The Leighs
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Galley 848 69.5
Conservative Philip Wilson 652 53.4
Liberal Democrats Sarah MacKrory 300 24.6
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Davies 232 19.0
Labour Timothy MacGregor 153 12.5
Turnout 1,220 30.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Broomfield & The Walthams
Broomfield & The Walthams
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Delmas Ashford 1,245 59.8
Conservative Alan Willsher 1,123 53.9
Conservative Jason Need 1,040 50.0
Liberal Democrats Graham Pooley 714 34.3
Liberal Democrats Anna-Marie Broadhead 574 27.6
Liberal Democrats Deborah Richardson 564 27.1
Labour Michael Powell 243 11.7
Labour William Evans 200 9.6
Labour Andrew Dearman 191 9.2
Turnout 2,082 34.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Chelmer Village & Beaulieu Park
Chelmer Village & Beaulieu Park
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Duncan Lumley 977 65.7
Conservative Ronald Alcock 966 64.9
Conservative Neil Gulliver 901 60.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Webb 345 23.2
Liberal Democrats John Styles 319 21.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Robson 288 19.4
Labour James Russell 218 14.7
Turnout 1,488 21.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Chelmsford Rural West
Chelmsford Rural West
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Nicolette Chambers 586 57.5
Liberal Democrats Philip Evans 364 35.7
Labour Barry Williams 69 6.8
Majority 222 21.8
Turnout 1,019 46.0
Conservative win (new seat)

Galleywood
Galleywood
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Janette Potter 868 61.5
Conservative David Stevenson 841 59.6
Liberal Democrats John Mountain 264 18.7
Labour Roger Patterson 264 18.7
Labour Muriel Briault 261 18.5
Liberal Democrats James Hutchon 231 16.4
Turnout 1,412 30.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Goat Hall
Goat Hall
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Freda Mountain 824 61.0
Liberal Democrats John Williams 734 54.3
Conservative Vernon Makin 411 30.4
Conservative Susan Ford-Sumner 398 29.5
Labour Brian Whitelaw 167 12.4
Turnout 1,351 29.9
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Great Baddow East
Great Baddow East
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Christine Rycroft 1,081 56.4
Liberal Democrats Trevor Miller 1,071 55.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sosin 1,052 54.9
Conservative Kenneth Carr 628 32.8
Conservative Peter Martin 602 31.4
Conservative Ivy Day 588 30.7
Labour Carol Kemp 184 9.6
Labour David Laing 145 7.6
Labour Ernest Webb 127 6.6
Turnout 1,915 29.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Great Baddow West
Great Baddow West
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hutchon 618 57.4
Liberal Democrats Janetta Sosin 587 54.6
Conservative Peter Hindle 326 30.3
Conservative Roy Moore 323 30.0
Labour Joanna Grindrod 126 11.7
Labour Kerry Abel 117 10.9
Turnout 1,076 27.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

The Lawns
The Lawns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Harvey 787 46.7 -11.1
Conservative Yvonne Spence 779 46.2 +17.6
Conservative Pamela Joughin 767 45.5 +17.7
Liberal Democrats Anthony Hall 713 42.3 -11.5
Labour Robert Miller 108 6.4 -7.0
Labour Alan Rigg 90 5.3 -7.2
Green Eleanor Burgess 65 3.9 N/A
Turnout 1,687 38.6 +0.2
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Little Baddow, Danbury & Sandon
Little Baddow, Danbury & Sandon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maurice Hurrell 1,343 69.4 +11.3
Conservative Ian Wright 1,327 68.5 +11.7
Conservative Christopher Kingsley 1,306 67.5 +10.3
Liberal Democrats Lawrence O'Brien 388 20.0 -1.6
Green Colin Budgey 350 18.1 +10.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Chaplin 250 12.9 -11.3
Liberal Democrats Lester Crichton 235 12.1 -6.8
Labour Donald Newton 152 7.9 -2.5
Turnout 1,936 29.7 -3.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Marconi
Marconi
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour William Horslen 432 50.9
Labour Adrian Longden 400 47.2
Conservative Clive Hodges 261 30.8
Conservative Jennifer Alefounder 236 27.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Pennicard 111 13.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Harvey 110 13.0
Turnout 848 17.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Moulsham & Central
Moulsham & Central
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Lee 921 40.2
Conservative Timothy Worrall 906 39.5
Conservative Sameh Hindi 860 37.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Brooks 824 36.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Francis 794 34.6
Liberal Democrats Clive Secluna 746 32.5
Labour Patrick Baldwin 463 20.2
Labour Robert Jones 442 19.3
Labour Peter Dixon 427 18.6
Independent Stepen Stratton 201 8.8
Turnout 2,292 31.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Moulsham Lodge
Moulsham Lodge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Firth 884 66.1 +1.4
Liberal Democrats David Jones 814 60.9 +2.1
Conservative Pauline Hepworth 340 25.4 +5.1
Conservative David Kimberlin 329 24.6 +6.3
Labour Frederick Grindrod 180 13.5 -2.0
Labour John Knott 158 11.8 -0.7
Turnout 1,337 31.6 -3.9
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Patching Hall
Patching Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Smith-Hughes 857 44.2 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Arnot 797 41.1 -0.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Charman 747 38.5 -1.3
Conservative Richard Campion 712 36.7 -1.3
Conservative Michael McCullough 678 34.9 +4.8
Conservative Nicholas Stevenson 669 34.5 +5.6
Labour Roy Chad 364 18.8 -3.9
Labour David Howell 326 16.8 -4.3
Labour Sean O'Sullivan 309 15.9 -4.4
Green Angela Thomson 160 8.2 +2.1
Turnout 1,940 27.9 -0.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Rettendon & Runwell
Rettendon & Runwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Little 901 66.1 +13.1
Conservative Raymond Ride 817 59.9 +10.5
Independent Eileen Mickleborough 446 32.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Owen 196 14.4 -2.4
Turnout 1,363 34.0 +9.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St. Andrew's
St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Jones 1,083 48.3 +20.2
Liberal Democrats John Trustrum 1,032 46.0 +18.4
Liberal Democrats Thomas Willis 1,005 44.8 +18.7
Labour Elaine Baldwin 698 31.1 -15.3
Labour John Devane 661 29.5 -14.5
Labour Russell Kennedy 643 28.7 -14.9
Conservative John Candler 481 21.4 -1.5
Conservative Kathleen Pauley 476 21.2 -1.5
Conservative Patricia Marchand 462 20.6 -1.1
Turnout 2,244 32.8 -1.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

South Hanningfield, Stock & Margaretting
South Hanningfield, Stock & Margaretting
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ian Grundy 1,051 76.7
Conservative Roy Whitehead 977 71.3
Liberal Democrats George Allen 190 13.9
Liberal Democrats Nancy Edwards 181 13.2
Labour Carol Stevens 140 10.2
Turnout 1,370 32.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

South Woodham - Chetwood & Collingwood
South Woodham - Chetwood & Collingwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maureen Moulds 855 65.6 +7.5
Conservative James Allen 845 64.8 +8.9
Conservative Christopher Stevenson 829 63.6 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Matthew Lewis 297 22.8 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Noel Sutcliffe 287 22.0 +4.8
Liberal Democrats David Sykes 265 20.3 +4.2
Labour Catherine Trevaldwyn 139 10.7 -11.6
Turnout 1,304 20.2 -0.2
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

South Woodham - Elmwood & Woodville
South Woodham - Elmwood & Woodville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Hughes 915 53.4 +22.4
Conservative Robert Denston 914 53.4 +27.3
Conservative Linda-Anne Denston 905 52.9 +28.7
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Goldfinch 434 25.4 -10.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Roberts 415 24.2 -11.9
Independent Paul Martin 409 23.9 -13.5
Liberal Democrats Judith Deakin 400 23.4 -10.9
Labour James Barnett 218 12.7 -11.8
Labour Alison Hurst 146 8.5 -16.5
Labour Max Gibson 136 7.9 N/A
Turnout 1,712 27.4 +5.1
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Springfield North
Springfield North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham McGhie 654 43.5 +12.7
Conservative Anthony West 626 41.6 +12.4
Conservative David Sismey 618 41.1 +16.4
Liberal Democrats William Lane 613 40.8 -5.9
Liberal Democrats Pamela Lane 612 40.7 -8.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Mackrory 597 39.7 -1.7
Labour Karen Kennedy 206 13.7 -4.6
Labour Steven Haigh 192 12.8 -4.0
Labour Margaret Horslen 187 12.4 -4.1
Turnout 1,504 21.8 -1.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Trinity
Trinity
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ian Gale 748 54.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Davis 739 54.3
Conservative Paul Hutchinson 632 46.4
Conservative Alastair Tween 569 41.8
Labour Prudence Jones 175 12.8
Labour Roderick Essery 165 12.1
Turnout 1,362 30.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Waterhouse Farm
Waterhouse Farm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Hunnable 609 45.4 -1.6
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Cobbold 592 44.1 -0.7
Labour Joan Bliss 431 32.1 -4.2
Labour Maurice Austin 423 31.5 -4.8
Conservative Anthony Lipman 363 27.1 +10.6
Conservative Christopher Wickers 336 25.1 +9.4
Turnout 1,341 32.3 -6.7
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Writtle
Writtle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Sach 692 40.0 +2.5
Conservative Timothy Roper 690 39.9 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Angela Robinson 661 38.2 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robinson 644 37.2 +10.9
Labour Barry Grainger 191 11.0 -19.4
Independent Thomas Mahon 171 9.9 N/A
Labour Susan O'Brien 167 9.6 -17.5
Green Richard De Ville 68 3.9 -1.9
Turnout 1,731 40.1 +1.6
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

References
  1. "Chelmsford Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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