2003 UK local government election
The Broxbourne Council election, 2003 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.[1]
Composition of expiring seats before election
Ward | Party | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Standing again? |
Broxbourne | Conservative | 1999 | Peter Robinson | No |
Bury Green | Conservative | 1999 | Hazel Jackson | Yes |
Cheshunt Central | Conservative | 1999 | Ray Hannam | Yes |
Cheshunt North | Conservative | 1999 | Len Merry | Yes |
Flamstead End | Conservative | 1999 | Edna Lazzari | No |
Goffs Oak | Conservative | 1999 | Marie Dowsett | No |
Hoddesdon North | Conservative | 1999 | Robert Groucott | Yes |
Hoddesdon Town | Conservative | 2002 | Brian Perry | Yes[a] |
Rosedale | Conservative | 1999 | Amanda Hayward | Yes |
Rye Park | Conservative | 1999 | David Hale | Yes |
Theobalds | Conservative | 1999 | Norman Ames | Yes |
Waltham Cross | Labour | 1999 | Alan McCole | Yes |
Wormley / Turnford | Conservative | 1999 | Brian Hill | Yes |
- ^ Brian Perry stood in Broxbourne Ward in 2003 after being originally elected to Hoddesdon Town Ward in the May 2002 by-election.
Election results
Broxbourne Local Election Result 2003 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 84.62 | 60.81 | 9,884 | |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 | 28.04 | 4,557 | |
| BNP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.69 | 7.32 | 1,189 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.83 | 623 | |
Results summary
An election was held in all of the 13 wards on 1 May 2003.
The British National Party gained 1 seat from the Conservative Party in Rosedale Ward
The new political balance of the council following this election was:
- Conservative 34 seats
- Labour 2 seats
- Independent 1 seat
- British National Party 1 seat
Ward results
Broxbourne Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Perry | 898 | 68.24 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kirstie De Rivaz | 227 | 17.25 | |
| Labour | James Bolden | 191 | 14.51 | |
Majority | 671 | | |
Turnout | 1,316 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bury Green Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Hazel Jackson | 748 | 58.44 | |
| Labour | Alexander McInnes | 532 | 41.56 | |
Majority | 216 | | |
Turnout | 1,280 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cheshunt Central Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Raymond Hannam | 815 | 53.72 | |
| Labour | Richard Greenhill | 304 | 20.04 | |
| BNP | Ian Seeby | 242 | 15.95 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Gould | 156 | 10.29 | |
Majority | 511 | | |
Turnout | 1,517 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cheshunt North Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Leonard Merry | 629 | 42.99 | |
| BNP | John Cope | 451 | 30.83 | |
| Labour | Sylvia Courtnage | 383 | 26.18 | |
Majority | 178 | | |
Turnout | 1,463 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Flamstead End Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Suzanne Ball-Greenwood | 823 | 77.13 | |
| Labour | Neil Harvey | 244 | 22.87 | |
Majority | 579 | | |
Turnout | 1,067 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Goffs Oak Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jeremy Pearce | 1,184 | 84.03 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Theobald | 225 | 15.97 | |
Majority | 959 | | |
Turnout | 1,409 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hoddesdon North Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Groucott | 911 | 74.37 | |
| Labour | Arthur Hillyard | 314 | 25.63 | |
Majority | 597 | | |
Turnout | 1,225 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hoddesdon Town Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Burdett | 602 | 56.42 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Porrer | 240 | 22.49 | |
| Labour | Hugh Kelly | 225 | 21.09 | |
Majority | 362 | | |
Turnout | 1,067 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rosedale Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| BNP | Ramon Johns | 496 | 48.44 | |
| Conservative | Mandy Hayward | 346 | 33.79 | |
| Labour | Christopher Simonovitch | 182 | 17.77 | |
Majority | 150 | | |
Turnout | 1,024 | | |
| BNP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Rye Park Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Hale | 714 | 53.32 | |
| Labour | Annette Marples | 625 | 46.68 | |
Majority | 89 | | |
Turnout | 1,339 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Theobalds Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Norman Ames | 936 | 72.11 | |
| Labour | Ronald McCole | 362 | 27.89 | |
Majority | 574 | | |
Turnout | 1,298 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Waltham Cross Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alan McCole | 617 | 55.54 | |
| Conservative | Christine Mitchell | 494 | 44.46 | |
Majority | 123 | | |
Turnout | 1,111 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wormley / Turnford Ward Result 1 May 2003 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Hill | 784 | 68.95 | |
| Labour | Edward Hopwood | 353 | 31.05 | |
Majority | 431 | | |
Turnout | 1,137 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). Broxbourne Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre. p. 10. Retrieved 7 July 2022.