2003 South Oxfordshire District Council election

The 2003 South Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of South Oxfordshire District Council, a non-metropolitan district council in Oxfordshire, England. This was part of the wider 2003 UK local elections. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 reducing the number of seats by 2.[1] The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[2]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives take control from the Liberal Democrat and Labour coalition that had run the council before the election.[3] This was the first time the Conservatives had controlled the council since 1995 and came after they made 5 gains to hold 27 of the 48 seats on the council.[3][4] The Liberal Democrats lost eight seats, including the council chairman John Griffin in Crowmarsh ward and the council leader Jan Morgan.[5] Meanwhile, Labour also lost three seats including the cabinet member for finance Nick Hards.[5] However the Henley Residents Group gained seats, picking up all 4 seats for Henley.[5] Overall turnout in the election was 35.13%,[6] after voting hours had been extended in an attempt to increase turnout.[7]

South Oxfordshire Local Election Result 2003[2][6]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 27 +5 56.3 47.1 27,821
  Liberal Democrats 9 -8 18.8 29.3 17,291
  Labour 4 -3 8.3 11.1 6,563
  Independent 4 0 8.3 5.9 3,500
  Henley Residents Group 4 +4 8.3 5.1 3,029
  Green 0 0 0 1.5 874

Ward results
Aston Rowant[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dorothy Brown 530 74.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Savory 105 14.8
Labour Timothy Savory 76 10.7
Majority 425 59.8
Turnout 711 38.1
Benson (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Cooper 862
Conservative Felix Bloomfield 791
Liberal Democrats Paul Booker 787
Conservative Patrick Loughran 554
Turnout 2,994 38.4
Berinsfield (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cotton 825
Conservative Philip Cross 764
Liberal Democrats Marc Hiles 583
Liberal Democrats Carole Heath-Whyte 490
Labour Kenneth Hall 325
Labour Michael Hall 229
Turnout 3,216 39.1
Brightwell[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Greene 521 56.9
Liberal Democrats Jane Fishwick 395 43.1
Majority 126 13.8
Turnout 916 46.0
Chalgrove[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Turner 510 60.6
Conservative Ann Pritchard 284 33.8
Labour Paul Collins 47 5.6
Majority 226 26.9
Turnout 841 38.4
Chiltern Woods[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Thomson 438 67.4
Liberal Democrats Felicity Chancellor 212 32.6
Majority 226 34.8
Turnout 650 34.5
Chinnor (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Cameron 688
Independent Patricia Haywood 523
Conservative David Heaven 513
Independent Martin Wright 509
Independent Eric Stanley 227
Labour Julie Marfleet 180
Liberal Democrats Peter Cockayne 151
Turnout 2,791 32.5
Cholsey and Wallingford South (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Dawe 727
Conservative Andrea Leadsom 682
Liberal Democrats Janet Morgan 671
Liberal Democrats Josephine Clyde 628
Turnout 2,708 35.2
Crowmarsh[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Jennings 402 53.7
Liberal Democrats John Griffin 346 46.3
Majority 56 7.5
Turnout 748 41.7
Didcot All Saints (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Flood 552
Independent Sara Davidson 438
Conservative Alan Thompson 419
Labour Mark Fysh 391
Labour Shirley Brown 381
Liberal Democrats Emma Beszant 204
Turnout 2,385 31.9
Didcot Ladygrove (3)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Service 509
Conservative Colin Daukes 498
Conservative Marcus Harris 478
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Parry 473
Liberal Democrats Andrew Jones 468
Labour Nicholas Hards 435
Liberal Democrats Anthony Worgan 420
Labour Philippa Giaretta 409
Labour William Atkinson 402
Turnout 4,092 26.1
Didcot Northbourne (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael McNulty 416
Labour David Giaretta 388
Conservative Roger Jeffreys 265
Conservative Roger Hawlor 261
Liberal Democrats Miranda Jennings 172
Turnout 1,502 21.0
Didcot Park (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Davies 665
Labour Eleanor Hards 630
Conservative Marie Flood 480
Conservative Lyndon Elias 442
Liberal Democrats Lee Thacker 197
Green David Brooks-Saxl 169
Turnout 2,583 30.9
Forest Hill and Holton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Purse 585 66.5
Conservative John Walsh 295 33.5
Majority 290 33.0
Turnout 880 37.8
Garsington[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Tomline 471 60.4
Conservative Michael Belcher 309 39.6
Majority 162 20.8
Turnout 780 35.7
Goring (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Ducker 1,222
Conservative Pearl Slatter 1,117
Liberal Democrats Alice Harrison 640
Liberal Democrats Caroline Wardle 590
Green James Norman 309
Turnout 3,878 45.3
Great Milton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Nowell-Smith 419 46.5
Conservative Frank Nixey 333 36.9
Labour Malcolm Newdick 92 10.2
Green Alistair Morris 58 6.4
Majority 86 9.5
Turnout 902 44.2
Hagbourne[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Greene 662 68.4
Liberal Democrats Jancis Smith 203 21.0
Labour Jeremy Goff 103 10.6
Majority 459 47.4
Turnout 968 46.6
Henley North (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Henley Residents Group Kenneth Arlett 779
Henley Residents Group Gillian Zakss 710
Conservative Nigel Spencer-Jones 621
Conservative Bruce Harrison 563
Green Aidan Carlisle 142
Liberal Democrats Peter Pinfield 142
Turnout 2,957 35.1
Henley South (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Henley Residents Group Terry Buckett 895
Henley Residents Group Barry Wood 645
Conservative Alan Rooke 439
Conservative Anthony Lane 417
Liberal Democrats Noel Snell 339
Green Susan Miles 145
Turnout 2,880 35.2
Sandford[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Stimson 275 45.8
Conservative Rolien Tremain 208 34.7
Labour William Atkinson 66 11.0
Green David Scott 51 8.5
Majority 67 11.2
Turnout 600 28.8
Shiplake (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Rudge 973
Conservative Malcolm Leonard 945
Liberal Democrats Emily Cooper 339
Liberal Democrats David Curl 287
Turnout 2,544 35.6
Sonning Common (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Naish 983
Conservative Henry Kemp 908
Liberal Democrats Mary Martyn-Johns 399
Liberal Democrats Peter Wardle 335
Turnout 2,625 33.1
Thame North (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Bretherton 526
Conservative Patrick Welply 471
Liberal Democrats Jeneva Paul 418
Conservative Nicholas Carter 416
Labour Euan Aitken 222
Labour Christopher Chandler 201
Turnout 2,254 27.5
Thame South (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ann Midwinter 825
Conservative David Dodds 642
Labour Mary Stiles 566
Conservative Ana Choudhury 460
Turnout 2,493 33.7
Wallingford North (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Denis Strange 978
Conservative Nigel Moor 607
Liberal Democrats Norah Laurie 581
Conservative John Cohen 363
Turnout 2,529 35.4
Watlington (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Mann 835
Conservative David Sloan 803
Liberal Democrats Jane Fleming 741
Liberal Democrats Barbara Snell 617
Turnout 2,996 40.0
Wheatley (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Bell 674
Liberal Democrats Sarah Gray 638
Conservative John Hamer 566
Conservative Diana Ludlow 487
Labour Matthew Andrews 184
Labour Daniel Ferrett 155
Turnout 2,704 33.2
Woodcote[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Quinton 553 58.1
Liberal Democrats Robin Peirce 398 41.9
Majority 155 16.3
Turnout 951 49.3

References
  1. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  2. "Election Results". The Times. 2 May 2003. p. 17.
  3. "Tories win South Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  4. "Good night for Tories". Reading Post. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  5. "South Oxfordshire: Conservatives sweep back to power". thisisoxfordshire. 2 May 2003. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  6. "Past local elections results". South Oxfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  7. "Will ballot trials woo back voters?". BBC News Online. 25 April 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
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