2003 Breckland District Council election
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 Winner of each seat at the 2003 Breckland District Council election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Breckland District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]| 2003 Breckland District Council election[3] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 49 | 42 | N/A | N/A |  8 |
77.8 | 56.5 | 22,766 | +10.3 | |
| Labour | 37 | 8 | N/A | N/A |  6 |
14.8 | 24.9 | 10,040 | –6.1 | |
| Independent | 9 | 4 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
7.4 | 6.7 | 2,715 | +1.7 | |
| Green | 12 | 0 | N/A | N/A |  |
0.0 | 4.9 | 1,976 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 2 |
0.0 | 5.3 | 2,118 | –9.5 | |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
0.0 | 1.7 | 679 | N/A |
Ward results
[edit]Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
All Saints
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Smith* | 473 | 72.0 | ||
| Labour | Robert Smith | 184 | 28.0 | ||
| Majority | 289 | 44.0 | |||
| Turnout | 657 | 38.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,770 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing |
Buckenham
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Adrian Joel* | 491 | 75.7 | ||
| Labour | Mark Stevens | 80 | 12.3 | ||
| Green | Graham Richmond-Shaw | 78 | 12.0 | ||
| Majority | 411 | 63.4 | |||
| Turnout | 649 | 49.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,330 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing |
Burgh & Haverscroft
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Martin* | 629 | 60.2 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Stasiak* | 606 | 58.0 | |
| Independent | Jonathan Evans | 252 | 24.1 | |
| Labour | Peter Cooper | 188 | 18.0 | |
| Labour | James Belsey | 170 | 16.3 | |
| Green | Liam Carroll | 117 | 11.2 | |
| Turnout | ~1,045 | 35.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,985 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Conifer
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ann Steward | Unopposed | ||
| Registered electors | 1,489 | |||
| Conservative hold |
Dereham-Central
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robin Goreham* | 546 | 48.8 | |
| Labour | Michael Fanthorpe* | 523 | 46.8 | |
| Conservative | George Barnard | 436 | 39.0 | |
| Conservative | John Cheetham | 417 | 37.3 | |
| Green | Jasmine Rising | 121 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | ~1,118 | 27.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,142 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) |
Dereham-Humbletoft
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Linda Goreham* | 223 | 44.3 | ||
| Conservative | Ursula Cheetham | 218 | 43.3 | ||
| Green | David Bowyer | 62 | 12.3 | ||
| Majority | 5 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 503 | 28.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,793 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing |
Dereham-Neatherd
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Linda Monument* | 463 | 47.6 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Griffin | 399 | 41.0 | ||
| Labour | Timothy Mantrip | 312 | 32.1 | ||
| Green | Ann Bowyer | 295 | 30.3 | ||
| Labour | Gordon Mitchell | 279 | 28.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~972 | 31.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,135 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour |
Dereham-Toftwood
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Phillip Duigan* | 361 | 39.1 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Ward | 351 | 38.0 | ||
| Labour | William Sheath* | 293 | 31.7 | ||
| Independent | June Barnes | 264 | 28.6 | ||
| Labour | Julian Crutch | 236 | 25.5 | ||
| Green | Timothy Birt | 176 | 19.0 | ||
| Turnout | ~924 | 27.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,421 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour |
East Guiltcross
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Askew | 310 | 68.0 | ||
| Green | Donna Park | 146 | 32.0 | ||
| Majority | 164 | 36.0 | |||
| Turnout | 456 | 30.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,524 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing |
Eynsford
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stanley Bambridge | 337 | 50.4 | ||
| Labour | John Mallen* | 331 | 49.6 | ||
| Majority | 6 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 668 | 37.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,802 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Haggard De Toni
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Theresa Hewitt | 426 | 69.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Rooke | 185 | 30.3 | ||
| Majority | 241 | 39.4 | |||
| Turnout | 611 | 29.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,781 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Harling & Heathlands
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roy Kemp* | 754 | ||
| Conservative | Karen Fisher | 669 | ||
| Labour | Anne Hanson | 257 | ||
| Green | Molly O'Brien | 213 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,111 | 35.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,174 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Hermitage
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Labouchere | 369 | 49.4 | ||
| Independent | Brian Rivett | 227 | 30.4 | ||
| Labour | Philip Cooper | 151 | 20.2 | ||
| Majority | 142 | 19.0 | |||
| Turnout | 747 | 45.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,659 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing |
Launditch
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Holland* | 366 | 51.3 | ||
| Conservative | Nicholas Taylor | 347 | 48.7 | ||
| Majority | 19 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 713 | 47.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,551 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing |
Mid Forest
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Monson* | Unopposed | ||
| Registered electors | 1,571 | |||
| Conservative hold |
Nar Valley
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Williams* | Unopposed | ||
| Registered electors | 1,813 | |||
| Conservative hold |
Necton
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Wilkin* | 374 | 66.7 | ||
| Independent | Brian Borgars | 187 | 33.3 | ||
| Majority | 187 | 33.3 | |||
| Turnout | 561 | 38.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,491 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing |
Queens
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Neal | 768 | 65.9 | |
| Conservative | Peter Francis* | 753 | 64.6 | |
| Conservative | Shirley Howard-Alpe | 663 | 56.9 | |
| Labour | Jonathan Dugdale | 295 | 25.3 | |
| Green | Tony Park | 278 | 23.9 | |
| Labour | Anthony O'Callaghan | 262 | 22.5 | |
| Turnout | ~1,165 | 24.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,857 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | ||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | ||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) |
Shipdham
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Hewett | 387 | 71.5 | |
| Labour | Christopher Thorne | 154 | 28.5 | |
| Majority | 233 | 43.1 | ||
| Turnout | 541 | 34.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,643 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Springvale & Scarning
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elizabeth Gould | 576 | 57.8 | |
| Conservative | John Gretton | 545 | 54.7 | |
| Labour | Lewis Pearson | 264 | 26.5 | |
| Labour | Graham Hayden | 239 | 24.0 | |
| Green | Alison Keidan-Cooper | 189 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | ~996 | 28.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,558 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Swaffham
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Shirley Matthews* | 833 | 52.4 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Darby* | 765 | 48.1 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Sherwood* | 759 | 47.7 | ||
| Liberal | David Cannon | 679 | 42.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Howell | 663 | 41.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Francis | 614 | 38.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,590 | 30.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,301 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold |
Swanton Morley
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Carrick* | 234 | 31.7 | ||
| Independent | Rosemary Northall | 217 | 29.4 | ||
| Conservative | David Ashford | 213 | 28.8 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Bartram | 75 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | 17 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 739 | 43.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,725 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing |
Taverner
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Duffield | 468 | 70.9 | ||
| Labour | Michael Bennett | 192 | 29.1 | ||
| Majority | 276 | 41.8 | |||
| Turnout | 660 | 38.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,736 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing |
Templar
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Rogers* | 394 | 78.2 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Walls | 110 | 21.8 | ||
| Majority | 284 | 56.4 | |||
| Turnout | 504 | 29.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,742 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing |
Thetford-Abbey
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thelma Paines* | 349 | 58.6 | ||
| Labour | Albert Paines* | 317 | 53.2 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Spencer | 268 | 45.0 | ||
| Turnout | ~596 | 18.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,310 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold |
Thetford-Castle
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Terence Lamb* | 185 | 39.1 | |
| Labour | Colin Armes* | 106 | 22.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Jeffrey | 93 | 19.7 | |
| Conservative | David Curtis | 89 | 18.8 | |
| Majority | 79 | 16.7 | ||
| Turnout | 473 | 31.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,547 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) |
Thetford-Guildhall
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Derek Mortimer* | 494 | 47.6 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Kybird | 448 | 43.2 | ||
| Conservative | Pamela Spencer | 435 | 41.9 | ||
| Labour | Sylvia Armes* | 385 | 37.1 | ||
| Labour | David Curzon-Berners* | 291 | 28.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Rouse | 257 | 24.8 | ||
| Labour | Francis Duffy | 240 | 23.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,038 | 22.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,718 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour |
Thetford-Saxon
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Raymond Key | 436 | 50.5 | ||
| Conservative | Marion Chapman-Allen | 430 | 49.8 | ||
| Labour | Jack Ramm* | 391 | 45.3 | ||
| Labour | Dennis Sully | 332 | 38.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~863 | 17.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,077 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) |
Two Rivers
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Rose* | 712 | 65.3 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Claussen* | 629 | 57.7 | ||
| Labour | Carol Warman | 366 | 33.6 | ||
| Labour | Janice Smith | 346 | 31.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,090 | 35.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,114 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Upper Wensum
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Cathcart | 558 | 71.4 | ||
| Labour | Roger Fryatt | 224 | 28.6 | ||
| Majority | 334 | 42.7 | |||
| Turnout | 782 | 46.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,740 | ||||
| Conservative hold |
Upper Yare
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Clifton Jordan* | 524 | 76.3 | ||
| Labour | Benjamin Macann | 163 | 23.7 | ||
| Majority | 361 | 52.5 | |||
| Turnout | 687 | 39.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,774 | ||||
| Conservative hold |
Watton
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roy Rudling* | 1,002 | 72.2 | ||
| Conservative | David Wickham* | 800 | 57.6 | ||
| Independent | Keith Gilbert* | 580 | 41.8 | ||
| Labour | Gary Greenwood | 364 | 26.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,388 | 27.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,142 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats |
Wayland
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Cowen | Unopposed | ||
| Registered electors | 1,669 | |||
| Conservative hold |
Weeting
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sheila Childerhouse* | 569 | 95.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Green | 30 | 5.0 | ||
| Majority | 539 | 90.0 | |||
| Turnout | 599 | 36.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,696 | ||||
| Independent hold |
West Guiltcross
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Nunn* | 339 | 50.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gordon | 276 | 40.8 | ||
| Green | Peter Maxey | 62 | 9.2 | ||
| Majority | 63 | 9.3 | |||
| Turnout | 677 | 41.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,646 | ||||
| Conservative hold |
Wissey
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jill Ball* | 484 | 66.9 | ||
| Green | Christine Dack | 239 | 33.1 | ||
| Majority | 245 | 33.9 | |||
| Turnout | 723 | 38.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,907 | ||||
| Conservative hold |
References
[edit]- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Breckland District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 12–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 - Breckland". andrewteale.me.uk. Local Election Archive Project. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
