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
  1. ^ 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:

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

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). Broxbourne Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre. p. 10. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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