2003 Gloucester City Council election

The 2003 Gloucester City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. The council remained under no overall control. The leader of the council, Kevin Stephens of Labour, lost his seat. The leader of the Liberal Democrats group, Bill Crowther, became leader of the council after the election.^[1]^[2]

Results

Gloucester City Council election, 2003^[3]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes %	Votes
Conservative	5	1	1	0	40.0	7620
Liberal Democrats	4	1		1	35.9	6833
Labour	4		1	-1	21.6	4110
UKIP	0				1.1	201
Green	0				1.0	195
Socialist	0				0.5	98

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey 2003^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Rentell	1,302	65.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Brown	305	15.4
	Labour	Donald Duncan	303	15.3
	Green	Stuart Croft	76	3.8
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barnwood

Barnwood 2003^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Reeve	901	47.9
	Conservative	Kenneth Mitchell	585	31.1
	Labour	John Carr	394	21.0
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Barton and Tredworth

Barton and Tredworth 2003^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Harjit Gill	850	56.1
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Croucher	304	20.1
	Conservative	Leonard Proctor	262	17.3
	Socialist	John Ewers	98	6.5
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote 2003^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Declan Wilson	1,583	62.0
	Conservative	Maurice Barrett	719	28.2
	Labour	Rosalind Onians	250	9.8
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kingsholm and Wotton

Kingsholm and Wotton 2003^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Power	925	55.6
	Conservative	Robert Moreland	544	32.7
	Labour	Terence Haines	142	8.5
	UKIP	Richard Edwards	52	3.1
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 2003^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mark Hawthorne	1,506	49.2
	Liberal Democrats	Lucy Nethsingha	1287	42.0
	Labour	David Cook	269	8.8
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Matson and Robinswood

Matson and Robinswood 2003^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stuart Wilson	730	42.5
	Labour	Kevin Stephens	696	40.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathon Trigg	205	11.9
	UKIP	Terence Lines	88	5.1
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moreland

Moreland 2003^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Geraldene Gillespie	656	45.4
	Conservative	Terence King	509	35.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Gamble	160	11.1
	Green	Daryl Lines	119	8.2
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Quedgeley Fieldcourt

Quedgeley Fieldcourt 2003^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Susan Lewis	442	44.8
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Powell	281	28.5
	Labour	Redvers Thomas	203	20.6
	UKIP	Adrian Webb	61	6.2
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Quedgeley Severn Vale

Quedgeley Severn Vale 2003^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Martyn White	510	52.4
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Powell	249	25.6
	Labour	Alan Trigg	215	22.1
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate

Westgate 2003^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Heath	633	49.6
	Conservative	Stephen Morgan	511	40.0
	Labour	Steven Richards	132	10.3
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

References

^ "Council minutes,13 May 2003" (PDF). Gloucester City Council. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "Local elections - Gloucester". BBC News. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Local Election Results 2003 Gloucester". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[1] "Council minutes,13 May 2003" (PDF). Gloucester City Council. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[2] "Local elections - Gloucester". BBC News. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[2003_Gloucester_County_Council_election-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Local Election Results 2003 Gloucester". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[2003,_Gloucester_City_Council_election-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

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