2003 UK local government election
2003 Bristol City Council election 24 of 70 seats (one third) to Bristol City Council 36 seats needed for a majority
2003 local election results in Bristol
The 2003 Bristol City Council election took place on 1 May 2003, on the same day as other local elections in the UK . The Labour Party made a number of losses, mainly to the Liberal Democrats, and lost overall control of the council. Loses included Council leader Diane Bunyan, who lost her Windmill Hill seat to the Liberal Democrats. This year also saw elections contested by the new Bristolian Party , founded by the local 'scandal sheet' The Bristolian , though they failed to win any seats.
Ward results
Ashley
Bedminster
Bristol City Council elections: Bedminster Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Peter John Crispin
1,001
31.70
Independent
Stewart Robert Parkman
508
16.09
Conservative
Christian Virginia Jessie Simpson
436
13.81
Liberal Democrats
Paul Elvin
386
12.22
Bristolian
Julie Anne Palmer
319
10.10
BNP
Clive Courtney
310
9.82
Green
Peter Murray Andrews
198
6.27
Majority
493
15.61
Labour hold
Bishopsworth
Bristol City Council elections: Bishopsworth Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Richard Stephen Eddy
2,119
63.63
Labour
Julie Watts
735
22.07
BNP
David John Millard
195
5.86
Liberal Democrats
Jean Althea Lemin
190
5.71
Green
Barrie Robert Lewis
91
2.73
Majority
1,384
41.56
Conservative hold
Brislington East
Bristol City Council elections: Brislington East Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Peter Thomas James Begley
1,165
40.28
Conservative
Vincent James Mora
839
29.01
Liberal Democrats
Jeffery Exon
448
15.49
BNP
John Alan Jarvis
293
10.13
Green
David Simon Coombes
103
3.56
Socialist Labour
Brian Andrew Corbett
44
1.52
Majority
326
11.27
Labour hold
Brislington West
Cabot
Bristol City Council elections: Cabot Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Anne Pauline White
981
52.83
Labour
Brian Peter Mead
290
15.62
Conservative
Ian Jenkins Dennis
233
12.55
Bristolian
Richard Miles Higgs
178
9.59
Green
Lela Helen McTernan
175
9.42
Majority
691
37.21
Liberal Democrats hold
Clifton
Clifton East
Bristol City Council elections: Clifton East Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Geoffrey Robert Jones
996
45.07
Conservative
Stephen Christopher O'Keefe
714
32.31
Labour
Dave Sutton
257
11.63
Green
John Mark Hills
152
6.88
Bristolian
Kevin Richard Bainbridge
91
4.12
Majority
282
12.76
Liberal Democrats hold
Cotham
Easton
Eastville
Filwood
Bristol City Council elections: Filwood Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Ian Robert Cooper
1,293
57.16
Labour
Mary Catherine Smith
614
27.14
Bristolian
Andrew Francis Lovell Cocks
167
7.38
Conservative
Jonathan Robert Hucker
127
5.61
Green
Mary Elizabeth Thompson
61
2.70
Majority
679
30.02
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Frome Vale
Hartcliffe
Bristol City Council elections: Hartcliffe Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Mark Royston Brain
996
42.49
Conservative
Shirley Diane Hodges
894
38.14
Liberal Democrats
Joyce Rosaline Mary Cooper
366
15.61
Green
Stephen Petter
88
3.75
Majority
102
4.35
Labour hold
Hengrove
Hillfields
Bristol City Council elections: Hillfields Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Graham Roy Robertson
1,057
43.36
Liberal Democrats
John Patrick Hassell
726
29.78
Conservative
Lindsay Clare Elliott
655
26.87
Majority
331
13.58
Labour hold
Knowle
Lawrence Hill
Bristol City Council elections: Lawrence Hill Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
John Richard Astley
1,150
46.30
Labour
Carrie Martin
873
35.14
Bristolian
Julien George Weston
215
8.66
Conservative
Guy Neale Dawe
149
6.00
Green
Michael Crawford
97
3.90
Majority
277
11.16
Liberal Democrats hold
Southville
Bristol City Council elections: Southville Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Linda Ruth Slater
1,294
40.94
Green
Charles Nicholas Bolton
923
29.20
Conservative
Anthony James Smith
419
13.26
Liberal Democrats
Andrew Kybert
306
9.68
Bristolian
Merv Woolford
159
5.03
Socialist Alternative
Mark Ian Baker
60
1.90
Majority
371
11.74
Labour hold
St George East
Bristol City Council elections: St George East Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Margaret Ann Shovelton
1,030
38.66
Conservative
Matthew James Denyer
914
34.31
Liberal Democrats
Gordon Henry Draper
469
17.61
Bristolian
Andrew James Way
144
5.41
Green
Donald Brown
107
4.02
Majority
116
4.35
Labour hold
St George West
Bristol City Council elections: St George West Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
John Edward Deasy
1,044
44.92
Liberal Democrats
Gordon Lennox Williams
525
22.59
Conservative
Charles William Alexander
438
18.85
Bristolian
John Edward Francom
182
7.83
Green
David Mowat
135
5.81
Majority
519
22.33
Labour hold
Stockwood
Whitchurch Park
Bristol City Council elections: Whitchurch Park Ward 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Helen Holland
910
35.15
Liberal Democrats
Nicholas Lance Doddrell
878
33.90
Conservative
Kathryn Elizabeth Morris
740
28.57
Green
Daniella Elsa Radice
62
2.39
Majority
32
1.24
Labour hold
Windmill Hill
References
"Bristol City Council Election Results for 1 May 2003" . Bristol City Council . Retrieved 17 April 2016.
"Council leader loses seat" . BBC . 1 May 2003. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
"Smaller parties bang drum for fishing, hospitals and more people power" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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