# 2003 West Lindsey District Council election

Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 17
* Liberal Democrat 13
* Independent 6
* Labour 1

## Election result

West Lindsey Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 6 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 50.0 | 38.0 | 4,194 | -4.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25.0 | 26.6 | 2,937 | -5.3% |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25.0 | 20.8 | 2,296 | +9.4% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 14.2 | 1,571 | +0.1% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 28 | +0.3% |
One Conservative candidate was unopposed.

## Ward results

Caistor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Alan Caine | 563 | 59.8 | +12.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter O'Leary | 300 | 31.9 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Tara-Louise Burghardt | 78 | 8.3 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 27.9 | +20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 941 | 37.1 | +6.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Gainsborough East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kristan Smith | 582 | 73.6 | +16.8 |
| | Conservative | John Otter | 209 | 26.4 | +12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 47.2 | +14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 791 | 18.0 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gainsborough North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Bardsley | 539 | 42.7 | +12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Harrison-Moore | 390 | 30.9 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Triloka Mehrotra | 334 | 26.4 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,263 | 25.8 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Gainsborough South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Rainsforth | 544 | 64.9 | +12.2 |
| | Independent | Paul Howitt-Cowan | 196 | 23.4 | +23.4 |
| | Conservative | William Morgan | 98 | 11.7 | −11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 41.5 | +13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 838 | 25.7 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Kelsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Strange | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Kevin Whaley | 361 | 47.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Parsons | 261 | 34.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Beer | 144 | 18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 766 | 44.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Middle Rasen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Fenwick | 455 | 54.6 | −18.5 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Jones | 257 | 30.8 | +3.9 |
| | Independent | Lynda Vernam | 93 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| | Green | Christopher Padley | 28 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | 23.8 | −22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 833 | 44.8 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Saxilby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Anyan-Needham | 539 | 50.7 | +16.8 |
| | Labour | Catherine Dobson | 524 | 49.3 | +37.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,063 | 28.8 | −10.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Scotter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Underwood-Frost | 920 | 74.3 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Heathorn | 319 | 25.7 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 601 | 48.6 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,239 | 36.5 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Torksey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stuart Kinch | 614 | 61.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Bartle | 386 | 38.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,000 | 48.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
Welton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Malcolm Parish | 1,083 | 80.0 | +80.0 |
| | Labour | Philip Huckin | 270 | 20.0 | +12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 813 | 60.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,353 | 33.6 | −7.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Yarborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Owen Bierley | 574 | 61.1 | +12.8 |
| | Labour | John Indian | 365 | 38.9 | −12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 22.2 | +18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 939 | 48.1 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |