# 2003 Northampton Borough Council election

Elections to Northampton Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

## Election result

Northampton Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 19 | +11 | 40.4 | 37.2 | 33,122 |
| Liberal Democrats | 17 | +5 | 36.2 | 35.0 | 31,199 |
| Labour | 11 | -15 | 23.4 | 25.6 | 22,764 |
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1.0 | 902 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 864 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 143 |
| Liberated Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 54 |

## Ward results

Abington (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Markham | 986 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hoare | 893 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Owen | 578 | |
| | Labour | Vivienne Dams | 573 | |
| | Conservative | Juliette Ashby | 446 | |
| | Conservative | Barry Stoker | 414 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,890 | 31.6 |
Billing (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Palethorpe | 832 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Malpas | 786 | |
| | Labour | Jean Lineker | 601 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Balley | 558 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norma Felstead | 283 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Baldwin | 275 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,335 | 28.20 |
Boughton Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Yates | 1,647 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Perkins | 1,579 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria-Trinidad Crake | 1,533 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Beal | 700 | |
| | Conservative | Julie Rolfe | 663 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Rolfe | 643 | |
| | Labour | Graham Mason | 533 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Whitford | 513 | |
| | Labour | Frances Wire | 448 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,260 | 34.2 |
Castle (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lee Barron | 626 | |
| | Labour | Peter Evans | 558 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Barham | 474 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Butler | 452 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Coles | 422 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grant Walsh | 385 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,943 | 22.4 |
Delapre (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendan Glynane | 1,145 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michelle Hoare | 1,031 | |
| | Labour | Charman Kalyan | 505 | |
| | Labour | Ulric Gravesande | 494 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Joyner | 431 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Lobban | 398 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,004 | 32.8 |
East Hunsbury (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Judith Lill | 1,149 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Larratt | 967 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Panebianco | 321 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl Squires | 307 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Peach | 274 | |
| | Labour | David Thorn | 229 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,247 | 25.2 |
Eastfield (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Acock | 684 | |
| | Conservative | James Robinson | 625 | |
| | Labour | Debra Boss | 580 | |
| | Labour | Frank Gear | 543 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Dee | 472 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Cheyne | 405 | |
| | Independent | Benjamin Jacobs | 258 | |
| | Green | Joan Lochmuller | 142 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,709 | 30.0 |
Ecton Brook (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jamie Lane | 647 | |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Yousuf Miah | 575 | |
| | Labour | Idris Davies | 400 | |
| | Labour | Mary Davies | 395 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Felstead | 302 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Alderton | 274 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,593 | 25.1 |
Headlands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Markham | 1,425 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marlon Allen-Minney | 1,389 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Hawker | 731 | |
| | Conservative | Philip West | 686 | |
| | Labour | Pamela Dixon | 442 | |
| | Labour | Timothy Hart | 414 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,087 | 40.8 |
Kingsley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marianne Taylor | 1,356 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Simpson | 1,340 | |
| | Labour | Dennis Hilliard | 498 | |
| | Labour | Anthea Mitchell | 446 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Booker | 441 | |
| | Conservative | Gary Austin | 441 | |
| | Green | Anthony Upton | 194 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,716 | 34.1 |
Kingsthorpe (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Beardsworth | 1,523 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Church | 1,444 | |
| | Conservative | Laurice Percival | 367 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Tebbutt | 333 | |
| | Labour | Philippa Smith | 232 | |
| | Labour | Tadzio Dobraszcyk | 226 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,125 | 37.0 |
Lumbertubs (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lee Mason | 524 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Pritchard | 523 | |
| | Conservative | Dominick Browne | 398 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Douglas | 379 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lovesy | 294 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Oakman | 266 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,375 | 21.2 |
Nene Valley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Hill | 1,397 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Lill | 1,394 | |
| | Labour | Michael Jones | 495 | |
| | Labour | Ruqla Sansom | 438 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Nobles | 396 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Battison | 383 | |
| | Green | Evelyn Lander | 180 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,683 | 33.3 |
New Duston (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Caswell | 1,178 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Stewart | 1,163 | |
| | Labour | John Jelley | 695 | |
| | Labour | Francis Lilley | 583 | |
| | Independent | David Huffadine-Smith | 386 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Swain | 267 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Taylor | 214 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,486 | 36.2 |
Old Duston (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Tavener | 1,300 | |
| | Conservative | Donald Edwards | 1,282 | |
| | Labour | Patricia Ford | 714 | |
| | Labour | Alan Kingston | 700 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Lewis | 336 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Garfirth | 328 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,660 | 38.5 |
Parklands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Massey | 1,187 | |
| | Conservative | Brandon Eldred | 1,110 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Dowsett | 622 | |
| | Labour | Iftikhar Choudary | 528 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Beardsworth | 420 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Edwards | 393 | |
| | Green | Anthony Lochmuller | 141 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,401 | 38.5 |
Spencer (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Concannon | 628 | |
| | Labour | Anjona Roy | 567 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Kelly | 448 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Jones | 415 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shane Crick | 369 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katharine Abu | 319 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,746 | 23.2 |
St. Crispin (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur McCutcheon | 506 | |
| | Conservative | Penelope Flavell | 492 | |
| | Conservative | Lee Dorey | 485 | |
| | Labour | Winstone Strachan | 457 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Bowden | 288 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell Ellis | 270 | |
| | Green | Carol Alexander | 207 | |
| | Liberated Party | Tina Harvey | 54 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,759 | 21.8 |
St. David (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Hollis | 585 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Woods | 522 | |
| | Labour | John Gardner | 442 | |
| | Labour | Nova Keown | 395 | |
| | Conservative | John A Cartwright | 166 | |
| | Conservative | John G Cartwright | 163 | |
| | Independent | Raoul Perry | 146 | |
| | Independent | Peter Robinson | 112 | |
| | UKIP | Michael Papworth | 70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,601 | 24.1 |
St. James (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Leslie Marriott | 686 | |
| | Labour | Terence Wire | 670 | |
| | Conservative | Ian McCann | 668 | |
| | Conservative | Angela Wright | 590 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Vaughan | 438 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cecilie Wayman | 414 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,466 | 28.5 |
Thorplands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Leslie Patterson | 454 | |
| | Labour | Michael Boss | 444 | |
| | Conservative | Maureen Hill | 286 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Nunn | 265 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eva Down | 257 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Lamb | 254 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,960 | 20.6 |
West Hunsbury (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Hope | 1,225 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Matthews | 1,182 | |
| | Conservative | Rodney Sellers | 604 | |
| | Conservative | Barry Dearsley | 595 | |
| | Labour | Ghulam Chowdhury | 150 | |
| | Labour | Simon Draper | 124 | |
| | UKIP | Derek Clark | 73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,953 | 37.9 |
Weston (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Timothy Hadland | 1,660 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Duncan | 1,612 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Garlick | 548 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Cramp | 494 | |
| | Labour | Clare Pike | 393 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Deasy | 360 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,067 | 38.5 |