# 2003 Tynedale District Council election

Elections to Tynedale District Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party took overall control over the council.

## Election Result

Tynedale Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 27 | +5 | 51.9 | 48.4 | 13,005 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | +1 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 5,978 |
| Labour | 9 | -5 | 17.3 | 18.8 | 5,044 |
| Independent | 5 | -1 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 2,824 |
10 Conservative, 2 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat councillors were elected unopposed.

## Ward results

Acomb :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Wrigley | 289 | 67.5 |
| | Conservative | Keith Laidlow | 139 | 32.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 35.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 428 | |
Allendale (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Horncastle | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Stonehouse | unopposed | | |
Bellingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frank Mattinson | 349 | 68.4 |
| | Independent | James Brownbridge | 161 | 31.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 36.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 510 | |
Broomhaugh and Riding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Latham | 265 | 59.8 |
| | Conservative | Andreas Christofides | 178 | 40.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 443 | |
Chollerton with Whittington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Heslop | unopposed | | |
Corbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Grigg | 638 |
| | Conservative | Jean Fearon | 597 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Warwick | 503 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Wilkinson | 487 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Austin Winstanley | 463 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,688 |
East Tynedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Fiona Hunter | 267 | 56.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Kelly | 205 | 43.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 472 | |
Hadrian (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Sharp | 545 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Gibson | 475 |
| | Labour | Andrew Birley | 206 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,226 |
Haltwhistle (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Hardy | 623 |
| | Independent | John Watson | 495 |
| | Independent | Susan Sim | 484 |
| | Conservative | Ian Wilson | 480 |
| | Labour | Ian McMinn | 471 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,553 |
Haydon (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | David Smith | 336 |
| | Independent | Stanley Mitchell | 306 |
| | Labour | Michael Thorpe | 173 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 815 |
Hexham Gilesgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Pickering | unopposed | | |
Hexham Hencotes (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Lynch | 482 |
| | Conservative | Jill Soulsby | 436 |
| | Labour | Thomas Flaws | 398 |
| | Labour | Wendy Dale | 395 |
| | Independent | George Ferguson | 378 |
| | Conservative | Norman Wicks | 361 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Ball | 301 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,751 |
Hexham Leazes (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Kennedy | 633 |
| | Conservative | Henry Herron | 581 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Moss | 561 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Milne | 543 |
| | Conservative | Michael Way | 499 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,817 |
Hexham Priestpopple (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ingrid Whale | 697 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Donnelly | 646 |
| | Conservative | John Lambert | 523 |
| | Labour | Philip Clark | 418 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,284 |
Humshaugh and Wall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Kerr | unopposed | | |
Ovingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul MacDonald | 239 | 75.9 |
| | Conservative | Clare Martell | 76 | 24.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 51.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 315 | |
Prudhoe Castle (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Tony Reid | 223 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Caldwell | 187 |
| | Conservative | Allan Ford | 103 |
| | Conservative | Gary Milburn | 90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 603 |
Prudhoe North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Garrett | unopposed | | |
| | Labour | David Shaw | unopposed | | |
Prudhoe South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Lorna Garrett | 425 |
| | Labour | Glenn Simpson | 399 |
| | Labour | Eileen Burt | 381 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Speight | 271 |
| | Conservative | Susan Cresswell | 194 |
| | Conservative | Michael Heather | 184 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Smith | 114 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,968 |
Prudhoe West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Bradbury | 289 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donna Bradbury | 285 |
| | Labour | Jennifer McGee | 232 |
| | Labour | John Grigor | 201 |
| | Conservative | Astrid Mitchell | 70 |
| | Conservative | Tracy Warhurst-Walker | 57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 |
Redesdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Corbett | unopposed | | |
Sandhoe with Dilston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Albert Fearon | 190 | 60.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert MacFarlane | 122 | 39.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 312 | |
Slaley and Hexhamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Massey | 343 | 78.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Williams | 92 | 21.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 57.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 435 | |
South Tynedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Adamson | unopposed | | |
Stocksfield with Mickley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Patricia Dale | 1,064 |
| | Conservative | Michael Collins | 793 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Drew | 761 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Rowlands | 367 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Levitt | 349 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,334 |
Upper North Tyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Walton | unopposed | | |
Wanney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Somerville | unopposed | | |
Warden and Newbrough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harold Forster | unopposed | | |
Wark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Flora Hewitson | 288 | 79.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Billany | 74 | 20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 59.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 362 | |
West Tynedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Hutchinson | unopposed | | |
Wylam (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Philip Brooks | 712 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Appleby | 454 |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Leetham | 178 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Armstrong | 135 |
| | Conservative | Christine Hanley | 95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,574 |