# 2003 Horsham District Council election

The 2003 Horsham District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. The result left the council with no overall control with the Conservatives one seat short of a majority.

## Council Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
| 21 | 12 | 3 |
| Con | LDem | Ind |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 22 | 20 | 2 |
| Con | LDem | Ind |

## Results summary

2003 Horsham District Council election :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 22 | 1 | 51.1 | 47.5 | 32,264 | -3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 20 | 8 | 46.5 | 42.3 | 28,707 | +4.6 |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 4,652 | +2.1 |
| Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2,164 | -3.9 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 112 | +0.2 |

## Ward results
### Billingshurst and Shipley

Billingshurst and Shipley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sheila van den Bergh | 830 | 36.7 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Lindsay | 751 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Lawes | 736 | 32.5 | |
| | Conservative | David Fisher | 734 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Rodwell | 710 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Griffin | 604 | | |
| | Independent | Douglas Rands | 500 | 22.1 | |
| | Labour | Sally Morton | 197 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote

Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Fisher | 643 | 46.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hewitt | 640 | 46.0 | |
| | Conservative | John Peake | 615 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephan Shorey | 609 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Neves | 108 | 7.8 | |
| | Labour | Estelle Hilditch | 105 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.0 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Broadbridge Heath

Broadbridge Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Horner | 313 | 43.8 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Catchpole | 253 | 35.4 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Richard Wilson | 148 | 20.7 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Chanctonbury

Chanctonbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Harris | 1,521 | 62.4 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Jackson | 1,501 | | |
| | Conservative | Eric Jenkins | 1,410 | | |
| | Independent | James Glasse | 517 | 21.2 | +21.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Sugarman | 400 | 16.4 | −16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Holbook | 388 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Hughes | 387 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Chantry

Chantry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Tatum | 1,486 | 55.6 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Ballard | 1,432 | | |
| | Conservative | Neil Butler | 1,406 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Banks | 1,188 | 44.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Girard | 996 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Sullivan | 906 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.2 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead

Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Baldwin | 863 | 68.8 | |
| | Conservative | Annette Harriesv | 746 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Piers Pollard | 262 | 20.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laurence Price | 248 | | |
| | Labour | Josephine Battersby | 129 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.1 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Denne

Denne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sheldon | 703 | 49.3 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Parsonson | 631 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Tobutt | 600 | 42.1 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | John Charles | 579 | | |
| | Labour | Terence Parker | 123 | 8.6 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Forest

Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Newman | 742 | 59.0 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Evelyn Mauchel | 458 | 36.4 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Louise Skipton-Carter | 58 | 4.6 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Henfield

Henfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sheila Matthews | 925 | 49.7 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | Adam Reeves | 706 | 38.0 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Howard | 229 | 12.3 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Pearce | 199 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.0 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Holbrook East

Holbrook East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Baldwin | 659 | 40.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Millson | 657 | 40.4 | |
| | Conservative | Maria Bell | 523 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Dale | 483 | | |
| | Independent | James Rae | 201 | 12.4 | |
| | Labour | Kathleen Goddard | 108 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.2 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Holbrook West

Holbrook West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Nye | 657 | 39.3 | |
| | Conservative | Christian Mitchell | 641 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Powell | 637 | 38.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Hull | 618 | | |
| | Independent | Peter Burgess | 238 | 14.2 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Chapman | 139 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.6 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Horsham Park

Horsham Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Clarke | 983 | 47.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Holmes | 943 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Mullarky | 915 | | |
| | Independent | Clive Burgess | 494 | 23.8 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Bradnum | 398 | 19.2 | |
| | Conservative | Nathanael Johansen-Allison | 379 | | |
| | Conservative | Liz Ostacchini | 351 | | |
| | Labour | Charlotte Morrissey | 197 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham

Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Burnham | 908 | 50.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Dalrymple | 902 | 49.8 | |
| | Conservative | Claire Vickers | 869 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wright | 810 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Nuthurst

Nuthurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Cox | 610 | 72.6 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Sloan | 230 | 27.4 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pulborough and Coldwatham

Pulborough and Coldwatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Donnelly | 927 | 74.9 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Roger Paterson | 923 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Girard | 310 | 25.1 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosalyn Deedman | 291 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Roffey North

Roffey North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Price | 784 | 41.0 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jake Clausen | 743 | | |
| | Conservative | Frank King | 642 | 33.6 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | Simon Torn | 629 | | |
| | Independent | Liz Paffett | 174 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Matthew Stanley | 159 | 8.3 | −2.8 |
| | Independent | Margaret Deane | 152 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Roffey South

Roffey South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Rutherford | 664 | 48.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Wilton | 568 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Strang | 364 | 26.7 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Vickers | 326 | | |
| | Independent | Peter Paffett | 237 | 17.4 | |
| | Labour | Keith Maslin | 97 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Rudgwick

Rudgwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Bailey | 428 | 70.0 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Hendy | 183 | 30.0 | +14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rusper and Colgate

Rusper and Colgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Kitchen | 463 | 77.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Brundish | 135 | 22.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.8 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Southwater

Southwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Stainton | 1,232 | 51.7 | +16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Stainton | 1,227 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Varley | 1,205 | | |
| | Conservative | Simon Hawkins | 971 | 40.8 | −13.8 |
| | Conservative | Ian Howard | 966 | | |
| | Conservative | Graham Dye | 938 | | |
| | Labour | Christine Conibear | 179 | 7.5 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Steyning

Steyning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | George Cockman | 1,124 | 39.0 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Lyth | 890 | 30.9 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Stokes | 624 | 21.7 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Twell | 433 | | |
| | Labour | Valerie Neves | 131 | 4.5 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Hilditch | 118 | | |
| | UKIP | Lindsay Jupp | 112 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Trafalgar

Trafalgar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Costin | 1,170 | 58.3 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Crosbie | 1,069 | | |
| | Conservative | Vivienne Tobutt | 670 | 33.4 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Strang | 598 | | |
| | Labour | Elved Mainwaring | 168 | 8.4 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |