# 2003 Test Valley Borough Council election

The 2003 Test Valley Borough Council election took place on the 1 May 2003. With new ward boundaries, all 48 seats were up for election. 24 seats were needed for a majority, with the Conservatives winning 30; the Liberal Democrats won 16 seats, and Independents won 2.

## Results

Test Valley Borough Council Election, 2003 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | Conservative | 30 | 62.50 | 52.20 | 17,121 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 16 | 33.33 | 35.95 | 11,793 |
| | Labour | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 1,648 |
| | Independent | 2 | 4.16 | 3.46 | 1,138 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 846 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0.76 | 250 |
| Total | Total | 48 | | | 32,796 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Donald Kemish | 773 | 32.89 |
| | Conservative | Clive Collier | 765 | 32.55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Lamb | 678 | 28.85 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Rispin | 528 | |
| | Labour | Charles Damant | 134 | 5.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,350 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Alamein

Alamein (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Hughes | 596 | 48.49 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Gates | 543 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Msonthi | 507 | | |
| | Conservative | Karen Hamilton | 469 | 38.16 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Platt | 432 | | |
| | Conservative | Lynsay Scratchley | 430 | | |
| | UKIP | William McCabe | 164 | 13.34 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | 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) |

### Ampfield and Braishfield

Ampfield and Braishfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Hatley | 649 | 78.19 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Cosier | 181 | 21.80 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 56.38 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Amport

Amport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Arnell | 467 | 69.18 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Warner | 129 | 19.11 | |
| | UKIP | Dominic Mills | 79 | 11.70 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 50.07 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Anna

Anna (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Townsend | 809 | 58.49 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Peters | 767 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Moon | 398 | 28.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin O'Leary | 346 | |
| | UKIP | Stanley Oram | 176 | 12.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,383 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Blackwater

Blackwater (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Gentle | 1,205 | 77.49 |
| | Conservative | John Lewis | 1,024 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Max Buckmaster | 350 | 22.50 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Jones | 338 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,555 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bourne Valley

Bourne Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Jackson | 505 | 73.93 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Webb | 178 | 26.06 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 47.87 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Broughton and Stockbridge

Broughton and Stockbridge (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Boulton | 1,174 | 59.05 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Busk | 969 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Treadwell | 674 | 33.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Anderson | 634 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Paul | 140 | 7.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,988 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Charlton

Charlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Carr | 461 | 77.21 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Webb | 136 | 22.78 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 325 | 54.43 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams

Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hall | 1,242 | 59.82 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Anderson | 1,230 | | |
| | Conservative | Bruce Cowan | 1,084 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Richards | 545 | 26.25 | |
| | Labour | Keith Morrel | 289 | 13.92 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | 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) |

### Cupernham

Cupernham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Baverstock | 838 | 58.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Marsh | 827 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Jenkins | 601 | 41.76 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Whitaker | 594 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,439 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Dun Valley

Dun Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neville Whiteley | 478 | 66.94 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Houghton | 236 | 33.05 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 33.89 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Harewood

Harewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Neal | 555 | 74.29 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edwin Treadwell | 192 | 25.70 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | 48.59 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Harroway

Harroway (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia West | 875 | 54.07 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Page | 777 | | |
| | Conservative | Carl Borg-Neal | 718 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Levitt | 391 | 24.16 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wilson | 384 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosalie Sweetman | 376 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Mumford | 352 | 21.75 | |
| | Labour | Alan Cotter | 279 | | |
| | Labour | James Lowe | 255 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Kings Somborne and Michelmersh

Kings Somborne and Michelmersh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | David Bidwell | 365 | 41.95 |
| | Conservative | David Bonnor-Morris | 358 | 41.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Harris | 147 | 16.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 870 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Millway

Millway (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Zilliah Brooks | 1,078 | 71.10 | |
| | Conservative | Sandra Hawke | 998 | | |
| | Conservative | David Drew | 989 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Henstock | 438 | 28.89 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Sweetman | 418 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,516 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### North Baddesley

North Baddesley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Cosier | 1,437 | 65.85 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Celia Dowden | 1,214 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Tupper | 1,139 | | |
| | Conservative | Robin Oliver | 628 | 28.78 | |
| | Conservative | Roy Williams | 576 | | |
| | Conservative | Alfred-Hans Monsen | 441 | | |
| | Labour | Christopher Deverell | 117 | 5.36 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | 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) |
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### Over Wallop

Over Wallop :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hope | 320 | 77.48 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Fisk | 93 | 22.51 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 54.96 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Penton Bellinger

Penton Bellinger (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Philip Lashbrook | 770 | 56.20 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Southern | 739 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lance Mitchell | 360 | 26.27 |
| | UKIP | Derek Rumsey | 240 | 17.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Romsey Extra

Romsey Extra (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Caroline Nokes | 542 | 53.82 |
| | Conservative | Ian Hibberd | 495 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Dunleavy | 465 | 46.17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Johnson | 444 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,007 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Mary's

St Mary's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Bailey | 704 | 44.75 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Levitt | 602 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald MacDonald | 583 | | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Whitehouse | 546 | 34.71 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Wood | 528 | | |
| | Conservative | Barry Hodgson | 516 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Goddard | 323 | 20.53 | |
| | Labour | Martyn Wilson | 276 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Scarrott | 267 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
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### Tadburn

Tadburn (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Cooper | 909 | 51.76 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Leach | 900 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Daw | 701 | 39.92 | |
| | Conservative | David Willox | 635 | | |
| | Labour | Carolyn Nixson | 146 | 8.31 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
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### Valley Park

Valley Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Dowden | 1,153 | 58.46 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacquie Shaw | 1,023 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Lewis | 929 | | |
| | Conservative | John Barton | 672 | 34.07 | |
| | Conservative | Richard James | 631 | | |
| | Conservative | Peggy Humphries | 613 | | |
| | Labour | David Moores | 147 | 7.45 | |
| | Labour | Teri Moores | 144 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
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### Winton

Winton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marion Kerley | 1,251 | 55.52 | |
| | Conservative | Pamela Mutton | 1,085 | | |
| | Conservative | Alan Smith | 1,061 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Metcalf | 565 | 25.07 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Jones | 502 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 479 | | |
| | Green | James Todd | 250 | 11.09 | |
| | UKIP | Anthony McCabe | 187 | 8.30 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
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