# 2003 Canterbury City Council election

The 2003 Canterbury City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The council remained under no overall control.

## Results summary

2003 Canterbury City Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 24 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 48.0 | 43.7 | 36,007 | +6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38.0 | 31.3 | 25,789 | +0.5 |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14.0 | 21.4 | 17,617 | -7.4 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1,877 | -0.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.9 | 716 | N/A |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 288 | N/A |
| Council Tax Payers | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 143 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Barnham Downs

Barnham Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Vye | 761 | 68.4 | +18.9 |
| | Conservative | Don Faulkner | 318 | 28.6 | −14.6 |
| | Labour | Andrew Fenyo | 34 | 3.1 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 39.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,113 | 53.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 16.8 | |

### Barton

Barton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Brett | 1,051 | 55.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christina Kay-Bradley | 919 | 48.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Took | 855 | 45.3 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Northey | 854 | 45.3 | |
| | Conservative | Pauline Hook | 799 | 42.4 | |
| | Conservative | Terrence Ogier | 736 | 39.0 | |
| | Labour | Linda Cooper | 263 | 13.9 | |
| | Labour | Carl Parsons | 242 | 12.8 | |
| | Green | Keith Bothwell | 175 | 9.3 | |
| | Green | Corey Mills | 145 | 7.7 | |
| | Council Tax Payers | James Cooper | 143 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,886 | 30.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Blean Forest

Blean Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hazel McCabe | 672 | 70.4 |
| | Conservative | John Gilbey | 562 | 58.9 |
| | Green | Geoffrey Meaden | 176 | 18.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Fuller | 159 | 16.7 |
| | Green | Philip Rogers | 146 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | David McLellan | 139 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 954 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Chartham and Stone Street

Chartham and Stone Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Doyle | 756 | 53.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael Patterson | 696 | 49.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Nicholson | 372 | 26.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Colthup | 359 | 25.4 |
| | Labour | John Chiappino | 268 | 18.9 |
| | Labour | Jodah Bhujan | 196 | 13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,415 | 36.2 |
| | 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) |

### Chestfield and Swalecliffe

Chestfield and Swalecliffe (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Samper | 1,577 | 65.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Thomas | 1,503 | 62.1 |
| | Conservative | Pat Todd | 1,495 | 61.8 |
| | Labour | Jane Hardy | 434 | 17.9 |
| | Labour | Ruth Wreford | 386 | 16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Brown | 369 | 15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Steed | 345 | 14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Tibertius | 328 | 13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,420 | 36.5 |
| | 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) |

### Gorrell

Gorrell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Halfpenny | 805 | 45.9 | |
| | Labour | Wes McLachlan | 754 | 43.0 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Perkins | 746 | 42.6 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Carnell | 720 | 41.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Lansdell | 177 | 10.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Lansdell | 144 | 8.2 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Peter Holloway | 59 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,752 | 40.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Greenhill and Eddington

Greenhill and Eddington (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Matthews | 478 | 36.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Oakes | 465 | 35.9 |
| | Conservative | Lynsey Laker | 413 | 31.9 |
| | Conservative | Vincent McMahan | 412 | 31.8 |
| | Labour | Bill Brade | 359 | 27.7 |
| | Labour | Robert Walker | 330 | 25.5 |
| | Green | Jess Hampshire | 73 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,294 | 32.8 |
| | 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) |

### Harbledown

Harbledown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Dixey | 517 | 58.4 | −11.7 |
| | Conservative | Ann Taylor | 264 | 29.8 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Victoria Foster | 104 | 11.8 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 28.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 885 | 45.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.9 | |

### Harbour

Harbour (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julia Seath | 729 | 57.0 | |
| | Labour | John Wratten | 650 | 50.8 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Harrison | 485 | 37.9 | |
| | Conservative | Howard Smith | 455 | 35.5 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Bunny La Roche | 161 | 12.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Berridge | 158 | 12.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gwendoline Bale | 152 | 11.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,280 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Herne and Broomfield

Herne and Broomfield (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Mavers | 685 | 36.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Wright | 653 | 34.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Bright | 619 | 32.8 |
| | Conservative | Kay Shannon | 609 | 32.2 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Roper | 599 | 31.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Robinson | 565 | 29.9 |
| | UKIP | John Moore | 299 | 15.8 |
| | Green | Carol Davis | 261 | 13.8 |
| | UKIP | Edith Bigg | 214 | 11.3 |
| | Labour | John Brown | 213 | 11.3 |
| | UKIP | Terence Kendall | 203 | 10.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Tavener | 203 | 10.7 |
| | Labour | Eric Reeves | 192 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,889 | 31.9 |
| | 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) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Heron

Heron (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ron Flaherty | 1,050 | 53.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maisie Seager | 1,017 | 51.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Hando | 960 | 48.9 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Kadwell | 544 | 27.7 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Herwin | 531 | 27.1 | |
| | Conservative | Roy Smale | 515 | 26.2 | |
| | Labour | Rolane Brade | 346 | 17.6 | |
| | Labour | Lynnda Faux-Bowyer | 317 | 16.2 | |
| | Labour | Tony Morris | 304 | 15.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,962 | 32.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Little Stour

Little Stour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lewis Norris | 454 | 57.8 | +13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Linfoot | 213 | 27.1 | −13.4 |
| | Labour | Alan Forrest | 119 | 15.1 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 30.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 786 | 38.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.7 | |

### Marshside

Marshside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Nee | 348 | 52.0 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Heather Taylor | 321 | 48.0 | +13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 669 | 34.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### North Nailbourne

North Nailbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Oakey | 574 | 56.2 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Horsley | 447 | 43.8 | +14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,021 | 50.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 | |

### Northgate

Northgate (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ron Pepper | 583 | 48.3 | |
| | Labour | Fred Whitemore | 558 | 46.3 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Gibbens | 469 | 38.9 | |
| | Conservative | Donald Bunting | 443 | 36.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clifford Arter | 123 | 10.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Frogley | 105 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,206 | 30.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Reculver

Reculver :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gabrielle Davis | 1,226 | 49.4 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Street-Williams | 1,216 | 49.0 | |
| | Conservative | Gillian Reuby | 1,213 | 48.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iris Law | 923 | 37.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Flaherty | 888 | 35.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Corney | 872 | 35.1 | |
| | Labour | Kim Brade-Dawkins | 314 | 12.7 | |
| | Labour | David Hornsby | 273 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,481 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St. Stephens

St. Stephens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Cragg | 937 | 40.0 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Avery | 852 | 36.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Berridge | 808 | 34.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Purchese | 807 | 34.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Blake | 770 | 32.9 | |
| | Conservative | Barrie Packer | 754 | 32.2 | |
| | Labour | Jennie Bukht | 607 | 25.9 | |
| | Labour | John Jackson | 482 | 20.6 | |
| | Labour | Paul Todd | 453 | 19.4 | |
| | Green | Catherine Cantwell | 202 | 8.6 | |
| | Green | Richard Podger | 149 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,340 | 35.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Seasalter

Seasalter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Law | 1,233 | 56.1 | |
| | Conservative | Cyril Windsor | 1,209 | 55.0 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Sharp | 1,194 | 54.3 | |
| | Labour | Jean Beynon | 770 | 35.0 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Ryan | 740 | 33.7 | |
| | Labour | Sandra Ashford | 675 | 30.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Hooker | 308 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,197 | 39.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Sturry North

Sturry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Austin | 426 | 58.0 | +30.3 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Turner | 309 | 42.0 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 15.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 735 | 35.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 18.5 | |

### Sturry South

Sturry South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marion Attwood | 550 | 75.5 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Susan Barnard | 92 | 12.6 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Monica Eden-Green | 86 | 11.8 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 458 | 62.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 728 | 32.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.8 | |

### Tankerton

Tankerton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Harrison | 851 | 51.1 | |
| | Conservative | David Cavell | 822 | 49.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Scott | 531 | 31.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donna Dwight | 511 | 30.7 | |
| | Labour | Michael Vince | 198 | 11.9 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Lorraine Vincent | 68 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,665 | 44.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### West Bay

West Bay (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Lee | 893 | 55.5 | |
| | Conservative | Crispin Rampling | 815 | 50.7 | |
| | Labour | Brian Hunter | 546 | 33.9 | |
| | Labour | John Neil | 445 | 27.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Burns | 320 | 19.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,609 | 33.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Westgate

Westgate (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Ashmore-Fish | 793 | 38.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christian Farthing | 769 | 37.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Parkinson | 768 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour | Jean Butcher | 646 | 31.2 | |
| | Labour | Philip Bond | 545 | 26.3 | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Robinson | 540 | 26.1 | |
| | Labour | Gordon Hartley | 537 | 25.9 | |
| | Conservative | John Anderson | 527 | 25.4 | |
| | Conservative | Victor Gray | 522 | 25.2 | |
| | Green | Deirdre Balaam | 177 | 8.5 | |
| | Green | Ronald Hollands | 160 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,071 | 35.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Wincheap

Wincheap (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Eden-Green | 1,138 | 58.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlotte MacCaul | 1,126 | 57.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Perkins | 1,103 | 56.2 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Griffiths | 442 | 22.5 | |
| | Labour | Cecile Manning | 409 | 20.8 | |
| | Conservative | Neil Parsonson | 408 | 20.8 | |
| | Labour | John Derrick | 275 | 14.0 | |
| | Labour | Anne Seller | 266 | 13.6 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Parsonson | 236 | 12.0 | |
| | Green | Emily Shirley | 213 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,963 | 33.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |