# 2003 Stafford Borough Council election

Elections to Stafford Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. All 59 seats on the council were up for election, with boundary changes meaning the number was reduced from 60. There were elections held in 24 wards, with a further 2 wards (Church Eaton and Milwich) uncontested. The Conservative Party gained majority control of the council after the council was under no overall control prior to the election. Overall turnout was 37.51%, with the lowest turnout (24.08%) in Coton ward and the highest (55.77%) in Seighford. As a result of the election, the new council leader was Cllr. Judith Dalgarno.

## Election result

Stafford Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Conservative | 40 | +17 | 67.8% |
| Labour | 14 | -13 | 23.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | -3 | 8.4% |
| Independent | 0 | -2 | 0 |
The total number of seats on the Council after the election was:
* Conservative Party - 40
* Labour - 14
* Liberal Democrats - 5
Sources: BBC Stafford Borough Council

## Results by ward

All results from Stafford Borough Council.

### Barlaston and Oulton (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Fairbanks | 817 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Russell | 763 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Jones | 674 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,443 | 44.29% |

### Baswich (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ann Edgeller | 868 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Francis | 728 | |
| | Labour | Michael Evans | 349 | |
| | Labour | Mellony Millichap | 300 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Brett | 250 | |
| | UKIP | Adrian Wood | 195 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,463 | 42.47% |

### Chartley (1 seat)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendan McKeown | 346 | 50.2% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Walster | 343 | 49.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 694 | 47.86% |

### Church Eaton (1 seat)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Stamp | Election Uncontested | | |

### Common (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Kennedy | 438 | |
| | Labour | William Simpson | 422 | |
| | Conservative | James Eld | 246 | |
| | Conservative | Carol Lee | 234 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Hine | 178 | |
| | UKIP | Leslie Gittins | 142 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 920 | 29.00% |

### Coton (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Kemp | 378 | |
| | Labour | Michael Shone | 345 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Vance-Cotsford | 155 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Gilbert | 150 | |
| | Conservative | Dominic Brisby | 128 | |
| | Conservative | Edith Foster | 121 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 696 | 24.08% |

### Eccleshall (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Butter | 1134 | |
| | Conservative | John Sillito | 1039 | |
| | Conservative | Ivan Jennings | 925 | |
| | Independent | Gordon Dale | 775 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kirby | 674 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Delanchy | 465 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,954 | 38.26 |

### Forebridge (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Baron | 648 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Seary | 559 | |
| | Labour | Ian Ronald | 313 | |
| | Labour | Lisa Pearce | 261 | |
| | Conservative | Violet Allan | 198 | |
| | Conservative | Patrick Roe | 187 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,138 | 35.09% |

### Fulford (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Bedson | 1019 | |
| | Conservative | Sydney Oldfield | 913 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Harp | 828 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Brayford | 636 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Mycock | 618 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Brayford | 599 | |
| | Labour | Michael Shaw | 366 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,902 | 40.62% |

### Gnosall and Woodseaves (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Raymond Smith | 1057 | |
| | Conservative | James Kelly | 1039 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Williamson | 1019 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Philpott | 623 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Sunley | 612 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Philpott | 593 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | 35.66% |

### Haywood and Hixon (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jean Tabernor | 999 | |
| | Conservative | Amyas Northcote | 968 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Perkins | 951 | |
| | Labour | John Coates | 487 | |
| | UKIP | John Mosley | 367 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Hackett | 364 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Hemingway | 349 | |
| | UKIP | Ronald Chell | 342 | |
| | Labour | John Boyle | 336 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,003 | 39.69% |

### Highfields and Western Downs (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Aidan Godfrey | 668 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Bowen | 630 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Pearce | 561 | |
| | Independent | Neil Thomas | 428 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Downs | 365 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Turner | 333 | |
| | Conservative | Trevor Tabernor | 332 | |
| | Independent | Scott Wilson | 296 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,462 | 30.64% |

### Holmcroft (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Cantrill | 845 | |
| | Conservative | Bryan Cross MBE | 827 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Compton MBE | 693 | |
| | Conservative | Isabella Davies | 684 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Compton | 679 | |
| | Labour | James Paton | 628 | |
| | Independent | Andrew James | 281 | |
| | UKIP | David Hilton | 160 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,802 | 35.47% |

### Littleworth (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Heenan | 850 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Bentley | 776 | |
| | Conservative | Denis Skelland | 749 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Voss | 642 | |
| | Labour | Anothony Welch | 557 | |
| | Labour | Rosalind Kennedy | 557 | |
| | Labour | Julian Thorley | 503 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hopkinson | 464 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Milln | 435 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,920 | 40.73 |

### Manor (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Loughran | 757 | |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Rowlands | 686 | |
| | Labour | Patricia Rowlands | 670 | |
| | Conservative | Gary Simmonds | 416 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Knapped | 385 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Robinson | 352 | |
| | UKIP | Carl Gilbert | 243 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Page | 224 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Spiers | 223 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Phillips | 218 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | 31.74% |

### Milford (2 seat)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Francis Finlay | 904 | |
| | Conservative | Trevor Reeves | 808 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Fisher | 278 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,159 | 33.98% |

### Milwich (1 seat)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilfred Davis | Election Uncontested | | |

### Penkside (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ralph Cooke | 404 | |
| | Labour | Malcolm Millichap | 354 | |
| | Conservative | Trevor Houlton | 235 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Williams | 200 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Towers | 131 | |
| | UKIP | Jillian Crutchley | 110 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 783 | 28.28% |

### Rowley (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Allan | 662 | |
| | Conservative | Patrick Farrington | 648 | |
| | Labour | Elaine Kidney | 639 | |
| | Labour | John Hartshorne | 552 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Hinton | 231 | |
| | UKIP | Richard Hilton | 145 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,527 | 43.04% |

### Seighford (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Winnington | 725 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Sutherland | 725 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank James | 631 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Cox | 605 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Allsop | 177 | |
| | Labour | Beryl Kemp | 176 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,585 | 55.77% |

### St Michael's (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stanley Goodall | 571 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Davies | 550 | |
| | Labour | Harry Brunt | 478 | |
| | Labour | Peter Sinnott | 367 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Hatton | 349 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,272 | 36.07% |

### Stonefield and Christchurch (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joyce Farnham | 718 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Leese | 522 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Stevens | 484 | |
| | Labour | David Smithwick | 477 | |
| | Labour | Desmond Byrne | 342 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Warren | 248 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,474 | 39.99% |

### Swynnerton (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Highfield | 857 | |
| | Conservative | David Price | 721 | |
| | Independent | Robert Simcock | 469 | |
| | Labour | Diana Osbourne | 332 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,408 | 39.98% |

### Tillington (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Goodland | 524 | |
| | Conservative | Adam Tedstone | 518 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Moore | 448 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Nixon | 402 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hughes | 205 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,161 | 35.21% |

### Walton (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Phillip Leason | 821 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Carey | 796 | |
| | Labour | Deborah Wakefield | 765 | |
| | Labour | John Beecham | 672 | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Doney | 666 | |
| | Labour | Roy Osborne | 625 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Stevens | 279 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,671 | 36.66% |

### Weeping Cross (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Judith Dalgarno | 1,369 | |
| | Conservative | John Francis | 1,153 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Wilkinson | 1,113 | |
| | Labour | Michael Barber | 698 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Towers | 523 | |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Hurst | 356 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,191 | 41.40% |