# 2003 Fenland District Council election

The 2003 Fenland District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999. The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives easily stay in control of the council taking 36 of the 40 seats, with Conservative candidates having been unopposed in 11 wards. The only ward where any other group won all of the seats was in Waterlees in Wisbech, where Labour took both seats.
Fenland Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 36 | - | - | +7 | 90.0 | 67.5 | 13,088 |
| Labour | 3 | - | - | -4 | 7.5 | 21.7 | 4,209 |
| Independent | 1 | - | - | -2 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 1,306 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | - | - | -1 | 0 | 2.9 | 567 |
| Green | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 223 |
14 Conservative candidates were unopposed at the election.

## Ward results

Bassenhally (Whittlesey) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Mayor | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Benwick, Coates and Eastrea (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Thomas Butcher | unopposed | |
| Conservative | Pamela Potts | unopposed | |
| 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) |
Birch (Chatteris) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Melton | 304 | 66.5 |
| | Labour | David Biggs | 153 | 33.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 33.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 457 | 28.7 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Clarkson (Wisbech) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carol Cox | 245 | 64.6 |
| | Labour | Ann Purt | 134 | 35.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 379 | 23.9 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Delph :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Denise Laws | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Doddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Harper | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Elm and Christchurch (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Cotterell | 550 | |
| | Conservative | Evelyn Green | 486 | |
| | Independent | Phillip Webb | 368 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,404 | 27.2 |
Hill (Wisbech) (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon King | 621 | |
| | Conservative | Henry Wegg | 574 | |
| | Labour | Lewis Purt | 258 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,453 | 25.4 |
| | 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) |
Kingsmoor (Whittlesey) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Martin Curtis | 239 | 57.6 |
| | Labour | Douglas Costain | 176 | 42.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 415 | 32.1 |
Kirkgate (Wisbech) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Leslie Sims | 245 | 66.9 |
| | Labour | Ronald Harris | 121 | 33.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 33.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 366 | 21.6 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Lattersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Garratt | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Manea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Jolley | unopposed | | |
March East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bernard Keane | 805 | |
| | Conservative | Frederick Yeulett | 674 | |
| | Labour | Barry Howlett | 672 | |
| | Labour | Barry Wales | 662 | |
| | Conservative | Leon Hyde | 624 | |
| | Labour | Martin Field | 509 | |
| | Green | Christopher Bennett | 223 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,169 | 29.0 |
March North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Patricia Brewin | 716 | |
| | Conservative | Trevor Quince | 641 | |
| | Conservative | John West | 633 | |
| | Conservative | Kimberley French | 612 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,602 | 24.1 |
March West (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Janet French | unopposed |
| Conservative | Christopher Owen | unopposed |
| Conservative | Peter Skoulding | unopposed |
Medworth (Wisbech) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathon Farmer | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Cyril Bellamy | 683 | |
| | Conservative | Clifford Edwards | 630 | |
| | Labour | John Cook | 264 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | 29.7 |
Peckover (Wisbech) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Carlisle | 295 | 77.2 |
| | Labour | Simon Massen | 87 | 22.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 54.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 382 | 22.9 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Roman Bank (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Humphrey | 851 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Hardy | 849 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Ward | 810 | |
| | Labour | Richard Hibbert | 329 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,839 | 27.8 |
| | 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) |
Slade Lode :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Dickinson | 165 | 39.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Howes | 129 | 30.8 |
| | Labour | Grant Osbourn | 125 | 29.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 419 | 25.6 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
St Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald Speechley | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
St Marys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ursula Cuffe | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Staithe (Wisbech) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Green | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
The Mills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Albert German | 360 | 61.9 |
| | Independent | Stephen Wilson | 222 | 38.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 582 | 31.1 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Waterlees (Wisbech) (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Cawthorne | 317 | |
| | Labour | Avis Gilliatt | 297 | |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Lawrence | 230 | |
| | Conservative | Susanah Farmer | 192 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Clapp | 162 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,198 | 17.7 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Wenneye :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Murphy | 353 | 56.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Florence Newell | 276 | 43.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 629 | 35.1 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Wimblington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jillian Tuck | 417 | 79.9 |
| | Labour | Claire Osbourn | 105 | 20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 59.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 522 | 37.4 |