# 2003 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

The 2003 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 26
* Liberal Democrats 15
* Labour 15
* Independent 4

## Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 30.9%.
Following the election the Labour and Liberal Democrat administration continued to run the council with 15 seats each and 30 of the 60 councillors. However the Labour deputy leader Rob Donnelly took over as leader of the council, replacing Liberal Democrat Brian Gurden who became deputy leader.
Basingstoke and Deane Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 55.0 | 46.2 | 13,228 | +0.4% |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 22.9 | 6,563 | +1.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 15.0 | 25.3 | 7,259 | -2.5% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 1,597 | +1.2% |

## Ward results

Basing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Marks | 1,214 | 47.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Day | 1,153 | 44.8 | |
| | Labour | Pamela Lonie | 171 | 6.6 | |
| | Independent | Elsayed Selim | 38 | 1.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,576 | 39.5 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Brookvale & Kings Furlong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Jones | 668 | 62.7 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Collins | 225 | 21.1 | |
| | Labour | Mary Brian | 172 | 16.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 41.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,065 | 26.8 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Buckskin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Potter | 413 | 54.1 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen McIntyre-Stewart | 248 | 32.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Barnard | 102 | 13.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 763 | 21.7 | −3.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Calleva :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Gardiner | 839 | 65.1 | |
| | Labour | Terence Price | 230 | 17.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Renwick | 219 | 17.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | 47.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,288 | 29.5 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chineham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Downes | 826 | 51.5 | |
| | Independent | Christopher Tombin | 599 | 37.3 | |
| | Labour | Paul Bartlett | 180 | 11.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,605 | 30.3 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Green | 961 | 51.3 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Clewer | 755 | 40.3 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Wooldridge | 156 | 8.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,872 | 41.4 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hatch Warren & Beggarwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harold Robinson | 905 | 57.0 | |
| | Labour | Jennifer Crawford | 505 | 31.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles James | 179 | 11.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 400 | 25.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,589 | 26.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kempshott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Heath | 1,158 | 57.9 | |
| | Labour | Richard Davey | 479 | 24.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Shelley | 362 | 18.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 679 | 33.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,999 | 32.5 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kingsclere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Flora Osselton | 811 | 65.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Ward | 246 | 19.8 | |
| | Labour | James Gibb | 185 | 14.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 565 | 45.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,242 | 31.9 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Norden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Harvey | 761 | 53.7 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel McNair-Scott | 386 | 27.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Old | 271 | 19.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 26.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,418 | 23.5 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Oakley and North Waltham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Findlow | 1,408 | 79.1 | |
| | Labour | Joy Potter | 372 | 20.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,036 | 58.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,780 | 31.4 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Overton, Laverstoke & Steventon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ian Tilbury | 960 | 58.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucyna Sloane William | 477 | 29.1 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Van Der Noot | 202 | 12.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 29.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,639 | 43.9 | −3.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Popley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew McCormick | 436 | 62.1 | |
| | Conservative | Carol Gould | 151 | 21.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheena Grassi | 115 | 16.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 40.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 702 | 18.9 | −2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
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Popley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Frankum | 375 | 57.9 | |
| | Conservative | Lindsay Ferns | 169 | 26.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Berwick-Gooding | 104 | 16.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 31.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 648 | 24.2 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
South Ham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sean Keating | 932 | 61.9 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Cohen | 360 | 23.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Martin | 214 | 14.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | 38.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,506 | 25.1 | −4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tadley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen West | 812 | 52.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Slimin | 601 | 38.6 | |
| | Labour | Tina Absolom | 143 | 9.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,556 | 34.0 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Tadley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terence Faulkner | 625 | 56.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Hankinson | 330 | 29.5 | |
| | Labour | Robert Cross | 162 | 14.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 26.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,117 | 25.3 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Upton Grey and The Candovers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Ruffell | 667 | 71.6 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Ina Green | 148 | 15.9 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Clover | 116 | 12.5 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 519 | 55.7 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 931 | 42.6 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Whitchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Nethercott | 810 | 56.6 | |
| | Conservative | James Kneller | 536 | 37.4 | |
| | Labour | Sarah Hamlin | 86 | 6.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 19.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | 36.1 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wicklebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Curry | 931 | 48.5 | |
| | Labour | Gary Watts | 657 | 34.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Blackmore-Squires | 331 | 17.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,919 | 36.1 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |