# 2003 Swale Borough Council election

The 2003 Swale Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Swale Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 25
* Labour 11
* Liberal Democrats 11

## Election result

Swale local election result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 44.7 | 7,153 | +1.1% |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 20.0 | 26.5 | 4,245 | -6.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20.0 | 25.3 | 4,043 | +3.1% |
| Rock 'n' Roll Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 541 | +2.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 22 | +0.1% |

## Ward results

Borden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Woodland | 376 | 64.2 | +19.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Hoare | 180 | 30.7 | −11.6 |
| | Labour | Anthony Winckless | 30 | 5.1 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 33.4 | +30.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 586 | 33.7 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Boughton & Courtenay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Bobbin | 926 | 69.8 | |
| | Labour | Valerie Rowe | 225 | 17.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Hammond | 176 | 13.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 52.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,327 | 33.7 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Manning | 515 | 52.5 | |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Stokes | 303 | 30.9 | |
| | Labour | Jeane Holmes | 163 | 16.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 981 | 25.4 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Wright | 930 | 65.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Jenkins | 256 | 18.0 | |
| | Labour | Gail Martin | 233 | 16.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 674 | 47.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,419 | 35.0 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Leysdown & Warden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Boden | 303 | 58.6 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Angela Walder | 131 | 25.3 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brown | 43 | 8.3 | −2.6 |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | James Mumford | 30 | 7.7 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 33.3 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 517 | 26.2 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Milton Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fiona Gowdy | 489 | 48.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Baldock | 338 | 33.8 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Jack | 141 | 14.1 | |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Jackie Davidson | 31 | 3.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 15.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 999 | 30.0 | −2.7 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Minster Cliffs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adrian Crowther | 533 | 35.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Groves | 463 | 30.7 | |
| | Labour | Kedar Prasad | 428 | 28.4 | |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Michael Young | 84 | 5.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,508 | 28.5 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Queenborough & Halfway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Goodhew | 665 | 45.5 | |
| | Labour | Libby Tucker | 408 | 27.9 | |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Christopher Driver | 257 | 17.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ellis | 130 | 8.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 17.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,460 | 28.5 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sheerness East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Ronan | 291 | 43.0 | |
| | Conservative | Robin Harris | 233 | 34.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Howe | 153 | 22.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 677 | 20.9 | −3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sheerness West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Worrall | 520 | 63.3 | |
| | Conservative | Daphne Wyatt | 151 | 18.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Partis | 80 | 9.7 | |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Christine Wellard | 70 | 8.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 44.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 821 | 21.9 | −3.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sheppey Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Coles | 508 | 45.4 | |
| | Labour | John Crouch | 403 | 36.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Martin | 139 | 12.4 | |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Alma Driver | 69 | 6.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,119 | 21.8 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Davidson | 384 | 38.0 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Carnell | 350 | 34.7 | |
| | Labour | Edward Norton | 254 | 25.1 | |
| | Green | Sharon Monk | 22 | 2.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,010 | 30.6 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Teynham & Lynsted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Barnicott | 579 | 48.7 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Rowles | 428 | 36.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Baxtor | 181 | 15.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | 31.7 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald Jordan | 542 | 76.1 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Banks | 87 | 12.2 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Kay Murphy | 83 | 11.7 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | 63.9 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 712 | 37.8 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woodstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Willicombe | 809 | 47.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann McLean | 722 | 42.7 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Cooper | 159 | 9.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,690 | 43.3 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |