# 2003 Wokingham District Council election

The 2003 Wokingham District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, 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 33
* Liberal Democrat 20
* Labour 1

## Election result

18 seats were contested with the Liberal Democrats defending 10, the Conservatives 7, while 1 seat was held by an independent. The results saw this situation turned round with the Conservatives winning 10 seats as compared to 8 for the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives gained seats from the Liberal Democrats in Emmbrook and Little Hungerford wards, while also recovering Sonning which had been held by an independent who had defected from the Conservatives. There was controversy over the result in Whitegates when the Returning Officer initially read the results out as a Conservative gain, while the actual vote count was a Liberal Democrat hold. Overall turnout in the election was 30.4%.
The Conservatives described the results as an endorsement of their record, while the Liberal Democrats called them disappointing but were pleased that their vote share had increased from 2002.
Wokingham Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 55.6 | 48.4 | 14,234 | -0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 44.4 | 41.3 | 12,124 | +2.9 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 2,087 | -1.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 747 | -0.1 |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 188 | +0.6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A | -0.9 |

## Ward results

Barkham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pamela Stubbs | 399 | 76.0 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Bradshaw | 65 | 12.4 | +1.3 |
| | UKIP | Jeremy Allison | 61 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 63.6 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 525 | 28.5 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coronation :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Jewell | 847 | 43.3 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Wilkins | 770 | 39.3 | |
| | UKIP | Amy Thornton | 210 | 10.7 | |
| | Labour | Ian Hills | 131 | 6.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,958 | 34.3 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Emmbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ullakarim Clark | 794 | 47.8 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Shockley | 571 | 34.4 | +2.0 |
| | UKIP | Ann Davis | 173 | 10.4 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | John Ferguson | 123 | 7.4 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 13.4 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,661 | 35.7 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Evendons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tina Marinos | 1,210 | 48.2 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Bowring | 1,130 | 45.0 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | John Baker | 172 | 6.8 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,512 | 29.8 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Finchampstead South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Muriel Long | 897 | 67.7 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Cundy | 428 | 32.3 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 35.4 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,325 | 28.5 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Little Hungerford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Chopping | 1,261 | 47.2 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Buckley-Carpenter | 1,219 | 45.6 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Rupert | 193 | 7.2 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 1.6 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,673 | 33.3 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Loddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Clacey | 778 | 56.0 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Lee Clarke | 410 | 29.5 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | Janice Kite | 202 | 14.5 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 26.5 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,390 | 21.8 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Norreys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lee | 1,230 | 66.3 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Harper | 382 | 20.6 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Sharples | 243 | 13.1 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 848 | 45.7 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,855 | 30.1 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Redhatch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Rolls | 1,389 | 44.5 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Norman Jorgensen | 1,316 | 42.2 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | David Sharp | 226 | 7.2 | −2.9 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Peter Owen | 188 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 2.3 | −14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,119 | 25.9 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Remenham & Wargrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Browne | 828 | 67.1 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Ferris | 406 | 32.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 34.2 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,234 | 36.5 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shinfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barrie Patman | 1,041 | 64.9 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Pluves | 293 | 18.3 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Rowland | 271 | 16.9 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 748 | 46.6 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,605 | 26.8 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sonning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Rimell | 376 | 71.8 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Samuel | 88 | 16.8 | +7.8 |
| | UKIP | Peter Williams | 32 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Irving | 28 | 5.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 55.0 | −19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 524 | 45.3 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
South Lake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Gilder | 804 | 76.1 | +23.1 |
| | Conservative | William Henderson | 253 | 23.9 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 551 | 52.2 | +19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,057 | 23.7 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Twyford & Ruscombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Ferris | 1,361 | 62.2 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | John Jarvis | 665 | 30.4 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Roy Mantel | 162 | 7.4 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 696 | 31.8 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,188 | 38.0 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wescott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Green | 686 | 55.1 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bacon | 331 | 26.6 | −10.5 |
| | Labour | Anna Nemeth | 116 | 9.3 | −3.8 |
| | UKIP | Franklin Carstairs | 111 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 28.5 | +15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,244 | 32.9 | −32.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Whitegates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Storry | 666 | 58.8 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Abdul Loyes | 268 | 23.7 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Pippa White | 198 | 17.5 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 35.1 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,132 | 38.4 | −29.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Winnersh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Prue Bray | 947 | 49.7 | +19.3 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hill | 797 | 41.9 | −8.1 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Pollock | 160 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,904 | 32.0 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wokingham Without :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Perry Lewis | 1,113 | 75.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Bristow | 361 | 24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | 51.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,474 | 28.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |