# 2003 Three Rivers District Council election

Elections to Three Rivers Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Liberal Democrat 27
* Conservative 14
* Labour 7

## Election result

Three Rivers Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | +1 | 62.5 | 50.0 | 7,651 | +2.9% |
| Conservative | 3 | -1 | 18.8 | 36.0 | 5,518 | -4.8% |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 18.8 | 14.0 | 2,148 | +2.0% |

## Ward results

Abbots Langley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Bedford | 696 | 60.4 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Leveridge | 266 | 23.1 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | John Sutton | 191 | 16.6 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 37.3 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,153 | 32.7 | −7.6 |
Ashridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alice Spellen | 279 | 61.3 |
| | Conservative | Fiona Denman | 114 | 25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gabriel Aitman | 62 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 36.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 455 | 19.9 |
Bedmond and Primrose Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Laval | 502 | 66.1 | +21.4 |
| | Conservative | David Benetar | 162 | 21.3 | −12.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Cox | 96 | 12.6 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | 44.8 | +34.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 760 | 31.5 | −12.2 |
Carpenders Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Hames | 707 | 53.7 | +19.0 |
| | Conservative | Teresa Paddington | 610 | 46.3 | −19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,317 | 34.5 | −1.9 |
Chorleywood West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brearley | 975 | 50.5 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Haywood | 859 | 44.5 | +13.6 |
| | Labour | Fiona Goble | 95 | 4.9 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 6.0 | −20.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,929 | 48.9 | +0.1 |
Croxley Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leighton Dann | 790 | 59.8 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Denman | 369 | 27.9 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | David Wynne-Jones | 163 | 12.3 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | 31.9 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,322 | 32.7 | −2.7 |
Croxley Green North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lloyd | 683 | 73.0 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | Mary Sangster | 156 | 16.7 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Vivian Rhodie | 96 | 10.3 | −8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 56.3 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 935 | 37.2 | −1.3 |
Croxley Green South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Brading | 505 | 67.2 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Juliet Pendlebury | 139 | 18.5 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Beverley Hazell | 107 | 14.2 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 366 | 48.7 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 751 | 29.4 | −4.1 |
Hayling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Phillip Redshaw | 254 | 53.0 |
| | Conservative | Lynda Lewis | 171 | 35.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anneliese Waugh | 54 | 11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 479 | 20.6 |
Langlebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Goggins | 575 | 60.0 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Colin Douglas | 204 | 21.3 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Clarence Sciville | 179 | 18.7 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 38.7 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 958 | 28.4 | −4.1 |
Leavesden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Giles-Medhurst | 629 | 68.1 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Walter Tuck | 172 | 18.6 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Peter Arthur | 123 | 13.3 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 49.5 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 924 | 25.8 | −2.8 |
Maple Cross and Mill End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Shaw | 712 | 60.4 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | John Marsh | 320 | 27.2 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Graham Dale | 146 | 12.4 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392 | 33.2 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,178 | 30.9 | −2.2 |
Moor Park and Eastbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Pendlebury | 960 | 76.2 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Asquith | 300 | 23.8 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 52.4 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,260 | 31.4 | −1.2 |
Northwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Spellen | 302 | 54.3 | −8.8 |
| | Conservative | Ralph Sangster | 169 | 30.4 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lowes | 85 | 15.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 23.9 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 556 | 18.8 | −2.8 |
Oxhey Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roy Clements | 424 | 56.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linden Sharpe | 230 | 30.8 |
| | Labour | Sheila Bull | 92 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 746 | 31.7 |
Sarratt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Barton | 448 | 75.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Killick | 146 | 24.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 302 | 50.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 594 | 40.9 |