# 2003 Penwith District Council election

Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 37.6%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Liberal Democrat 11
* Conservative 10
* Independent 8
* Others 3
* Labour 2

## Results

Penwith Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 41.7 | 41.0 | 5,529 | +17.1 |
| Independent | 4 | 0 | 33.3 | 31.4 | 4,232 | +2.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | +2 | 25.0 | 18.3 | 2,472 | -18.9 |
| Labour | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 787 | -1.6 |
| Mebyon Kernow | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.7 | 230 | -0.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.7 | 227 | +1.0 |
1 Conservative candidate was unopposed.

### By ward

Hayle-Gwinear :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Shirley Oliver | 829 | 60.7 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Roskilly | 536 | 39.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,365 | 35.0 |
Hayle-Gwithian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Owen Philp | 971 | 61.4 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | Clinton Thomas | 611 | 38.6 | +38.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 22.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,582 | 32.8 | −4.2 |
Lelant and Carbis Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Watson | 756 | 56.3 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Holland | 467 | 34.8 | +14.9 |
| | UKIP | Bryan Bracegirdle | 119 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 21.5 | −22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | 39.7 | −1.3 |
Ludgvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Smith | 966 | 57.4 | +57.4 |
| | Independent | Mark Squire | 716 | 42.6 | −42.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,682 | 39.8 | +0.1 |
Marazion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Badcock | 472 | 72.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Walker | 176 | 27.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 45.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 648 | 54.5 |
Penzance East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Mates | 489 | 35.5 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 366 | 26.6 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | James Champion | 275 | 20.0 | +5.4 |
| | Independent | Carol Dennis | 125 | 9.1 | −0.1 |
| | UKIP | Michael Faulkner | 108 | 7.8 | +4.2 |
| | Independent | Joby Akira | 15 | 1.1 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 8.9 | −14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,378 | 34.2 | −3.8 |
Penzance South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Harding | 1,090 | 72.1 |
| | Labour | Sara Olivier | 421 | 27.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 669 | 44.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,511 | 43.2 |
St Buryan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Care | unopposed | | |
St Erth and St Hilary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Badcock | 487 | 71.4 |
| | Independent | Michael Hanley | 195 | 28.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 42.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 682 | 42.8 |
St Ives North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Tonkin | 649 | 74.5 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Milton | 222 | 25.5 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 49.0 | −16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 871 | 30.1 | −5.7 |
St Ives South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Joan Tanner | 482 | 48.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Fry | 225 | 22.7 |
| | Conservative | Derek Milton | 211 | 21.3 |
| | Independent | William Trevorrow | 73 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 25.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 991 | 37.4 |
St Just :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Angove | 466 | 32.7 | +32.7 |
| | Conservative | William Penaluna | 390 | 27.4 | −15.4 |
| | Independent | Benjamin Angwin | 339 | 23.8 | +9.6 |
| | Mebyon Kernow | Andrew Moyle | 230 | 16.1 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,425 | 39.1 | −4.8 |