# 2003 Huntingdonshire District Council election

The 2003 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, 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 36
* Liberal Democrats 14
* Independent 3

## Election result

Huntingdonshire local election result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 50.7 | 11,156 | +4.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.8 | 37.2 | 8,179 | -0.3% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 333 | -3.1% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 2,325 | -1.1% |

## Ward results

Earith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Eddy | 543 | 53.1 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen McLaughlin | 380 | 37.2 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Carol Harper | 99 | 9.7 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 15.9 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,022 | 30.7 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 626 | 64.3 | +12.2 |
| | Conservative | Joan Meiklejohn | 310 | 31.8 | −12.8 |
| | Labour | David Brown | 38 | 3.9 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 32.4 | +24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 974 | 53.0 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Fenstanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Rainer | 424 | 57.5 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | David Mead | 275 | 37.3 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Angela Richards | 39 | 5.3 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 20.2 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 738 | 33.2 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gransden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Boddington | 454 | 54.8 | −18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Jose | 343 | 41.4 | +22.9 |
| | Labour | Karen Webb | 31 | 3.7 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 13.4 | −41.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 828 | 38.6 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Huntingdon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Simpson | 910 | 53.6 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Priestman | 446 | 26.3 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Ruth Pugh | 342 | 20.1 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 27.3 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,698 | 24.3 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Huntingdon West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sanderson | 1,126 | 51.1 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Justin Meadows | 708 | 32.1 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | Ann Beevor | 369 | 16.7 | −13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 19.0 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,203 | 30.2 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Needingworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Brant | 358 | 63.5 | +17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Robelou | 134 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
| | Labour | Sharon Nania | 72 | 12.8 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 39.7 | +38.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 564 | 29.0 | −13.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ramsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phillip Swales | 954 | 58.5 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Dutton | 678 | 41.5 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,632 | 27.0 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Somersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Hulme | 615 | 54.2 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Criswell | 473 | 41.7 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Susan Coomey | 46 | 4.1 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 12.5 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 | 40.1 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St. Ives South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Dew | 928 | 50.6 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hodge | 779 | 42.5 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Allen | 127 | 6.9 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 8.1 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,834 | 34.1 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Neots Eaton Ford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Harty | 673 | 49.6 | −17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Cooper | 601 | 44.3 | +20.0 |
| | Labour | Graham Hitchings | 83 | 6.1 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 5.3 | −37.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,357 | 34.0 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Neots Eaton Socon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Giles | 903 | 63.8 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Law | 417 | 29.5 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | David Nicholls | 95 | 6.7 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 486 | 34.3 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,415 | 25.7 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St. Neots Eynesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Ursell | 628 | 44.0 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Taylor | 591 | 41.4 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Patricia Nicholls | 209 | 14.6 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 2.6 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,428 | 23.0 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Neots Priory Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paula Longford | 916 | 65.7 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Collins | 352 | 25.3 | −16.6 |
| | Labour | William O'Connor | 126 | 9.0 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 564 | 40.5 | +30.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,394 | 33.7 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Staughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Archibald "Hugh" Duberly | 333 | 46.1 | −17.8 |
| | Conservative | William Sinclair | 249 | 34.4 | +15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Howlett | 88 | 12.2 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Carole Hitchings | 53 | 7.3 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 11.6 | −33.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 723 | 34.5 | −18.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Stilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Mitchell | 788 | 73.6 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Davidson | 168 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| | Labour | Graeme Watkins | 114 | 10.7 | −23.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | 57.9 | +26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,070 | 32.6 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Upwood and The Raveleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Souter | 343 | 50.0 | +18.0 |
| | Conservative | John Bell | 316 | 46.1 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Margaret Cochrane | 27 | 3.9 | −8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 686 | 46.9 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Yaxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Watt | 838 | 64.8 | +8.5 |
| | Labour | Kevin Goddard | 455 | 35.2 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 383 | 29.6 | +17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,293 | 22.2 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |