# 2003 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Council in Hertfordshire, England were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election; the seats of the candidates who finished first in each ward in the all-out election of 1999. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, as had been predicted before the election. Overall turnout was 52.2%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 33
* Liberal Democrat 3
* Conservative 3

## Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 84.6 | 47.7 | 14,542 | -5.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 25.4 | 7,733 | +6.7% |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 25.1 | 7,659 | -1.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 431 | -0.3% |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 112 | +0.0% |

## Ward results
### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Hollywell | 1,174 | 52.2 | −13.8 |
| | Conservative | Freda Warner | 650 | 28.9 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean McManus | 425 | 18.9 | +18.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 524 | 23.3 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,249 | 47.0 | |

### Bedwell

Bedwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Harrington | 1,398 | 59.5 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Galina Dimelow | 440 | 18.7 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Meacham | 399 | 17.0 | +3.6 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Stephen Glennon | 112 | 4.8 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 958 | 40.8 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,349 | 50.3 | |

### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Vale | 1,307 | 51.9 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Lambert | 822 | 32.7 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Ralph Dimelow | 387 | 15.4 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 19.2 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,516 | 55.6 | |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Webb | 1,072 | 46.6 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Hurst | 646 | 28.1 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Baskerville | 582 | 25.3 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | 18.5 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,300 | 51.8 | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Parker | 1,859 | 66.3 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Gordana Bjelic-Rados | 472 | 16.8 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative | Dilys Clark | 472 | 16.8 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,387 | 49.5 | +21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,803 | 58.0 | |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Patston | 958 | 42.8 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 664 | 29.6 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Segadelli | 404 | 18.0 | +3.3 |
| | Green | Ian Murrill | 214 | 9.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 13.2 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,240 | 49.0 | |

### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Downing | 1,256 | 46.4 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Jody Hanafin | 749 | 27.7 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Moorcroft | 484 | 17.9 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Bernard Chapman | 217 | 8.0 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 18.7 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,706 | 57.3 | |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Reginald Smith | 1,237 | 54.0 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Mollie Cawthorn | 564 | 24.6 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Griffith | 488 | 21.3 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 673 | 29.4 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,289 | 52.2 | |

### Roebuck

Roebuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Gardner | 1,094 | 49.7 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Anita Speight | 563 | 25.6 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Knight | 544 | 24.7 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | 24.1 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,201 | 49.0 | |

### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Raynor | 989 | 48.5 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 540 | 26.5 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Claire Halling | 512 | 25.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 449 | 22.0 | −9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,041 | 47.0 | |

### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Hall | 1,389 | 61.2 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Baskerville | 441 | 19.4 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Clark | 440 | 19.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 948 | 41.8 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,270 | 51.7 | |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Kissane | 1,436 | 60.5 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Louisa Notley | 582 | 24.5 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Lloyd | 354 | 14.9 | +14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 854 | 36.0 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,372 | 53.7 | |

### Woodfield

Woodfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Clark | 990 | 46.2 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | John Lloyd | 760 | 35.5 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Audrey Griffith | 391 | 18.3 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 10.7 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,141 | 56.3 | |