# 2003 Stroud District Council election

The 2003 Stroud Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, 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 28
* Labour 10
* Liberal Democrat 6
* Green 4
* Independent 3

## Election result

Stroud local election result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 29.4 | 35.6 | 7,268 | -5.9% |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 23.5 | 24.6 | 5,023 | -4.3% |
| Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 15.4 | 3,141 | +5.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 11.8 | 20.3 | 4,144 | +4.0% |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 624 | +0.7% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 211 | +0.4% |

## Ward results

Cainscross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Shortt | 760 | 48.5 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Norma Rodman | 355 | 22.7 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Jones | 341 | 21.8 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Carol Kambites | 111 | 7.1 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 25.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,567 | 30.4 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cam East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Miranda Clifton | 524 | 40.4 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Julian D'arcy | 493 | 38.0 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Pearce | 281 | 21.6 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,298 | 39.7 | −1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cam West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Fowles | 496 | 41.8 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dapling | 470 | 39.6 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Hall | 220 | 18.5 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,186 | 35.9 | −2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Williams | 255 | 46.5 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Kevin Cranston | 126 | 23.0 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Anne Snelgrove | 101 | 18.4 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Sutherland | 66 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 23.5 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 548 | 39.0 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chalford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Peters | 875 | 46.5 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | David Taylor | 316 | 16.8 | −10.7 |
| | Green | David Wood | 306 | 16.3 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Brown | 277 | 14.7 | −11.0 |
| | UKIP | Leslie Banstead | 107 | 5.7 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 | 29.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,881 | 37.7 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dursley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Marsh | 727 | 42.5 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | Loraine Patrick | 582 | 34.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Daryl Matthews | 364 | 21.3 | −9.8 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Gardiner | 37 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,710 | 36.4 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Farmhill and Paganhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sheffie Mohammed | 361 | 61.8 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Lesley Williams | 101 | 17.3 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Catherine James | 77 | 13.2 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Rogers | 45 | 7.7 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 44.5 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 584 | 33.9 | +3.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Minchinhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elisabeth Bird | 889 | 59.6 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Audrey Smith | 330 | 22.1 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Edmunds | 224 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Blake | 48 | 3.2 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 | 37.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,491 | 43.8 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Nailsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Jeffreys | 643 | 33.1 | +0.1 |
| | Green | John Nicholson | 621 | 32.0 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Keith Norbury | 417 | 21.5 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Myles Robinson | 259 | 13.4 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,940 | 39.7 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rodborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Cooper | 521 | 39.2 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Steven Penny | 423 | 31.9 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | Martin Alder | 295 | 22.2 | −11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Howe | 89 | 6.7 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,328 | 37.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Slade :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Gwendoline Belcher | 252 | 48.3 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Deborah Westgate | 148 | 28.4 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Henrietta Nichols | 122 | 23.4 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 19.9 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 522 | 31.1 | −2.0 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
Stonehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Brine | 761 | 47.0 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | Philip Brine | 566 | 34.9 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Milner Woodhead | 154 | 9.5 | +9.5 |
| | Green | Sally Pickering | 139 | 8.6 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,620 | 28.5 | −3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Thrupp :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Martin Whiteside | 436 | 50.4 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Carpenter | 270 | 31.2 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | John Howgate | 103 | 11.9 | −13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colleen Rothwell | 56 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 19.2 | +14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 865 | 47.9 | +0.1 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | John Marjoram | 387 | 53.5 | −15.5 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Brown | 169 | 23.3 | +23.3 |
| | Labour | Marta Cock | 114 | 15.7 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Beckingham | 54 | 7.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 30.1 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 724 | 44.7 | −2.0 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
Uplands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Linda Townley | 263 | 40.8 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Linda Jeffreys | 167 | 25.9 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Karin Degenberg | 106 | 16.4 | −19.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Owen | 46 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | Green | Henry Leveson-Gower | 44 | 6.8 | −4.2 |
| | UKIP | Alan Lomas | 19 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 14.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 645 | 36.7 | +3.6 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Tobias Green | 296 | 48.4 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Brian Wheatley | 145 | 23.7 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | John Appleton | 113 | 18.5 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Stayte | 57 | 9.3 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 24.7 | +14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 611 | 35.9 | +1.0 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
Wotton-under-Edge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 998 | 52.8 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | Sidney Gowers | 893 | 47.2 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,891 | 37.8 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |