# 2003 Tendring District Council election

Elections to Tendring District Council took place on 1 May 2003. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

## Summary Result

Tendring District Council election, 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36.0 | 12,898 | +2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21.7 | 7,766 | +7.5 |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 21.0 | 7,503 | -12.3 |
| CRP | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8.7 | 3,116 | N/A |
| Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.2 | 2,217 | -6.6 |
| Holland Residents | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 3.1 | 1,098 | N/A |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1.8 | 652 | N/A |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.9 | 326 | N/A |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.6 | 204 | N/A |

## Ward results

CRP = Community Representative Party

### Alresford

Alresford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Scott | 413 | 75.2 |
| | Labour | Terry Ripo | 136 | 24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Alton Park

Alton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Delia Aldis | 330 | 46.0 |
| | Labour | Mark Morley-Souter | 299 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Saltmarsh | 207 | 28.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Mitchell | 198 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Powell | 180 | 25.1 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Wilde | 157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.1 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Ardleigh & Little Bromley

Ardleigh & Little Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Stock | 370 | 78.1 |
| | Labour | Colin Olivier | 104 | 21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.0 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Beaumont & Thorpe

Beaumont & Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jose Powell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Bockings Elm

Bockings Elm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harold Shearing | 757 | 73.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Beadles | 731 | | |
| | Conservative | Grant Penny | 274 | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative | David Cottage | 236 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark de Roy | 353 | 56.7 |
| | Green | Michael Mealing | 205 | 32.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Exell | 65 | 10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Brightlingsea

Brightlingsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Dixon | 1,034 | 26.2 |
| | Labour | Josephine Ruffell | 1,023 | 25.9 |
| | Independent | Peter Patrick | 989 | 25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Dale | 770 | |
| | Conservative | Vivien Chapman | 551 | 14.0 |
| | Conservative | Jane Girdlestone | 542 | |
| | Green | Valerie Bentinck | 350 | 8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Burrsville

Burrsville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Sambridge | 336 | 51.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Walter Bensilum | 317 | 48.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.6 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Frinton

Frinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Allen | 974 | 60.6 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Turner | 887 | |
| | UKIP | Anthony Finnegan-Butler | 326 | 20.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Whitson | 164 | 10.2 |
| | Labour | Ann Evander | 142 | 8.8 |
| | Labour | Graham Ford | 130 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Golf Green

Golf Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CRP | Roy Smith | 1,135 | 61.1 |
| | CRP | Kenneth Sargeant | 651 | |
| | Labour | Maurice Alexander | 491 | 26.4 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Spooner | 231 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 |
| | CRP gain from Labour | CRP gain from Labour | | |
| | CRP gain from Labour | CRP gain from Labour | | |

### Great & Little Oakley

Great & Little Oakley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Lines | 228 | 41.3 |
| | Labour | Graham Turner | 215 | 38.9 |
| | CRP | Anthony Colbourne | 109 | 19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Great Bentley

Great Bentley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Taylor | 478 | 90.2 |
| | Labour | Lily Jakubowski | 52 | 9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hamford

Hamford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roy Caddick | 921 | 67.2 |
| | Conservative | Iris Johnson | 893 | |
| | Labour | Valerie Bird | 234 | 17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Harrison | 215 | 15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.7 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Harwich East

Harwich East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lawrence Payne | 295 | 46.7 |
| | CRP | Michael Gardner | 198 | 31.3 |
| | Conservative | Janet Little | 100 | 15.8 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Richard Allday | 39 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Harwich East Central

Harwich East Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Brand | 499 | 35.9 |
| | Conservative | William Bleakley | 492 | 35.4 |
| | Labour | David McLeod | 481 | |
| | CRP | Fraser Leeks | 315 | 22.6 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Sylvia Noble | 85 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Harwich West

Harwich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leslie Double | 613 | 44.4 | |
| | Labour | Hugh Markham-Lee | 456 | | |
| | Conservative | Eric Yallop | 359 | 26.0 | |
| | CRP | Ricardo Callender | 329 | 23.8 | |
| | CRP | Hugh Thompson | 256 | | |
| | Socialist Alliance | John Tipple | 80 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Harwich West Central

Harwich West Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CRP | Steven Henderson | 704 | 53.2 |
| | CRP | David Rutson | 607 | |
| | Labour | Louise Armstrong | 386 | 29.2 |
| | Labour | Colin Knight | 386 | |
| | Conservative | Karoline Hlubek | 233 | 17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.2 |
| | CRP gain from Labour | CRP gain from Labour | | |
| | CRP gain from Labour | CRP gain from Labour | | |

### Haven

Haven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Holland Residents | Brian Thomasson | 361 | 46.8 |
| | Conservative | Joyce Broderick | 296 | 38.4 |
| | Independent | George Craft | 114 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2 |
| | Holland Residents gain from Independent | Holland Residents gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Holland & Kirby

Holland & Kirby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Bucke | 907 | 75.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Cossens | 875 | |
| | Labour | Joan Bond | 289 | 24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.2 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Homelands

Homelands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Page | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Lawford

Lawford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Candy | 452 | 38.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Kelly | 353 | 30.4 |
| | Conservative | Russell Ginn | 287 | |
| | Labour | Michael Barker | 203 | 17.5 |
| | Labour | Gregory Morgan | 198 | |
| | CRP | David Smy | 154 | 13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.2 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Little Clacton & Weeley

Little Clacton & Weeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter de Vaux-Balbirnie | 617 | 54.2 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Leatherdale | 578 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Candler | 309 | 27.1 |
| | Labour | Ronald Fluin | 213 | 18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.6 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring

Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Dew | 547 | 48.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Potter | 511 | |
| | Conservative | Alison Johnson | 438 | 38.5 |
| | Conservative | Alistair Ford | 403 | |
| | Labour | Christine Morgan | 154 | 13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Peter Bruff

Peter Bruff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Shearing | 485 | 70.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Bevan | 481 | |
| | Conservative | John Stephenson | 204 | 29.6 |
| | Conservative | Madeline Pound | 184 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Pier

Pier :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Audrey Overton | 357 | 47.9 |
| | Conservative | Ann Oxley | 333 | |
| | Labour | Anne Alexander | 291 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Rogers | 291 | 39.1 |
| | Green | Marie Herbert | 97 | 13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.2 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Ramsey & Parkeston

Ramsey & Parkeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Elmer | 205 | 39.8 |
| | CRP | Michael Lowe | 181 | 35.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Purdy | 129 | 25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rush Green

Rush Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Baker | 300 | 41.6 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Sargent | 283 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Harper | 224 | 31.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy King | 217 | | |
| | Conservative | Helen Doddridge | 198 | 27.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St. Bartholomew's

St. Bartholomew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Holland Residents | Mary Bragg | 737 | 53.5 | |
| | Holland Residents | Michael Holden | 673 | | |
| | Conservative | Claire Moor | 640 | 46.5 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Pennell | 624 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.0 | |
| | Holland Residents hold | Holland Residents hold | Holland Residents hold | Holland Residents hold | Holland Residents hold |
| | Holland Residents hold | Holland Residents hold | Holland Residents hold | Holland Residents hold | Holland Residents hold |

### St. James

St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Griffiths | 403 | 32.4 | |
| | Conservative | Gill Downing | 384 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gloria Bargent | 376 | 30.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Harrison | 253 | | |
| | Labour | David Bolton | 249 | 20.0 | |
| | Independent | Martyn Hughes | 215 | 17.3 | |
| | Labour | Roy Raby | 214 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Bevan | 577 | 47.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Cripps | 504 | | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Cooper | 326 | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Madge | 313 | | |
| | Labour | Norman Jacobs | 231 | 26.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Aldis | 264 | 34.2 | |
| | Conservative | Amanda-Jane Pound | 261 | 33.9 | |
| | Labour | Susan Morley-Souter | 251 | | |
| | Conservative | Francis Woods | 248 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Miller | 246 | 31.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Redding | 209 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### St. Osyth & Point Clear

St. Osyth & Point Clear :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John White | 680 | 65.0 | |
| | Independent | Michael Talbot | 655 | | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Walker | 366 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.1 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### St. Paul's

St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pierre Oxley | 793 | 55.5 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Jessop | 701 | |
| | Labour | David Gamman | 239 | 16.7 |
| | Independent | Brian White | 219 | 15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Jarvis | 177 | 12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Smith | 154 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.0 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Dimmock | 586 | 52.3 |
| | Conservative | Harry Jessop | 563 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Bell | 534 | 47.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Mannings | 502 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.4 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Walton

Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeanette King | 676 | 70.7 | |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 637 | | |
| | Labour | Sacha Aldis | 280 | 29.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |