# 2003 Sedgemoor District Council election

The 2003 Sedgemoor District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Sedgemoor District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

Sedgemoor Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 35 | +4 | 70.0 | 54.6 | 28,195 |
| Labour | 14 | -2 | 28.0 | 21.6 | 11,142 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | -2 | 2.0 | 19.7 | 10,186 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 983 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 694 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 408 |
Two Labour and one Conservative candidates were unopposed.

## Ward results

Axbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Scott | 340 | 48.6 |
| | Labour | Antony Wilson | 155 | 22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Laband | 135 | 19.3 |
| | Green | Gillian Davies | 69 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 699 | 46.1 |
Axe Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Denbee | 459 | 63.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Mansfield | 164 | 22.8 |
| | UKIP | David Willis | 96 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 41.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 719 | 43.0 |
Berrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Lamb | 374 | 57.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Gore | 274 | 42.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 648 | 34.6 |
Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Gilling | 406 | 75.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Mansfield | 132 | 24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 51.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 538 | 32.9 |
Bridgwater Bower (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Cresswell | 435 | |
| | Labour | Bryan Gillard | 427 | |
| | Conservative | David Preece | 427 | |
| | Labour | Jillian Rees | 356 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Parker | 351 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,996 | 18.8 |
Bridgwater Eastover (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Adrian Moore | 485 | |
| | Labour | Julian Taylor | 417 | |
| | Conservative | William Cudlipp | 179 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,081 | 21.5 |
Bridgwater Hamp (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Turner | 633 | |
| | Labour | Kathryn Pearce | 586 | |
| | Labour | Brian Smedley | 519 | |
| | Conservative | John Fulwell | 288 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,026 | 18.1 |
Bridgwater Quantock (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gill Slocombe | 810 | |
| | Conservative | Cyril Avent | 729 | |
| | Conservative | Barrie Crow | 667 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Johnstone | 531 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Hall | 435 | |
| | Labour | Elaine Di Campo | 389 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Leavy | 358 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,919 | 31.3 |
Bridgwater Sydenham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham Granter | 514 | |
| | Labour | James Munn | 472 | |
| | Labour | William Monteith | 453 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Webster | 295 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,734 | 17.2 |
Bridgwater Victoria (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Lavers | uncontested | | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Richards | uncontested | | |
Burnham North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Clayton | 1,491 | |
| | Conservative | Dennis Davey | 1,412 | |
| | Conservative | Neville Jones | 1,142 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Petoud | 756 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Lester | 450 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,251 | 40.3 |
Burnham South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Thorogood | 807 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Mansfield | 759 | |
| | Conservative | Lousie Parkin | 759 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Richards | 697 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Rose | 670 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Smith | 633 | |
| | Labour | June Thomas | 293 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,618 | 35.0 |
Cannington and Quantocks (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lily Cartwright | 1,668 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Dyer | 1,655 | |
| | Conservative | David Joslin | 1,487 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Beasley | 658 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lloyd-Williams | 605 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joshua Schwieso | 554 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,627 | 44.5 |
Cheddar and Shipham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dawn Hill | 1,027 | |
| | Conservative | Herbert Elliott | 987 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Downing | 897 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Outhwaite | 484 | |
| | Labour | Norma Scanlon | 330 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christina Baron | 319 | |
| | Green | Harry Mottram | 309 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Scott | 225 | |
| | Labour | Brian Corney | 211 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,789 | 33.2 |
East Poidens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Duncan McGinty | 434 | 75.6 |
| | Labour | Martin Rees | 140 | 24.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 51.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 574 | 36.2 |
Highbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Derick Cooper | 583 | |
| | Labour | Jane Whitehouse | 504 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Brown | 441 | |
| | Labour | David Poole | 437 | |
| | Conservative | Beryk Rundall | 389 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Burge | 379 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Keen | 365 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Williams | 357 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Bolton | 251 | |
| | UKIP | Montague Lucas | 113 | |
| | UKIP | Julia Lucas | 110 | |
| | UKIP | Sydney Cox | 89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,018 | 30.8 |
Huntspill and Pawlett (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jane Moreton | 681 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Herbert | 482 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Forsey | 326 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Wallace | 322 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,811 | 35.6 |
King's Isle (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Alder | 668 | |
| | Conservative | Norman Turner | 555 | |
| | Independent | Derrick Pedley | 427 | |
| | Green | Robert Graham | 316 | |
| | Labour | Peter Denning | 200 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Mumby | 105 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,271 | 37.5 |
Knoll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Filmer | 665 | 79.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Groves | 174 | 20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | 58.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 839 | 45.2 |
North Petherton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Lang | 958 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Fraser | 922 | |
| | Conservative | John Swayne | 737 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Nicholson | 556 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Wakefield | 554 | |
| | Labour | Wendy Darch | 405 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,132 | 38.4 |
Puriton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Healey | uncontested | | |
Sandford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ann Bown | 570 | 76.3 |
| | Labour | William Munn | 177 | 23.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 52.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 747 | 43.9 |
Wedmore and Mark (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Diana Bayliss | 959 | |
| | Conservative | Jessica Healey | 948 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Hasler | 419 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Merryfield | 378 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,704 | 42.4 |
West Poldens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stuart Kingham | 516 | 72.3 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Stretch | 198 | 27.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 44.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 714 | 36.6 |
Woolavington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christine Lavers | 391 | 53.4 |
| | Conservative | Bridget Hobhouse | 341 | 46.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 732 | 43.2 |