# 2003 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 2003 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 1 May 2003, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. 16 of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council.

## Overall results

The overall results were as follows:
2003 North Hertfordshire District Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 9 | 1 | 56.3 | 18 | 27 | 55.1 | 9,737 | 46.0 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 25.0 | 2 | 6 | 12.2 | 6,389 | 30.2 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | 3 | 1 | 18.8 | 13 | 16 | 32.7 | 4,663 | 22.0 | -9.0 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 363 | 1.7 | -0.5 |

## Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. A double dagger (‡) indicates a sitting councillor contesting a different ward.
Arbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dempster Young* | 744 | 61.5 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Geoffrey Marshall | 466 | 38.5 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,030 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.1 | |
Baldock East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Cecil Hollands | 363 | 53 | +31.6 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Wilsher | 322 | 47 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,775 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +20.5 | |
Baldock Town ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Edwin Weeks ‡ | 982 | 57.5 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Paul David Burgin | 465 | 27.2 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stephen White | 260 | 15.2 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,728 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.9 | |
Cadwell ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Winifred Gibbs* (Tricia Gibbs) | 383 | 57.1 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Oliver Canning | 142 | 21.2 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Tarnjeet Kaur Rehal | 117 | 17.4 | −18.6 |
| | Green | George Winston Howe | 29 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,799 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
Ermine ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Howard Maycroft Marshall* | 675 | 65.5 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Simpson | 319 | 30.9 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Garland | 37 | 3.6 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,972 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
Graveley and Wymondley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Margaret Jarvis* | 595 | 68.2 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Juli Marie Dear | 224 | 25.7 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Philip Anthony Vale | 54 | 6.2 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,930 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +6.3 | |
Hitchin Bearton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judi Billing* | 782 | 50.1 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Kevin David Banks | 421 | 27 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ingeborg Sutcliffe | 232 | 14.9 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Stuart Wanstall Madgin | 127 | 8.1 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,366 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
Hitchin Highbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence William Oliver | 1,123 | 52.1 | −11.3 |
| | Conservative | David Miller | 892 | 41.4 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Kusminder Singh Sahasi | 141 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,443 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | -10.3 | |
Hitchin Walsworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Derek Nigel Sheard | 679 | 42.5 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Lawrence Shakespeare-Smith | 583 | 36.5 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Shirley | 214 | 13.4 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Evelyn Grace Howe | 123 | 7.7 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,435 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.6 | |
Hoo ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David John Barnard* | 587 | 68.7 | +12.8 |
| | Labour | Roger Aubrey Wood | 208 | 24.3 | −19.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ircha | 60 | 7 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,807 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +16.4 | |
Letchworth East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Paterson | 566 | 39.3 | +13.2 |
| | Labour | Arthur Jarman* | 519 | 36 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Gammell | 272 | 18.9 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Eric Morris Blakeley | 84 | 5.8 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,299 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.4 | |
Letchworth Grange ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Peter Kearns* | 683 | 43.6 | −15.6 |
| | Conservative | Simon Nicholas Bloxham | 626 | 39.9 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Butcher | 259 | 16.5 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,111 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -13.7 | |
Letchworth South East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julian Michael Cunningham | 826 | 46.6 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | John Henry Davies | 652 | 36.8 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Winder | 295 | 16.6 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,162 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +0.7 | |
Letchworth South West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynda Ann Needham* | 1,246 | 49.4 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Paul Winder | 1,063 | 42.2 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | Philip Edward Ross | 211 | 8.4 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,666 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.8 | |
Offa ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claire Patricia Annette Strong* | 438 | 63.5 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Donald Johnson | 160 | 23.2 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Rob Whatson | 92 | 13.3 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,629 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.3 | |
Weston and Sandon ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kenneth Jarvis* | 566 | 69.8 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Mary Darby | 222 | 27.4 | +27.4 |
| | Labour | David Alexander Stears | 23 | 2.8 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,553 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -11.1 | |