# 2003 Restormel Borough Council election

Elections to Restormel Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 increasing the number of seats by one. The council stayed under no overall control.

## Results

Restormel Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | 22 | +4 | 48.9 | 46.7 | 17,298 |
| Independent | 13 | +2 | 28.9 | 25.5 | 9,444 |
| Conservative | 9 | -3 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 7,036 |
| Mebyon Kernow | 1 | -1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1,126 |
| Labour | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 2,146 |
Two Independents and one Liberal Democrat councillor were elected unopposed.

### By ward

Bethel (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Blaylock | 669 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reginald Gill | 651 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Brown | 613 | |
| | Labour | Jennifer Massey | 209 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,142 | 21.0 |
Crinnis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Stewart | 612 | 80.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Cook | 106 | 13.9 |
| | Labour | Muriel Richardson | 43 | 5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | 66.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | 49.0 |
Edgcumbe North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Leverton | 471 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Formosa | 387 | |
| | Independent | Wilfred Thompson | 346 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Edwards | 257 | |
| | Independent | Arthur Button | 185 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,646 | 29.5 |
Edgcumbe South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Edwards | 317 | |
| | Independent | Jozsef Varga | 307 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Irons | 286 | |
| | Conservative | David Morris | 271 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,181 | 22.0 |
Fowey & Tywardreath (3) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Elizabeth Boosey | uncontested |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Chapman | uncontested |
| Independent | Marilyn Wellman | uncontested |
Gannel (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lesley Clarke | 610 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olive Irons | 591 | |
| | Conservative | Denis Dent | 541 | |
| | Conservative | John Moore | 495 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Kenny | 462 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Inns | 448 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,147 | 26.8 |
Gover (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Sandra Heyward | 394 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Powell-Corkan | 393 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Egerton | 355 | |
| | Conservative | Tristan Scott | 321 | |
| | Mebyon Kernow | Trevor Tyrrell | 130 | |
| | Labour | Gail Blamire | 112 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,705 | 34.0 |
Lostwithiel (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Arthur Warren Nicholls | 624 | |
| | Independent | Ralph Keam | 601 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Gillett | 393 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Sandham | 350 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,968 | 31.7 |
Mevagissey (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Trevarton | 605 | |
| | Conservative | Denise Mutton | 528 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Howson | 505 | |
| | Independent | John Olford | 321 | |
| | Labour | Susan Dugmore | 102 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,061 | 41.7 |
Mount Charles (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Mathews | 624 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Jones | 570 | |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Polmounter | 511 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Rawlins | 481 | |
| | Labour | Philip Derry | 225 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,411 | 25.8 |
Poltair (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Thomas Menear | 513 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stocker | 389 | |
| | Labour | Andrea Lanxon | 232 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 | 28.2 |
Rialton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Harry Heywood | 798 | |
| | Conservative | Patrick Lambshead | 576 | |
| | Conservative | Gary Redman | 512 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Rainbow | 427 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pepper Beckerleg | 419 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,732 | 28.0 |
Rock (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Wood | 691 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Greenslade | 666 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malvina Higman | 522 | |
| | Independent | Julia Clarke | 496 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Jones | 479 | |
| | Independent | Susan Taylor | 400 | |
| | Labour | John Blamire | 166 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,420 | 31.0 |
St. Blaise (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Taylor | 720 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Bull | 709 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Burley | 666 | |
| | Labour | Adrian Seel | 340 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,435 | 22.2 |
St. Columb (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Patricia Harvey | 728 | |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Ellery | 479 | |
| | Independent | William Corbett | 434 | |
| | Conservative | Edward George | 267 | |
| | Independent | Terence Shad | 69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,977 | 33.6 |
St. Enoder (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mebyon Kernow | Richard Cole | 742 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Waters | 626 | |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Hawken | 226 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,594 | 29.7 |
St. Ewe (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annette Egerton | 699 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Uden | 557 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Mason | 502 | |
| | Conservative | Charles Bennett | 464 | |
| | Labour | Graham McGrath | 112 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,334 | 41.2 |
St. Stephen (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Desmond Cornow | 739 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Danning | 644 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kim Wonnacott | 537 | |
| | Labour | Laurence Budge | 457 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,377 | 24.0 |
Treverbyn (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Vincent | 679 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Bassett | 509 | |
| | Independent | Christopher Rowe | 308 | |
| | Mebyon Kernow | Matthew Luke | 254 | |
| | Labour | David Doyle | 148 | |
| | Independent | Karen Tregidgo | 127 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,025 | 34.0 |