# 2003 Dacorum Borough Council election

Elections to Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control after previously relying on the mayor's casting vote for control. Overall turnout was 32.87%.

## Election result

Dacorum Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 32 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 61.5 | 44.8 | 30,220 | -1.1% |
| Labour | 14 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 26.9 | 29.6 | 19,978 | -7.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | 23.7 | 15,998 | +9.6% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 796 | +0.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 359 | -1.7% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 66 | +0.1% |

## Ward results

Adeyfield East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Harden | 633 | |
| | Conservative | Stella Kyriazis | 617 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Haverson | 499 | |
| | Labour | Michael Pesch | 491 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,651 | 31.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Adeyfield West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith White | 574 | |
| | Labour | Elamthalaiva Singam | 554 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Redi | 265 | |
| | Conservative | Belinda Williams | 253 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Lawrence | 153 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Fry | 151 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,950 | 27.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Aldbury & Wigginton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Caroline Craufurd | 327 | 48.8 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael James | 180 | 26.9 | +5.2 |
| | Independent | Anthony MacLaughlin | 101 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
| | Labour | Sheraton Shaw | 62 | 9.3 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 21.9 | −15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 670 | 36.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Apsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Ayling | 423 | 54.9 | −11.9 |
| | Labour | Frank Burgess | 172 | 22.3 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Senior | 109 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | UKIP | Barry Newton | 66 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 32.6 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 770 | 30.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ashridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Tiley | 542 | 57.2 | −21.1 |
| | Independent | Gerald Brooker | 258 | 27.2 | +27.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Batchelor | 82 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Mark Ewing | 66 | 7.0 | −14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 30.0 | −26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 948 | 44.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bennetts End (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gary Cook | 651 | |
| | Labour | Paul Eastwood | 634 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Fisher | 286 | |
| | Conservative | Riaz Farooqi | 242 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Roe | 178 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Wilson | 161 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,152 | 26.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Berkhamsted Castle (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Patterson | 760 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Earl | 702 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Coleman | 653 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Ginger | 628 | |
| | Green | Marion Baker | 147 | |
| | Labour | Ray Jones | 111 | |
| | Labour | Sharon Greene | 104 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,105 | 34.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Berkhamsted East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Gibbs | 642 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lythgoe | 632 | |
| | Conservative | Norman Cutting | 492 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Habib | 416 | |
| | Labour | Bryan Jones | 179 | |
| | Labour | Peter Norman | 173 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,534 | 32.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Berkhamsted West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carol Green | 712 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Reay | 691 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geraldine Corry | 627 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Luc Briand | 382 | |
| | Labour | Neuk Shacklock | 169 | |
| | Labour | Albert Dennison | 154 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,735 | 36.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Bradnock | 1,181 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Roberts | 1,154 | |
| | Conservative | Gbola Adeleke | 1,050 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Griffiths | 652 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Richardson | 551 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Erik Vischer | 527 | |
| | Labour | Doreen Hills | 249 | |
| | Labour | Martin Smith | 242 | |
| | Labour | Richard Milnes | 231 | |
| | Green | Martin Humphrey | 157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,994 | 33.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Boxmoor (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Janice Marshall | 921 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Fairburn | 858 | |
| | Labour | Susan White | 655 | |
| | Labour | Beryl Milnes | 596 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Grayson | 297 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Irving | 210 | |
| | Green | Alan Johnson | 133 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,670 | 43.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Chaulden & Shrubill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anne-Lise Johnsen | 540 | |
| | Labour | Richard Widger | 527 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Scott | 443 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Cadman | 420 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Webb | 227 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Savage | 226 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,383 | 32.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Corner Hall (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Peter | 534 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Clark | 515 | |
| | Labour | Donald Bennett | 469 | |
| | Labour | Frances Howat | 450 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Blackman | 207 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Waugh | 180 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,355 | 28.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Gadebridge (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maureen Flint | 625 | |
| | Labour | Ronald Coxage | 547 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Montgomerie | 282 | |
| | Conservative | Doris Shaw | 270 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Batchelor | 129 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Colquhoun | 121 | |
| | Green | Paul Harris | 89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,063 | 27.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Grovehill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anne Fisher | 681 | |
| | Labour | Michael Maloney | 628 | |
| | Labour | Richard Walsh | 613 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Andrews | 506 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Brown | 474 | |
| | Conservative | Frances Ryan | 472 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Dashwood | 183 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Waugh | 179 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Weston | 165 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,901 | 24.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hemel Hempstead Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Catherine Appleby | 530 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Williams | 502 | |
| | Labour | Martin Rogers | 444 | |
| | Labour | Bernard Gronert | 443 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Angell | 246 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley Burton | 195 | |
| | Green | Hazel Johnson | 99 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,459 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Highfield and St Pauls (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Dobie | 666 | |
| | Labour | Bertram Bannister | 663 | |
| | Labour | Elio Gomez | 639 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Link | 484 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Cullen | 476 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Murray | 427 | |
| | Conservative | Kevin Minier | 281 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Holmes | 278 | |
| | Conservative | Miriam Wiedman-Smith | 253 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,167 | 28.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Kings Langley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Anderson | 849 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander McGregor | 758 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Rafferty | 659 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Sedlacek | 538 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Morton | 241 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Coulter | 217 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,262 | 43.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Leverstock Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hazel Bassadone | 1,085 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Griffiths | 1,027 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Sutton | 1,002 | |
| | Labour | Chris Twydell | 461 | |
| | Labour | James Hopkins | 451 | |
| | Labour | Hans Seelig | 422 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Daly | 303 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Watkin | 261 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Roe | 243 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,255 | 33.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Nash Mill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Semdley | 351 | 45.3 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | Mark Quinn | 335 | 43.2 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Willson | 89 | 11.5 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 2.1 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 775 | 36.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Northchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Fantham | 403 | 57.3 | −10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garrick Stevens | 247 | 35.1 | +16.8 |
| | Labour | Richard Hebborn | 53 | 7.5 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 22.2 | −27.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 703 | 33.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tring Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Rance | 745 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Hollinghurst | 721 |
| | Conservative | Penelope Hearn | 532 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Lanning | 462 |
| | Labour | Roger Oliver | 119 |
| | Labour | Barbara Gronert | 104 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,683 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Tring East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Olive Conway | 418 | 56.3 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemarie Hollinghurst | 225 | 30.3 | +17.7 |
| | Labour | Susan Aldis | 69 | 9.3 | −13.5 |
| | Green | Colin Kruger | 30 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 26.0 | −15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 742 | 35.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tring West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Townsend | 747 | |
| | Conservative | Stanley Mills | 716 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Batchelor | 704 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lloyd Harris | 591 | |
| | Green | Paul Sandford | 141 | |
| | Labour | Daniel Carroll | 139 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,038 | 38.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Warners End (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Janice Speaight | 538 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Gillespie | 535 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Coxage | 532 | |
| | Labour | Rebecca Dickenson | 472 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Fryd | 162 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Rance | 155 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,394 | 34.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Watling (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Herbert Chapman | 873 | |
| | Conservative | Julian Taunton | 862 | |
| | Labour | Gillian Edwards | 182 | |
| | Labour | Edward Dillon | 158 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garfield Jones | 146 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Elley | 128 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,349 | 30.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Woodhall (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Holmes | 522 | |
| | Conservative | Colette Wyatt-Lowe | 436 | |
| | Labour | Alan Olive | 394 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Fisher | 389 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bethune | 215 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hardingham | 164 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,120 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |