# 2003 Eastleigh Borough Council election

Elections to Eastleigh Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Liberal Democrat 30
* Conservative 10
* Labour 4

## Election result

Eastleigh Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 71.4 | 47.3 | 10,136 | -1.5% |
| Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 14.3 | 27.6 | 5,921 | -4.4% |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.3 | 20.1 | 4,311 | +1.3% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 817 | +3.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 253 | +1.1% |

## Ward results

Bishopstoke East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Roling | 560 | 44.7 | |
| | Labour | Mary Shepherd | 285 | 22.7 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Bryant | 267 | 21.3 | |
| | UKIP | Stephen Challis | 142 | 11.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 22.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,254 | 29.0 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bishopstoke West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Toher | 836 | 50.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Moore | 638 | 38.6 | |
| | Conservative | Michael McKay | 179 | 10.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,653 | 39.9 | −2.7 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Burlesdon & Old Netley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antonia Craig | 795 | 49.6 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Elswood | 565 | 35.2 | |
| | Labour | Rodney Cummins | 128 | 8.0 | |
| | UKIP | Maurice Bennett | 116 | 7.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,604 | 29.5 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Eastleigh Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Sollitt | 889 | 45.4 | |
| | Labour | William Luffman | 837 | 42.7 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Gosling | 175 | 8.9 | |
| | UKIP | Timothy Cruell | 58 | 3.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,959 | 31.5 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Eastleigh North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wall | 825 | 46.6 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Abraham | 413 | 23.3 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Hall | 280 | 15.8 | |
| | Independent | Samuel Snook | 253 | 14.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 23.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,771 | 29.3 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Eastleigh South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gillian Connell | 854 | 49.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Furness | 563 | 32.3 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Hall | 229 | 13.1 | |
| | UKIP | Ann Bays | 97 | 5.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,743 | 30.8 | −1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fair Oak & Horton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Smith | 944 | 58.5 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Briggs | 330 | 20.5 | |
| | Labour | John Sorley | 191 | 11.8 | |
| | UKIP | George McGuinness | 148 | 9.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 614 | 38.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,613 | 25.4 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hamble-le-Rice & Butlocks Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernie Wright | 835 | 53.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Cross | 582 | 37.4 | |
| | Labour | Elsie Truscott | 112 | 7.2 | |
| | UKIP | Beryl Humphrey | 27 | 1.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,556 | 38.9 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hedge End St Johns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Hughes | 1,219 | 52.6 | |
| | Conservative | Paulette Holt | 740 | 31.9 | |
| | UKIP | Frederick Estall | 229 | 9.9 | |
| | Labour | Paul Christopher | 130 | 5.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 479 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,318 | 39.4 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hedge End Grange Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Pretty | 618 | 54.9 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Philp | 461 | 41.0 | |
| | Labour | Philip Grice | 46 | 4.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,125 | 28.1 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hedge End Wildern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Fraser | 609 | 52.3 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Harvey | 471 | 40.5 |
| | Labour | Ian Jelly | 84 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164 | 28.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Netley Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Wintle | 743 | 62.5 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Blackman | 287 | 24.2 | |
| | Labour | Matthew Crocker | 158 | 13.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 38.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | 29.5 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
West End North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steven Broomfield | 578 | 46.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Kyrle | 547 | 44.4 | |
| | Labour | Christine Hadley | 108 | 8.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,233 | 31.8 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
West End South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Goodall | 604 | 48.1 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Murphy | 524 | 41.7 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Welton | 129 | 10.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,257 | 28.0 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |