# 2003 Ashford Borough Council election

Elections to Ashford Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 reducing the number of seats by 6. The Conservative Party gained control of the council from no overall control.

## Election result

Ashford Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 25 | +2 | 58.1 | 47.7 | 13,624 |
| Ashford Ind. | 9 | +9 | 20.9 | 16.9 | 4,838 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | -2 | 11.6 | 19.7 | 5,622 |
| Labour | 4 | -6 | 9.3 | 12.5 | 3,569 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 453 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 359 |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 98 |

## Ward results

Aylesford Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ashford Ind. | Robert Enock | 168 | 33.5 |
| | Labour | Martin Allcock | 133 | 26.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Norris | 98 | 19.5 |
| | Conservative | James Holtum | 52 | 10.4 |
| | National Front | John Kellam | 51 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 502 | 26.3 |
Beaver (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Allcock | 636 | |
| | Labour | Allen Wells | 619 | |
| | Conservative | Gillian Taylor-Lowen | 261 | |
| | Conservative | Janet Rymer-Jones | 259 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,775 | 24.3 |
Biddenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Bell | 507 | 77.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Platt | 147 | 22.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 55.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 654 | 34.2 |
Bockhanger :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Noel Greaves | 350 | 59.8 |
| | Labour | Simon Storer | 235 | 40.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 585 | 32.2 |
Boughton Aluph & Eastwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rita Hawes | 391 | 71.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Killick | 155 | 28.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 43.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 546 | 29.9 |
Bybrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Marlon Martin | 381 | 62.8 |
| | Labour | Madhanagopal Permall | 226 | 37.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 25.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 607 | 31.6 |
Charing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Douglas Gillard | 443 | 67.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Micklewright | 214 | 32.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 34.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 657 | 25.4 |
Downs North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jane Marriott | 599 | 79.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Myrtle Butcher | 158 | 20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 58.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 757 | 39.6 |
Downs West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Wallace | 412 | 56.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hawes | 242 | 33.4 |
| | Labour | Valerie Horton | 70 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 23.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 724 | 38.2 |
Godington (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Feacey | 463 | |
| | Conservative | Bernard Heyes | 406 | |
| | Labour | Ivor Groves | 209 | |
| | Labour | Doreen Topley | 193 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Packham | 175 | |
| | Green | Pauline Fillery | 105 | |
| | Green | Lola Sansom | 49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,600 | 28.6 |
Great Chart with Singleton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ashford Ind. | Antony Maltby | 298 | 56.5 |
| | Conservative | Charles Campbell | 189 | 35.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Yeo | 40 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 527 | 40.4 |
Highfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ashford Ind. | Maureen Larkin | 299 | 47.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Norris | 168 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative | James Coultrip | 167 | 26.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 634 | 32.7 |
Isle of Oxney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Burgess | 596 | 66.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Wright | 189 | 21.1 |
| | Labour | Katherine Manning | 109 | 12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 45.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 894 | 43.5 |
Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Kemp | 465 | 71.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Rawlings | 186 | 28.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 42.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 651 | 36.2 |
Little Burton Farm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Norman Ayres | 405 | 67.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Hardwick | 118 | 19.6 |
| | Labour | Muhammed Khan | 80 | 13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 47.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 603 | 33.0 |
Norman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ashford Ind. | Melvyn Elliff | 223 | 35.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Simmons | 184 | 29.4 |
| | Labour | Leslie Lawrie | 146 | 23.3 |
| | Conservative | Louis Parsons | 72 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 625 | 31.4 |
North Willesborough (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Serge Koowaree | 584 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Davidson | 558 | |
| | Ashford Ind. | Robert Stubbs | 374 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Cochrane | 364 | |
| | Ashford Ind. | Margaret Pryke | 337 | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Marriott | 294 | |
| | Labour | Matthew Kirk | 135 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,646 | 36.4 |
Park Farm North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ashford Ind. | Reginald Harrington | 398 | 67.1 |
| | Conservative | William Walker | 153 | 25.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hilliger | 42 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 41.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 593 | 27.2 |
Park Farm South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Wedgbury | 244 | 61.8 |
| | Ashford Ind. | Aline Hicks | 151 | 38.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 395 | 27.9 |
Rolvenden & Tenterden West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jill Hutchinson | 645 | 77.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Murray | 111 | 13.2 |
| | Labour | James Knight | 82 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 63.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 838 | 43.0 |
Saxon Shore (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Wood | 989 | |
| | Conservative | Bruce Claridge | 947 | |
| | Ashford Ind. | Jack Woodford | 395 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Nighbour | 377 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Fletcher | 302 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,010 | 43.6 |
Singleton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ashford Ind. | Carol Brunger | 191 | 38.6 |
| | Conservative | Clair Bell | 175 | 35.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Williams | 129 | 26.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 495 | 27.3 |
South Willesborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ashford Ind. | Malcolm Eke | 327 | 68.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Blackman | 105 | 22.0 |
| | Conservative | Charles Vavasour | 45 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 46.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 477 | 30.8 |
St Michaels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Link | 534 | 80.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Dove | 130 | 19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 60.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 664 | 34.6 |
Stanhope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Harriet Yeo | 173 | 46.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Macdonald | 103 | 27.4 |
| | Conservative | John Smith | 53 | 14.1 |
| | National Front | Terry Blackham | 47 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 376 | 18.7 |
Stour (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Hubert | 458 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew French | 414 | |
| | Labour | Walter Davies | 406 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Main | 402 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Smith | 312 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Smith | 233 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,225 | 30.2 |
Tenterden North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Clokie | 466 | 66.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Dove | 231 | 33.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 33.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 697 | 38.7 |
Tenterden South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Goddard | 411 | 66.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Rickwood | 124 | 19.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Kirk | 87 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 46.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622 | 35.0 |
Victoria (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Packham | 342 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Cowley | 333 | |
| | Labour | Derek Madgett | 324 | |
| | Labour | Brendan Naughton | 320 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Rice | 198 | |
| | Conservative | Carmela Kegos | 190 | |
| | Green | Hazel Dawe | 96 | |
| | Green | Sharon Harvey | 60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,863 | 25.7 |
Washford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ashford Ind. | John Holland | 164 | 34.5 |
| | Conservative | Antonia Missions | 159 | 33.4 |
| | Labour | Campbell Miller | 153 | 32.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 476 | 27.5 |
Weald Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Taylor | 975 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Wickham | 930 | |
| | Ashford Ind. | Keith Brannan | 563 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Heuch | 308 | |
| | Labour | John Moriarty | 184 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,960 | 39.7 |
Weald East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Bartlett | 357 | 57.5 |
| | Ashford Ind. | Michael Ciccone | 264 | 42.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 621 | 41.4 |
Weald North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rita Kelly | 538 | 58.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Hardwick | 225 | 24.2 |
| | Ashford Ind. | Derek Swann | 165 | 17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 33.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 928 | 49.6 |
Weald South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Weller | 900 | |
| | Ashford Ind. | Peter Davison | 858 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Lancaster | 706 | |
| | Independent | Edward Relf | 359 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Davies | 261 | |
| | Labour | Gemma Carter | 259 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,343 | 45.2 |
Wye :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Cooling | 470 | 60.3 |
| | Green | Steven Dawe | 252 | 32.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Fawcett | 57 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 28.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 779 | 43.6 |