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| map_image = Canterbury UK local election 2003 map.svg
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| map_size = 300px
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| map_caption = Map of the results of the 2003 Canterbury council election. [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] in red and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] in blue.
| map_caption = Map of the results of the 2003 Canterbury council election. [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] in red, [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] in blue and [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Lib Dems]] in orange.
| title = Council control
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The '''2003 [[Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Canterbury]] City Council [[election]]''' took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of the [[Canterbury City Council]] in [[Kent]], [[England]]. This was on the same day as other [[2003 United Kingdom local elections|local elections]]. It was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3564/made|title=The Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001|publisher=legislation.gov.uk}}</ref> The council remained under overall control.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/29uc.stm|title=Vote 2003|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
The '''2003 [[Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Canterbury]] City Council [[election]]''' took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of the [[Canterbury City Council]] in [[Kent]], [[England]]. This was on the same day as other [[2003 United Kingdom local elections|local elections]]. It was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3564/made|title=The Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001|publisher=legislation.gov.uk}}</ref> The council remained under no overall control.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/29uc.stm|title=Vote 2003|work=BBC News}}</ref>

==Results summary==

{{Election summary begin|title = 2003 Canterbury City Council election}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = '''24'''
|gain = 4
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}} 6
|seats % =48.0
|votes % = 43.7
|votes = 36,007
|plus/minus = +6.6
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = '''19'''
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}} 2
|seats % =38.0
|votes % = 31.3
|votes = 25,789
|plus/minus = +0.5
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = '''7'''
|gain = 0
|loss = 5
|net = {{decrease}} 7
|seats % =14.0
|votes % = 21.4
|votes = 17,617
|plus/minus = -7.4
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = '''0'''
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % =0.0
|votes % = 2.3
|votes = 1,877
|plus/minus = -0.2
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = UKIP
|seats = '''0'''
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % =0.0
|votes % = 0.9
|votes = 716
|plus/minus = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Socialist Alliance (England)
|seats = '''0'''
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % =0.0
|votes % = 0.3
|votes = 288
|plus/minus = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election summary|
|party = Council Tax Payers
|seats = '''0'''
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % =0.0
|votes % = 0.2
|votes = 143
|plus/minus = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Ward results==

===Barnham Downs===

{{Election box begin | title=Barnham Downs}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Martin Vye
|votes = 761
|percentage = 68.4
|change = +18.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Don Faulkner
|votes = 318
|percentage =28.6
|change = -14.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Fenyo
|votes = 34
|percentage =3.1
|change = -4.2
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 443
|percentage = 39.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,113
|percentage = 53.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
|swing = {{increase}}16.8
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Barton===

{{Election box begin | title=Barton (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Carole Brett
|votes = 1,051
|percentage = 55.7
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christina Kay-Bradley
|votes = 919
|percentage = 48.7
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Took
|votes = 855
|percentage = 45.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Northey
|votes = 854
|percentage =45.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pauline Hook
|votes = 799
|percentage =42.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Terrence Ogier
|votes = 736
|percentage =39.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Linda Cooper
|votes = 263
|percentage =13.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Carl Parsons
|votes = 242
|percentage =12.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Keith Bothwell
|votes = 175
|percentage =9.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Corey Mills
|votes = 145
|percentage =7.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate
|party = Council Tax Payers
|candidate = James Cooper
|votes = 143
|percentage =7.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,886
|percentage = 30.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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{{Election box end}}

===Blean Forest===

{{Election box begin no change | title=Blean Forest}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Hazel McCabe
|votes = 672
|percentage = 70.4
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Gilbey
|votes = 562
|percentage = 58.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Geoffrey Meaden
|votes = 176
|percentage =18.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Fuller
|votes = 159
|percentage =16.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Philip Rogers
|votes = 146
|percentage =15.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David McLellan
|votes = 139
|percentage =14.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout no change
|votes = 954
|percentage = 22.6
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win
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{{Election box end}}

===Chartham and Stone Street===

{{Election box begin no change | title=Chartham and Stone Street}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rosemary Doyle
|votes = 756
|percentage = 53.4
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Patterson
|votes = 696
|percentage = 49.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Andrea Nicholson
|votes = 372
|percentage =26.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Carolyn Colthup
|votes = 359
|percentage =25.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Chiappino
|votes = 268
|percentage =18.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jodah Bhujan
|votes = 196
|percentage =13.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout no change
|votes = 1,415
|percentage = 36.2
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
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{{Election box end}}

===Chestfield and Swalecliffe===

{{Election box begin no change | title=Chestfield and Swalecliffe (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jennifer Samper
|votes = 1,577
|percentage = 65.2
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Thomas
|votes = 1,503
|percentage = 62.1
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pat Todd
|votes = 1,495
|percentage = 61.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jane Hardy
|votes = 434
|percentage =17.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ruth Wreford
|votes = 386
|percentage =16.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Martin Brown
|votes = 369
|percentage =15.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Steed
|votes = 345
|percentage =14.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Suzanne Tibertius
|votes = 328
|percentage =13.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout no change
|votes = 2,420
|percentage = 36.5
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}

===Gorrell===

{{Election box begin | title=Gorrell (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Halfpenny
|votes = 805
|percentage = 45.9
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Wes McLachlan
|votes = 754
|percentage = 43.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jacqueline Perkins
|votes = 746
|percentage =42.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Carnell
|votes = 720
|percentage =41.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Lansdell
|votes = 177
|percentage =10.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Roger Lansdell
|votes = 144
|percentage =8.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Alliance (England)
|candidate = Peter Holloway
|votes = 59
|percentage =3.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,752
|percentage = 40.9
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
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|loser =
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{{Election box end}}

===Greenhill and Eddington===

{{Election box begin no change | title=Greenhill and Eddington (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Roger Matthews
|votes = 478
|percentage = 36.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nigel Oakes
|votes = 465
|percentage = 35.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lynsey Laker
|votes = 413
|percentage =31.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Vincent McMahan
|votes = 412
|percentage =31.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bill Brade
|votes = 359
|percentage =27.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Walker
|votes = 330
|percentage =25.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jess Hampshire
|votes = 73
|percentage =5.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout no change
|votes = 1,294
|percentage = 32.8
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
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{{Election box end}}

===Harbledown===

{{Election box begin | title=Harbledown}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Dixey
|votes = 517
|percentage = 58.4
|change = -11.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Taylor
|votes = 264
|percentage =29.8
|change = +8.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Victoria Foster
|votes = 104
|percentage =11.8
|change = +3.7
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 253
|percentage = 28.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 885
|percentage = 45.2
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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|swing = {{decrease}}9.9
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{{Election box end}}

===Harbour===

{{Election box begin | title=Harbour (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Julia Seath
|votes = 729
|percentage = 57.0
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Wratten
|votes = 650
|percentage = 50.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Harrison
|votes = 485
|percentage =37.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Howard Smith
|votes = 455
|percentage =35.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Alliance (England)
|candidate = Bunny La Roche
|votes = 161
|percentage =12.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Janet Berridge
|votes = 158
|percentage =12.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Gwendoline Bale
|votes = 152
|percentage =11.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,280
|percentage = 37.1
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
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{{Election box end}}

===Herne and Broomfield===

{{Election box begin no change | title=Herne and Broomfield (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Mavers
|votes = 685
|percentage = 36.3
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ian Wright
|votes = 653
|percentage = 34.6
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Bright
|votes = 619
|percentage = 32.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kay Shannon
|votes = 609
|percentage =32.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pauline Roper
|votes = 599
|percentage =31.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Robinson
|votes = 565
|percentage =29.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = UKIP
|candidate = John Moore
|votes = 299
|percentage =15.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Carol Davis
|votes = 261
|percentage =13.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Edith Bigg
|votes = 214
|percentage =11.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Brown
|votes = 213
|percentage =11.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Terence Kendall
|votes = 203
|percentage =10.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Tavener
|votes = 203
|percentage =10.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Reeves
|votes = 192
|percentage =10.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
|votes = 1,889
|percentage = 31.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}

===Heron===

{{Election box begin | title=Heron (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ron Flaherty
|votes = 1,050
|percentage = 53.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Maisie Seager
|votes = 1,017
|percentage = 51.8
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ken Hando
|votes = 960
|percentage = 48.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jennifer Kadwell
|votes = 544
|percentage =27.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jean Herwin
|votes = 531
|percentage =27.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Roy Smale
|votes = 515
|percentage =26.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Rolane Brade
|votes = 346
|percentage =17.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lynnda Faux-Bowyer
|votes = 317
|percentage =16.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Morris
|votes = 304
|percentage =15.5
|change =
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|votes = 1,962
|percentage = 32.0
|change =
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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
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{{Election box end}}

===Little Stour===

{{Election box begin | title=Little Stour}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lewis Norris
|votes = 454
|percentage = 57.8
|change = +13.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Linfoot
|votes = 213
|percentage =27.1
|change = -13.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Forrest
|votes = 119
|percentage =15.1
|change = -0.6
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 241
|percentage = 30.7
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 786
|percentage = 38.3
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing = {{increase}}13.7
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Marshside===

{{Election box begin | title=Marshside}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Nee
|votes = 348
|percentage = 52.0
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Heather Taylor
|votes = 321
|percentage =48.0
|change = +13.8
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 27
|percentage = 4.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 669
|percentage = 34.9
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing = {{decrease}}5.5
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{{Election box end}}

===North Nailbourne===

{{Election box begin | title=North Nailbourne}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Bill Oakey
|votes = 574
|percentage = 56.2
|change = +7.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Janet Horsley
|votes = 447
|percentage =43.8
|change = +14.8
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|percentage = 12.4
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===Northgate===

{{Election box begin | title=Northgate (2 seats)}}
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ron Pepper
|votes = 583
|percentage = 48.3
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
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|candidate = Fred Whitemore
|votes = 558
|percentage = 46.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Graham Gibbens
|votes = 469
|percentage =38.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate = Donald Bunting
|votes = 443
|percentage =36.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Clifford Arter
|votes = 123
|percentage =10.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Frogley
|votes = 105
|percentage =8.7
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|votes = 1,206
|percentage = 30.5
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===Reculver===

{{Election box begin | title=Reculver}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gabrielle Davis
|votes = 1,226
|percentage = 49.4
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Street-Williams
|votes = 1,216
|percentage = 49.0
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gillian Reuby
|votes = 1,213
|percentage = 48.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Iris Law
|votes = 923
|percentage =37.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Flaherty
|votes = 888
|percentage =35.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate = George Corney
|votes = 872
|percentage =35.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kim Brade-Dawkins
|votes = 314
|percentage =12.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Hornsby
|votes = 273
|percentage =11.0
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|votes = 2,481
|percentage = 38.8
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===St. Stephens===

{{Election box begin | title=St. Stephens}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Cragg
|votes = 937
|percentage = 40.0
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
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|candidate = Kenneth Avery
|votes = 852
|percentage = 36.4
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Berridge
|votes = 808
|percentage = 34.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Purchese
|votes = 807
|percentage =34.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate = Nicholas Blake
|votes = 770
|percentage =32.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate = Barrie Packer
|votes = 754
|percentage =32.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jennie Bukht
|votes = 607
|percentage =25.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Jackson
|votes = 482
|percentage =20.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Todd
|votes = 453
|percentage =19.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Catherine Cantwell
|votes = 202
|percentage =8.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate = Richard Podger
|votes = 149
|percentage =6.4
|change =
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|votes = 2,340
|percentage = 35.6
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===Seasalter===

{{Election box begin | title=Seasalter}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jean Law
|votes = 1,233
|percentage = 56.1
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Cyril Windsor
|votes = 1,209
|percentage = 55.0
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Sharp
|votes = 1,194
|percentage = 54.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jean Beynon
|votes = 770
|percentage =35.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Ryan
|votes = 740
|percentage =33.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sandra Ashford
|votes = 675
|percentage =30.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Keith Hooker
|votes = 308
|percentage =14.0
|change =
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|votes = 2,197
|percentage = 39.0
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===Sturry North===

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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Austin
|votes = 426
|percentage = 58.0
|change = +30.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Turner
|votes = 309
|percentage =42.0
|change = -6.6
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 117
|percentage = 15.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 735
|percentage = 35.4
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|swing = {{increase}}18.5
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===Sturry South===

{{Election box begin | title=Sturry South}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marion Attwood
|votes = 550
|percentage = 75.5
|change = +5.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Barnard
|votes = 92
|percentage =12.6
|change = -5.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Monica Eden-Green
|votes = 86
|percentage =11.8
|change = +0.1
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 458
|percentage = 62.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 728
|percentage = 32.7
|change =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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===Tankerton===

{{Election box begin | title=Tankerton (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jean Harrison
|votes = 851
|percentage = 51.1
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Cavell
|votes = 822
|percentage = 49.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Heather Scott
|votes = 531
|percentage =31.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Donna Dwight
|votes = 511
|percentage =30.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Vince
|votes = 198
|percentage =11.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Alliance (England)
|candidate = Lorraine Vincent
|votes = 68
|percentage =4.1
|change =
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|votes = 1,665
|percentage = 44.8
|change =
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===West Bay===

{{Election box begin | title=West Bay (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Lee
|votes = 893
|percentage = 55.5
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Crispin Rampling
|votes = 815
|percentage = 50.7
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Hunter
|votes = 546
|percentage =33.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate = John Neil
|votes = 445
|percentage =27.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Burns
|votes = 320
|percentage =19.9
|change =
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|votes = 1,609
|percentage = 33.8
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===Westgate===

{{Election box begin | title=Westgate (3 seats)}}
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Susan Ashmore-Fish
|votes = 793
|percentage = 38.3
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
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|candidate = Christian Farthing
|votes = 769
|percentage = 37.1
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
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|candidate = Richard Parkinson
|votes = 768
|percentage = 37.1
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|candidate = Jean Butcher
|votes = 646
|percentage =31.2
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|candidate = Philip Bond
|votes = 545
|percentage =26.3
|change =
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|candidate = Douglas Robinson
|votes = 540
|percentage =26.1
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|candidate = Gordon Hartley
|votes = 537
|percentage =25.9
|change =
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Anderson
|votes = 527
|percentage =25.4
|change =
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Victor Gray
|votes = 522
|percentage =25.2
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Deirdre Balaam
|votes = 177
|percentage =8.5
|change =
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ronald Hollands
|votes = 160
|percentage =7.7
|change =
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|votes = 2,071
|percentage = 35.8
|change =
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===Wincheap===

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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nick Eden-Green
|votes = 1,138
|percentage = 58.0
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Charlotte MacCaul
|votes = 1,126
|percentage = 57.4
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|candidate = Alex Perkins
|votes = 1,103
|percentage = 56.2
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Griffiths
|votes = 442
|percentage =22.5
|change =
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Cecile Manning
|votes = 409
|percentage =20.8
|change =
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil Parsonson
|votes = 408
|percentage =20.8
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Derrick
|votes = 275
|percentage =14.0
|change =
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|candidate = Anne Seller
|votes = 266
|percentage =13.6
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|candidate = Patricia Parsonson
|votes = 236
|percentage =12.0
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|candidate = Emily Shirley
|votes = 213
|percentage =10.9
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|percentage = 33.8
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:57, 25 April 2024

2003 Canterbury City Council election[1]
← 1999 1 May 2003 2007 →
All 50 seats in the Canterbury City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election Conservative
Seats won 24 19 7
Popular vote 16,164 11,308 8,655
Percentage 42.4% 29.7% 22.7%
Map of the results of the 2003 Canterbury council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Lib Dems in orange.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 2003 Canterbury City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries.[2] The council remained under no overall control.[3]

Results summary

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2003 Canterbury City Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 24 4 0 Increase 6 48.0 43.7 36,007 +6.6
  Liberal Democrats 19 1 0 Increase 2 38.0 31.3 25,789 +0.5
  Labour 7 0 5 Decrease 7 14.0 21.4 17,617 -7.4
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.3 1,877 -0.2
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.9 716 N/A
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 288 N/A
  Council Tax Payers 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 143 N/A

Ward results

[edit]

Barnham Downs

[edit]
Barnham Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Vye 761 68.4 +18.9
Conservative Don Faulkner 318 28.6 −14.6
Labour Andrew Fenyo 34 3.1 −4.2
Majority 443 39.8
Turnout 1,113 53.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase16.8

Barton

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Barton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Carole Brett 1,051 55.7
Liberal Democrats Christina Kay-Bradley 919 48.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Took 855 45.3
Conservative Michael Northey 854 45.3
Conservative Pauline Hook 799 42.4
Conservative Terrence Ogier 736 39.0
Labour Linda Cooper 263 13.9
Labour Carl Parsons 242 12.8
Green Keith Bothwell 175 9.3
Green Corey Mills 145 7.7
Council Tax Payers James Cooper 143 7.6
Turnout 1,886 30.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Blean Forest

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Blean Forest
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Hazel McCabe 672 70.4
Conservative John Gilbey 562 58.9
Green Geoffrey Meaden 176 18.4
Labour Michael Fuller 159 16.7
Green Philip Rogers 146 15.3
Labour David McLellan 139 14.6
Turnout 954 22.6
Conservative hold
Conservative win (new seat)

Chartham and Stone Street

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Chartham and Stone Street
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Rosemary Doyle 756 53.4
Conservative Michael Patterson 696 49.2
Liberal Democrats Andrea Nicholson 372 26.3
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Colthup 359 25.4
Labour John Chiappino 268 18.9
Labour Jodah Bhujan 196 13.9
Turnout 1,415 36.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Chestfield and Swalecliffe

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Chestfield and Swalecliffe (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jennifer Samper 1,577 65.2
Conservative Ian Thomas 1,503 62.1
Conservative Pat Todd 1,495 61.8
Labour Jane Hardy 434 17.9
Labour Ruth Wreford 386 16.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Brown 369 15.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Steed 345 14.3
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Tibertius 328 13.6
Turnout 2,420 36.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gorrell

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Gorrell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Halfpenny 805 45.9
Labour Wes McLachlan 754 43.0
Conservative Jacqueline Perkins 746 42.6
Conservative Paul Carnell 720 41.1
Liberal Democrats Margaret Lansdell 177 10.1
Liberal Democrats Roger Lansdell 144 8.2
Socialist Alliance Peter Holloway 59 3.4
Turnout 1,752 40.9
Labour hold
Labour hold

Greenhill and Eddington

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Greenhill and Eddington (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Roger Matthews 478 36.9
Liberal Democrats Nigel Oakes 465 35.9
Conservative Lynsey Laker 413 31.9
Conservative Vincent McMahan 412 31.8
Labour Bill Brade 359 27.7
Labour Robert Walker 330 25.5
Green Jess Hampshire 73 5.6
Turnout 1,294 32.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Harbledown

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Harbledown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Dixey 517 58.4 −11.7
Conservative Ann Taylor 264 29.8 +8.0
Labour Victoria Foster 104 11.8 +3.7
Majority 253 28.6
Turnout 885 45.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease9.9

Harbour

[edit]
Harbour (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julia Seath 729 57.0
Labour John Wratten 650 50.8
Conservative Michael Harrison 485 37.9
Conservative Howard Smith 455 35.5
Socialist Alliance Bunny La Roche 161 12.6
Liberal Democrats Janet Berridge 158 12.3
Liberal Democrats Gwendoline Bale 152 11.9
Turnout 1,280 37.1
Labour hold
Labour hold

Herne and Broomfield

[edit]
Herne and Broomfield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ronald Mavers 685 36.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Wright 653 34.6
Conservative Robert Bright 619 32.8
Conservative Kay Shannon 609 32.2
Conservative Pauline Roper 599 31.7
Liberal Democrats David Robinson 565 29.9
UKIP John Moore 299 15.8
Green Carol Davis 261 13.8
UKIP Edith Bigg 214 11.3
Labour John Brown 213 11.3
UKIP Terence Kendall 203 10.7
Labour Peter Tavener 203 10.7
Labour Eric Reeves 192 10.2
Turnout 1,889 31.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Heron

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Heron (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ron Flaherty 1,050 53.5
Liberal Democrats Maisie Seager 1,017 51.8
Liberal Democrats Ken Hando 960 48.9
Conservative Jennifer Kadwell 544 27.7
Conservative Jean Herwin 531 27.1
Conservative Roy Smale 515 26.2
Labour Rolane Brade 346 17.6
Labour Lynnda Faux-Bowyer 317 16.2
Labour Tony Morris 304 15.5
Turnout 1,962 32.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Little Stour

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Little Stour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lewis Norris 454 57.8 +13.9
Liberal Democrats Arthur Linfoot 213 27.1 −13.4
Labour Alan Forrest 119 15.1 −0.6
Majority 241 30.7
Turnout 786 38.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase13.7

Marshside

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Marshside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Nee 348 52.0 +2.9
Conservative Heather Taylor 321 48.0 +13.8
Majority 27 4.0
Turnout 669 34.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease5.5

North Nailbourne

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North Nailbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Oakey 574 56.2 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Janet Horsley 447 43.8 +14.8
Majority 127 12.4
Turnout 1,021 50.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.9

Northgate

[edit]
Northgate (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ron Pepper 583 48.3
Labour Fred Whitemore 558 46.3
Conservative Graham Gibbens 469 38.9
Conservative Donald Bunting 443 36.7
Liberal Democrats Clifford Arter 123 10.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Frogley 105 8.7
Turnout 1,206 30.5
Labour hold
Labour hold

Reculver

[edit]
Reculver
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gabrielle Davis 1,226 49.4
Conservative Michael Street-Williams 1,216 49.0
Conservative Gillian Reuby 1,213 48.9
Liberal Democrats Iris Law 923 37.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Flaherty 888 35.8
Liberal Democrats George Corney 872 35.1
Labour Kim Brade-Dawkins 314 12.7
Labour David Hornsby 273 11.0
Turnout 2,481 38.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St. Stephens

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St. Stephens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harry Cragg 937 40.0
Conservative Kenneth Avery 852 36.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Berridge 808 34.5
Liberal Democrats John Purchese 807 34.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Blake 770 32.9
Conservative Barrie Packer 754 32.2
Labour Jennie Bukht 607 25.9
Labour John Jackson 482 20.6
Labour Paul Todd 453 19.4
Green Catherine Cantwell 202 8.6
Green Richard Podger 149 6.4
Turnout 2,340 35.6
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats hold

Seasalter

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Seasalter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Law 1,233 56.1
Conservative Cyril Windsor 1,209 55.0
Conservative Michael Sharp 1,194 54.3
Labour Jean Beynon 770 35.0
Labour Christopher Ryan 740 33.7
Labour Sandra Ashford 675 30.7
Liberal Democrats Keith Hooker 308 14.0
Turnout 2,197 39.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative win (new seat)

Sturry North

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Sturry North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Austin 426 58.0 +30.3
Labour Nicholas Turner 309 42.0 −6.6
Majority 117 15.9
Turnout 735 35.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase18.5

Sturry South

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Sturry South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marion Attwood 550 75.5 +5.7
Labour Susan Barnard 92 12.6 −5.9
Liberal Democrats Monica Eden-Green 86 11.8 +0.1
Majority 458 62.9
Turnout 728 32.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase5.8

Tankerton

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Tankerton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Harrison 851 51.1
Conservative David Cavell 822 49.4
Liberal Democrats Heather Scott 531 31.9
Liberal Democrats Donna Dwight 511 30.7
Labour Michael Vince 198 11.9
Socialist Alliance Lorraine Vincent 68 4.1
Turnout 1,665 44.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

West Bay

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West Bay (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lee 893 55.5
Conservative Crispin Rampling 815 50.7
Labour Brian Hunter 546 33.9
Labour John Neil 445 27.7
Liberal Democrats Margaret Burns 320 19.9
Turnout 1,609 33.8
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Westgate

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Westgate (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Ashmore-Fish 793 38.3
Liberal Democrats Christian Farthing 769 37.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Parkinson 768 37.1
Labour Jean Butcher 646 31.2
Labour Philip Bond 545 26.3
Conservative Douglas Robinson 540 26.1
Labour Gordon Hartley 537 25.9
Conservative John Anderson 527 25.4
Conservative Victor Gray 522 25.2
Green Deirdre Balaam 177 8.5
Green Ronald Hollands 160 7.7
Turnout 2,071 35.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Wincheap

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Wincheap (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Eden-Green 1,138 58.0
Liberal Democrats Charlotte MacCaul 1,126 57.4
Liberal Democrats Alex Perkins 1,103 56.2
Conservative Alan Griffiths 442 22.5
Labour Cecile Manning 409 20.8
Conservative Neil Parsonson 408 20.8
Labour John Derrick 275 14.0
Labour Anne Seller 266 13.6
Conservative Patricia Parsonson 236 12.0
Green Emily Shirley 213 10.9
Turnout 1,963 33.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

References

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  1. ^ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2003". Local Elections Archive Project.
  2. ^ "The Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001". legislation.gov.uk.
  3. ^ "Vote 2003". BBC News.
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