2003 West Wiltshire District Council election
# 2003 West Wiltshire District Council election

Elections to West Wiltshire District Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost their majority, leaving the council with no overall control.

Many wards had boundary changes, and some were new. None were uncontested.

## Results

West Wiltshire Local Election Result 2003 :

| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 19 | 43.2 | 41.5 | 20,966 |
| Liberal Democrats | 19 | 43.2 | 37.9 | 19,185 |
| Independent | 4 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 4,565 |
| Labour | 2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 2,856 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 3,006 |

## Ward results

### Atworth and Whitley

Atworth and Whitley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terrence Peter Chivers | 566 | | |
| | Conservative | Robert George Ian Elliott | 209 | | |
| | Labour | Gregory Anthony Coombes | 117 | 9.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 892 | 45.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Bradford-on-Avon North

Bradford-on-Avon North (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Lindsay Repton | 639 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Farkas | 632 | |
| | Conservative | Bryan Joseph Earp | 548 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Ivan Moore | 445 | |
| | Green | Susan Karen Nowell-Kelley | 242 | |
| | Labour | James Henry Joseph Tracey | 226 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Bradford-on-Avon South

Bradford-on-Avon South (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Lewis | 665 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosanna Rosemary Brown | 661 | |
| | Conservative | David John Bolwell | 587 | |
| | Conservative | Gwendoline Mary Allison | 573 | |
| | Green | Helen Jane Rich | 177 | |
| | Labour | Angela Womersley | 155 | |
| | Green | Stephen Trevor Harding | 150 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Dilton Marsh

Dilton Marsh (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Julian Thurstan Syndercombe Bower | 695 | | |
| | Conservative | Linda Mary Conley | 658 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Mary Irving | 586 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Andrew Moody | 428 | | |
| | Independent | Francis Morland | 392 | | |
| | Green | David John Howells | 155 | | |
| | Green | Kevan James Corcoran | 152 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Ethandune

Ethandune :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Julie Swabey | 493 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard George Crofts | 206 | |
| | Green | Diana Kathleen Corcoran | 106 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Holt

Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan John Hames | 485 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Kevin Seager | 285 | |
| | Green | Sonja Nicolson | 33 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Manor Vale

Manor Vale (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | William Campbell Viles | 817 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Cunliffe-Jones | 751 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Godfrey Randall Hall | 455 | |
| | Green | Simon George Allen | 300 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Melksham North

Melksham North (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Betty Barker | 599 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Wells | 439 | | |
| | Labour | Davina Margaret Griffin | 330 | | |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Alan Mitcham | 283 | | |
| | Green | Hilary Jane Millichamp | 122 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Melksham Spa

Melksham Spa (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brian Stanley Mudge | 571 | | |
| | Labour | William Charles Gordon Cox | 361 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Paton | 351 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Bridget Osborn | 254 | | |
| | Green | Lex Hepenstall | 146 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Melksham Without

Melksham Without (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Richard George Wiltshire | 484 | | |
| | Conservative | Roy Sidney While | 482 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Rowland Fisher | 211 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Vladimir Landell-Mills | 172 | | |
| | Independent | Stephen Bryan Petty | 345 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Melksham Woodrow

Melksham Woodrow :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Jonathon Rosier | 295 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Ethel White | 163 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 458 | 24.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Mid Wylye Valley

Mid Wylye Valley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Christopher Newbury | 715 | |
| | Conservative | William Daniel Hurd | 200 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Christine Scott Landell-Mills | 33 | |
| | Green | Karen Ann Cunningham | 22 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 970 | 49.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Paxcroft

Paxcroft (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor William Carbin | 913 | | |
| | Independent | Ernest Frederick (Ernie) Clark | 735 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Cullern | 642 | | |
| | Conservative | Marina Vassiliev | 427 | | |
| | Conservative | Derek Frederick Thomas Stimpson | 346 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Shearwater

Shearwater :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Michael Mounde | 548 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Piers Gibbon | 154 | |
| | Green | Stephen Sainsbury | 79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Southwick and Wingfield

Southwick and Wingfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Anthony Guy Phillips | 460 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Margaret Brooks | 99 | | |
| | Green | Hilary Carberry | 60 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 619 | 37.0 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Summerham

Summerham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Virginia Fortescue | 572 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Malcolm Firmager | 329 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Trowbridge Adcroft

Trowbridge Adcroft (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Blakemore | 490 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Raymond James | 476 | |
| | Conservative | Molly Hopkins | 325 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Jane Murrison | 301 | |
| | Labour | Peter John Ezra | 139 | |
| | Green | Richard Douglas Mills | 122 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Trowbridge College

Trowbridge College (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Osborn | 553 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Squires | 426 | |
| | Conservative | Suzanne Yvonne Gordon | 395 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kennerdale | 361 | |
| | Green | Nigel John Pratt | 126 | |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Kenneth Whiffen | 88 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Trowbridge Drynham

Trowbridge Drynham (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Graham David Payne | 601 | |
| | Conservative | Gerald Clive Burnan | 488 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grace Hill | 448 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marcus Alexander Francis, Jr. | 434 | |
| | Green | Patrick Drinkwater | 153 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Trowbridge John of Gaunt

Trowbridge John of Gaunt (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Roland Wallace Knight | 454 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert John Brice | 453 | |
| | Conservative | Graeme Stuart Hawley | 446 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Mary Stacey | 420 | |
| | Green | Amanda Griffiths | 119 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Trowbridge Park

Trowbridge Park (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew James Bryant | 742 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Oldrieve | 707 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Fuller | 670 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Coop | 612 | |
| | Independent | Stephen Nash | 299 | |
| | Green | Laura Michelle Pictor | 156 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Warminster East

Warminster East (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Andrew Davis | 1,311 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher March | 1,235 | |
| | Conservative | Kay Carol Whatley-Gibbs | 1,019 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Giacinto Giovanni (John) Barberio | 479 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Thomas Hedley | 377 | |
| | Green | Roland Peter Noyce | 282 | |
| | Independent | Stephen James Upton | 246 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Warminster West

Warminster West (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | John Edward Syme | 791 | |
| | Conservative | Martin John Baker | 665 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Batchelor | 605 | |
| | Conservative | Alvin Robert Smith | 572 | |
| | Conservative | William John Parks | 568 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Lovell | 517 | |
| | Independent | Leslie George Rose | 494 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Houghton Brown | 387 | |
| | Green | Ashley John Cunningham | 163 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.6 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Westbury Ham

Westbury Ham (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Frederick Clegg | 512 | | |
| | Labour | Elisha Manasseh | 510 | | |
| | Conservative | Charles Thomas Finbow | 483 | | |
| | Labour | Christine Linda Mitchell | 365 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William David Charles Tout | 331 | | |
| | Green | Kathryn Jennifer Toyne | 141 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Westbury Laverton

Westbury Laverton (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Marion Clegg | 512 | | |
| | Conservative | Russell Mark Jonathan Hawker | 496 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Horace John Prickett | 493 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Ian King | 482 | | |
| | Labour | Stephen John Davies | 108 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Sutton | 99 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.3 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
