2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
# 2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

The 2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries. The number of seats increased by 1.

## Summary

2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election :

| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 28 | 5 | 62.2 | 47.8 | 16,060 | +4.1 |
| Labour | 12 | 4 | 26.7 | 35.5 | 11,909 | -4.0 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 2,948 | +1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 2,494 | -1.9 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 180 | New |

## By-elections

### Risbygate

Risbygate: 20 May 2004 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | | 293 | 34.1 |
| | Conservative | | 278 | 32.3 |
| | Labour | | 169 | 19.7 |
| | Green | | 85 | 9.9 |
| | Independent | | 35 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 860 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Haverhill East

Haverhill East: 10 June 2004 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | | 520 | 35.9 |
| | Independent | | 376 | 26.0 |
| | Labour | | 363 | 25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 189 | 13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,448 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Barningham

Barningham: 9 September 2004 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | ' | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Haverhill South

Haverhill South: 5 May 2005 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | | 746 | 43.8 |
| | Conservative | | 602 | 35.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 357 | 20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,705 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Westgate

Westgate: 16 February 2006 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | | 500 | 54.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 311 | 33.6 |
| | Green | | 64 | 6.9 |
| | UKIP | | 50 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 925 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kedington

Kedington: 15 June 2006 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | | 350 | 53.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 250 | 38.4 |
| | Labour | | 51 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 651 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
