title: 2003 East Hampshire District Council election
text: # 2003 East Hampshire District Council election
  
  The 2003 East Hampshire District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of East Hampshire District Council in Hampshire England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 increasing the number of seats by 2. The Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
  
  ## Election result
  
  East Hampshire Local Election Result 2003 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 26 | +4 | 59.1 | 53.5 | 18,866 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 18 | +1 | 40.9 | 41.0 | 14,450 |
  | Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 1,537 |
  | Independent | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.8 | 273 |
  | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 114 |
  
  3 Conservative and 1 Liberal Democrat candidates were unopposed at the election.
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Alton Amery
  
  Alton Amery :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Ludlow | 333 | 56.6 |
  | | Conservative | Camilla Boreham | 161 | 27.4 |
  | | Labour | Roger Godber | 94 | 16.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 29.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 588 | 31.1 |
  
  ### Alton Ashdell
  
  Alton Ashdell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert Chilton | 351 | 52.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James McKell | 312 | 47.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 5.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 663 | 38.0 |
  
  ### Alton Eastbrooke
  
  Alton Eastbrooke :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Bradford | 289 | 58.4 |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Butler | 122 | 24.6 |
  | | Labour | Janice Treacher | 84 | 17.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 33.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 495 | 24.4 |
  
  ### Alton Westbrooke
  
  Alton Westbrooke :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Robert Booker | 449 | 70.2 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Baker | 191 | 29.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 40.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 640 | 30.5 |
  
  ### Alton Whitedown
  
  Alton Whitedown :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Allan Chick | 397 | 50.9 |
  | | Conservative | Charles Glasgow | 383 | 49.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 1.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 780 | 41.6 |
  
  ### Alton Wooteys
  
  Alton Wooteys :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Janes | 257 | 52.9 |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Jones | 121 | 24.9 |
  | | Labour | Barbara Burfoot | 108 | 22.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 28.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 486 | 27.1 |
  
  ### Binstead and Bentley
  
  Binstead and Bentley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Brian Dickinson | unopposed | | |
  
  ### Bramshott and Liphook
  
  Bramshott and Liphook (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Anna James | 1,130 | |
  | | Conservative | Simon James | 1,110 | |
  | | Conservative | Evelyn Hope | 1,017 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Clarke | 594 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Walters | 587 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mary Walters | 492 | |
  | | Labour | Peter Dare | 197 | |
  | | Independent | Frederick Dawkins | 141 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,268 | 28.1 |
  
  Clanfield and Finchdean (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Murray | 700 | 34.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Rodgers | 700 | 34.9 |
  | | Conservative | Kenneth Moon | 605 | 30.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,005 | 31.9 |
  
  ### Downland
  
  Downland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Patrick Burridge | 532 | 71.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Atul Patel | 212 | 28.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 43.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 744 | 40.1 |
  
  ### East Meon
  
  East Meon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Marjorie Day | unopposed | | |
  
  ### Four Marks and Medstead
  
  Four Marks and Medstead (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Maurice Johnson | 1,013 | |
  | | Conservative | Patricia Seward | 962 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Brian Timms | 952 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Harrison | 749 | |
  | | Labour | Peter Treacher | 129 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,805 | 45.0 |
  
  ### Froxfield and Steep
  
  Froxfield and Steep :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Jennifer Gray | 503 | 63.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Albert Perry | 285 | 36.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 27.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 788 | 41.2 |
  
  ### Grayshott
  
  Grayshott :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ferris Cowper | 647 | 85.0 |
  | | Green | Clive Albone | 114 | 15.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 70.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | 39.5 |
  
  ### Headley
  
  Headley (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Geoffrey Whittle | 992 | |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Williams | 970 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Drury | 342 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Moira Watkinson | 292 | |
  | | Labour | Mark Walsh | 133 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,729 | 31.0 |
  
  ### Holybourne
  
  Holybourne and Froyle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | David O'Donnell | 511 | 54.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Robert Saunders | 211 | 22.7 |
  | | Independent | Brian Nonhebel | 132 | 14.2 |
  | | Labour | Donald Hammond | 76 | 8.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 32.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 930 | 41.8 |
  
  ### Horndean Catherington & Lovedean
  
  Horndean Catherington & Lovedean :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Sara Schillemore | 356 | 57.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Alan Ramsay | 265 | 42.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 14.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 621 | 33.6 |
  
  ### Horndean Downs
  
  Horndean Downs :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Costello | 454 | 66.9 |
  | | Conservative | John Munro | 225 | 33.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 33.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 679 | 34.5 |
  
  ### Horndean Hazleton & Blendworth
  
  Horndean Hazleton & Blendworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Dorothy Denston | 432 | 73.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Woodard | 155 | 26.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 47.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 587 | 29.9 |
  
  ### Hordean Kings
  
  Horndean Kings :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Graham | unopposed | | |
  
  ### Horndean Murray
  
  Horndean Murray :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Ashton | 345 | 67.6 |
  | | Conservative | Hilary Munro | 165 | 32.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 35.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 510 | 27.0 |
  
  ### Lindford
  
  Lindford :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Yvonne Parker Smith | 349 | 68.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Muldoon | 163 | 31.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 36.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 512 | 29.3 |
  
  ### Liss
  
  Liss (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Elizabeth Cartwright | 1,114 | |
  | | Conservative | David Onslow | 802 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Roger Mullenger | 644 | |
  | | Labour | Howard Linsley | 284 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,844 | 38.0 |
  
  ### Petersfield Bell Hill
  
  Petersfield Bell Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Guy Stacpoole | 250 | 44.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Penelope Wright | 210 | 37.3 |
  | | Labour | Alan Stephens | 103 | 18.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 7.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 563 | 31.7 |
  
  ### Petersfield Causeway
  
  Petersfield Causeway :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anne Claxton | 342 | 50.0 |
  | | Conservative | Kerry Dedman | 272 | 39.8 |
  | | Labour | William Organ | 70 | 10.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 10.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 684 | 37.1 |
  
  ### Petersfield Heath
  
  Petersfield Heath :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Brian Dutton | 346 | 55.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Humphries | 276 | 44.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 11.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622 | 36.9 |
  
  ### Petersfield Rother
  
  Petersfield Rother :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert Ayer | 539 | 62.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Karen Bradbury | 235 | 27.2 |
  | | Labour | Maureen Stephens | 91 | 10.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 35.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 865 | 48.1 |
  
  ### Petersfield St. Mary's
  
  Petersfield St. Marys :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Andrew Pattie | 500 | 74.9 |
  | | Labour | Christine Straw | 168 | 25.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 49.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 668 | 43.0 |
  
  ### Petersfield St. Peter's
  
  Petersfield St. Peters :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Hilary Ayer | 373 | 64.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Jamieson | 203 | 35.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 29.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 576 | 32.2 |
  
  ### Rowlands Castle
  
  Rowlands Castle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Clegg | 544 | 63.4 |
  | | Conservative | William Johnston | 314 | 36.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 26.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 858 | 41.6 |
  
  ### Ropley and Tisted
  
  Ropley and Tisted :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Graham | 506 | 51.4 |
  | | Conservative | Andrew Brown | 479 | 48.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 2.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 985 | 58.6 |
  
  ### Selborne
  
  Selborne :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Warwick Womack | 418 | 52.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Pelham Ravenscroft | 385 | 47.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 4.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 803 | 45.6 |
  
  ### The Hangers and Forest
  
  The Hangers and Forest :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Judy Onslow | unopposed | | |
  
  ### Whitehill Chase
  
  Whitehill Chase :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Zoya Faddy | 317 | 75.8 |
  | | Conservative | Joseph Davies | 101 | 24.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 51.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 418 | 22.9 |
  
  ### Whitehill Deadwater
  
  Whitehill Deadwater :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Helen Walters | 247 | 61.0 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Cartwright | 158 | 39.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 22.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 405 | 20.4 |
  
  ### Whitehill Hogmoor
  
  Whitehill Hogmoor :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | William Watkinson | 349 | 72.9 |
  | | Conservative | Valerie Ferns | 130 | 27.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 45.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 479 | 27.5 |
  
  ### Whitehill Pinewood
  
  Whitehill Pinewood :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Donald Mayes | 153 | 59.8 |
  | | Conservative | Philip Cochrane | 103 | 40.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 19.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 256 | 13.7 |
  
  ### Whitehill Walldown
  
  Whitehill Walldown :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Adam Carew | 504 | 80.9 |
  | | Conservative | Barry Hope | 119 | 19.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | 61.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 623 | 36.0 |
  