Elections to Herefordshire Council were held on 1 May 2003, along with other local elections in England and Scotland. Due to prior boundary reviews, all 38 wards were contested - with each ward electing either one two or three members to the council, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2007. The council remained in no overall control, with the Conservative Party replacing the Liberal Democrats as the largest party on the council, winning 20 out of a total of 56 seats on the council.
Result
The overall turnout was 60.80% with a total of 114,492 valid votes cast. A total of 2,808 ballots were rejected.
Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 21 20 7 4 1 Liberal Democrats Conservative Independent Labour G
After the election, the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 20 16 15 4 1 Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Labour NL
G - Green Party NL - No description
Ward results Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Councillors seeking re-election were first elected in 2000, and these results are therefore compared to that year's polls. All results are listed below:
Aylestone
Backbury
Belmont
Bircher
Bringsty
Bromyard
Andrews previously served as a cllr for Three Elms. Both Haycock and Paton previously stood as BNP candidates.
Burghill, Holmer & Lyde
Makin previously served as cllr for Dinmore Hill
Castle
Central
Credenhill
Frome
Golden Cross with Weobley
Cllr Goodwin previously served as councillor for Weobley.
Golden Valley North
Cllr Davies previously served as councillor for Merbach.
Golden Valley South
Hagley
Hampton Court
Hollington
Hope End
Kerne Bridge
Kington Town
Cllr James previously served as councillor for Kington.
Ledbury
This ward previously only elected two members to the council. Both Cllrs Harling and Ashton served in the Ledbury ward, whilst Cllr Rule served as a councillor for Marcle Ridge.
Leominster North
Leominster South
Both Cllrs Burke and Thomas previously served as councillors for Leominster East & South prior to the election.
Llangarron
Mortimer
Old Gore
Penyard
Pontrilas
Ross-on-Wye East
Ross-on-Wye West
St. Martins & Hinton
Cllrs Chappell and Attfield previously served as councillors for Hinton ward, and Cllr Preece served as a councillor for St. Martins prior to the election.
St. Nicholas
Stoney Street
Sutton Walls
Cllr Guthrie previously served as the councillor for Brumarsh prior to the election.
Three Elms
Tupsley
Valletts
Wormsley Ridge
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