2003 West Lindsey District Council election

Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result
West Lindsey Local Election Result 2003
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 6 4 0 +4 50.0 38.0 4,194 -4.6%
  Liberal Democrats 3 0 1 -1 25.0 26.6 2,937 -5.3%
  Independent 3 0 1 -1 25.0 20.8 2,296 +9.4%
  Labour 0 0 2 -2 0 14.2 1,571 +0.1%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 28 +0.3%

One Conservative candidate was unopposed.

Ward results
Caistor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alan Caine 563 59.8 +12.6
Conservative Peter O'Leary 300 31.9 -7.4
Labour Tara-Louise Burghardt 78 8.3 -2.3
Majority 263 27.9 +20.0
Turnout 941 37.1 +6.1
Independent hold Swing
Gainsborough East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kristan Smith 582 73.6 +16.8
Conservative John Otter 209 26.4 +12.2
Majority 373 47.2 +14.4
Turnout 791 18.0 +0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Gainsborough North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gillian Bardsley 539 42.7 +12.2
Liberal Democrats Denise Harrison-Moore 390 30.9 -2.3
Labour Triloka Mehrotra 334 26.4 -9.9
Majority 149 11.8
Turnout 1,263 25.8 +3.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Gainsborough South-West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Rainsforth 544 64.9 +12.2
Independent Paul Howitt-Cowan 196 23.4 +23.4
Conservative William Morgan 98 11.7 -11.2
Majority 348 41.5 +13.2
Turnout 838 25.7 +2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kelsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Strange unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Lea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kevin Whaley 361 47.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Parsons 261 34.1
Conservative Stephen Beer 144 18.8
Majority 100 13.0
Turnout 766 44.3
Independent hold Swing
Middle Rasen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Fenwick 455 54.6 -18.5
Conservative Alfred Jones 257 30.8 +3.9
Independent Lynda Vernam 93 11.2 +11.2
Green Christopher Padley 28 3.4 +3.4
Majority 198 23.8 -22.4
Turnout 833 44.8 +8.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Saxilby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Anyan-Needham 539 50.7 +16.8
Labour Catherine Dobson 524 49.3 +37.5
Majority 15 1.4
Turnout 1,063 28.8 -10.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Scotter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Underwood-Frost 920 74.3 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Heathorn 319 25.7 -5.7
Majority 601 48.6 +11.4
Turnout 1,239 36.5 +4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Torksey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Kinch 614 61.4
Liberal Democrats Susan Bartle 386 38.6
Majority 228 22.8
Turnout 1,000 48.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Welton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Malcolm Parish 1,083 80.0 +80.0
Labour Philip Huckin 270 20.0 +12.7
Majority 813 60.0
Turnout 1,353 33.6 -7.1
Independent hold Swing
Yarborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Owen Bierley 574 61.1 +12.8
Labour John Indian 365 38.9 -12.8
Majority 209 22.2 +18.8
Turnout 939 48.1 +11.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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