Local Election Results 2003
North Dorset
Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries. One Conservative councillor and two Liberal Democrat councillors were elected unopposed.
Other results for North Dorset:
2007
2011
2015
Results for Dorset county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Liberal Democrat |
6237 |
37.5% |
11 |
| Conservative |
5875 |
35.3% |
15 |
| Independent |
3898 |
23.4% |
7 |
| Labour |
516 |
3.1% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
104 |
0.6% |
0 |
| Della Jones |
Ind |
527 |
38.2% |
| William Cox |
C |
465 |
33.7% |
| Trevor Hodder |
LD |
386 |
28.0% |
| Malcolm Jones |
LD |
349 |
|
| William Batty-Smith |
C |
603 |
60.3% |
| Graham Carr-Jones |
C |
538 |
|
| Bob Penfold |
LD |
397 |
39.7% |
| Joe Rose |
LD |
390 |
|
| Sheila Chapman |
LD |
293 |
63.1% |
| Frank Webber |
C |
171 |
36.9% |
| Stephen Hitchings |
LD |
210 |
52.8% |
| Charles Randall |
C |
101 |
25.4% |
| John Barnes |
Ind |
68 |
17.1% |
| George Thompson |
Lab |
19 |
4.8% |
| Barrie Cooper |
LD |
225 |
47.4% |
| Kaye Clemens |
C |
127 |
26.7% |
| Esme Butler |
Ind |
123 |
25.9% |
| Charles Pemberton |
C |
220 |
47.8% |
| Michael Owen |
Lab |
130 |
28.3% |
| Gerry Chapman |
LD |
110 |
23.9% |
| John Tanner |
LD |
290 |
59.7% |
| Haydn White |
Lab |
196 |
40.3% |
| Geoffrey Miller |
Ind |
407 |
56.3% |
| Andrew Cattaway |
C |
241 |
33.3% |
| Jill Arnott |
LD |
75 |
10.4% |
| Michael Bignell |
LD |
406 |
55.5% |
| Mike Otton |
C |
326 |
44.5% |
| Michael Oliver |
Ind |
487 |
77.7% |
| Richard Foley |
LD |
140 |
22.3% |
| David Milsted |
LD |
286 |
61.4% |
| Nicholas Mason |
C |
180 |
38.6% |
| Ian Campbell |
C |
839 |
51.5% |
| Michael Oram |
C |
709 |
|
| Geoffrey Spencer |
LD |
643 |
39.5% |
| Graeme Hole |
LD |
482 |
|
| Harold Galpin |
Ind |
146 |
9.0% |
| David Whitehead |
C |
264 |
72.5% |
| Douglas Burton |
LD |
100 |
27.5% |
| David Adami |
Ind |
491 |
75.9% |
| Craig White |
C |
94 |
14.5% |
| Cynthia Pitman |
LD |
62 |
9.6% |
| Cora Bone |
Ind |
371 |
65.3% |
| John Gaylard |
LD |
197 |
34.7% |
| Su Hunt |
C |
242 |
60.0% |
| Colin Dann |
Ind |
161 |
40.0% |
| Gordon Hine |
Ind |
360 |
72.0% |
| Timothy Skevington |
LD |
140 |
28.0% |
| John Tory |
Ind |
211 |
51.1% |
| Dennis Wardleworth |
Lab |
132 |
32.0% |
| David Smith |
LD |
70 |
16.9% |
| Richard Moyle |
C |
268 |
61.2% |
| Joe Hickhish |
LD |
170 |
38.8% |
| Mervyn Jeffery |
LD |
256 |
49.6% |
| William Purbrick |
C |
161 |
31.2% |
| Richard Thomas |
Ind |
60 |
11.6% |
| Joseph Pestell |
Lab |
39 |
7.6% |
| Janet Lowe |
LD |
207 |
59.0% |
| Michael Pitcairn |
C |
144 |
41.0% |
| Elizabeth Manley |
LD |
356 |
64.1% |
| Anthony Morris |
Ind |
199 |
35.9% |
| Victor Fox |
C |
597 |
46.3% |
| John Roake |
C |
596 |
|
| David Fox |
LD |
588 |
45.6% |
| Graham Airey |
LD |
526 |
|
| Peter Watson |
UKIP |
104 |
8.1% |
| Peter Webb |
C |
329 |
66.2% |
| Georgina England |
LD |
168 |
33.8% |
| Stephen James |
C |
503 |
40.2% |
| Hilary James |
C |
483 |
|
| Jennifer Beckley |
LD |
462 |
36.9% |
| Paul Slimm |
LD |
345 |
|
| Lee Gilbert |
Ind |
287 |
22.9% |
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