Elections to Penwith 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. Overall turnout was 37.6%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Liberal Democrat 11
- Conservative 10
- Independent 8
- Others 3
- Labour 2
Results
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 41.7 | 41.0 | 5,529 | +17.1 | |||
| Independent | 4 | 0 | 33.3 | 31.4 | 4,232 | +2.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | +2 | 25.0 | 18.3 | 2,472 | -18.9 | |||
| Labour | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 787 | -1.6 | |||
| Mebyon Kernow | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 230 | -0.4 | ||||
| UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 227 | +1.0 | ||||
1 Conservative candidate was unopposed.
By ward
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shirley Oliver | 829 | 60.7 | ||
| Conservative | Sarah Roskilly | 536 | 39.3 | ||
| Majority | 293 | 21.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,365 | 35.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Owen Philp | 971 | 61.4 | +14.5 | |
| Conservative | Clinton Thomas | 611 | 38.6 | +38.6 | |
| Majority | 360 | 22.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,582 | 32.8 | −4.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Yvonne Watson | 756 | 56.3 | −7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Holland | 467 | 34.8 | +14.9 | |
| UKIP | Bryan Bracegirdle | 119 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
| Majority | 289 | 21.5 | −22.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,342 | 39.7 | −1.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Smith | 966 | 57.4 | +57.4 | |
| Independent | Mark Squire | 716 | 42.6 | −42.8 | |
| Majority | 250 | 14.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,682 | 39.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Neil Badcock | 472 | 72.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Walker | 176 | 27.2 | ||
| Majority | 296 | 45.6 | |||
| Turnout | 648 | 54.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Mates | 489 | 35.5 | −11.3 | |
| Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 366 | 26.6 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | James Champion | 275 | 20.0 | +5.4 | |
| Independent | Carol Dennis | 125 | 9.1 | −0.1 | |
| UKIP | Michael Faulkner | 108 | 7.8 | +4.2 | |
| Independent | Joby Akira | 15 | 1.1 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 123 | 8.9 | −14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,378 | 34.2 | −3.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Harding | 1,090 | 72.1 | ||
| Labour | Sara Olivier | 421 | 27.9 | ||
| Majority | 669 | 44.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,511 | 43.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eric Care | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peter Badcock | 487 | 71.4 | ||
| Independent | Michael Hanley | 195 | 28.6 | ||
| Majority | 292 | 42.8 | |||
| Turnout | 682 | 42.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | George Tonkin | 649 | 74.5 | −8.3 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Milton | 222 | 25.5 | +8.3 | |
| Majority | 427 | 49.0 | −16.6 | ||
| Turnout | 871 | 30.1 | −5.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joan Tanner | 482 | 48.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | William Fry | 225 | 22.7 | ||
| Conservative | Derek Milton | 211 | 21.3 | ||
| Independent | William Trevorrow | 73 | 7.4 | ||
| Majority | 257 | 25.9 | |||
| Turnout | 991 | 37.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Angove | 466 | 32.7 | +32.7 | |
| Conservative | William Penaluna | 390 | 27.4 | −15.4 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Angwin | 339 | 23.8 | +9.6 | |
| Mebyon Kernow | Andrew Moyle | 230 | 16.1 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 76 | 5.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,425 | 39.1 | −4.8 | ||
