2003 Derby City Council election
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The 2003 Derby City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 25
- Liberal Democrat 13
- Conservative 12
- Independent 1[2]
Election result
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 2 |  2
|
36.8 | 31.5 | 18,586 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 0 |  1
|
31.6 | 30.9 | 18,234 | ||
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1
|
26.3 | 30.6 | 18,039 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
|
5.3 | 7.0 | 4,113 | ||
Ward results
[edit]Abbey
[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Lowe | 1,283 | 52.5 | |
| Labour | Michael Fuller | 791 | 32.3 | |
| Conservative | David Hart | 287 | 11.7 | |
| Independent | Ronald McKeown | 85 | 3.5 | |
| Majority | 492 | 20.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,446 | 25.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Allestree
[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Balbir Samra | 2,132 | 50.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Jackson | 1,053 | 25.0 | |
| Labour | David Byrne | 1,021 | 24.3 | |
| Majority | 1,079 | 25.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,206 | 39.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
Alvaston
[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Wynn | 1,231 | 47.5 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Pegg | 536 | 20.7 | |
| Independent | Trevlyn Atkinson | 417 | 16.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Cara Copestick | 408 | 15.7 | |
| Majority | 695 | 26.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,592 | 25.0 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Arboretum
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fareed Hussain | 1,168 | 44.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lloyd Newby | 595 | 22.8 | |
| Conservative | Shayad Mahmood | 535 | 20.5 | |
| Independent | Margaret Rooney | 309 | 11.9 | |
| Majority | 573 | 22.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,607 | 26.1 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Blagreaves
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Troup | 2,044 | 57.5 | |
| Labour | Stephen Melvin | 911 | 25.6 | |
| Conservative | Janice Lee | 537 | 15.1 | |
| Independent | Andries Olivier | 61 | 1.7 | |
| Majority | 1,133 | 31.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,553 | 36.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Boulton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ronald Allen | 1,316 | 41.8 | |
| Labour | Mark Tittley | 1,123 | 35.7 | |
| Conservative | Sean Conway | 521 | 16.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Ashburner | 186 | 5.9 | |
| Majority | 193 | 6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,146 | 31.3 | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
Chaddesden
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anne MacDonald | 1,475 | 49.2 | |
| Conservative | Vincent Mills | 973 | 32.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Alcock | 448 | 14.9 | |
| Independent | Brian Low | 102 | 3.4 | |
| Majority | 502 | 16.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,998 | 29.6 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Chellaston (2 seats)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Liversedge | 1,393 | ||
| Conservative | Julie Hickson | 1,274 | ||
| Labour | David Whitehead | 1,189 | ||
| Labour | Alan Mullarkey | 1,009 | ||
| Independent | David Black | 572 | ||
| Independent | Julia Slater | 396 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Yates | 290 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Harjinder Naitta | 195 | ||
| Turnout | 6,318 | 34.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Darley
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Joan Travis | 1,406 | 41.9 | |
| Labour | Michael Futers | 973 | 29.0 | |
| Conservative | Graham Else | 876 | 26.1 | |
| Independent | Graham Leeming | 101 | 3.0 | |
| Majority | 433 | 12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,356 | 34.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | ||||
Derwent
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Suman Gupta | 853 | 43.0 | |
| Conservative | Franklyn Harwood | 719 | 36.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rafe Nauen | 233 | 11.7 | |
| Independent | Mark Bull | 179 | 9.0 | |
| Majority | 134 | 6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,984 | 20.7 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Littleover
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Carr | 2,298 | 64.4 | |
| Conservative | Mark Collins | 803 | 22.5 | |
| Labour | Peter Blount | 468 | 13.1 | |
| Majority | 1,495 | 41.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,569 | 37.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Mackworth
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Veronica Wilsoncroft | 1,104 | 47.5 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Waters | 742 | 31.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Brown | 479 | 20.6 | |
| Majority | 362 | 15.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,325 | 23.9 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Mickleover
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hird | 2,558 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Winter | 2,516 | ||
| Conservative | Virginia Lemmings | 1,468 | ||
| Conservative | Christine Pearn | 1,449 | ||
| Labour | Lisa Higginbottom | 536 | ||
| Labour | Keith Normington | 427 | ||
| Independent | Ivor Cox | 96 | ||
| Turnout | 9,050 | 42.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Normanton
[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Amar Nath | 1,351 | 47.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Marshall | 1,092 | 38.5 | |
| Conservative | Joan Magee | 306 | 10.8 | |
| Independent | Richard Bull | 89 | 3.1 | |
| Majority | 259 | 9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,838 | 28.9 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Oakwood
[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul West | 1,408 | 52.1 | |
| Labour | Phillip Woodhead | 900 | 33.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Clayden | 392 | 14.5 | |
| Majority | 508 | 18.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,700 | 27.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
Sinfin
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Prem Chera | 1,049 | 53.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leigh Alcock | 367 | 18.8 | |
| Conservative | Richard Pearn | 282 | 14.4 | |
| Independent | Mario Colella | 165 | 8.4 | |
| Independent | Dorothy Skrytek | 90 | 4.6 | |
| Majority | 682 | 34.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,953 | 20.6 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Spondon
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Berry | 1,798 | 54.0 | |
| Labour | Frank Kirkland | 1,007 | 30.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Peat | 391 | 11.7 | |
| Independent | William Peake | 135 | 4.1 | |
| Majority | 791 | 23.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,331 | 35.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ "Local council election results". The Telegraph. 3 May 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Election results; English Councils; Local elections 2003". The Times. 2 May 2003. p. 16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Election Results". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
