2003 Bolsover District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2003 Bolsover District Council election. Labour in red, independents in light grey and Whitwell Residents Association in grey. Bolsover UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Bolsover District Council election. Labour in red, independents in light grey and Whitwell Residents Association in grey.

The 2003 Bolsover District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Bolsover District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Election result

Labour won 31 of the 37 seats on the council to keep a 25-seat majority on the council. [2] Of the other 6 seats, 4 were won by independents, while the remaining 2 seats were taken by the Whitwell Residents Association, which won both seats in Whitwell ward. [2] Overall turnout at the election was about 30%, reaching a high of 42.4% in Elmton-with-Creswell. [2]

Bolsover local election result 2003 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 31-183.853.911,568
  Independent 4010.831.66,791
 Whitwell Residents Association2+15.46.41,373
  Conservative 0007.21,544
  BNP 0000.5101
  Socialist Alliance 0000.597

Ward results

Barlborough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Shawunopposed
Labour Eion Wattsunopposes
Blackwell (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Moesby710
Labour Alan Tomlinson631
Independent Sally Gray517
Turnout 1,858
Bolsover North West (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Bowmanunopposed
Labour Thomas Roddaunopposed
Bolsover South (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennie Bennettunopposed
Labour Alan Hodkinunopposed
Bolsover West (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosemary Bowlerunopposed
Labour Bran Huddlessunopposed
Clowne North (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Hendry415
Labour Sidney Patrick373
Labour Duncan Haywood306
Independent Andrew Patterson272
Turnout 1,366
Clowne South (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Hendry435
Labour James Smith375
Labour Peter Linley372
Turnout 1,182
Elmton-with-Creswell (3 seats) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Duncan McGregor1,002
Independent James Clifton883
Labour Rita Turner777
Independent Shaun Wass766
Labour Enid Glassey656
Independent Shirley Staniforth575
Independent Robert Davis261
Turnout 4,92042.4
Pinxton (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Dooley534
Labour Dennis Kelly476
Independent Leonard Worrall386
Turnout 1,396
Pleasley (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Bowmerunopposed
Labour Ann Syrettunopposed
Scarcliffe (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Peake688
Labour Malcolm Crane591
Independent Celso Sabido530
BNP Mark Stringfellow101
Socialist Alliance Raymond Holmes97
Turnout 2,007
Shirebrook East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Murray-Carrunopposed
Shirebrook Langwith [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Walkerunopposed
Shirebrook North West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Dawkinsunopposed
Shirebrook South East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hazel Wardunopposed
Shirebrook South West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Fritchleyunopposed
South Normanton East (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Cook448
Labour Malcolm Hodges396
Conservative Anne Smith218
Conservative Keith Smith190
Turnout 1,252
South Normanton West (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Lane496
Labour Joan Morley484
Labour John Phelan470
Conservative Susan Curry425
Independent John Hudson404
Conservative David Blythe378
Conservative Paul Smith333
Turnout 2,990
Tibshelf (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Coupe734
Labour Alison Beckett622
Independent Raymond Heffer613
Labour Graham Parkin360
Turnout 2,329
Whitwell (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whitwell Residents AssociationGeorge Webster755
Whitwell Residents AssociationVivienne Mills618
Labour Dennis Reynolds428
Labour Kenneth Stevenson373
Turnout 2,174

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Cruising back into power". Derbyshire Times . 8 May 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "District Council Election Results 2003". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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