2003 Daventry District Council election

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2003 Daventry District Council election
  2002 1 May 2003 (2003-05-01) 2004  

Results of the 2003 Daventry District Council election Daventry UK ward map 2003.svg
Results of the 2003 Daventry District Council election

Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 34%.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1270+792.364.47,708+5.0%
  Labour 105-57.727.03,236-3.0%
  Liberal Democrats 001-106.9827-3.7%
  Independent 001-101.7207+1.7%

Ward results

Abbey North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Howard60759.1+3.2
Labour Jean Tucker42040.9−3.2
Majority 18718.2+6.4
Turnout 1,027
Abbey South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Over63872.8
Labour Bruce Nichols23827.2
Majority 40045.6
Turnout 876
Conservative hold Swing
Badby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Scott51683.1
Labour Kenneth Ritchie 10516.9
Majority 41166.2
Turnout 621
Conservative hold Swing
Brixworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Wiig76752.4+1.2
Liberal Democrats Frances Peacock34423.5−11.9
Independent Kathleen Redley20714.1+14.1
Labour Mark Mulcahey14610.0−3.4
Majority 42328.9+13.1
Turnout 1,464
Clipston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pamela Betts55079.6
Labour Anthony Sparrowhawk14120.4
Majority 40959.2
Turnout 691
Conservative hold Swing
Drayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Penelope Price46651.8−1.3
Conservative Sally Smith43348.2+1.3
Majority 333.6−2.6
Turnout 899
Labour hold Swing
Hill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Harris571
Conservative Robert Walduck532
Labour David Nicholl336
Labour Gareth Pritchard306
Turnout 1,745
Long Buckby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Osbourne79860.6+0.6
Labour Christopher Myers51839.4−0.6
Majority 28021.2+1.2
Turnout 1,316
Moulton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Warren65857.7−1.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Strudwick48342.3+20.5
Majority 17515.4−22.2
Turnout 1,141
Walgrave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Carter42061.6
Labour Maughan Johnson26238.4
Majority 15823.2
Turnout 682
Weedon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Perry74083.3
Labour Dominic Luke14816.7
Majority 59266.6
Turnout 888
Conservative hold Swing
Welford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Catherine Boardman47876.1
Labour Michael Davenport15023.9
Majority 32852.2
Turnout 628
Conservative hold Swing

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