2003 Derby City Council election

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2003 Derby Council election
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17 of 51 seats to Derby City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before2712
Seats won76
Seats after2513
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote18,58618,234
Percentage31.5%30.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Seats before111
Seats won51
Seats after121
Seat changeDecrease2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote18,0394,113
Percentage30.6%7.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Derby City Council election 2003 map.svg
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

No overall control

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]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

2003 Derby Local Election Result [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 702Decrease2.svg236.831.518,586
  Liberal Democrats 610Increase2.svg131.630.918,234
  Conservative 510Increase2.svg126.330.618,039
  Independent 100Steady2.svg5.37.04,113

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Bryan Lowe 1,283 52.5
Labour Michael Fuller79132.3
Conservative David Hart28711.7
Independent Ronald McKeown853.5
Majority49220.2
Turnout 2,44625.6
Liberal Democrats hold

Allestree

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Location of Allestree ward
Allestree [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Balbir Samra 2,132 50.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Jackson1,05325.0
Labour David Byrne1,02124.3
Majority1,07925.7
Turnout 4,20639.1
Conservative hold

Alvaston

Location of Alvaston ward Alvaston ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Alvaston ward
Alvaston [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Christopher Wynn 1,231 47.5
Conservative Adrian Pegg53620.7
Independent Trevlyn Atkinson41716.1
Liberal Democrats Cara Copestick40815.7
Majority69526.8
Turnout 2,59225.0
Labour hold

Arboretum

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Location of Arboretum ward
Arboretum [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Fareed Hussain 1,168 44.8
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Newby59522.8
Conservative Shayad Mahmood53520.5
Independent Margaret Rooney30911.9
Majority57322.0
Turnout 2,60726.1
Labour hold

Blagreaves

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Location of Blagreaves ward
Blagreaves [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Robert Troup 2,044 57.5
Labour Stephen Melvin91125.6
Conservative Janice Lee53715.1
Independent Andries Olivier611.7
Majority1,13331.9
Turnout 3,55336.7
Liberal Democrats hold

Boulton

Location of Boulton ward Boulton ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Boulton ward
Boulton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Ronald Allen 1,316 41.8
Labour Mark Tittley1,12335.7
Conservative Sean Conway52116.6
Liberal Democrats Eric Ashburner1865.9
Majority1936.1
Turnout 3,14631.3
Independent hold

Chaddesden

Location of Chaddesten ward Chaddesten ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Chaddesten ward
Chaddesden [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Anne MacDonald 1,475 49.2
Conservative Vincent Mills97332.5
Liberal Democrats Leslie Alcock44814.9
Independent Brian Low1023.4
Majority50216.7
Turnout 2,99829.6
Labour hold

Chellaston (2 seats)

Location of Chellaston ward Chellaston ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Chellaston ward
Chellaston (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ronald Liversedge 1,393
Conservative Julie Hickson 1,274
Labour David Whitehead1,189
Labour Alan Mullarkey1,009
Independent David Black572
Independent Julia Slater396
Liberal Democrats Christine Yates290
Liberal Democrats Harjinder Naitta195
Turnout 6,31834.2
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Darley

Location of Darley ward Darley ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Darley ward
Darley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Joan Travis 1,406 41.9
Labour Michael Futers97329.0
Conservative Graham Else87626.1
Independent Graham Leeming1013.0
Majority43312.9
Turnout 3,35634.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Derwent

Location of Derwent ward Derwent ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Derwent ward
Derwent [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Suman Gupta 853 43.0
Conservative Franklyn Harwood71936.2
Liberal Democrats Rafe Nauen23311.7
Independent Mark Bull1799.0
Majority1346.8
Turnout 1,98420.7
Labour hold

Littleover

Location of Littleover ward Littleover ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Littleover ward
Littleover [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Michael Carr 2,298 64.4
Conservative Mark Collins80322.5
Labour Peter Blount46813.1
Majority1,49541.9
Turnout 3,56937.5
Liberal Democrats hold

Mackworth

Location of Mackworth ward Mackworth ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Mackworth ward
Mackworth [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Veronica Wilsoncroft 1,104 47.5
Conservative Elizabeth Waters74231.9
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Brown47920.6
Majority36215.6
Turnout 2,32523.9
Labour hold

Mickleover

Location of Mickleover ward Mickleover ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Mickleover ward
Mickleover (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hird 2,558
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Winter 2,516
Conservative Virginia Lemmings1,468
Conservative Christine Pearn1,449
Labour Lisa Higginbottom536
Labour Keith Normington427
Independent Ivor Cox96
Turnout 9,05042.4
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Normanton

Location of Normanton ward Normanton ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Normanton ward
Normanton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Amar Nath 1,351 47.6
Liberal Democrats Sean Marshall1,09238.5
Conservative Joan Magee30610.8
Independent Richard Bull893.1
Majority2599.1
Turnout 2,83828.9
Labour hold

Oakwood

Location of Oakwood ward Oakwood ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Oakwood ward
Oakwood [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Paul West 1,408 52.1
Labour Phillip Woodhead90033.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Clayden39214.5
Majority50818.8
Turnout 2,70027.0
Conservative hold

Sinfin

Location of Sinfin ward Sinfin ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Sinfin ward
Sinfin [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Prem Chera 1,049 53.7
Liberal Democrats Leigh Alcock36718.8
Conservative Richard Pearn28214.4
Independent Mario Colella1658.4
Independent Dorothy Skrytek904.6
Majority68234.9
Turnout 1,95320.6
Labour hold

Spondon

Location of Spondon ward Spondon ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Spondon ward
Spondon [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Peter Berry 1,798 54.0
Labour Frank Kirkland1,00730.2
Liberal Democrats Patrick Peat39111.7
Independent William Peake1354.1
Majority79123.8
Turnout 3,33135.1
Conservative hold

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References

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  2. ↑ "Local council election results". The Telegraph . 3 May 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Election results; English Councils; Local elections 2003". The Times . 2 May 2003. p. 16.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Election Results". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
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