2003 Forest Heath District Council election

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The 2003 Forest Heath District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Forest Heath District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries. The number of seats increased from 25 to 27.

Summary

2003 Forest Heath District Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 21Steady2.svg77.851.79,462-10.9
  WSI 3Increase2.svg 311.115.32,808N/A
  Independent 3Increase2.svg 211.111.32,064+3.0
  Labour 0Decrease2.svg 10.016.02,926-9.4
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.04.3794N/A
  Liberal Democrats 0Decrease2.svg 20.01.4251-2.3

By-elections

Manor

Manor: 28 October 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 269 66.9
Independent 13333.1
Majority13633.8
Turnout 402
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Red Lodge

Red Lodge: 15 December 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 173 55.3
Conservative 11135.5
UKIP 299.3
Majority6219.8
Turnout 313
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. "Forest Heath District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 1 November 2022.