2003 Leicester City Council election

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Results of the 2003 Leicester City Council election Leicester UK ward map 2003.svg
Results of the 2003 Leicester City Council election

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

The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries and the total number of seats was reduced from 56 to 54.

Summary

2003 Leicester City Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 25Increase2.svg 946.332.856,213+5.6
  Labour 19Decrease2.svg 1135.236.061,753–11.7
  Conservative 9Decrease2.svg 116.722.538,554+0.3
  Green 1Increase2.svg 11.94.98,410+2.7
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.02.33,932+1.8
  Socialist Labour 0Steady2.svg0.00.91,579+0.7
  BNP 0Steady2.svg0.00.5886N/A
  Socialist Alliance 0Steady2.svg0.00.1192N/A

References

  1. "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 21 January 2023.