2003 North Warwickshire Borough Council election

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2003 North Warwickshire Borough Council election
  1999 1 May 2003 2007  

All 35 seats to North Warwickshire Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout32.3% Decrease2.svg 2.0 pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before2292
Seats after16154
Seat changeDecrease2.svg6Increase2.svg6Increase2.svg2
Popular vote6,2806,1601,743
Percentage39.2%38.4%10.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.0%Increase2.svg5.0%Decrease2.svg2.0%

 Fourth party
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Party Independent
Seats before1
Seats after0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote1,838
Percentage11.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.0%

North Warwickshire UK ward map 2003.svg
Results of the 2003 North Warwickshire Borough council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, and the Liberal Democrats in orange.

North Warwickshire Borough Council 2003.svg
Composition of the council after the election.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


No overall control

On 1 May 2003, an election was held to elect councillors to the North Warwickshire Borough Council on the same day as other local elections in the UK. It was the first election to take place under the new ward boundaries, with one extra seat from the previous 34 seats added. All 35 seats were up for election and the result was no overall control with the Labour Party having the most seats at 16. The previous election had resulted in the council being controlled by Labour. [1] [2]

The election also resulted in an Independent politician losing their seat and the Liberal Democrats gaining two seats, despite seeing a decrease in their vote share. The Conservative Party made significant gains, winning 6 seats and seeing a 4.9% increase in their vote share. Labour lost 6 seats and saw a 6% decrease in their vote share. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1999 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 11. ISBN   0948858257 . Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. "Local Elections - North Warwickshire". BBC News. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. "Local Election Results 2003 North Warwickshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 2003 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. pp. 11, 191, 317. ISBN   0948858354 . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. North Warwickshire Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011 (PDF). pp. 5–6. Retrieved 6 December 2020.