The 2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough 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. The number of seats increased by 1.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 |  5 | 62.2 | 47.8 | 16,060 | +4.1 | |||
| Labour | 12 |  4 | 26.7 | 35.5 | 11,909 | -4.0 | |||
| Independent | 3 |  0 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 2,948 | +1.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 2,494 | -1.9 | |||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 180 | New | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 293 | 34.1 | |||
| Conservative | 278 | 32.3 | |||
| Labour | 169 | 19.7 | |||
| Green | 85 | 9.9 | |||
| Independent | 35 | 4.1 | |||
| Majority | 15 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 860 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 520 | 35.9 | |||
| Independent | 376 | 26.0 | |||
| Labour | 363 | 25.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 189 | 13.1 | |||
| Majority | 144 | 9.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,448 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Unopposed | ||||
| Majority | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 746 | 43.8 | |||
| Conservative | 602 | 35.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 357 | 20.9 | |||
| Majority | 144 | 8.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,705 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 500 | 54.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 311 | 33.6 | |||
| Green | 64 | 6.9 | |||
| UKIP | 50 | 5.4 | |||
| Majority | 189 | 20.5 | |||
| Turnout | 925 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 350 | 53.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 250 | 38.4 | |||
| Labour | 51 | 7.8 | |||
| Majority | 100 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 651 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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