Bolsover District Council election, 2003

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Map of the results of the 2003 Bolsover District Council election. Labour in red, independents in light grey and Whitwell Residents Association in grey. Bolsover UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Bolsover District Council election. Labour in red, independents in light grey and Whitwell Residents Association in grey.

The 2003 Bolsover District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Bolsover District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Bolsover District Non-metropolitan district in England

Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It is named after the town of Bolsover, which is near the geographic centre of the district, but the council is based in Clowne. At the 2011 Census, the district had a population of 75,866.

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Derbyshire ceremonial county in East Midlands, England

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire, containing the southern extremity of the Pennine range of hills which extend into the north of the county. The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester to the northwest, West Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the northeast, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the southeast, Staffordshire to the west and southwest and Cheshire also to the west. Kinder Scout, at 636 metres (2,087 ft), is the highest point in the county, whilst Trent Meadows, where the River Trent leaves Derbyshire, is its lowest point at 27 metres (89 ft). The River Derwent is the county's longest river at 66 miles (106 km), and runs roughly north to south through the county. In 2003 the Ordnance Survey placed Church Flatts Farm at Coton in the Elms as the furthest point from the sea in Great Britain.

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Election result

Labour won 31 of the 37 seats on the council to keep a 25-seat majority on the council. [2] Of the other 6 seats, 4 were won by independents, while the remaining 2 seats were taken by the Whitwell Residents Association, which won both seats in Whitwell ward. [2] Overall turnout at the election was about 30%, reaching a high of 42.4% in Elmton-with-Creswell. [2]

Whitwell, Derbyshire village and civil parish in Bolsover District, Derbyshire

Whitwell is a small village located in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 3,900.

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils, while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities. Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward-population counts can vary substantially. As at the end of 2014 there were 9,456 electoral wards/divisions in the UK.

Voter turnout percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Eligibility varies by country, and the voting-eligible population should not be confused with the total adult population. Age and citizenship status are often among the criteria used to determine eligibility, but some countries further restrict eligibility based on sex, race, or religion.

Bolsover local election result 2003 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 31 -1 83.8 53.9 11,568
  Independent 4 0 10.8 31.6 6,791
  Whitwell Residents Association 2 +1 5.4 6.4 1,373
  Conservative 0 0 0 7.2 1,544
  BNP 0 0 0 0.5 101
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0.5 97

Ward results

Barlborough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Shaw unopposed
Labour Eion Watts unopposes
Blackwell (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Clive Moesby 710
Labour Alan Tomlinson 631
Independent Sally Gray 517
Turnout 1,858
Bolsover North West (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keith Bowman unopposed
Labour Thomas Rodda unopposed
Bolsover South (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jennie Bennett unopposed
Labour Alan Hodkin unopposed
Bolsover West (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rosemary Bowler unopposed
Labour Bran Huddless unopposed
Clowne North (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Brian Hendry 415
Labour Sidney Patrick 373
Labour Duncan Haywood 306
Independent Andrew Patterson 272
Turnout 1,366
Clowne South (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Paul Hendry 435
Labour James Smith 375
Labour Peter Linley 372
Turnout 1,182
Elmton-with-Creswell (3 seats) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Duncan McGregor 1,002
Independent James Clifton 883
Labour Rita Turner 777
Independent Shaun Wass 766
Labour Enid Glassey 656
Independent Shirley Staniforth 575
Independent Robert Davis 261
Turnout 4,920 42.4
Pinxton (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mary Dooley 534
Labour Dennis Kelly 476
Independent Leonard Worrall 386
Turnout 1,396
Pleasley (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Pauline Bowmer unopposed
Labour Ann Syrett unopposed
Scarcliffe (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sandra Peake 688
Labour Malcolm Crane 591
Independent Celso Sabido 530
BNP Mark Stringfellow 101
Socialist Alliance Raymond Holmes 97
Turnout 2,007
Shirebrook East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Brian Murray-Carr unopposed
Shirebrook Langwith [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kenneth Walker unopposed
Shirebrook North West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Martin Dawkins unopposed
Shirebrook South East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Hazel Ward unopposed
Shirebrook South West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen Fritchley unopposed
South Normanton East (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Terry Cook 448
Labour Malcolm Hodges 396
Conservative Anne Smith 218
Conservative Keith Smith 190
Turnout 1,252
South Normanton West (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Trevor Lane 496
Labour Joan Morley 484
Labour John Phelan 470
Conservative Susan Curry 425
Independent John Hudson 404
Conservative David Blythe 378
Conservative Paul Smith 333
Turnout 2,990
Tibshelf (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Michael Coupe 734
Labour Alison Beckett 622
Independent Raymond Heffer 613
Labour Graham Parkin 360
Turnout 2,329
Whitwell (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Whitwell Residents Association George Webster 755
Whitwell Residents Association Vivienne Mills 618
Labour Dennis Reynolds 428
Labour Kenneth Stevenson 373
Turnout 2,174

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Cruising back into power". Derbyshire Times . 8 May 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "District Council Election Results 2003". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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