Elections to Coventry City Council in England were held on 1 May 2003. Nineteen seats were up for election - the usual one third of the council, plus an additional seat in Whoberley ward, which was vacant. The Labour lost majority control of the council, but remained the largest party.
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 8 | 0 | 5 | -5 | |||||
Conservative | 9 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |||||
Socialist Alternative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |||||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table: [1]
Party | Previous council | Staying councillors | Seats up for election | Election result | New council | |
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Labour | 31 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 26 | |
Conservative | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 23 | |
Socialist Alternative | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 54 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Brian Kelsey | 2,139 | |||
Labour | Gordon Arthur Wright | 1,011 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Gilbert Napier Penlington | 713 | |||
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Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ram Parkash Lakha | 1,386 | |||
Conservative | Heather Jean Johnson | 1,247 | |||
Independent | Brian Anthony McCarney | 486 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Samantha Elizabeth Ashby | 230 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Linda Ann Reece | 1,840 | |||
Labour | Raymond Stewart Byers | 1041 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Vincent McKee | 563 | |||
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Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew MacDonald Matchet | 2,166 | |||
Labour | Lindsley Harvard | 1,366 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Adrian Edward Dyke | 822 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Anthony Paul Smith | 223 | |||
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Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Heather Ann Parker | 1,679 | |||
Conservative | Shabbir Ahmed | 819 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Lakshman Hensman | 348 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Patrick Ruddy | 1,228 | |||
Conservative | Jean Margaret Tandy | 778 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Mandeep Singh Jandu | 302 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Martha Elsie Beatrice Young | 262 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Joseph Clifford | 1,569 | |||
Conservative | Harjinder Sehmi | 775 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Christine Nuala Coupe | 701 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | George Arthur Duggins | 1,561 | |||
Conservative | Harry Maeers | 777 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Brian Sewards | 515 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Philip David Townshend | 1,171 | |||
Conservative | Margaret Veronica Rigby | 957 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Conrad Benefield | 465 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Jane Ashwell | 345 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Charles Skipper | 1,262 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Simpson | 712 | |||
Conservative | Ronald John Carr | 605 | |||
Marxist | David Anderson | 134 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Heather Rutter | 1,394 | |||
Labour | Howard Peter Lacy | 1,186 | |||
Liberal Democrat | William George Haymes | 681 | |||
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Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist Alternative | Karen McKay | 1,185 | |||
Labour | James Matthew O'Boyle | 1,005 | |||
Conservative | Marc Cedric Howson | 270 | |||
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Socialist Alternative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Russell Field | 2,201 | |||
Labour | David Henry Edwards | 1,294 | |||
Conservative | Hazel Ann Reece | 244 | |||
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Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Edward Crookes | 2,194 | |||
Labour | Christopher Nicholas Youett | 800 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Francis Peter Lockett | 957 | |||
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Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Henry Batten | 1,304 | |||
Conservative | Nigel Charles Lee | 1,086 | |||
Independent | James Richard Donnelly | 251 | |||
Socialist Alternative | James Richard Donnelly | 218 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joan Ann Griffin | 1,497 | |||
Conservative | Clifford Leonard Ridge | 1,383 | |||
Labour | Kevin Barry Maton | 1,043 | |||
Labour | John French | 1,000 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Arthur Hugh Thomas | 734 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jacqueline Bridget Basu | 712 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Michael Jeffrey Holton | 268 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Mark Edward Power | 253 | |||
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Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Diana Margaret Tuson | 1,827 | |||
Labour | Jean Jackson | 1,276 | |||
BNP | Mark Andrew Payne | 1,013 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Howarth | 811 | |||
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Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Susanna Ella Dixon | 1,594 | |||
Labour | Marilyn Ann Mutton | 1,334 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Brian Rees Lewis | 794 | |||
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Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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