Coventry City Council election, 2003
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.
Election result
Coventry Local Election Result 2003 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
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 | |||||
Council Composition
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 | |
Conservatives | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 23 | |
Socialist Alternative | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |
Ward results
Bablake ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Brian Kelsey | 2,139 | |||
Labour | Gordon Arthur Wright | 1,011 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Gilbert Napier Penlington | 713 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Binley and Willenhall ward | |||||
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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 | ||||
Cheylesmore ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Linda Ann Reece | 1,840 | |||
Labour | Raymond Stewart Byers | 1041 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Vincent McKee | 563 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Earlsdon ward | |||||
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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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Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Foleshill ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Heather Ann Parker | 1,679 | |||
Conservative | Shabbir Ahmed | 819 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Lakshman Hensman | 348 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Henley ward | |||||
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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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Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Holbrook ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Joseph Clifford | 1,569 | |||
Conservative | Harjinder Sehmi | 775 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Christine Nuala Coupe | 701 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Longford ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | George Arthur Duggins | 1,561 | |||
Conservative | Harry Maeers | 777 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Brian Sewards | 515 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Lower Stoke ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Radford ward | |||||
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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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Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Sherbourne ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Heather Rutter | 1,394 | |||
Labour | Howard Peter Lacy | 1,186 | |||
Liberal Democrat | William George Haymes | 681 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
St Michael's ward | |||||
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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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Turnout | |||||
Socialist Alternative hold | Swing | ||||
Upper Stoke ward | |||||
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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 | ||||
Wainbody ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Gary Edward Crookes | 2,194 | |||
Labour | Christopher Nicholas Youett | 800 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Francis Peter Lockett | 957 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Westwood ward | |||||
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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 | ||||
Whoberley ward | |||||
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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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Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Woodlands ward | |||||
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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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Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wyken ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Susanna Ella Dixon | 1,594 | |||
Labour | Marilyn Ann Mutton | 1,334 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Brian Rees Lewis | 794 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- "Coventry City Council Online [Archive]". 2003. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ↑ "BBC News Vote 2003 Coventry". BBC News. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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