Derby City Council election, 2003

The 2003 Derby City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Derby Local Election Result 2003[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 7 0 2 -2 36.8 31.5 18,586 -6.5%
  Liberal Democrat 6 1 0 +1 31.6 30.9 18,234 +2.5%
  Conservative 5 1 0 +1 26.3 30.6 18,039 -1.0%
  Independent 1 0 0 0 5.3 7.0 4,113 +5.0%

Ward results

Abbey[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Bryan Lowe 1,283 52.5
Labour Michael Fuller 791 32.3
Conservative David Hart 287 11.7
Independent Ronald McKeown 85 3.5
Majority 492 20.2
Turnout 2,446 25.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Allestree[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Balbir Samra 2,132 50.7
Liberal Democrat Roger Jackson 1,053 25.0
Labour David Byrne 1,021 24.3
Majority 1,079 25.7
Turnout 4,206 39.1
Conservative hold Swing
Alvaston[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Wynn 1,231 47.5
Conservative Adrian Pegg 536 20.7
Independent Trevlyn Atkinson 417 16.1
Liberal Democrat Cara Copestick 408 15.7
Majority 695 26.8
Turnout 2,592 25.0
Labour hold Swing
Arboretum[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fareed Hussain 1,168 44.8
Liberal Democrat Lloyd Newby 595 22.8
Conservative Shayad Mahmood 535 20.5
Independent Margaret Rooney 309 11.9
Majority 573 22.0
Turnout 2,607 26.1
Labour hold Swing
Blagreaves[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robert Troup 2,044 57.5
Labour Stephen Melvin 911 25.6
Conservative Janice Lee 537 15.1
Independent Andries Olivier 61 1.7
Majority 1,133 31.9
Turnout 3,553 36.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Boulton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ronald Allen 1,316 41.8
Labour Mark Tittley 1,123 35.7
Conservative Sean Conway 521 16.6
Liberal Democrat Eric Ashburner 186 5.9
Majority 193 6.1
Turnout 3,146 31.3
Independent hold Swing
Chaddesden[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne MacDonald 1,475 49.2
Conservative Vincent Mills 973 32.5
Liberal Democrat Leslie Alcock 448 14.9
Independent Brian Low 102 3.4
Majority 502 16.7
Turnout 2,998 29.6
Labour hold Swing
Chellaston (2)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Liversedge 1,393
Conservative Julie Hickson 1,274
Labour David Whitehead 1,189
Labour Alan Mullarkey 1,009
Independent David Black 572
Independent Julia Slater 396
Liberal Democrat Christine Yates 290
Liberal Democrat Harjinder Naitta 195
Turnout 6,318 34.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Darley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Joan Travis 1,406 41.9
Labour Michael Futers 973 29.0
Conservative Graham Else 876 26.1
Independent Graham Leeming 101 3.0
Majority 433 12.9
Turnout 3,356 34.6
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Derwent[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Suman Gupta 853 43.0
Conservative Franklyn Harwood 719 36.2
Liberal Democrat Rafe Nauen 233 11.7
Independent Mark Bull 179 9.0
Majority 134 6.8
Turnout 1,984 20.7
Labour hold Swing
Littleover[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Michael Carr 2,298 64.4
Conservative Mark Collins 803 22.5
Labour Peter Blount 468 13.1
Majority 1,495 41.9
Turnout 3,569 37.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Mackworth[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Veronica Wilsoncroft 1,104 47.5
Conservative Elizabeth Waters 742 31.9
Liberal Democrat Lorraine Brown 479 20.6
Majority 362 15.6
Turnout 2,325 23.9
Labour hold Swing
Mickleover (2)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Margaret Hird 2,558
Liberal Democrat Marilyn Winter 2,516
Conservative Virginia Lemmings 1,468
Conservative Christine Pearn 1,449
Labour Lisa Higginbottom 536
Labour Keith Normington 427
Independent Ivor Cox 96
Turnout 9,050 42.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Normanton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amar Nath 1,351 47.6
Liberal Democrat Sean Marshall 1,092 38.5
Conservative Joan Magee 306 10.8
Independent Richard Bull 89 3.1
Majority 259 9.1
Turnout 2,838 28.9
Labour hold Swing
Oakwood[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul West 1,408 52.1
Labour Phillip Woodhead 900 33.3
Liberal Democrat Philip Clayden 392 14.5
Majority 508 18.8
Turnout 2,700 27.0
Conservative hold Swing
Sinfin[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Prem Chera 1,049 53.7
Liberal Democrat Leigh Alcock 367 18.8
Conservative Richard Pearn 282 14.4
Independent Mario Colella 165 8.4
Independent Dorothy Skrytek 90 4.6
Majority 682 34.9
Turnout 1,953 20.6
Labour hold Swing
Spondon[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Berry 1,798 54.0
Labour Frank Kirkland 1,007 30.2
Liberal Democrat Patrick Peat 391 11.7
Independent William Peake 135 4.1
Majority 791 23.8
Turnout 3,331 35.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  2. "Local council election results". Telegraph.co.uk. 2003-05-03. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
  3. "Election results; English Councils; Local elections 2003". The Times. 2003-05-02. p. 16.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 "Election Results". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2009-09-29.