Rugby Borough Council election, 2003
Elections to Rugby Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council seats were up for election. The council stayed under no overall control. The number of councillors for each party after the election were Conservative 18, Labour 16, Liberal Democrat 10 and Independent 4.[1]
Election result
Rugby Local Election Result 2003 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.2 |
31.4 |
6,793 |
+4.2% |
|
Conservative |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35.3 |
38.7 |
8,389 |
+2.9% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17.6 |
26.5 |
5,737 |
-3.7% |
|
Independent |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.9 |
3.4 |
745 |
-3.4% |
Ward results
Admirals |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kathleen Hayter |
582 |
45.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Butlin |
535 |
42.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hilda Fletcher |
155 |
12.2 |
|
Majority |
47 |
3.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,272 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Benn |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Francis Whistance |
573 |
54.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
James Hotten |
261 |
24.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Christopher Pacey-Day |
220 |
20.9 |
|
Majority |
312 |
29.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,054 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Brownsover South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Claire Edwards |
352 |
57.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Kevin Taylor |
185 |
30.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mervyn Leah |
71 |
11.7 |
|
Majority |
167 |
27.5 |
|
Turnout |
608 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Caldecott |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sue Roodhouse |
788 |
48.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Ian Smith |
576 |
35.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Douglas Hall |
271 |
16.6 |
|
Majority |
212 |
13.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,635 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Dunchurch and Knightlow |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Mark Pawsey |
1,076 |
49.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Morris |
739 |
34.2 |
|
|
Independent |
Vaughan Owen |
178 |
8.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Brenda Clarke |
170 |
7.9 |
|
Majority |
337 |
15.5 |
|
Turnout |
2,163 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Eastlands |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Neil Sandison |
1,155 |
73.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Paul Newsome |
244 |
15.5 |
|
|
Labour |
Vasanji Chhana |
176 |
11.2 |
|
Majority |
911 |
57.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,635 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Hillmorton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Terence Deery |
647 |
34.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Allanach |
645 |
34.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Elson |
581 |
31.0 |
|
Majority |
2 |
0.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,873 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Leam Valley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Gordon Collett |
628 |
78.5 |
-7.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Felicity Bocus |
93 |
11.6 |
+11.6 |
|
Labour |
John Morgan |
79 |
9.9 |
-4.6 |
Majority |
535 |
66.9 |
-4.1 |
Turnout |
800 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
New Bilton (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Donald Williams |
658 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Christina Avis |
613 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Caroline Wright |
327 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Sabir Yusuf |
257 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Upstone |
237 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Lilian Pallikaropoulos |
208 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Dorothy Neville |
206 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,506 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Newbold |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ramesh Srivastava |
701 |
55.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Felipe Tejero |
291 |
22.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Thoday |
278 |
21.9 |
|
Majority |
410 |
32.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,270 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Paddox |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Glenda Allanach |
689 |
65.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Pauline Elson |
230 |
21.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Benjamin Ferrett |
135 |
12.8 |
|
Majority |
459 |
43.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,054 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Ryton-on-Dunsmore |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Ronald Backholler |
359 |
68.0 |
+7.5 |
|
Conservative |
Philip Cropper |
113 |
21.4 |
+4.2 |
|
Labour |
Mary Webb |
56 |
10.6 |
+10.6 |
Majority |
246 |
46.6 |
+8.4 |
Turnout |
528 |
|
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
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