2003 UK local government election
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:
Labour 25 Liberal Democrat 13 Conservative 12 Independent 1[2] Election result 2003 Derby Local Election Result[3] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 7 0 2 2 36.8 31.5 18,586 Liberal Democrats 6 1 0 1 31.6 30.9 18,234 Conservative 5 1 0 1 26.3 30.6 18,039 Independent 1 0 0 5.3 7.0 4,113
Ward results Abbey Location of Abbey ward Abbey[4] Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold
Allestree Location of Allestree ward Allestree[4] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Balbir Samra 2,132 50.7 Liberal Democrats 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
Alvaston Location of Alvaston ward 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 Democrats Cara Copestick 408 15.7 Majority 695 26.8 Turnout 2,592 25.0 Labour hold
Arboretum Location of Arboretum ward Arboretum[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Fareed Hussain 1,168 44.8 Liberal Democrats 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
Blagreaves Location of Blagreaves ward Blagreaves[4] Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold
Boulton Location of Boulton ward 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 Democrats Eric Ashburner 186 5.9 Majority 193 6.1 Turnout 3,146 31.3 Independent hold
Chaddesden Location of Chaddesten ward Chaddesden[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Anne MacDonald 1,475 49.2 Conservative Vincent Mills 973 32.5 Liberal Democrats Leslie Alcock 448 14.9 Independent Brian Low 102 3.4 Majority 502 16.7 Turnout 2,998 29.6 Labour hold
Chellaston (2 seats) Location of Chellaston ward 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 Democrats Christine Yates 290 Liberal Democrats Harjinder Naitta 195 Turnout 6,318 34.2 Conservative hold Conservative gain from Labour
Darley Location of Darley ward Darley[4] Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats gain from Labour
Derwent Location of Derwent ward Derwent[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Suman Gupta 853 43.0 Conservative Franklyn Harwood 719 36.2 Liberal Democrats Rafe Nauen 233 11.7 Independent Mark Bull 179 9.0 Majority 134 6.8 Turnout 1,984 20.7 Labour hold
Littleover Location of Littleover ward Littleover[4] Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold
Mackworth Location of Mackworth ward Mackworth[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Veronica Wilsoncroft 1,104 47.5 Conservative Elizabeth Waters 742 31.9 Liberal Democrats Lorraine Brown 479 20.6 Majority 362 15.6 Turnout 2,325 23.9 Labour hold
Mickleover Location of Mickleover ward Mickleover (2)[4] Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats Margaret Hird 2,558 Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold
Normanton Location of Normanton ward Normanton[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Amar Nath 1,351 47.6 Liberal Democrats 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
Oakwood Location of Oakwood ward Oakwood[4] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Paul West 1,408 52.1 Labour Phillip Woodhead 900 33.3 Liberal Democrats Philip Clayden 392 14.5 Majority 508 18.8 Turnout 2,700 27.0 Conservative hold
Sinfin Location of Sinfin ward Sinfin[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Prem Chera 1,049 53.7 Liberal Democrats 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
Spondon Location of Spondon ward Spondon[4] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Peter Berry 1,798 54.0 Labour Frank Kirkland 1,007 30.2 Liberal Democrats Patrick Peat 391 11.7 Independent William Peake 135 4.1 Majority 791 23.8 Turnout 3,331 35.1 Conservative hold
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