2003 Ashfield District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2003 Ashfield council election. Labour in red, Independent in grey, Greens in green and Conservatives in blue. Ashfield UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Ashfield council election. Labour in red, Independent in grey, Greens in green and Conservatives in blue.

The 2003 Ashfield District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Ashfield District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999. [1] The Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. [2]

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Election result

The results saw Labour lose their majority on the council after independents gained 12 seats and Labour lost 15 seats. [3]

Ashfield Local Election Result 2003 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 16-1548.552.017,551
  Independent 14+1242.434.811,763
  Green 2+26.14.51,518
  Conservative 1+13.07.32,473
  BNP 0001.4472

7 Labour candidates were unopposed. [5]

Ward results

Hucknall Central (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Locke848
Labour Charles Short831
Conservative Gordon Riley784
Turnout 2,46330.5
Hucknall East (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Creed708
Independent Geoffrey Thorpe624
Labour Yvonne White588
Turnout 1,92026.3
Hucknall North (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Gow841
Labour John Wilmott774
Conservative Michael Murphy739
Labour Patrick Wren620
Turnout 2,97432.3
Hucknall West (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Blagden1,088
Labour Simon Harris1,005
Conservative Brian Connor950
Labour John Knight807
BNP Barry Hodgson472
Turnout 4,32228.7
Jacksdale [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Holmes49576.2
Independent Frank Wood15523.8
Majority34052.3
Turnout 65025.8
Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Antony Brown952
Independent Rachel Madden888
Labour Alan Butler530
Labour Peter Thorpe370
Green Andrew Finlayson188
Turnout 2,92832.4
Kirky-in-Ashfield East (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Wendy Harvey610
Independent Harold Greasley586
Labour Jean Tomlinson357
Labour Warren Nuttall325
Turnout 1,87822.4
Kirky-in-Ashfield West (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Baird955
Independent David Spalding774
Labour Glennis Thierry387
Labour Beverly Meszaros320
Turnout 2,43626.1
Selston (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Beverley Turner750
Independent Petro Clarke708
Labour Christopher Bonam596
Labour Elaine Bonam570
Turnout 2,62427.1
Sutton-In-Ashfield Central (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lesley Matthewsunopposed
Labour Alan Priceunopposed
Labour Margaret Thorpeunopposed
Sutton-In-Ashfield East (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour May Barsby1,091
Independent George Toy1,009
Labour Derek Young962
Labour David Parker952
Turnout 4,01424.0
Sutton-In-Ashfield North (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beryl Anthonyunopposed
Labour John Bennettunopposed
Labour Jessie Parkerunopposed
Sutton-In-Ashfield West (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ramon Buttery1,020
Independent Terence Keetley977
Independent Roy Adkins914
Labour David Shooter824
Labour Kier Barsby717
Labour Hilda Holmes616
Turnout 5,06823.5
Underwood [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Maysunopposed
Woodhouse (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Justin Smith687
Green Mark Harrison643
Labour Martin Carey633
Labour Christopher Davidson537
Turnout 2,50025.7

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References

  1. "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. "Election results". Financial Times . 3 May 2003. p. 8.
  3. "Labour loses historic vote". BBC News Online. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  4. "English councils". The Times . 3 May 2003. p. 47.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Local Elections - May 2003 Results". Ashfield District Council. Archived from the original on 22 June 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2011.