2003 Erewash Borough Council election

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2003 Erewash Borough Council election
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  1999 1 May 2003 2007  

All 51 seats to Erewash Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election15294
Seats won26194
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 10Steady2.svg

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election4
Seats won2
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2
Map of the results of the 2003 Erewash Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey. Erewash UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Erewash Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

The 2003 Erewash Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Erewash Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election. [1]

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Overall election results

Erewash Borough Council (Summary of Overall Results)

Erewash Borough 2003 Election Results
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 265141.211,124
  Labour 193731.78552
  Liberal Democrats 4816.84525
  Independent 248.22211
  BNP 01.0282
  Monster Raving Loony 01.0154
  UKIP 00.5123

Erewash Borough Council - Results by Ward

Abbotsford

Abbotsford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michelle Booth (E)45727.5
Labour Brian Lucas (E)45127.2
Conservative Terence Holbrook40524.4
Conservative Joyce Stokes34720.9
Turnout 23.6

Breaston

Breaston (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Orchard (E)103237.0
Conservative Robert Alan Parkinson (E)97334.9
Labour Susan Bradley41915.0
Labour Graeme Simpson36213.0
Turnout 40.8

Cotmanhay

Cotmanhay (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marion Birch (E)35230.3
Labour David Morgan (E)32628.0
Conservative Eileen Richards26422.7
Conservative Kenneth Tapping22119.0
Turnout 19.6

Derby Road East

Derby Road East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Howard Griffiths (E)41325.1
Labour Margaret Wright (E)37722.9
Conservative Linda Corbett22913.9
Conservative Jeffrey Clare21613.1
Liberal Democrats Frederick Davis20912.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Read19912.1
Turnout 25.0

Derby Road West

Derby Road West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Marshall (E)62515.1
Conservative Ronald Chadbourne (E)58214.1
Conservative Kevin Miller (E)56513.7
Labour David Andrews43310.5
Labour Alison Cartwright42210.2
Labour Marjorie Avill-Coates4049.8
Liberal Democrats Ian Neill3969.6
Liberal Democrats Kevin Stevenson3528.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Oldham3478.4
Turnout 31.2

Draycott and Stanton-by-Dale

Draycott and Stanton-by-Dale (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Orchard (E)74437.1
Conservative Malcolm Aindow (E)56728.3
Independent Peter Cresswell39119.5
Independent Mark O'Neill30415.2
Turnout 37.4

Hallam Fields

Hallam Fields (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Bishop (E)52133.2
Labour John Dunkley (E)46029.3
Conservative Marie Aindow30419.4
Conservative Roger Williams28518.2
Turnout 24.3

Ilkeston Central

Ilkeston Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glennice Birkin (E)40628.0
Labour Frank Charles Phillips (E)38426.5
Conservative Jennifer Bartlett34523.8
Conservative Victor Gillan31421.7
Turnout 23.5

Ilkeston North

Ilkeston North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Beardsley (E)33933.3
Labour Ernest Bevan (E)33532.9
Conservative Margaret Lomas18318.0
Conservative Mary Smith16215.9
Turnout 19.8

Kirk Hallam

Kirk Hallam (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brendan Killeavy (E)56818.2
Labour Stephen Green (E)49115.7
Liberal Democrats Eric Spencer (E)42113.5
Labour Louis Booth41513.3
Labour Richard Stevens36111.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Prior2889.2
Conservative Andrew Blount2287.3
Conservative Nicola Stephenson2106.7
Conservative John Hay-Heddle1444.6
Turnout 26.8

Little Eaton and Breadsall

Little Eaton and Breadsall (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Smith (E)51927.0
Conservative Alan Summerfield (E)48325.1
Liberal Democrats John Salmon40821.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Beardmore30715.9
Labour William Newman20410.6
Turnout 38.5

Little Hallam

Little Hallam (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bridget Harrison (E)60233.4
Conservative David Stephenson (E)59132.8
Labour Simon Haydon31217.3
Labour Jean Shooter29816.5
Turnout 33.0

Long Eaton Central

Long Eaton Central (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Dockerill (E)56014.0
Conservative Gary Hickton (E)53413.3
Conservative Gerald Hartopp (E)53113.2
Labour Paula Hosker51412.8
Labour Charles Stevenson46111.4
Labour Greta Stevenson43310.8
Liberal Democrats Rachel Allen2526.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Grant2025.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Daxter2025.0
UKIP David Bartrop1233.1
Turnout 30.5

Nottingham Road

Nottingham Road (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roland Hosker (E)62917.6
Labour Brenda White (E)60917.0
Labour Michael Grant (E)57616.0
Conservative Mary Gough56015.6
Conservative David Watson47413.2
Conservative Frank Jones45112.6
BNP John Pennington2827.9
Turnout 29.4

Ockbrook and Borrowash

Ockbrook and Borrowash (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Douglas Hodges (E)117718.9
Conservative Vera Tumanow (E)114918.4
Conservative Patrick Smith (E)105517.0
Labour Kevin Bates83013.3
Labour Eric Highton81013.0
Labour Jeffrey Martin76412.3
Liberal Democrats Zoe France2203.5
Liberal Democrats Margaret Long2143.4
Turnout 38.4

Old Park

Old Park (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pamela Phillips (E)36930.5
Labour Patrick Thomas Moloney (E)34728.7
Conservative Benjamin Miller26521.9
Conservative Val Clare22918.9
Turnout 22.2

Sandiacre North

Sandiacre North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Wallis (E)45323.8
Conservative Alan Hardy (E)45123.7
Labour Marie Blacker43122.7
Labour Martin Waring37419.7
Liberal Democrats Pamela Hallam19210.0
Turnout 30.0

Sandiacre South

Sandiacre South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Bilbie (E)57224.9
Conservative Barbara Uren (E)55124.0
Liberal Democrats Hazel Tilford50822.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Garnett43018.7
Labour Denis Barker23610.3
Turnout 36.7

Sawley

Sawley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Camm (E)125236.3
Liberal Democrats Craig France (E)68519.9
Liberal Democrats Rodney Allen (E)49414.3
Labour Jonathon Hemsley2587.8
Conservative Brenda Gillan2246.5
Conservative Haley Clare2216.4
Conservative Brian Stokes1624.7
Monster Raving Loony R U Seerius1544.5
Turnout 37.7

Stanley

Stanley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gail Newman (E)38164.7
Conservative Dorothy Harling20835.3
Turnout 34.5

West Hallam and Dale Abbey

West Hallam and Dale Abbey (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Hart (E)85122.2
Liberal Democrats Gary Hamson (E)80221.0
Conservative John Fildes (E)75319.7
Conservative Michael Sherwood72018.8
Liberal Democrats Janet Mallett70218.3
Turnout 36.2

Wilsthorpe

Wilsthorpe (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Corbett (E)77421.5
Conservative Donna Briggs (E)70919.7
Conservative John Brown (E)70919.7
Labour Owen Llewellyn55715.5
Liberal Democrats Sally Ann Wathen43211.9
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Barnes42310.2
Turnout 28.8

By-Elections between May 2003 - May 2007

Little Eaton and Breadsall

Little Eaton and Breadsall By-Election 29 April 2004 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 62763.0+17.1
Liberal Democrats 36837.0+0.9
Majority25926.0
Turnout 99535.2
Conservative hold Swing

Kirk Hallam

Kirk Hallam By-Election 28 October 2004 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Louis Booth52352.1+23.4
Liberal Democrats 23223.1-1.5
Conservative 12011.9-1.4
UKIP 12912.8+12.8
Majority29129.0
Turnout 1,00421.2
Labour hold Swing
Kirk Hallam By-Election 27 October 2005 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Frudd70777.0+24.9
Conservative Max Alexander13214.4+2.5
Liberal Democrats Janet Mallett798.6-14.5
Majority57562.6N/A
Turnout 91819.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Sawley

Sawley By-Election 13 January 2005 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hay-Heddle42338.1+29.4
Labour 34831.4+21.4
Liberal Democrats 33830.50.0
Majority756.7N/A
Turnout 1,10921.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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