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2003 UK local government election

2003 North Warwickshire Borough Council election
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All 35 seats to North Warwickshire Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout32.3% Decrease 2.0 pp
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before 22 9 2
Seats after 16 15 4
Seat change Decrease6 Increase6 Increase2
Popular vote 6,280 6,160 1,743
Percentage 39.2% 38.4% 10.9%
Swing Decrease6.0% Increase5.0% Decrease2.0%

  Fourth party
  Blank
Party Independent
Seats before 1
Seats after 0
Seat change Decrease1
Popular vote 1,838
Percentage 11.5%
Swing Increase3.0%

Results of the 2003 North Warwickshire Borough council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, and the Liberal Democrats in orange.

Composition of the council after the election.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


No overall control

On 1 May 2003, an election was held to elect councillors to the North Warwickshire Borough Council on the same day as other local elections in the UK. It was the first election to take place under the new ward boundaries, with one extra seat from the previous 34 seats added. All 35 seats were up for election and the result was no overall control with the Labour Party having the most seats at 16. The previous election had resulted in the council being controlled by Labour.

The election also resulted in an independent politician losing their seat and the Liberal Democrats gaining two seats, despite seeing a decrease in their vote share. The Conservative Party made significant gains, winning 6 seats and seeing a 4.9% increase in their vote share. Labour lost 6 seats and saw a 6% decrease in their vote share.

References

  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1999 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 11. ISBN 0948858257. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. "Local Elections - North Warwickshire". BBC News. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. "Local Election Results 2003 North Warwickshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 2003 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. pp. 11, 191, 317. ISBN 0948858354. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. North Warwickshire Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011 (PDF). pp. 5–6. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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