Labour retains control
Elections to North West Leicestershire District Council took place on 1 May 2003,[1] with the previous election having taken place in 1999 and with the next held in May 2007 . The election took place across all 20 electoral wards and a total of 38 councillors were elected. The Labour Party retained control of the council for the fourth election in a row, albeit with a narrow majority of two seats.
Results [ ]
A map of North West Leicestershire coloured by victorious party at the 2003 District Council election.
North West Leicestershire District Council election, 2003
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
20
−11
52.6
50.6
19,134
Conservative
12
+4
31.6
31.9
12,061
Liberal Democrats
4
+4
10.5
13.4
5,052
Independent
2
+1
5.3
4.1
1,559
Ward results [ ]
In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.
Appleby (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Edward Blunt
572
72.3
Labour
Michael Dyer
219
27.7
Turnout
791
Ashby Castle (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
John Geoffrey Coxon
502
73.1
Labour
Theresa Eynon
185
26.9
Turnout
687
Ashby Holywell (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Roger David Bayliss
393
21.8
Labour
Gordon Tacey
357
19.8
Conservative
Graham Arthur Allman
323
17.9
Labour
John Legrys
321
17.8
Liberal Democrats
David John Price
214
11.9
Liberal Democrats
Peter Douglas Thompson
197
10.9
Turnout
903
Ashby Ivanhoe (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
David Paul Whetton
728
29.2
Labour
Sean David Sheahan
649
26.0
Conservative
David Geraint Jones
559
22.4
Conservative
Yvo Henniker-Heaton
557
22.3
Turnout
1,247
Bardon (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Ted Purver
227
61.7
Labour
David Everitt
141
38.3
Turnout
368
Breedon (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Nicholas James Rushton
571
68.5
Liberal Democrats
Martyn Lewis Hening
144
17.3
Labour
Malcolm Harry Smith
118
14.2
Turnout
833
Castle Donington (3 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Gerald Dalby
890
20.2
Labour
Derek Henry Wintle
781
17.7
Conservative
Tony Saffell
746
16.9
Conservative
Neil Cox
722
16.3
Labour
Patrick David Lynch
666
15.1
Labour
Andrew Talliss
604
13.7
Turnout
2,205
Coalville (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Philip Holland
509
28.4
Independent
Karen Suzanne Clarke
472
26.4
Labour
Wilfred Wildgoose
430
24.0
Labour
Barry Walter Hall
380
21.2
Turnout
896
Greenhill (3 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Michael Barry Wyatt
964
22.4
Liberal Democrats
James Collins
794
18.5
Liberal Democrats
Julie Anne Roberts
780
18.2
Labour
Adoline Uvenia Smith
635
14.8
Labour
Clifford Adrian Stanley
591
13.7
Labour
Joseph Harry Smith
532
12.4
Turnout
1,432
Hugglescote (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Paul Anthony Hyde
481
37.5
Labour
Steven John Peace
462
36.1
Liberal Democrats
Barry George Horne
338
26.4
Turnout
641
Ibstock and Heather (3 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Felix Fenning
672
23.7
Labour
Alison Helen Harrop
659
23.2
Labour
Dai Male
648
22.8
Conservative
Ian William Hewson
433
15.3
Conservative
Karen Lavinia Hewson
424
15.0
Turnout
945
Kegworth and Whatton (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Trevor Pendleton
852
37.7
Conservative
Alison Smith
673
29.8
Labour
James Harry Roberts
370
16.4
Labour
Derek Keith Barham
363
16.1
Turnout
1,129
Measham (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
John Lewis
582
42.5
Labour
Edward John Palmer
417
30.5
Conservative
Patrick Michael Byrne
370
27.0
Turnout
685
Moira (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Patrick John Regan
719
39.0
Labour
Mark Jonathan Chadbourn
668
36.3
Conservative
Paul Dunkin Rushton
455
24.7
Turnout
921
Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Glynn John Davies
316
60.7
Independent
Frederick Thomas Sharpe
131
25.1
Independent
Leonard Michael Warwicker
74
14.2
Turnout
521
Ravenstone (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Nigel Smith
522
56.0
Labour
Helen Mary Abbott
410
44.0
Turnout
932
Snibston (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
John Geary
521
28.3
Labour
Frank Straw
477
25.9
Conservative
Peter Garth Lacey
469
25.5
Independent
Richard Stanley Kowalski
373
20.3
Turnout
920
Thringstone (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Roderick Adrian Evans
552
24.8
Labour
Pam Clayfield
527
23.7
Liberal Democrats
Colin Pickering
517
23.3
Liberal Democrats
Susan Lesley Pickering
448
20.2
Conservative
Sudesh Mattu
179
8.1
Turnout
1,112
Valley (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
David John Stevenson
834
35.1
Conservative
Barry Webster
788
33.2
Labour
Terence Green
401
16.9
Labour
Jonathan Kirk Abbott
351
14.8
Turnout
1,187
Whitwick (3 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Derek Howe
886
31.0
Labour
Ray Woodward
715
25.0
Liberal Democrats
David James Wyatt
656
23.0
Labour
Steve Preston
600
21.0
Turnout
953
References [ ]
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