2003 Erewash Borough Council election
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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]
Overall election results
Erewash Borough Council (Summary of Overall Results)
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 26 | 51.0 | 41.2 | 11,124 | |||||
| Labour | 19 | 37.0 | 31.7 | 8,552 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 8.0 | 16.8 | 4,525 | |||||
| Independent | 2 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 2,211 | |||||
| BNP | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 282 | |||||
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 154 | |||||
| UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 123 | |||||
Erewash Borough Council - Results by Ward
Abbotsford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michelle Booth (E) | 457 | 27.5 | ||
| Labour | Brian Lucas (E) | 451 | 27.2 | ||
| Conservative | Terence Holbrook | 405 | 24.4 | ||
| Conservative | Joyce Stokes | 347 | 20.9 | ||
| Turnout | 23.6 | ||||
Breaston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret Orchard (E) | 1032 | 37.0 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Alan Parkinson (E) | 973 | 34.9 | ||
| Labour | Susan Bradley | 419 | 15.0 | ||
| Labour | Graeme Simpson | 362 | 13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 40.8 | ||||
Cotmanhay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marion Birch (E) | 352 | 30.3 | ||
| Labour | David Morgan (E) | 326 | 28.0 | ||
| Conservative | Eileen Richards | 264 | 22.7 | ||
| Conservative | Kenneth Tapping | 221 | 19.0 | ||
| Turnout | 19.6 | ||||
Derby Road East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Howard Griffiths (E) | 413 | 25.1 | ||
| Labour | Margaret Wright (E) | 377 | 22.9 | ||
| Conservative | Linda Corbett | 229 | 13.9 | ||
| Conservative | Jeffrey Clare | 216 | 13.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Frederick Davis | 209 | 12.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Read | 199 | 12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 25.0 | ||||
Derby Road West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Marshall (E) | 625 | 15.1 | ||
| Conservative | Ronald Chadbourne (E) | 582 | 14.1 | ||
| Conservative | Kevin Miller (E) | 565 | 13.7 | ||
| Labour | David Andrews | 433 | 10.5 | ||
| Labour | Alison Cartwright | 422 | 10.2 | ||
| Labour | Marjorie Avill-Coates | 404 | 9.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Neill | 396 | 9.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Stevenson | 352 | 8.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Oldham | 347 | 8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 31.2 | ||||
Draycott and Stanton-by-Dale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Derek Orchard (E) | 744 | 37.1 | ||
| Conservative | Malcolm Aindow (E) | 567 | 28.3 | ||
| Independent | Peter Cresswell | 391 | 19.5 | ||
| Independent | Mark O'Neill | 304 | 15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 37.4 | ||||
Hallam Fields
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Edward Bishop (E) | 521 | 33.2 | ||
| Labour | John Dunkley (E) | 460 | 29.3 | ||
| Conservative | Marie Aindow | 304 | 19.4 | ||
| Conservative | Roger Williams | 285 | 18.2 | ||
| Turnout | 24.3 | ||||
Ilkeston Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Glennice Birkin (E) | 406 | 28.0 | ||
| Labour | Frank Charles Phillips (E) | 384 | 26.5 | ||
| Conservative | Jennifer Bartlett | 345 | 23.8 | ||
| Conservative | Victor Gillan | 314 | 21.7 | ||
| Turnout | 23.5 | ||||
Ilkeston North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Beardsley (E) | 339 | 33.3 | ||
| Labour | Ernest Bevan (E) | 335 | 32.9 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Lomas | 183 | 18.0 | ||
| Conservative | Mary Smith | 162 | 15.9 | ||
| Turnout | 19.8 | ||||
Kirk Hallam
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Brendan Killeavy (E) | 568 | 18.2 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Green (E) | 491 | 15.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Spencer (E) | 421 | 13.5 | ||
| Labour | Louis Booth | 415 | 13.3 | ||
| Labour | Richard Stevens | 361 | 11.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Prior | 288 | 9.2 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Blount | 228 | 7.3 | ||
| Conservative | Nicola Stephenson | 210 | 6.7 | ||
| Conservative | John Hay-Heddle | 144 | 4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 26.8 | ||||
Little Eaton and Breadsall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Smith (E) | 519 | 27.0 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Summerfield (E) | 483 | 25.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Salmon | 408 | 21.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Beardmore | 307 | 15.9 | ||
| Labour | William Newman | 204 | 10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 38.5 | ||||
Little Hallam
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bridget Harrison (E) | 602 | 33.4 | ||
| Conservative | David Stephenson (E) | 591 | 32.8 | ||
| Labour | Simon Haydon | 312 | 17.3 | ||
| Labour | Jean Shooter | 298 | 16.5 | ||
| Turnout | 33.0 | ||||
Long Eaton Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Dockerill (E) | 560 | 14.0 | ||
| Conservative | Gary Hickton (E) | 534 | 13.3 | ||
| Conservative | Gerald Hartopp (E) | 531 | 13.2 | ||
| Labour | Paula Hosker | 514 | 12.8 | ||
| Labour | Charles Stevenson | 461 | 11.4 | ||
| Labour | Greta Stevenson | 433 | 10.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Allen | 252 | 6.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Grant | 202 | 5.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Daxter | 202 | 5.0 | ||
| UKIP | David Bartrop | 123 | 3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 30.5 | ||||
Nottingham Road
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roland Hosker (E) | 629 | 17.6 | ||
| Labour | Brenda White (E) | 609 | 17.0 | ||
| Labour | Michael Grant (E) | 576 | 16.0 | ||
| Conservative | Mary Gough | 560 | 15.6 | ||
| Conservative | David Watson | 474 | 13.2 | ||
| Conservative | Frank Jones | 451 | 12.6 | ||
| BNP | John Pennington | 282 | 7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 29.4 | ||||
Ockbrook and Borrowash
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Douglas Hodges (E) | 1177 | 18.9 | ||
| Conservative | Vera Tumanow (E) | 1149 | 18.4 | ||
| Conservative | Patrick Smith (E) | 1055 | 17.0 | ||
| Labour | Kevin Bates | 830 | 13.3 | ||
| Labour | Eric Highton | 810 | 13.0 | ||
| Labour | Jeffrey Martin | 764 | 12.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Zoe France | 220 | 3.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Long | 214 | 3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 38.4 | ||||
Old Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pamela Phillips (E) | 369 | 30.5 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Thomas Moloney (E) | 347 | 28.7 | ||
| Conservative | Benjamin Miller | 265 | 21.9 | ||
| Conservative | Val Clare | 229 | 18.9 | ||
| Turnout | 22.2 | ||||
Sandiacre North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Wallis (E) | 453 | 23.8 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Hardy (E) | 451 | 23.7 | ||
| Labour | Marie Blacker | 431 | 22.7 | ||
| Labour | Martin Waring | 374 | 19.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pamela Hallam | 192 | 10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 30.0 | ||||
Sandiacre South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Bilbie (E) | 572 | 24.9 | ||
| Conservative | Barbara Uren (E) | 551 | 24.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Tilford | 508 | 22.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Garnett | 430 | 18.7 | ||
| Labour | Denis Barker | 236 | 10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 36.7 | ||||
Sawley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Camm (E) | 1252 | 36.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Craig France (E) | 685 | 19.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Allen (E) | 494 | 14.3 | ||
| Labour | Jonathon Hemsley | 258 | 7.8 | ||
| Conservative | Brenda Gillan | 224 | 6.5 | ||
| Conservative | Haley Clare | 221 | 6.4 | ||
| Conservative | Brian Stokes | 162 | 4.7 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | R U Seerius | 154 | 4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 37.7 | ||||
Stanley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gail Newman (E) | 381 | 64.7 | ||
| Conservative | Dorothy Harling | 208 | 35.3 | ||
| Turnout | 34.5 | ||||
West Hallam and Dale Abbey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carol Hart (E) | 851 | 22.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Hamson (E) | 802 | 21.0 | ||
| Conservative | John Fildes (E) | 753 | 19.7 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Sherwood | 720 | 18.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Mallett | 702 | 18.3 | ||
| Turnout | 36.2 | ||||
Wilsthorpe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Corbett (E) | 774 | 21.5 | ||
| Conservative | Donna Briggs (E) | 709 | 19.7 | ||
| Conservative | John Brown (E) | 709 | 19.7 | ||
| Labour | Owen Llewellyn | 557 | 15.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Ann Wathen | 432 | 11.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Barnes | 423 | 10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 28.8 | ||||
By-Elections between May 2003 - May 2007
Little Eaton and Breadsall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 627 | 63.0 | +17.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 368 | 37.0 | +0.9 | ||
| Majority | 259 | 26.0 | |||
| Turnout | 995 | 35.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Kirk Hallam
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Louis Booth | 523 | 52.1 | +23.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 232 | 23.1 | −1.5 | ||
| Conservative | 120 | 11.9 | −1.4 | ||
| UKIP | 129 | 12.8 | +12.8 | ||
| Majority | 291 | 29.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,004 | 21.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Frudd | 707 | 77.0 | +24.9 | |
| Conservative | Max Alexander | 132 | 14.4 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Mallett | 79 | 8.6 | −14.5 | |
| Majority | 575 | 62.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 918 | 19.3 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Sawley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Hay-Heddle | 423 | 38.1 | +29.4 | |
| Labour | 348 | 31.4 | +21.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 338 | 30.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Majority | 75 | 6.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,109 | 21.7 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2003 - Erewash".
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results - April 2004". Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Labour edges ahead in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 29 October 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Labour romp it at Kirk Hallam". Ilkeston Advertiser. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Tories make first council gain of new year". The Guardian. 18 January 2005.