Bolsover District Council election, 2003
Map of the results of the 2003 Bolsover District Council election.
Labour in red,
independents in light grey and Whitwell Residents Association in grey.
The 2003 Bolsover District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Bolsover District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Election result
Labour won 31 of the 37 seats on the council to keep a 25-seat majority on the council.[2] Of the other 6 seats, 4 were won by independents, while the remaining 2 seats were taken by the Whitwell Residents Association, which won both seats in Whitwell ward.[2] Overall turnout at the election was about 30%, reaching a high of 42.4% in Elmton-with-Creswell.[2]
Bolsover local election result 2003[3] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
31 |
|
|
-1 |
83.8 |
53.9 |
11,568 |
|
|
Independent |
4 |
|
|
0 |
10.8 |
31.6 |
6,791 |
|
|
Whitwell Residents Association |
2 |
|
|
+1 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
1,373 |
|
|
Conservative |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
7.2 |
1,544 |
|
|
BNP |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
101 |
|
|
Socialist Alliance |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
97 |
|
Ward results
Barlborough (2 seats)[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
John Shaw |
unopposed |
|
|
|
Labour |
Eion Watts |
unopposes |
|
|
Bolsover North West (2 seats)[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Keith Bowman |
unopposed |
|
|
|
Labour |
Thomas Rodda |
unopposed |
|
|
Bolsover South (2 seats)[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Jennie Bennett |
unopposed |
|
|
|
Labour |
Alan Hodkin |
unopposed |
|
|
Bolsover West (2 seats)[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Rosemary Bowler |
unopposed |
|
|
|
Labour |
Bran Huddless |
unopposed |
|
|
Pleasley (2 seats)[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Pauline Bowmer |
unopposed |
|
|
|
Labour |
Ann Syrett |
unopposed |
|
|
Shirebrook East[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Brian Murray-Carr |
unopposed |
|
|
Shirebrook Langwith[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Kenneth Walker |
unopposed |
|
|
Shirebrook North West[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Martin Dawkins |
unopposed |
|
|
Shirebrook South East[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Hazel Ward |
unopposed |
|
|
Shirebrook South West[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Stephen Fritchley |
unopposed |
|
|
Whitwell (2 seats)[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Whitwell Residents Association |
George Webster |
755 |
|
|
|
Whitwell Residents Association |
Vivienne Mills |
618 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Dennis Reynolds |
428 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Kenneth Stevenson |
373 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,174 |
|
|
References