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The 2003 Derbyshire Dales District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Derbyshire Dales District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999.[1] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]
Background
[edit]Before the election the Conservatives had a majority on the council with 21 seats, compared to 9 for the Liberal Democrats, 6 for Labour and 3 independents.[3]
Issues at the election included housing, with the Conservatives saying they would make more land available, council tax, where the Liberal Democrats attacked the Conservatives for a 19.9% increase, and waste collection, with Labour objecting to the end of large waste collection, which they said had led to fly tipping.[3] The Liberal Democrats said they were targeting seats in the villages of Baslow and Taddington, while Labour said they were aiming for Darley Dale.[3] However the Conservatives were guaranteed seats after the election, as 13 of their candidates faced no opposition,[3] the highest number of any council in the country.[4]
Election result
[edit]The Conservatives gained 3 seats to increase their majority on the council with 24 councillors, after gaining seats from independents in Bakewell ward.[5] The Liberal Democrats remained on 9 seats, while Labour finished with 5 seats and 1 independent was elected.[5] Turnout at the election varied between a high of 52% and a low of 24%,[6] but was down on the 1999 election.[5]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 24 | +3 | 61.5 | 42.5 | 13,153 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 9 | 0 | 23.1 | 35.7 | 11,058 | ||||
Labour | 5 | -1 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 4,438 | ||||
Independent | 1 | -2 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 2,310 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Elliott | unopposed | |||
Conservative | Anthony Millward | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Lewer | 517 | |||
Conservative | Alan Hodkinson | 487 | |||
Labour | Che Lear Page | 210 | |||
Labour | Lytton Page | 165 | |||
Turnout | 1,379 | 24.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Judith Twigg | 1,042 | |||
Conservative | Carol Walker | 810 | |||
Conservative | John Pearce | 786 | |||
Independent | John Brighton | 531 | |||
Independent | Hilary Young | 452 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Maureen Smith | 376 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Helen Pocock | 351 | |||
Independent | Trevor Smith | 332 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Joyce Steele | 298 | |||
Labour | Stephen Pope | 162 | |||
Turnout | 5,140 | 46.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Janet Goodison | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carol Valentine | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Catherine Hunt | 575 | 72.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Shirley Holt | 221 | 27.8 | ||
Majority | 354 | 44.4 | |||
Turnout | 796 | 49.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lewis Rose | 468 | 77.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Julia Pulman | 134 | 22.3 | ||
Majority | 334 | 55.4 | |||
Turnout | 602 | 40.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Longden | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Bates | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Burton | 1,051 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Fearn | 1,014 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Fearn | 989 | |||
Conservative | John Wall | 396 | |||
Conservative | Howard Simpson-Birks | 395 | |||
Conservative | Terence Kilburn | 344 | |||
Labour | Fionntann Page | 184 | |||
Turnout | 4,373 | 37.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Spencer | 441 | 77.1 | ||
Labour | Eric Page | 131 | 22.9 | ||
Majority | 310 | 54.2 | |||
Turnout | 572 | 46.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Brindley | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Chapman | 364 | 74.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Nancolas | 128 | 26.0 | ||
Majority | 236 | 48.0 | |||
Turnout | 492 | 38.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacqueline Bevan | unopposed | |||
Conservative | David Hoskin | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jennifer Radford | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Moore | 320 | 52.2 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Howard | 293 | 47.8 | ||
Majority | 27 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 613 | 45.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Otter | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John March | 395 | |||
Labour | Nicholas Elliott | 328 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Bowman | 248 | |||
Conservative | Joanna Cochrane | 237 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Beckett | 236 | |||
Conservative | Vivienne Smith | 230 | |||
Turnout | 1,674 | 33.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Barker | 914 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Burfoot | 897 | |||
Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 867 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Martyn Moss | 766 | |||
Conservative | Melvyn Askew | 566 | |||
Conservative | John Smith | 541 | |||
Independent | Ann Elliott | 413 | |||
Independent | Jacqueline Power | 262 | |||
Turnout | 5,226 | 43.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Flitter | 1,035 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Allwood | 913 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ursula Lunn | 815 | |||
Conservative | Diana Dakin | 703 | |||
Conservative | Jacqueline Stevens | 692 | |||
Conservative | Barrie Tipping | 665 | |||
Labour | Tane Page | 229 | |||
Turnout | 5,052 | 41.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Bull | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Deborah Read | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tracy Critchlow | 282 | 50.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Barber | 272 | 49.1 | ||
Majority | 10 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 554 | 36.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Raymond Dring | 400 | 64.6 | ||
Conservative | Jean Wall | 128 | 20.7 | ||
Labour | Paul Tozer | 91 | 14.7 | ||
Majority | 272 | 43.9 | |||
Turnout | 619 | 52.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Irene Ratcliffe | 901 | |||
Labour | James Ratcliffe | 822 | |||
Labour | Peter Slack | 820 | |||
Conservative | Kevin Hall | 468 | |||
Conservative | Gladwyn Gratton | 452 | |||
Conservative | Lesley Hall | 405 | |||
Turnout | 3,868 | 31.2 |
By-elections between 2003 and 2007
[edit]All Saints Matlock
[edit]A by-election in All Saints Matlock was held on 27 November 2003 after the Liberal Democrat councillor Martin Burfoot was forced to resign after complaints of a conflict of interest due to his holding a position on the Peak District National Park Authority.[8] His wife Sue Burfoot held the seat for the Liberal Democrats.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sue Burfoot | 678 | 54.0 | +16.8 | |
Conservative | Jacquie Stevens | 578 | 46.0 | +10.7 | |
Majority | 100 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,256 | 29.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Litton and Longstone
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 338 | 66.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sue Barber | 174 | 34.0 | ||
Majority | 164 | 32.0 | |||
Turnout | 512 | 36.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Winster & South Darley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Moseley | 316 | 40.8 | +20.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Edwards | 281 | 36.2 | −28.4 | |
Labour | 178 | 23.0 | +8.3 | ||
Majority | 35 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 775 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Lathkill & Bradford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | unopposed | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Local council election results". The Daily Telegraph. 3 May 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Public urged to voice their view". Matlock Mercury. 24 April 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Less choice in elections". Matlock Mercury. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ a b c "Tories keep control". Derbyshire Times. 8 May 2003. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Town council to have new faces". Matlock Mercury. 8 May 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "District Council election 1st. May 2003" (PDF). Political Science Resources. Derbyshire Dales District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ a b c "All Saints gets new councillor". Matlock Mercury. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Small byelection gain for Lib Dems". The Guardian. 28 November 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Tories lose council majority in key marginal". The Guardian. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2011.