- Rugby Council election, 2003
Elections to Rugby Council were held on
1st May ,2003 . One third of the council seats were up for election. The council stayed under no overall control. The number of councillors for each party after the election were Conservative 18, Labour 16, Liberal Democrat 10 and Independent 4.Election Result
Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 7
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 41.2
votes % = 31.4
votes = 6,793
plus/minus = +4.2%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 6
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 35.3
votes % = 38.7
votes = 8,389
plus/minus = +2.9%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 3
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 17.6
votes % = 26.5
votes = 5,737
plus/minus = -3.7%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 5.9
votes % = 3.4
votes = 745
plus/minus = -3.4%Ward Results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kathleen Hayter
votes = 582
percentage = 45.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Butlin
votes = 535
percentage = 42.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hilda Fletcher
votes = 155
percentage = 12.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 47
percentage = 3.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,272
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Francis Whistance
votes = 573
percentage = 54.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Hotten
votes = 261
percentage = 24.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Pacey-Day
votes = 220
percentage = 20.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 312
percentage = 29.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,054
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Wright
votes = 911
percentage = 60.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Joyce
votes = 322
percentage = 21.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Beatrice O'Dwyer
votes = 279
percentage = 18.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 589
percentage = 39.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,512
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carolyn Robbins
votes = 418
percentage = 56.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Steven Birkett
votes = 175
percentage = 23.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Heidi Thomas
votes = 141
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 243
percentage = 33.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 734
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Claire Edwards
votes = 352
percentage = 57.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Taylor
votes = 185
percentage = 30.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mervyn Leah
votes = 71
percentage = 11.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 167
percentage = 27.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 608
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sue Roodhouse
votes = 788
percentage = 48.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Smith
votes = 576
percentage = 35.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Douglas Hall
votes = 271
percentage = 16.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 212
percentage = 13.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,635
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Pawsey
votes = 1,076
percentage = 49.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ian Morris
votes = 739
percentage = 34.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Vaughan Owen
votes = 178
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brenda Clarke
votes = 170
percentage = 7.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 337
percentage = 15.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,163
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Poole
votes = 1,051
percentage = 62.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Harris
votes = 623
percentage = 37.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 428
percentage = 25.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,674
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Neil Sandison
votes = 1,155
percentage = 73.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Newsome
votes = 244
percentage = 15.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Vasanji Chhana
votes = 176
percentage = 11.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 911
percentage = 57.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,635
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Terence Deery
votes = 647
percentage = 34.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Allanach
votes = 645
percentage = 34.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Elson
votes = 581
percentage = 31.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 2
percentage = 0.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,873
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gordon Collett
votes = 628
percentage = 78.5
change = -7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Felicity Bocus
votes = 93
percentage = 11.6
change = +11.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Morgan
votes = 79
percentage = 9.9
change = -4.6Election box majority
votes = 535
percentage = 66.9
change = -4.1Election box turnout
votes = 800
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Donald Williams
votes = 658
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christina Avis
votes = 613
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Caroline Wright
votes = 327
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sabir Yusuf
votes = 257
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Upstone
votes = 237
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Lilian Pallikaropoulos
votes = 208
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Dorothy Neville
votes = 206
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,506
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ramesh Srivastava
votes = 701
percentage = 55.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Felipe Tejero
votes = 291
percentage = 22.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Thoday
votes = 278
percentage = 21.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 410
percentage = 32.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,270
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kamaljit Kaur
votes = 746
percentage = 53.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Hirons
votes = 660
percentage = 46.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 86
percentage = 6.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,406
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Glenda Allanach
votes = 689
percentage = 65.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pauline Elson
votes = 230
percentage = 21.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Benjamin Ferrett
votes = 135
percentage = 12.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 459
percentage = 43.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,054
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Ronald Backholler
votes = 359
percentage = 68.0
change = +7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Cropper
votes = 113
percentage = 21.4
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Webb
votes = 56
percentage = 10.6
change = +10.6Election box majority
votes = 246
percentage = 46.6
change = +8.4Election box turnout
votes = 528
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =
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