Tamworth Council election, 2003

Elections to Tamworth Council were held on 1 May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 23.2%

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 18
*Conservative 11
*Independent 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 5
gain = 3
loss = 0
net = +3
seats % = 50.0
votes % = 42.8
votes = 5,604
plus/minus = -0.6%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain = 0
loss = 4
net = -4
seats % = 40.0
votes % = 42.0
votes = 5,497
plus/minus = -9.4%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 10.0
votes % = 5.9
votes = 776
plus/minus = +4.3%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 9.3
votes = 1,214
plus/minus = +5.7%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Wells
votes = 642
percentage = 44.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Julie Holland
votes = 581
percentage = 40.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Zoe Blake
votes = 213
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 61
percentage = 4.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,436
percentage = 23.8
change = +0.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Lewis
votes = 468
percentage = 44.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Oates
votes = 374
percentage = 35.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Robert Taylor
votes = 200
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 94
percentage = 9.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,042
percentage = 18.9
change = -2.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Seekings
votes = 714
percentage = 56.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Parsons
votes = 562
percentage = 44.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 152
percentage = 12.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,276
percentage = 23.7
change = -3.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Trenfield
votes = 639
percentage = 45.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Francis Worrall
votes = 538
percentage = 38.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Pinkett
votes = 226
percentage = 16.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 101
percentage = 7.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,403
percentage = 25.5
change = -2.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Christopher Cooke
votes = 576
percentage = 50.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Savage
votes = 370
percentage = 32.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James McKay
votes = 186
percentage = 16.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 206
percentage = 18.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,132
percentage = 19.7
change = -0.3Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gerald Latham
votes = 636
percentage = 41.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Ward
votes = 611
percentage = 39.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Blake
votes = 297
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 25
percentage = 1.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,544
percentage = 28.9
change = -1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Gant
votes = 900
percentage = 52.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Thompson
votes = 558
percentage = 32.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Blake
votes = 251
percentage = 14.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 342
percentage = 20.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,709
percentage = 32.5
change = -5.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Taylor
votes = 432
percentage = 52.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Granger
votes = 397
percentage = 47.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 35
percentage = 4.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 829
percentage = 14.5
change = -2.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jeremy Oates
votes = 749
percentage = 49.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Dix
votes = 553
percentage = 36.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roger Jones
votes = 227
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 196
percentage = 12.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,529
percentage = 26.6
change = -3.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Beale
votes = 610
percentage = 51.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Smith
votes = 581
percentage = 48.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 29
percentage = 2.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,191
percentage = 20.2
change = -4.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/146.stm 2003 Tamworth election result]
* [http://www.tamworth.gov.uk/download.asp?path=/Documents/SS/Democratic/Election%20Results%20-%201999-2007.xls Ward results]

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