2003 Derbyshire Dales District Council election

2003 UK local government election May 2020 December 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2003 Derbyshire Dales District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independents in grey. 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/78.stm Local elections BBC News Online 11 December 2011 The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1429056/Local-council-election-results.html Local council election results 3 May 2003 The Daily Telegraph 11 December 2011 Background 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.http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/local-news/public_urged_to_voice_their_view_1_869981 Public urged to voice their view 24 April 2003 Matlock Mercury 11 December 2011 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. The Liberal Democrats said they were targeting seats in the villages of Baslow and Taddington, while Labour said they were aiming for Darley Dale. However the Conservatives were guaranteed seats after the election, as 13 of their candidates faced no opposition, the highest number of any council in the country.http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/local-news/less_choice_in_elections_1_871145 Less choice in elections 1 May 2003 Matlock Mercury 11 December 2011 Election result The Conservatives gained 3 seats to increase their majority on the council with 24 councillors, after gaining seats from independents in Bakewell ward.http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/tories_keep_control_1_482828 Tories keep control 8 May 2003 Derbyshire Times 11 December 2011 16 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616180438/http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/tories_keep_control_1_482828 dead The Liberal Democrats remained on 9 seats, while Labour finished with 5 seats and 1 independent was elected. Turnout at the election varied between a high of 52% and a low of 24%,http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/local-news/town_council_to_have_new_faces_1_871965 Town council to have new faces 8 May 2003 Matlock Mercury 11 December 2011 but was down on the 1999 election. Derbyshire Dales local election result 2003http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/DerbyshireDales/ELECTION2003.pdf District Council election 1st. May 2003 Political Science Resources Derbyshire Dales District Council 11 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112738/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/DerbyshireDales/ELECTION2003.pdf 4 March 2016 dead Conservative Party (UK) 24 +3 61.5 42.5 13,153 Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 0 23.1 35.7 11,058 Labour Party (UK) 5 -1 12.8 14.3 4,438 Independent (politician) 1 -2 2.6 7.5 2,310 Ward results Ashbourne North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Elliott unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Millward unopposed Ashbourne South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Lewer 517 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Hodkinson 487 Labour Party (UK) Che Lear Page 210 Labour Party (UK) Lytton Page 165 1,379 24.0 Bakewell (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Judith Twigg 1,042 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Walker 810 Conservative Party (UK) John Pearce 786 Independent (politician) John Brighton 531 Independent (politician) Hilary Young 452 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Smith 376 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Pocock 351 Independent (politician) Trevor Smith 332 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joyce Steele 298 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Pope 162 5,140 46.4 Bradwell Conservative Party (UK) Janet Goodison unopposed Brailsford Conservative Party (UK) Carol Valentine unopposed Calver Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Hunt 575 72.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirley Holt 221 27.8 354 44.4 796 49.5 Carsington Water Conservative Party (UK) Lewis Rose 468 77.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julia Pulman 134 22.3 334 55.4 602 40.2 Chatsworth Conservative Party (UK) Michael Longden unopposed Clifton & Bradley Conservative Party (UK) Ian Bates unopposed Darley Dale (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Burton 1,051 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Fearn 1,014 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sandra Fearn 989 Conservative Party (UK) John Wall 396 Conservative Party (UK) Howard Simpson-Birks 395 Conservative Party (UK) Terence Kilburn 344 Labour Party (UK) Fionntann Page 184 4,373 37.8 Dovedale and Parwich Conservative Party (UK) Simon Spencer 441 77.1 Labour Party (UK) Eric Page 131 22.9 310 54.2 572 46.0 Doveridge and Sudbury Conservative Party (UK) Charles Brindley unopposed Hartington & Taddington Conservative Party (UK) David Chapman 364 74.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eleanor Nancolas 128 26.0 236 48.0 492 38.1 Hathersage and Eyam (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Bevan unopposed Conservative Party (UK) David Hoskin unopposed Hulland Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Radford unopposed Lathkill and Bradford Independent (politician) William Moore 320 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Howard 293 47.8 27 4.4 613 45.4 Lutton and Longstone Conservative Party (UK) Robert Otter unopposed Masson (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) John March 395 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Elliott 328 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Bowman 248 Conservative Party (UK) Joanna Cochrane 237 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Beckett 236 Conservative Party (UK) Vivienne Smith 230 1,674 33.2 Matlock All Saints (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Barker 914 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Burfoot 897 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Stevens 867 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martyn Moss 766 Conservative Party (UK) Melvyn Askew 566 Conservative Party (UK) John Smith 541 Independent (politician) Ann Elliott 413 Independent (politician) Jacqueline Power 262 5,226 43.2 Matlock St. Giles (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Flitter 1,035 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Allwood 913 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ursula Lunn 815 Conservative Party (UK) Diana Dakin 703 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Stevens 692 Conservative Party (UK) Barrie Tipping 665 Labour Party (UK) Tane Page 229 5,052 41.8 Norbury Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Bull unopposed Stanton Conservative Party (UK) Deborah Read unopposed Tideswell Conservative Party (UK) Tracy Critchlow 282 50.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Barber 272 49.1 10 1.8 554 36.9 Winster & South Darley Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond Dring 400 64.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Wall 128 20.7 Labour Party (UK) Paul Tozer 91 14.7 272 43.9 619 52.0 Wirksworth (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Irene Ratcliffe 901 Labour Party (UK) James Ratcliffe 822 Labour Party (UK) Peter Slack 820 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Hall 468 Conservative Party (UK) Gladwyn Gratton 452 Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Hall 405 3,868 31.2 By-elections between 2003 and 2007 All Saints Matlock 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.http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/local-news/all_saints_gets_new_councillor_1_874726 All Saints gets new councillor 11 December 2011 Matlock Mercury 11 December 2011 His wife Sue Burfoot held the seat for the Liberal Democrats. All Saints Matlock by-election 27 November 2003http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results 11 December 2011 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm deadhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2003/nov/28/byelections.uk Small byelection gain for Lib Dems 28 November 2003 The Guardian 11 December 2011 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sue Burfoot 678 54.0 +16.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jacquie Stevens 578 46.0 +10.7 100 8.0 1,256 29.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Litton and Longstone Litton and Longstone by-election 31 March 2005https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/apr/01/localgovernment.byelections Tories lose council majority in key marginal 1 April 2005 The Guardian 11 December 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 338 66.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sue Barber 174 34.0 164 32.0 512 36.0 Conservative Party (UK) Winster & South Darley Winster & South Darley by-election 20 April 2006 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Moseley 316 40.8 +20.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Edwards 281 36.2 -28.4 Labour Party (UK) 178 23.0 +8.3 35 4.6 775 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Lathkill & Bradford Lathkill & Bradford by-election 11 May 2006 Independent (politician) unopposed Independent (politician) References 2003 Category:2003 English local elections Category:2000s in Derbyshire