2003 Coventry City Council election

2003 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 Elections to Coventry City Council in England were held on 1 May 2003. Nineteen seats were up for election – the usual one third of the council, plus an additional seat in Whoberley ward, which was vacant. Labour lost majority control of the council, but remained the largest party. Election results Coventry local election result 2003 Labour Party (UK) 8 0 5 -5 Conservative Party (UK) 9 4 0 +4 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 1 0 0 0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 1 0 +1 British National Party 0 0 0 0 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0.00 Council Composition The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:BBC News Vote 2003 Coventry http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/69.stm BBC News 3 July 2012 PartyPrevious councilStaying councillorsSeats up for electionElection resultNew council Labour Party (UK) 31 18 13 8 26 Conservative Party (UK) 19 14 5 9 23 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 3 2 1 1 3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 1 0 1 2 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Total 54 36 18 18 54 Ward results Bablake ward Conservative Party (UK) Brian Kelsey 2,139 Labour Party (UK) Gordon Arthur Wright 1,011 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gilbert Napier Penlington 713 Conservative Party (UK) Binley and Willenhall ward Labour Party (UK) Ram Parkash Lakha 1,386 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Jean Johnson 1,247 Independent (politics) Brian Anthony McCarney 486 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Samantha Elizabeth Ashby 230 Labour Party (UK) Cheylesmore ward Conservative Party (UK) Linda Ann Reece 1,840 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Stewart Byers 1041 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vincent McKee 563 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Earlsdon ward Conservative Party (UK) Andrew MacDonald Matchet 2,166 Labour Party (UK) Lindsley Harvard 1,366 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Edward Dyke 822 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Anthony Paul Smith 223 Conservative Party (UK) Foleshill ward Labour Party (UK) Heather Ann Parker 1,679 Conservative Party (UK) Shabbir Ahmed 819 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Lakshman Hensman 348 Labour Party (UK) Henley ward Labour Party (UK) Thomas Patrick Ruddy 1,228 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Margaret Tandy 778 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mandeep Singh Jandu 302 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Martha Elsie Beatrice Young 262 Labour Party (UK) Holbrook ward Labour Party (UK) Joseph Clifford 1,569 Conservative Party (UK) Harjinder Sehmi 775 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Nuala Coupe 701 Labour Party (UK) Longford ward Labour Party (UK) George Arthur Duggins 1,561 Conservative Party (UK) Harry Maeers 777 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Brian Sewards 515 Labour Party (UK) Lower Stoke ward Labour Party (UK) Philip David Townshend 1,171 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Veronica Rigby 957 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conrad Benefield 465 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Jane Ashwell 345 Labour Party (UK) Radford ward Labour Party (UK) Anthony Charles Skipper 1,262 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Simpson 712 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald John Carr 605 Marxist David Anderson 134 Labour Party (UK) Sherbourne ward Conservative Party (UK) Heather Rutter 1,394 Labour Party (UK) Howard Peter Lacy 1,186 Liberal Democrats (UK) William George Haymes 681 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Michael's ward Socialist Party (England and Wales) Karen McKay 1,185 Labour Party (UK) James Matthew O'Boyle 1,005 Conservative Party (UK) Marc Cedric Howson 270 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Upper Stoke ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Russell Field 2,201 Labour Party (UK) David Henry Edwards 1,294 Conservative Party (UK) Hazel Ann Reece 244 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wainbody ward Conservative Party (UK) Gary Edward Crookes 2,194 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Nicholas Youett 800 Liberal Democrats (UK) Francis Peter Lockett 957 Conservative Party (UK) Westwood ward Labour Party (UK) David Henry Batten 1,304 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Charles Lee 1,086 Independent (politics) James Richard Donnelly 251 Socialist Party (England and Wales) James Richard Donnelly 218 Labour Party (UK) Whoberley ward Conservative Party (UK) Joan Ann Griffin 1,497 Conservative Party (UK) Clifford Leonard Ridge 1,383 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Barry Maton 1,043 Labour Party (UK) John French 1,000 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Hugh Thomas 734 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Bridget Basu 712 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Michael Jeffrey Holton 268 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Mark Edward Power 253 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Woodlands ward Conservative Party (UK) Diana Margaret Tuson 1,827 Labour Party (UK) Jean Jackson 1,276 British National Party Mark Andrew Payne 1,013 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Howarth 811 Conservative Party (UK) Wyken ward Conservative Party (UK) Susanna Ella Dixon 1,594 Labour Party (UK) Marilyn Ann Mutton 1,334 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Rees Lewis 794 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Coventry/election.html Coventry City Council Online [Archive] 2012-06-24 2003 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