# 2003 North West Leicestershire District Council election

Elections to North West Leicestershire District Council took place on 1 May 2003, with the previous election having taken place in 1999 and with the next held in May 2007. The election took place across all 20 electoral wards and a total of 38 councillors were elected. The Labour Party retained control of the council for the fourth election in a row, albeit with a narrow majority of two seats.

## Results

North West Leicestershire District Council election, 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 20 | −11 | 52.6 | 50.6 | 19,134 |
| Conservative | 12 | +4 | 31.6 | 31.9 | 12,061 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | +4 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 5,052 |
| Independent | 2 | +1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 1,559 |

## Ward results

In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.
Appleby (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Blunt | 572 | 72.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Dyer | 219 | 27.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 791 | |
Ashby Castle (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Geoffrey Coxon | 502 | 73.1 |
| | Labour | Theresa Eynon | 185 | 26.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 687 | |
Ashby Holywell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger David Bayliss | 393 | 21.8 |
| | Labour | Gordon Tacey | 357 | 19.8 |
| | Conservative | Graham Arthur Allman | 323 | 17.9 |
| | Labour | John Legrys | 321 | 17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Price | 214 | 11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Douglas Thompson | 197 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 903 | |
Ashby Ivanhoe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Paul Whetton | 728 | 29.2 |
| | Labour | Sean David Sheahan | 649 | 26.0 |
| | Conservative | David Geraint Jones | 559 | 22.4 |
| | Conservative | Yvo Henniker-Heaton | 557 | 22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,247 | |
Bardon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ted Purver | 227 | 61.7 |
| | Labour | David Everitt | 141 | 38.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 368 | |
Breedon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nicholas James Rushton | 571 | 68.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Lewis Hening | 144 | 17.3 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Harry Smith | 118 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 833 | |
Castle Donington (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gerald Dalby | 890 | 20.2 |
| | Labour | Derek Henry Wintle | 781 | 17.7 |
| | Conservative | Tony Saffell | 746 | 16.9 |
| | Conservative | Neil Cox | 722 | 16.3 |
| | Labour | Patrick David Lynch | 666 | 15.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew Talliss | 604 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,205 | |
Coalville (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Philip Holland | 509 | 28.4 |
| | Independent | Karen Suzanne Clarke | 472 | 26.4 |
| | Labour | Wilfred Wildgoose | 430 | 24.0 |
| | Labour | Barry Walter Hall | 380 | 21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 896 | |
Greenhill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Barry Wyatt | 964 | 22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Collins | 794 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Anne Roberts | 780 | 18.2 |
| | Labour | Adoline Uvenia Smith | 635 | 14.8 |
| | Labour | Clifford Adrian Stanley | 591 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | Joseph Harry Smith | 532 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | |
Hugglescote (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Anthony Hyde | 481 | 37.5 |
| | Labour | Steven John Peace | 462 | 36.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry George Horne | 338 | 26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 641 | |
Ibstock and Heather (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Felix Fenning | 672 | 23.7 |
| | Labour | Alison Helen Harrop | 659 | 23.2 |
| | Labour | Dai Male | 648 | 22.8 |
| | Conservative | Ian William Hewson | 433 | 15.3 |
| | Conservative | Karen Lavinia Hewson | 424 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 945 | |
Kegworth and Whatton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Trevor Pendleton | 852 | 37.7 |
| | Conservative | Alison Smith | 673 | 29.8 |
| | Labour | James Harry Roberts | 370 | 16.4 |
| | Labour | Derek Keith Barham | 363 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,129 | |
Measham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Lewis | 582 | 42.5 |
| | Labour | Edward John Palmer | 417 | 30.5 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Michael Byrne | 370 | 27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 685 | |
Moira (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patrick John Regan | 719 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | Mark Jonathan Chadbourn | 668 | 36.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Dunkin Rushton | 455 | 24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 921 | |
Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Glynn John Davies | 316 | 60.7 |
| | Independent | Frederick Thomas Sharpe | 131 | 25.1 |
| | Independent | Leonard Michael Warwicker | 74 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 521 | |
Ravenstone (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nigel Smith | 522 | 56.0 |
| | Labour | Helen Mary Abbott | 410 | 44.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 932 | |
Snibston (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Geary | 521 | 28.3 |
| | Labour | Frank Straw | 477 | 25.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Garth Lacey | 469 | 25.5 |
| | Independent | Richard Stanley Kowalski | 373 | 20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 920 | |
Thringstone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roderick Adrian Evans | 552 | 24.8 |
| | Labour | Pam Clayfield | 527 | 23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Pickering | 517 | 23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Lesley Pickering | 448 | 20.2 |
| | Conservative | Sudesh Mattu | 179 | 8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,112 | |
Valley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David John Stevenson | 834 | 35.1 |
| | Conservative | Barry Webster | 788 | 33.2 |
| | Labour | Terence Green | 401 | 16.9 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Kirk Abbott | 351 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,187 | |
Whitwick (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Derek Howe | 886 | 31.0 |
| | Labour | Ray Woodward | 715 | 25.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David James Wyatt | 656 | 23.0 |
| | Labour | Steve Preston | 600 | 21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 953 | |