# 2003 Rugby Borough Council election

Elections to Rugby Borough Council were held on 1 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

Rugby Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 | 31.4 | 6,793 | +4.2% |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 | 38.7 | 8,389 | +2.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 | 26.5 | 5,737 | -3.7% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 745 | -3.4% |

## Ward results

Admirals :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kathleen Hayter | 582 | 45.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Butlin | 535 | 42.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilda Fletcher | 155 | 12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,272 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Benn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Francis Whistance | 573 | 54.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Hotten | 261 | 24.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Pacey-Day | 220 | 20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 29.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,054 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Wright | 911 | 60.3 |
| | Labour | Patrick Joyce | 322 | 21.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beatrice O'Dwyer | 279 | 18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 39.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,512 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Brownsover North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Robbins | 418 | 56.9 |
| | Labour | Steven Birkett | 175 | 23.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heidi Thomas | 141 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 33.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 734 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Brownsover South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Claire Edwards | 352 | 57.9 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Taylor | 185 | 30.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mervyn Leah | 71 | 11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 27.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 608 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Caldecott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Roodhouse | 788 | 48.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Smith | 576 | 35.2 |
| | Labour | Douglas Hall | 271 | 16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,635 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Dunchurch and Knightlow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Pawsey | 1,076 | 49.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Morris | 739 | 34.2 |
| | Independent | Vaughan Owen | 178 | 8.2 |
| | Labour | Brenda Clarke | 170 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,163 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Earl Craven and Wolston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Poole | 1,051 | 62.8 |
| | Labour | Anthony Harris | 623 | 37.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 25.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,674 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Eastlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Sandison | 1,155 | 73.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Newsome | 244 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | Vasanji Chhana | 176 | 11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 911 | 57.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,635 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Hillmorton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terence Deery | 647 | 34.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Allanach | 645 | 34.4 |
| | Conservative | David Elson | 581 | 31.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,873 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Leam Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Collett | 628 | 78.5 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Felicity Bocus | 93 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | John Morgan | 79 | 9.9 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | 66.9 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 800 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
New Bilton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Donald Williams | 658 |
| | Labour | Christina Avis | 613 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Wright | 327 |
| | Conservative | Sabir Yusuf | 257 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Upstone | 237 |
| | Independent | Lilian Pallikaropoulos | 208 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Neville | 206 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,506 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Newbold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ramesh Srivastava | 701 | 55.2 |
| | Conservative | Felipe Tejero | 291 | 22.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Thoday | 278 | 21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 32.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,270 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Overslade :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kamaljit Kaur | 746 | 53.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Hirons | 660 | 46.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,406 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Paddox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenda Allanach | 689 | 65.4 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Elson | 230 | 21.8 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Ferrett | 135 | 12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | 43.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,054 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Ryton-on-Dunsmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ronald Backholler | 359 | 68.0 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Philip Cropper | 113 | 21.4 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Mary Webb | 56 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 46.6 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 528 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |