# 2003 Derby City Council election

The 2003 Derby City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 25
* Liberal Democrat 13
* Conservative 12
* Independent 1

## Election result

2003 Derby Local Election Result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36.8 | 31.5 | 18,586 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31.6 | 30.9 | 18,234 |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26.3 | 30.6 | 18,039 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 5.3 | 7.0 | 4,113 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Lowe | 1,283 | 52.5 |
| | Labour | Michael Fuller | 791 | 32.3 |
| | Conservative | David Hart | 287 | 11.7 |
| | Independent | Ronald McKeown | 85 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,446 | 25.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Allestree

Allestree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Balbir Samra | 2,132 | 50.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Jackson | 1,053 | 25.0 |
| | Labour | David Byrne | 1,021 | 24.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,079 | 25.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,206 | 39.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Alvaston

Alvaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher Wynn | 1,231 | 47.5 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Pegg | 536 | 20.7 |
| | Independent | Trevlyn Atkinson | 417 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cara Copestick | 408 | 15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 695 | 26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,592 | 25.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Arboretum

Arboretum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fareed Hussain | 1,168 | 44.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lloyd Newby | 595 | 22.8 |
| | Conservative | Shayad Mahmood | 535 | 20.5 |
| | Independent | Margaret Rooney | 309 | 11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 573 | 22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,607 | 26.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Blagreaves

Blagreaves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Troup | 2,044 | 57.5 |
| | Labour | Stephen Melvin | 911 | 25.6 |
| | Conservative | Janice Lee | 537 | 15.1 |
| | Independent | Andries Olivier | 61 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,133 | 31.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,553 | 36.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Boulton

Boulton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ronald Allen | 1,316 | 41.8 |
| | Labour | Mark Tittley | 1,123 | 35.7 |
| | Conservative | Sean Conway | 521 | 16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Ashburner | 186 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,146 | 31.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Chaddesden

Chaddesden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anne MacDonald | 1,475 | 49.2 |
| | Conservative | Vincent Mills | 973 | 32.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Alcock | 448 | 14.9 |
| | Independent | Brian Low | 102 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,998 | 29.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Chellaston (2 seats)

Chellaston (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald Liversedge | 1,393 | |
| | Conservative | Julie Hickson | 1,274 | |
| | Labour | David Whitehead | 1,189 | |
| | Labour | Alan Mullarkey | 1,009 | |
| | Independent | David Black | 572 | |
| | Independent | Julia Slater | 396 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Yates | 290 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harjinder Naitta | 195 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,318 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Darley

Darley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Travis | 1,406 | 41.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Futers | 973 | 29.0 |
| | Conservative | Graham Else | 876 | 26.1 |
| | Independent | Graham Leeming | 101 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,356 | 34.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Derwent

Derwent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Suman Gupta | 853 | 43.0 |
| | Conservative | Franklyn Harwood | 719 | 36.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rafe Nauen | 233 | 11.7 |
| | Independent | Mark Bull | 179 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,984 | 20.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Littleover

Littleover :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Carr | 2,298 | 64.4 |
| | Conservative | Mark Collins | 803 | 22.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Blount | 468 | 13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,495 | 41.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,569 | 37.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Mackworth

Mackworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Veronica Wilsoncroft | 1,104 | 47.5 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Waters | 742 | 31.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Brown | 479 | 20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,325 | 23.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Mickleover

Mickleover (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hird | 2,558 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Winter | 2,516 | |
| | Conservative | Virginia Lemmings | 1,468 | |
| | Conservative | Christine Pearn | 1,449 | |
| | Labour | Lisa Higginbottom | 536 | |
| | Labour | Keith Normington | 427 | |
| | Independent | Ivor Cox | 96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,050 | 42.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Normanton

Normanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Amar Nath | 1,351 | 47.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Marshall | 1,092 | 38.5 |
| | Conservative | Joan Magee | 306 | 10.8 |
| | Independent | Richard Bull | 89 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,838 | 28.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Oakwood

Oakwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul West | 1,408 | 52.1 |
| | Labour | Phillip Woodhead | 900 | 33.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Clayden | 392 | 14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,700 | 27.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Sinfin

Sinfin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Prem Chera | 1,049 | 53.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leigh Alcock | 367 | 18.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Pearn | 282 | 14.4 |
| | Independent | Mario Colella | 165 | 8.4 |
| | Independent | Dorothy Skrytek | 90 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 | 34.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,953 | 20.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Spondon

Spondon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Berry | 1,798 | 54.0 |
| | Labour | Frank Kirkland | 1,007 | 30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Peat | 391 | 11.7 |
| | Independent | William Peake | 135 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 791 | 23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,331 | 35.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |