# 2003 Coventry City Council election

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. The Labour lost majority control of the council, but remained the largest party.

## Election result

Coventry Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Labour | 8 | 0 | 5 | -5 | |
| Conservative | 9 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
| Socialist Alternative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 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:
| Party | Party | Previous council | Staying councillors | Seats up for election | Election result | New council |
| | Labour | 31 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| | Conservative | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| | Socialist Alternative | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 54 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 54 |

## Ward results

Bablake ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Brian Kelsey | 2,139 |
| | Labour | Gordon Arthur Wright | 1,011 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gilbert Napier Penlington | 713 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Binley and Willenhall ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ram Parkash Lakha | 1,386 |
| | Conservative | Heather Jean Johnson | 1,247 |
| | Independent | Brian Anthony McCarney | 486 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Samantha Elizabeth Ashby | 230 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Cheylesmore ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Linda Ann Reece | 1,840 |
| | Labour | Raymond Stewart Byers | 1041 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vincent McKee | 563 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Earlsdon ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Andrew MacDonald Matchet | 2,166 |
| | Labour | Lindsley Harvard | 1,366 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Edward Dyke | 822 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Anthony Paul Smith | 223 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Foleshill ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Heather Ann Parker | 1,679 |
| | Conservative | Shabbir Ahmed | 819 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Lakshman Hensman | 348 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Henley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Thomas Patrick Ruddy | 1,228 |
| | Conservative | Jean Margaret Tandy | 778 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mandeep Singh Jandu | 302 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Martha Elsie Beatrice Young | 262 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Holbrook ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Joseph Clifford | 1,569 |
| | Conservative | Harjinder Sehmi | 775 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Nuala Coupe | 701 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Longford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | George Arthur Duggins | 1,561 |
| | Conservative | Harry Maeers | 777 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Brian Sewards | 515 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Lower Stoke ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Philip David Townshend | 1,171 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Veronica Rigby | 957 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad Benefield | 465 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jane Ashwell | 345 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Radford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anthony Charles Skipper | 1,262 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Simpson | 712 |
| | Conservative | Ronald John Carr | 605 |
| | Marxist | David Anderson | 134 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Sherbourne ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Heather Rutter | 1,394 |
| | Labour | Howard Peter Lacy | 1,186 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William George Haymes | 681 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
St Michael's ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Socialist Alternative | Karen McKay | 1,185 |
| | Labour | James Matthew O'Boyle | 1,005 |
| | Conservative | Marc Cedric Howson | 270 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Socialist Alternative hold | Socialist Alternative hold | Swing |
Upper Stoke ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell Field | 2,201 |
| | Labour | David Henry Edwards | 1,294 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Ann Reece | 244 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Wainbody ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Gary Edward Crookes | 2,194 |
| | Labour | Christopher Nicholas Youett | 800 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Peter Lockett | 957 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Westwood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Henry Batten | 1,304 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Charles Lee | 1,086 |
| | Independent | James Richard Donnelly | 251 |
| | Socialist Alternative | James Richard Donnelly | 218 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Whoberley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joan Ann Griffin | 1,497 |
| | Conservative | Clifford Leonard Ridge | 1,383 |
| | Labour | Kevin Barry Maton | 1,043 |
| | Labour | John French | 1,000 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Hugh Thomas | 734 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Bridget Basu | 712 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Michael Jeffrey Holton | 268 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Mark Edward Power | 253 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Woodlands ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Diana Margaret Tuson | 1,827 |
| | Labour | Jean Jackson | 1,276 |
| | BNP | Mark Andrew Payne | 1,013 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 811 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Wyken ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Susanna Ella Dixon | 1,594 |
| | Labour | Marilyn Ann Mutton | 1,334 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Rees Lewis | 794 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |