# 2003 Daventry District Council election

Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 34%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 33
* Labour 4

## Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 92.3 | 64.4 | 7,708 | +5.0% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 7.7 | 27.0 | 3,236 | -3.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6.9 | 827 | -3.7% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1.7 | 207 | +1.7% |

## Ward results

Abbey North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Howard | 607 | 59.1 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Jean Tucker | 420 | 40.9 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 18.2 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,027 | | |
Abbey South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Over | 638 | 72.8 |
| | Labour | Bruce Nichols | 238 | 27.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 400 | 45.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 876 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Badby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Scott | 516 | 83.1 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Ritchie | 105 | 16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 66.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 621 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Brixworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Wiig | 767 | 52.4 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Peacock | 344 | 23.5 | −11.9 |
| | Independent | Kathleen Redley | 207 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| | Labour | Mark Mulcahey | 146 | 10.0 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 28.9 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,464 | | |
Clipston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pamela Betts | 550 | 79.6 |
| | Labour | Anthony Sparrowhawk | 141 | 20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 59.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 691 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Drayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Penelope Price | 466 | 51.8 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Sally Smith | 433 | 48.2 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 3.6 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 899 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Andrew Harris | 571 |
| | Conservative | Robert Walduck | 532 |
| | Labour | David Nicholl | 336 |
| | Labour | Gareth Pritchard | 306 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,745 |
Long Buckby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diana Osbourne | 798 | 60.6 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Christopher Myers | 518 | 39.4 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 21.2 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,316 | | |
Moulton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Warren | 658 | 57.7 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Strudwick | 483 | 42.3 | +20.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 15.4 | −22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,141 | | |
Walgrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ann Carter | 420 | 61.6 |
| | Labour | Maughan Johnson | 262 | 38.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 682 | |
Weedon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kevin Perry | 740 | 83.3 |
| | Labour | Dominic Luke | 148 | 16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 66.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 888 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Welford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Catherine Boardman | 478 | 76.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Davenport | 150 | 23.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 52.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 628 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |