title: 2003 Derby City Council election
text: # 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 |
  