title: 2003 Erewash Borough Council election
text: # 2003 Erewash Borough Council election
  
  The 2003 Erewash Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Erewash Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election.
  
  ## Overall election results
  
  ### Erewash Borough Council (Summary of Overall Results)
  
  Erewash Borough 2003 Election Results :
  
  | Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 26 | 51 | 41.2 | 11,124 |
  | Labour | 19 | 37 | 31.7 | 8552 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 8 | 16.8 | 4525 |
  | Independent | 2 | 4 | 8.2 | 2211 |
  | BNP | 0 | | 1.0 | 282 |
  | Monster Raving Loony | 0 | | 1.0 | 154 |
  | UKIP | 0 | | 0.5 | 123 |
  
  ## Erewash Borough Council - Results by Ward
  
  ### Abbotsford
  
  Abbotsford (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Michelle Booth (E) | 457 | 27.5 |
  | | Labour | Brian Lucas (E) | 451 | 27.2 |
  | | Conservative | Terence Holbrook | 405 | 24.4 |
  | | Conservative | Joyce Stokes | 347 | 20.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.6 |
  
  ### Breaston
  
  Breaston (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Margaret Orchard (E) | 1032 | 37.0 |
  | | Conservative | Robert Alan Parkinson (E) | 973 | 34.9 |
  | | Labour | Susan Bradley | 419 | 15.0 |
  | | Labour | Graeme Simpson | 362 | 13.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8 |
  
  ### Cotmanhay
  
  Cotmanhay (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Marion Birch (E) | 352 | 30.3 |
  | | Labour | David Morgan (E) | 326 | 28.0 |
  | | Conservative | Eileen Richards | 264 | 22.7 |
  | | Conservative | Kenneth Tapping | 221 | 19.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 19.6 |
  
  ### Derby Road East
  
  Derby Road East (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Howard Griffiths (E) | 413 | 25.1 |
  | | Labour | Margaret Wright (E) | 377 | 22.9 |
  | | Conservative | Linda Corbett | 229 | 13.9 |
  | | Conservative | Jeffrey Clare | 216 | 13.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Davis | 209 | 12.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Read | 199 | 12.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.0 |
  
  ### Derby Road West
  
  Derby Road West (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Marshall (E) | 625 | 15.1 |
  | | Conservative | Ronald Chadbourne (E) | 582 | 14.1 |
  | | Conservative | Kevin Miller (E) | 565 | 13.7 |
  | | Labour | David Andrews | 433 | 10.5 |
  | | Labour | Alison Cartwright | 422 | 10.2 |
  | | Labour | Marjorie Avill-Coates | 404 | 9.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ian Neill | 396 | 9.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Stevenson | 352 | 8.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Oldham | 347 | 8.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.2 |
  
  ### Draycott and Stanton-by-Dale
  
  Draycott and Stanton-by-Dale (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Derek Orchard (E) | 744 | 37.1 |
  | | Conservative | Malcolm Aindow (E) | 567 | 28.3 |
  | | Independent | Peter Cresswell | 391 | 19.5 |
  | | Independent | Mark O'Neill | 304 | 15.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.4 |
  
  ### Hallam Fields
  
  Hallam Fields (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Edward Bishop (E) | 521 | 33.2 |
  | | Labour | John Dunkley (E) | 460 | 29.3 |
  | | Conservative | Marie Aindow | 304 | 19.4 |
  | | Conservative | Roger Williams | 285 | 18.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.3 |
  
  ### Ilkeston Central
  
  Ilkeston Central (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Glennice Birkin (E) | 406 | 28.0 |
  | | Labour | Frank Charles Phillips (E) | 384 | 26.5 |
  | | Conservative | Jennifer Bartlett | 345 | 23.8 |
  | | Conservative | Victor Gillan | 314 | 21.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.5 |
  
  ### Ilkeston North
  
  Ilkeston North (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Christopher Beardsley (E) | 339 | 33.3 |
  | | Labour | Ernest Bevan (E) | 335 | 32.9 |
  | | Conservative | Margaret Lomas | 183 | 18.0 |
  | | Conservative | Mary Smith | 162 | 15.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 19.8 |
  
  ### Kirk Hallam
  
  Kirk Hallam (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Brendan Killeavy (E) | 568 | 18.2 |
  | | Labour | Stephen Green (E) | 491 | 15.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Eric Spencer (E) | 421 | 13.5 |
  | | Labour | Louis Booth | 415 | 13.3 |
  | | Labour | Richard Stevens | 361 | 11.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Martin Prior | 288 | 9.2 |
  | | Conservative | Andrew Blount | 228 | 7.3 |
  | | Conservative | Nicola Stephenson | 210 | 6.7 |
  | | Conservative | John Hay-Heddle | 144 | 4.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.8 |
  
  ### Little Eaton and Breadsall
  
  Little Eaton and Breadsall (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Brian Smith (E) | 519 | 27.0 |
  | | Conservative | Alan Summerfield (E) | 483 | 25.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Salmon | 408 | 21.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Richard Beardmore | 307 | 15.9 |
  | | Labour | William Newman | 204 | 10.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5 |
  
  ### Little Hallam
  
  Little Hallam (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Bridget Harrison (E) | 602 | 33.4 |
  | | Conservative | David Stephenson (E) | 591 | 32.8 |
  | | Labour | Simon Haydon | 312 | 17.3 |
  | | Labour | Jean Shooter | 298 | 16.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.0 |
  
  ### Long Eaton Central
  
  Long Eaton Central (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert Dockerill (E) | 560 | 14.0 |
  | | Conservative | Gary Hickton (E) | 534 | 13.3 |
  | | Conservative | Gerald Hartopp (E) | 531 | 13.2 |
  | | Labour | Paula Hosker | 514 | 12.8 |
  | | Labour | Charles Stevenson | 461 | 11.4 |
  | | Labour | Greta Stevenson | 433 | 10.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Allen | 252 | 6.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Richard Grant | 202 | 5.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Daxter | 202 | 5.0 |
  | | UKIP | David Bartrop | 123 | 3.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.5 |
  
  ### Nottingham Road
  
  Nottingham Road (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Roland Hosker (E) | 629 | 17.6 |
  | | Labour | Brenda White (E) | 609 | 17.0 |
  | | Labour | Michael Grant (E) | 576 | 16.0 |
  | | Conservative | Mary Gough | 560 | 15.6 |
  | | Conservative | David Watson | 474 | 13.2 |
  | | Conservative | Frank Jones | 451 | 12.6 |
  | | BNP | John Pennington | 282 | 7.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.4 |
  
  ### Ockbrook and Borrowash
  
  Ockbrook and Borrowash (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Douglas Hodges (E) | 1177 | 18.9 |
  | | Conservative | Vera Tumanow (E) | 1149 | 18.4 |
  | | Conservative | Patrick Smith (E) | 1055 | 17.0 |
  | | Labour | Kevin Bates | 830 | 13.3 |
  | | Labour | Eric Highton | 810 | 13.0 |
  | | Labour | Jeffrey Martin | 764 | 12.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Zoe France | 220 | 3.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Long | 214 | 3.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 |
  
  ### Old Park
  
  Old Park (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Pamela Phillips (E) | 369 | 30.5 |
  | | Labour | Patrick Thomas Moloney (E) | 347 | 28.7 |
  | | Conservative | Benjamin Miller | 265 | 21.9 |
  | | Conservative | Val Clare | 229 | 18.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.2 |
  
  ### Sandiacre North
  
  Sandiacre North (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Mike Wallis (E) | 453 | 23.8 |
  | | Conservative | Alan Hardy (E) | 451 | 23.7 |
  | | Labour | Marie Blacker | 431 | 22.7 |
  | | Labour | Martin Waring | 374 | 19.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Hallam | 192 | 10.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.0 |
  
  ### Sandiacre South
  
  Sandiacre South (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Bilbie (E) | 572 | 24.9 |
  | | Conservative | Barbara Uren (E) | 551 | 24.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Tilford | 508 | 22.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Martin Garnett | 430 | 18.7 |
  | | Labour | Denis Barker | 236 | 10.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 |
  
  ### Sawley
  
  Sawley (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | William Camm (E) | 1252 | 36.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Craig France (E) | 685 | 19.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Allen (E) | 494 | 14.3 |
  | | Labour | Jonathon Hemsley | 258 | 7.8 |
  | | Conservative | Brenda Gillan | 224 | 6.5 |
  | | Conservative | Haley Clare | 221 | 6.4 |
  | | Conservative | Brian Stokes | 162 | 4.7 |
  | | Monster Raving Loony | R U Seerius | 154 | 4.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.7 |
  
  ### Stanley
  
  Stanley (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Gail Newman (E) | 381 | 64.7 |
  | | Conservative | Dorothy Harling | 208 | 35.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.5 |
  
  ### West Hallam and Dale Abbey
  
  West Hallam and Dale Abbey (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Carol Hart (E) | 851 | 22.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gary Hamson (E) | 802 | 21.0 |
  | | Conservative | John Fildes (E) | 753 | 19.7 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Sherwood | 720 | 18.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Janet Mallett | 702 | 18.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.2 |
  
  ### Wilsthorpe
  
  Wilsthorpe (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Chris Corbett (E) | 774 | 21.5 |
  | | Conservative | Donna Briggs (E) | 709 | 19.7 |
  | | Conservative | John Brown (E) | 709 | 19.7 |
  | | Labour | Owen Llewellyn | 557 | 15.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sally Ann Wathen | 432 | 11.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Barnes | 423 | 10.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.8 |
  
  ## By-Elections between May 2003 - May 2007
  
  ### Little Eaton and Breadsall
  
  Little Eaton and Breadsall By-Election 29 April 2004 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | | 627 | 63.0 | +17.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 368 | 37.0 | +0.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 26.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 995 | 35.2 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Kirk Hallam
  
  Kirk Hallam By-Election 28 October 2004 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Louis Booth | 523 | 52.1 | +23.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 232 | 23.1 | -1.5 |
  | | Conservative | | 120 | 11.9 | -1.4 |
  | | UKIP | | 129 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 29.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,004 | 21.2 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Kirk Hallam By-Election 27 October 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Frudd | 707 | 77.0 | +24.9 |
  | | Conservative | Max Alexander | 132 | 14.4 | +2.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Janet Mallett | 79 | 8.6 | -14.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 62.6 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 918 | 19.3 | |
  | | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  
  ### Sawley
  
  Sawley By-Election 13 January 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Hay-Heddle | 423 | 38.1 | +29.4 |
  | | Labour | | 348 | 31.4 | +21.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 338 | 30.5 | 0.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 6.7 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,109 | 21.7 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
  