All 50 seats to Gedling Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Seats won
21
21
7
Fourth party
Party
Independent
Seats won
1
Map of the results of the 2003 Gedling council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Independent in grey.
An election was held on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 reducing the number of seats by 7.[1] The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[2]
Background
At the last election in 1999 the Conservatives gained control of the council from the Labour Party with 29 seats, compared to 18 for Labour, 7 Liberal Democrats and 3 independents.[3]
Boundary changes between 1999 and 2003 reduced the number of seats from 57 to 50.[3] The changes included removing the wards of Cavendish, Conway and Priory, while creating new wards of Daybrook and Valley.[4]
Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 32.4%, down from 35.0% in 1999.[3]
Following the election a power sharing agreement was reached with the Conservative and Labour parties agreeing to share the post of leader of the council.[5]
^ ab"Local council election results". The Daily Telegraph. 3 May 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
^ abc"Gedling Borough Council elections summary" (PDF). Gedling Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
^"Council Elections May 2003". Gedling Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 April 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
^"Parties Share Power". Gedling Borough Council. Archived from the original on 23 May 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw"Borough Council Elections 1 May 2003" (PDF). Gedling Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.