2003 Canterbury City Council election

The 2003 Canterbury City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries.[2] The council remained under overall control.[3]

2003 Canterbury City Council election[1]

1 May 2003

All 50 seats in the Canterbury City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election Conservative
Seats won 24 19 7
Popular vote 16,164 11,308 8,655
Percentage 42.4% 29.7% 22.7%

Map of the results of the 2003 Canterbury council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

References

  1. Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2003". Local Elections Archive Project.
  2. "The Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001". legislation.gov.uk.
  3. "Vote 2003". BBC News.
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