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2003 Sheffield City Council election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2003 Sheffield City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 2002 Sheffield City Council election |
| previous_year | 2002 |
| next_election | 2004 Sheffield City Council election |
| next_year | 2004 |
| seats_for_election | One third of seats (29 of 87) to Sheffield City Council |
| majority_seats | 44 |
| election_date | 1 May 2003 |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats1 | 17 |
| seat_change1 | 6 |
| party2 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| seats2 | 12 |
| seat_change2 | 5 |
| party3 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| seats3 | 0 |
| seat_change3 | 1 |
| map_image | Sheffield UK local election 2003 map.png |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of the 2003 Sheffield City Council elections. |
| title | Majority party |
| posttitle | Majority party after election |
| before_election | No Overall Control |
| after_election | Labour |
The 2003 Sheffield Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Sheffield City Council. One third of the council was up for election, and Labour took control of the council from no overall control, with six gains from the Liberal Democrats.
The election saw a trial of electronic voting in half of the council's wards. Voters in these wards were able to vote by either text message, touch tone phone, internet, post, or use electronic kiosks as well as the normal polling stations.
Election result
|seats % = 58.6 |votes % = 41.2 |plus/minus = -3.3 |seats % = 41.4 |votes % = 36.2 |plus/minus = -0.4 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 14.4 |plus/minus = +0.8 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 6.2 |plus/minus = +2.8 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 0.9 |plus/minus = N/A |seats % = 0 |votes % = 0.5 |plus/minus = -0.2 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 0.4 |plus/minus = -0.1 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = -0.2 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = ±0.0 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = ±0.0 |}
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| Party | Previous council | New council | Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Total | 87 | 87 | Working majority | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 43 | 49 | ||||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 42 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Conservatives | 2 | 1 |
Ward results
Terence McElligot was a sitting councillor for Darnall ward
David Baker was a sitting councillor for Birley ward
References
References
- "Local elections". [[BBC News Online]].
- (2003-04-23). "E-asy way to register your vote". [[Sheffield Star]].
- "Sheffield 2003 election results (via WayBackMachine)". sheffield.gov.uk.
- "Local elections: Sheffield, 1st May 2003".
- "Sheffield Council Candidates, 2003".
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