
The2003 Derbyshire Dales District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members ofDerbyshire DalesDistrict Council inDerbyshire,England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since thelast election in 1999.[1] TheConservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]
Before the election the Conservatives had a majority on the council with 21 seats, compared to 9 for theLiberal Democrats, 6 forLabour and 3independents.[3]
Issues at the election included housing, with the Conservatives saying they would make more land available,council tax, where the Liberal Democrats attacked the Conservatives for a 19.9% increase, and waste collection, with Labour objecting to the end of large waste collection, which they said had led tofly tipping.[3] The Liberal Democrats said they were targeting seats in the villages ofBaslow andTaddington, while Labour said they were aiming forDarley Dale.[3] However the Conservatives were guaranteed seats after the election, as 13 of their candidates faced no opposition,[3] the highest number of any council in the country.[4]
The Conservatives gained 3 seats to increase their majority on the council with 24councillors, after gaining seats from independents inBakewellward.[5] The Liberal Democrats remained on 9 seats, while Labour finished with 5 seats and 1 independent was elected.[5]Turnout at the election varied between a high of 52% and a low of 24%,[6] but was down on the 1999 election.[5]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 24 | +3 | 61.5 | 42.5 | 13,153 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 0 | 23.1 | 35.7 | 11,058 | ||||
| Labour | 5 | -1 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 4,438 | ||||
| Independent | 1 | -2 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 2,310 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Elliott | unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Anthony Millward | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Lewer | 517 | |||
| Conservative | Alan Hodkinson | 487 | |||
| Labour | Che Lear Page | 210 | |||
| Labour | Lytton Page | 165 | |||
| Turnout | 1,379 | 24.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Judith Twigg | 1,042 | |||
| Conservative | Carol Walker | 810 | |||
| Conservative | John Pearce | 786 | |||
| Independent | John Brighton | 531 | |||
| Independent | Hilary Young | 452 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Smith | 376 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Pocock | 351 | |||
| Independent | Trevor Smith | 332 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Joyce Steele | 298 | |||
| Labour | Stephen Pope | 162 | |||
| Turnout | 5,140 | 46.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Janet Goodison | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carol Valentine | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Catherine Hunt | 575 | 72.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Shirley Holt | 221 | 27.8 | ||
| Majority | 354 | 44.4 | |||
| Turnout | 796 | 49.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lewis Rose | 468 | 77.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Pulman | 134 | 22.3 | ||
| Majority | 334 | 55.4 | |||
| Turnout | 602 | 40.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Longden | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Bates | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Burton | 1,051 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | David Fearn | 1,014 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Fearn | 989 | |||
| Conservative | John Wall | 396 | |||
| Conservative | Howard Simpson-Birks | 395 | |||
| Conservative | Terence Kilburn | 344 | |||
| Labour | Fionntann Page | 184 | |||
| Turnout | 4,373 | 37.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Spencer | 441 | 77.1 | ||
| Labour | Eric Page | 131 | 22.9 | ||
| Majority | 310 | 54.2 | |||
| Turnout | 572 | 46.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Brindley | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Chapman | 364 | 74.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Nancolas | 128 | 26.0 | ||
| Majority | 236 | 48.0 | |||
| Turnout | 492 | 38.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jacqueline Bevan | unopposed | |||
| Conservative | David Hoskin | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jennifer Radford | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Moore | 320 | 52.2 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Howard | 293 | 47.8 | ||
| Majority | 27 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 613 | 45.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Otter | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John March | 395 | |||
| Labour | Nicholas Elliott | 328 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Bowman | 248 | |||
| Conservative | Joanna Cochrane | 237 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Beckett | 236 | |||
| Conservative | Vivienne Smith | 230 | |||
| Turnout | 1,674 | 33.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Barker | 914 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Burfoot | 897 | |||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 867 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Martyn Moss | 766 | |||
| Conservative | Melvyn Askew | 566 | |||
| Conservative | John Smith | 541 | |||
| Independent | Ann Elliott | 413 | |||
| Independent | Jacqueline Power | 262 | |||
| Turnout | 5,226 | 43.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Flitter | 1,035 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Allwood | 913 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ursula Lunn | 815 | |||
| Conservative | Diana Dakin | 703 | |||
| Conservative | Jacqueline Stevens | 692 | |||
| Conservative | Barrie Tipping | 665 | |||
| Labour | Tane Page | 229 | |||
| Turnout | 5,052 | 41.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Bull | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Deborah Read | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tracy Critchlow | 282 | 50.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Barber | 272 | 49.1 | ||
| Majority | 10 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 554 | 36.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Dring | 400 | 64.6 | ||
| Conservative | Jean Wall | 128 | 20.7 | ||
| Labour | Paul Tozer | 91 | 14.7 | ||
| Majority | 272 | 43.9 | |||
| Turnout | 619 | 52.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Irene Ratcliffe | 901 | |||
| Labour | James Ratcliffe | 822 | |||
| Labour | Peter Slack | 820 | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Hall | 468 | |||
| Conservative | Gladwyn Gratton | 452 | |||
| Conservative | Lesley Hall | 405 | |||
| Turnout | 3,868 | 31.2 | |||
Aby-election in All Saints Matlock was held on 27 November 2003 after the Liberal Democrat councillor Martin Burfoot was forced to resign after complaints of aconflict of interest due to his holding a position on thePeak District National Park Authority.[8] His wife Sue Burfoot held the seat for the Liberal Democrats.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Burfoot | 678 | 54.0 | +16.8 | |
| Conservative | Jacquie Stevens | 578 | 46.0 | +10.7 | |
| Majority | 100 | 8.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,256 | 29.0 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 338 | 66.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Barber | 174 | 34.0 | ||
| Majority | 164 | 32.0 | |||
| Turnout | 512 | 36.0 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Moseley | 316 | 40.8 | +20.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Edwards | 281 | 36.2 | −28.4 | |
| Labour | 178 | 23.0 | +8.3 | ||
| Majority | 35 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 775 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | unopposed | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||