2003 Ashfield District Council election explained

The 2003 Ashfield District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Ashfield District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999.[1] The Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[2]

Election result

The results saw Labour lose their majority on the council after independents gained 12 seats and Labour lost 15 seats.[3]

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7 Labour candidates were unopposed.

Notes and References

  1. News: Local elections. BBC News Online. 20 May 2011.
  2. News: Election results. 3 May 2003. Financial Times. 8.
  3. News: Labour loses historic vote. 2 May 2003. BBC News Online. 20 May 2011.