2003 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2003 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2007 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
Next Year:2007
Seats For Election:All 42 seats to Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Majority Seats:22
Image1: Con
Leader1:Paul Bettison
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:Little Sandhurst & Wellington
Last Election1:30 seats
Seats1:35
Seat Change1: 5
Popular Vote1:13,621
Percentage1:50.1%
Swing1: 5.1%
Leader2:Austin McCormack
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat2:Ran in Wildridings & Central (lost)
Last Election2:10 seats
Seats2:6
Seat Change2: 4
Popular Vote2:7,774
Percentage2:28.6%
Swing2: 2.1%
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Image3: LD
Leader3:N/A
Leaders Seat3:N/A
Last Election3:0 seats
Seats3:1
Seat Change3: 1
Popular Vote3:4,121
Percentage3:15.2%
Swing3: 5.0%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative
After Election:Conservative

The 2003 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003, to elect all 42 councillors in 18 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections in England as part of the 2003 United Kingdom local elections. Due to a boundary review there had been a change in ward boundaries, along with an increase in size from 40 members elected in 2000. The Conservative Party secured a third term in office, increasing its majority, whilst the opposition Labour Party lost its group leader. The Liberal Democrats re-entered the council for the first time at an all-out council election since 1995, and the first at which the eurosceptic UK Independence Party stood a candidate.