Election Name: | 2003 Chester City Council election |
Country: | Cheshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2002 Chester City Council election |
Previous Year: | 2002 |
Next Election: | 2004 Chester City Council election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Seats For Election: | 21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election1: | 20 seats, 25.3% |
Seats1: | 8 |
Seats After1: | 21 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 6,765 |
Percentage1: | 30.3% |
Swing1: | 5.0% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 21 seats, 34.4% |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seats After2: | 20 |
Popular Vote2: | 6,334 |
Percentage2: | 28.4% |
Swing2: | 6.0% |
Party4: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election4: | 17 seats, 39.3% |
Seats4: | 5 |
Seats After4: | 18 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 7,423 |
Percentage4: | 33.2% |
Swing4: | 6.1% |
Party5: | Independent politician |
Last Election5: | 3 seats, 1.1% |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seats After5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 2 |
Popular Vote5: | 1,211 |
Percentage5: | 5.4% |
Swing5: | 4.3% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Party: | No overall control |
The 2003 Chester City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.