Election Name: | 2003 North Somerset Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1999 North Somerset Council election |
Previous Year: | 1999 |
Next Election: | 2007 North Somerset Council election |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Seats For Election: | All 61 seats to North Somerset Council |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Image1: | Con |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 32, N/A |
Seats1: | 24 |
Seat Change1: | 8 |
Popular Vote1: | 38,862 |
Percentage1: | 37.6% |
Swing1: | N/A |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election2: | 11 seats, N/A |
Seats2: | 24 |
Seat Change2: | 13 |
Popular Vote2: | 39,307 |
Percentage2: | 38.0% |
Swing2: | N/A |
Image3: | Lab |
Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election3: | 13 seats, N/A |
Seats3: | 10 |
Seat Change3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 20,620 |
Percentage3: | 20.0% |
Swing3: | N/A |
Image4: | Ind |
Party4: | Independent politician |
Last Election4: | 4 seats, N/A |
Seats4: | 3 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 3,781 |
Percentage4: | 3.7% |
Swing4: | N/A |
Image5: | Grn |
Party5: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Last Election5: | 1 seat, N/A |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | - |
Popular Vote5: | 627 |
Percentage5: | 0.6% |
Swing5: | N/A |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Conservative |
After Election: | No Overall Control |
The 2003 North Somerset Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of North Somerset Unitary Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]