Election Name: | 2003 West Wiltshire District Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1999 West Wiltshire District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1999 |
Seats For Election: | All 44 seats to West Wiltshire District Council |
Majority Seats: | 23 |
Next Election: | 2007 West Wiltshire District Council election |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Image1: | Con |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 10 seats, 35.6% |
Seats1: | 19 |
Seat Change1: | 9 |
Popular Vote1: | 20,996 |
Percentage1: | 41.5% |
Swing1: | 5.9% |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election2: | 27 seats, 47.9% |
Seats2: | 19 |
Seat Change2: | 8 |
Popular Vote2: | 19,185 |
Percentage2: | 37.9% |
Swing2: | 10.0% |
Image4: | Ind |
Party4: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election4: | 4 seats, 6.3% |
Seats4: | 4 |
Popular Vote4: | 4,565 |
Percentage4: | 9.0% |
Swing4: | 2.3% |
Image5: | Lab |
Party5: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election5: | 2 seats, 5.2% |
Seats5: | 2 |
Popular Vote5: | 2,856 |
Percentage5: | 5.6% |
Swing5: | 0.4% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Liberal Democrats |
After Election: | No overall control |
Elections to West Wiltshire District Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost their majority, leaving the council with no overall control.
Many wards had boundary changes, and some were new. None were uncontested.
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