2003 Exeter City Council election

2003 Exeter City Council election [1][2]
← 2002 1 May 2003 2004 →
14 of the 40 seats to Exeter City Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout35.6%
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 22 8
Seats won 5 4
Seats after 20 10
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 7,016 5,306
Percentage 32.2% 24.3%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal
Last election 6 4
Seats won 2 2
Seats after 6 4
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 5,778 2,348
Percentage 26.5% 10.8%
Map showing the results of the 2003 Exeter City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and orange shows the Liberals. Wards in grey had no election.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

No overall control

The 2003 Exeter City Council election took place on 1 May 2003, to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost control of the council, which it had held since 1995.[3]

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). Exeter City Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 11.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2003). Local Elections Handbook 2003 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Vote 2003". BBC News.