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Elections to North West Leicestershire District Council took place on 1 May 2003,[1] with the previous election having taken place in 1999 and with the next held in May 2007. The election took place across all 20 electoral wards and a total of 38 councillors were elected. The Labour Party retained control of the council for the fourth election in a row, albeit with a narrow majority of two seats.

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20 | −11 | 52.6 | 50.6 | 19,134 | ||||
| Conservative | 12 | +4 | 31.6 | 31.9 | 12,061 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | +4 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 5,052 | ||||
| Independent | 2 | +1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 1,559 | ||||
In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Blunt | 572 | 72.3 | ||
| Labour | Michael Dyer | 219 | 27.7 | ||
| Turnout | 791 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Geoffrey Coxon | 502 | 73.1 | ||
| Labour | Theresa Eynon | 185 | 26.9 | ||
| Turnout | 687 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger David Bayliss | 393 | 21.8 | ||
| Labour | Gordon Tacey | 357 | 19.8 | ||
| Conservative | Graham Arthur Allman | 323 | 17.9 | ||
| Labour | John Legrys | 321 | 17.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David John Price | 214 | 11.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Douglas Thompson | 197 | 10.9 | ||
| Turnout | 903 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Paul Whetton | 728 | 29.2 | ||
| Labour | Sean David Sheahan | 649 | 26.0 | ||
| Conservative | David Geraint Jones | 559 | 22.4 | ||
| Conservative | Yvo Henniker-Heaton | 557 | 22.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,247 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ted Purver | 227 | 61.7 | ||
| Labour | David Everitt | 141 | 38.3 | ||
| Turnout | 368 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicholas James Rushton | 571 | 68.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martyn Lewis Hening | 144 | 17.3 | ||
| Labour | Malcolm Harry Smith | 118 | 14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 833 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerald Dalby | 890 | 20.2 | ||
| Labour | Derek Henry Wintle | 781 | 17.7 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Saffell | 746 | 16.9 | ||
| Conservative | Neil Cox | 722 | 16.3 | ||
| Labour | Patrick David Lynch | 666 | 15.1 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Talliss | 604 | 13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,205 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Philip Holland | 509 | 28.4 | ||
| Independent | Karen Suzanne Clarke | 472 | 26.4 | ||
| Labour | Wilfred Wildgoose | 430 | 24.0 | ||
| Labour | Barry Walter Hall | 380 | 21.2 | ||
| Turnout | 896 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Barry Wyatt | 964 | 22.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Collins | 794 | 18.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Anne Roberts | 780 | 18.2 | ||
| Labour | Adoline Uvenia Smith | 635 | 14.8 | ||
| Labour | Clifford Adrian Stanley | 591 | 13.7 | ||
| Labour | Joseph Harry Smith | 532 | 12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,432 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Anthony Hyde | 481 | 37.5 | ||
| Labour | Steven John Peace | 462 | 36.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barry George Horne | 338 | 26.4 | ||
| Turnout | 641 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Felix Fenning | 672 | 23.7 | ||
| Labour | Alison Helen Harrop | 659 | 23.2 | ||
| Labour | Dai Male | 648 | 22.8 | ||
| Conservative | Ian William Hewson | 433 | 15.3 | ||
| Conservative | Karen Lavinia Hewson | 424 | 15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 945 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Trevor Pendleton | 852 | 37.7 | ||
| Conservative | Alison Smith | 673 | 29.8 | ||
| Labour | James Harry Roberts | 370 | 16.4 | ||
| Labour | Derek Keith Barham | 363 | 16.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,129 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Lewis | 582 | 42.5 | ||
| Labour | Edward John Palmer | 417 | 30.5 | ||
| Conservative | Patrick Michael Byrne | 370 | 27.0 | ||
| Turnout | 685 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patrick John Regan | 719 | 39.0 | ||
| Labour | Mark Jonathan Chadbourn | 668 | 36.3 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Dunkin Rushton | 455 | 24.7 | ||
| Turnout | 921 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Glynn John Davies | 316 | 60.7 | ||
| Independent | Frederick Thomas Sharpe | 131 | 25.1 | ||
| Independent | Leonard Michael Warwicker | 74 | 14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 521 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Smith | 522 | 56.0 | ||
| Labour | Helen Mary Abbott | 410 | 44.0 | ||
| Turnout | 932 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Geary | 521 | 28.3 | ||
| Labour | Frank Straw | 477 | 25.9 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Garth Lacey | 469 | 25.5 | ||
| Independent | Richard Stanley Kowalski | 373 | 20.3 | ||
| Turnout | 920 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roderick Adrian Evans | 552 | 24.8 | ||
| Labour | Pam Clayfield | 527 | 23.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Pickering | 517 | 23.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Lesley Pickering | 448 | 20.2 | ||
| Conservative | Sudesh Mattu | 179 | 8.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,112 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David John Stevenson | 834 | 35.1 | ||
| Conservative | Barry Webster | 788 | 33.2 | ||
| Labour | Terence Green | 401 | 16.9 | ||
| Labour | Jonathan Kirk Abbott | 351 | 14.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,187 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Derek Howe | 886 | 31.0 | ||
| Labour | Ray Woodward | 715 | 25.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David James Wyatt | 656 | 23.0 | ||
| Labour | Steve Preston | 600 | 21.0 | ||
| Turnout | 953 | ||||