2003 Forest Heath District Council election

2003 UK local government election

Map of the results

The 2003 Forest Heath District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Forest Heath District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries. The number of seats increased from 25 to 27.

## Summary

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2003 Forest Heath District Council election  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 21 |  |  |  | 77.8  | 51.7  | 9,462  | -10.9
| West Suffolk Independent | 3 |  |  |  3  | 11.1  | 15.3  | 2,808  | N/A
| Independent | 3 |  |  |  2  | 11.1  | 11.3  | 2,064  | +3.0
| Labour | 0 |  |  |  1  | 0.0  | 16.0  | 2,926  | -9.4
| UKIP | 0 |  |  |  | 0.0  | 4.3  | 794  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | 0 |  |  |  2  | 0.0  | 1.4  | 251  | -2.3

## By-elections

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### Manor

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Manor: 28 October 2004  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 269  | 66.9  |
| Independent |  | 133  | 33.1  |
Majority | 136  | 33.8  |
Turnout | 402  |  |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Red Lodge

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Red Lodge: 15 December 2005  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats |  | 173  | 55.3  |
| Conservative |  | 111  | 35.5  |
| UKIP |  | 29  | 9.3  |
Majority | 62  | 19.8  |
Turnout | 313  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Forest Heath District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

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East Suffolk County Council|

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Forest Heath District Council|

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St Edmundsbury Borough Council|

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