The 2003 Sheffield Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of
Sheffield City Council. One third of the council was up for election, and
Labour took control of the council from
no overall control, with six gains from the
Liberal Democrats.
The election saw a trial of
electronic voting in half of the council's
wards
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Division or unit
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.
Voters in these wards were able to vote by either
text message, touch tone phone,
internet,
post, or use electronic kiosks as well as the normal
polling stations.
[ Overall turnout was 29.5%, a half a per cent fall on the previous year, a drop negated somewhat by the higher turnout in the wards trialing electronic voting.]
Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Ward results
Terence McElligot was a sitting councillor for Darnall ward
David Baker was a sitting councillor for Birley ward
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2003
2003 English local elections
2004
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