The 2003 South Gloucestershire Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of
South Gloucestershire unitary authority in
England
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. All 70 seats in the council were up for election. The
Liberal Democrats once again gained a
plurality of seats but lost overall control of the council as the
Conservatives
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won the most votes and therefore made large gains at the expense of the Lib Dems and
Labour
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
.
Election result
Ward results
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.
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2003
2003 English local elections
2003
2000s in the South Gloucestershire District