2003 United Kingdom local elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2003_United_Kingdom_local_elections
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:contemporaryOf gptkb:2003_Scottish_Parliament_election
2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election
2003 Welsh Assembly election
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1 May 2003
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:2004_United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:England
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2003 United Kingdom local elections
gptkbp:notableAchievement Conservative Party gained over 500 seats
Labour Party lost over 800 seats
Liberal Democrats gained over 200 seats
gptkbp:notableEvent Boundary changes in some councils
First elections for some new unitary authorities
gptkbp:notHeldIn London boroughs
Northern Ireland local councils
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:party gptkb:Conservative_Party_(UK)
gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
gptkb:Liberal_Democrats_(UK)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:2002_United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:type gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:voterTurnout 35% (approximate)
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7