Ashford Council election, 2003
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Elections to Ashford
Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999
reducing the number of seats by 6. The Conservative party
gained control of the council from no overall control
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Ashford (borough)
Ashford is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. Its council is based in the town of Ashford.The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Tenterden with Ashford urban district, and the East Ashford, West Ashford and Tenterden Rural Districts...
Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999
Ashford Council election, 1999
The 1999 Ashford Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.-Background:...
reducing the number of seats by 6. The Conservative party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
gained control of the council from no overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
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