2003 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
Overall turnout in the election was 30.9%. Following the election the Labour and Liberal Democrat administration continued to run the council with 15 seats each and 30 of the 60 councillors. However the Labour deputy leader Rob Donnelly took over as leader of the council, replacing Liberal Democrat Brian Gurden who became deputy leader. x
Election result
One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was:
*Conservative 26
*Liberal Democrats 15
*Labour 15
*Independent 4