2003 Torridge District Council election

[3][4] Among the gains for the Community Alliance were 3 seats in Northam ward, a seat in Bideford South from Labour and a gain from an independent in Westward Ho!.

[2] None of the candidates for the Community Alliance were sitting councillors and the group said it aimed to "keep party politics out of local government".

[6] A by-election was held in Bideford South on 4 December 2003 after the former leader of the council, Liberal Democrat Mervyn Lane, resigned from the council due to ill health.

[8] Independent Kenneth James won a by-election in Tamarside on 14 July 2005 after the death of councillor Richard Broad.

[12] Conservative Sam Robinson won a by-election in Northam on 23 November 2006 after the resignation of councillor Alan Eastwood.

Map of the results of the 2003 Torridge District Council election. Independents in grey, Community Alliance Independent in pink, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Green party in green and UK Independence Party in purple.