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The 2003 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
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Labour | 26 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 23 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | 16 | ![]() | |
WIN | 1 | ![]() |
Election results
[edit]Overall election result
[edit]Overall result compared with 2002.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2003 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
36.4 | 37.9 | 26,220 | ![]() | ||||||
Labour | 22 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ![]() |
36.4 | 31.4 | 21,725 | ![]() | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
27.3 | 27.0 | 18,668 | ![]() | ||||||
Green | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 2.6 | 1,773 | ![]() | ||||||
WIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.8 | 553 | New | ||||||
UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.2 | 116 | New | ||||||
BNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 102 | New | ||||||
Socialist Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 45 | New |
Ward results
[edit]Results compared directly with the last local election in 2002.
Bebington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Leslie Thomas | 1,402 | 40.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Patrick Smith | 1,364 | 38.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Sharkey | 481 | 13.7 | ![]() | |
UKIP | John McCormack | 116 | 3.3 | New | |
Green | Michael Harper | 92 | 2.6 | ![]() | |
WIN | Lynda Davies | 53 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 38 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,797 | ||||
Turnout | 32.5 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Bidston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Smith | 860 | 72.5 | ![]() | |
WIN | Robert Ellis | 143 | 12.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | John Tomlinson | 107 | 9.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Christopher Clare | 76 | 6.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 717 | 60.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,309 | ||||
Turnout | 16.2 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Birkenhead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,157 | 70.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Lloyd | 188 | 11.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | David Noble | 118 | 7.2 | ![]() | |
WIN | John Maher | 98 | 6.0 | New | |
Socialist Alliance Against The War | Morag Reid | 45 | 2.7 | New | |
Green | Christopher Childe | 40 | 2.4 | New | |
Majority | 969 | 58.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,867 | ||||
Turnout | 16.7 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Bromborough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Taylor | 1,449 | 46.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Anna McLaughlin | 1,089 | 35.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Cherry Povall | 568 | 18.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 360 | 11.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,961 | ||||
Turnout | 28.3 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Clatterbridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Isabel Moon | 2,655 | 53.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Brian Stewart | 1,505 | 30.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Andrew Page | 718 | 14.3 | ![]() | |
Green | Ann Jones | 128 | 2.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,150 | 22.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,806 | ||||
Turnout | 36.3 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Claughton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Denise Roberts | 1,414 | 53.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | David May | 667 | 25.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blaylock | 434 | 16.3 | ![]() | |
Green | George Bowler | 149 | 5.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 747 | 28.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,516 | ||||
Turnout | 23.1 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Eastham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | George Mitchell | 2,407 | 71.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Audrey Moore | 501 | 14.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Marcus Darby | 390 | 11.5 | ![]() | |
Green | Brian Gibbs | 63 | 1.9 | ![]() | |
WIN | Frederick Tooley | 30 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 1,906 | 56.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,140 | ||||
Turnout | 30.4 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Egerton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Smith | 1,256 | 56.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Brighouse | 364 | 16.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Peter Hartley | 274 | 12.4 | ![]() | |
WIN | Stanley Lamb | 204 | 9.2 | New | |
Green | Catherine Page | 118 | 5.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 892 | 40.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,763 | ||||
Turnout | 20.6 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Heswall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Johnson | 3,128 | 70.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Gary Leech | 546 | 12.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Jackson | 489 | 11.1 | ![]() | |
Green | Patrick Cleary | 249 | 5.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,582 | 58.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,474 | ||||
Turnout | 32.7 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Hoylake
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hale | 2,694 | 64.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Alan Milne | 734 | 17.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Wilkins | 563 | 13.4 | ![]() | |
Green | Shirley Johnson | 202 | 4.8 | New | |
Majority | 1,960 | 46.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,884 | ||||
Turnout | 32.5 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Leasowe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Prout | 1,147 | 52.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Vida Wilson | 818 | 37.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Susanne Uriel | 225 | 10.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 329 | 15.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,872 | ||||
Turnout | 22.2 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Liscard
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Leah Fraser | 1,459 | 50.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | John Cocker | 1,095 | 37.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Thomas | 348 | 12.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 364 | 12.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,063 | ||||
Turnout | 26.2 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Moreton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Suzanne Moseley | 1,704 | 58.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Ronald Johnston | 949 | 32.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Eric Copestake | 280 | 9.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 755 | 25.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,988 | ||||
Turnout | 29.4 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
New Brighton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bill Duffey | 1,393 | 43.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Therese Irving | 1,339 | 42.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Julia Codling | 459 | 14.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 54 | 1.7 | New | ||
Registered electors | 11,804 | ||||
Turnout | 27.0 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Oxton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Patricia Williams | 1,705 | 60.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | John McElnay | 525 | 18.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Leonard Moore | 479 | 16.9 | ![]() | |
Green | Garnette Bowler | 122 | 4.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,180 | 41.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,689 | ||||
Turnout | 24.2 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Prenton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Simon Holbrook | 1,888 | 57.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Ian McKellar | 705 | 21.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Gerard Allen | 638 | 19.2 | ![]() | |
Green | Khalid Hussenbux | 84 | 2.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,183 | 35.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,506 | ||||
Turnout | 28.8 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Royden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gillian Gardiner | 2,637 | 46.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Watt | 2,457 | 43.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | Dennis Woods | 480 | 8.5 | ![]() | |
Green | Perle Sheldricks | 82 | 1.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 180 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,954 | ||||
Turnout | 43.7 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Seacombe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adrian Jones | 1,288 | 69.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 367 | 19.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Sita Sandhu | 208 | 11.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 921 | 49.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,724 | ||||
Turnout | 17.4 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Thurstaston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeffrey Green | 2,292 | 56.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Christine Jones | 959 | 23.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Jean Quinn | 604 | 14.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Allen Burton | 226 | 5.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,333 | 32.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,738 | ||||
Turnout | 32.0 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Tranmere
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christine Meaden | 1,076 | 69.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Teggin | 149 | 9.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Barbara Poole | 110 | 7.1 | ![]() | |
BNP | Stephen Smeltzer | 102 | 6.6 | New | |
Green | Stuart Harvey | 80 | 5.2 | ![]() | |
WIN | Patricia Tyson | 25 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 927 | 60.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 8,617 | ||||
Turnout | 17.9 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Upton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Corcoran | 1,531 | 46.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Kathleen Friel | 1,222 | 37.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Beazer | 408 | 12.4 | ![]() | |
Green | Percy Hogg | 138 | 4.2 | New | |
Majority | 309 | 9.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,284 | ||||
Turnout | 26.0 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Wallasey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Lewis | 2,551 | 62.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Alexander Nuttall | 1,059 | 26.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 461 | 11.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,492 | 36.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,287 | ||||
Turnout | 33.1 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Notes
[edit]• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Local Election - 01 May 2003 Summary". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2003 Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Local Election - 01 May 2003". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Bebington Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Tony Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Bidston Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Harry Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Birkenhead Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Phil Davies". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Bromborough Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Cherry Povall, JP". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Clatterbridge Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Claughton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Denise Roberts". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Eastham Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Dave Mitchell". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Egerton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Walter Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Alan Brighouse". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Heswall Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Peter Johnson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Pat Cleary". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Hoylake Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor John Hale". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Bob Wilkins". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Leasowe Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Liscard Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Leah Fraser". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Moreton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "New Brighton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Oxton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Pat Williams". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Prenton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Simon Holbrook". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Gill Gardiner". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Geoffrey Watt". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Seacombe Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Adrian Jones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Thurstaston Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Jeff Green". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Councillor Chris Jones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Tranmere Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Chris Meaden". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Upton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Wallasey Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Ian Lewis". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 2 August 2023.