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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003

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← 2002
1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
2004 →


21 of 66 seats (One Third)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout27.9% (Decrease3.9%)





















































 
First party
Second party
Third party
 



Cllr Steve Foulkes.jpg






Cllr Jeff Green.jpg






Cllr Stuart Kelly.jpg



Leader
Steve Foulkes

Jeff Green
Stuart Kelly
Party

Labour

Conservative

Liberal Democrat
Leader's seat

Claughton

Thurstaston

Oxton
Last election

11 seats,
36.4%


6 seats,
35.3%


5 seats,
26.2%

Seats before
31
20
14
Seats won
8
8
6
Seats after
26
23
16
Seat change

Decrease5

Increase3

Increase2
Popular vote
21,725
26,220
18,668
Percentage
31.4%
37.9%
27.0%
Swing

Decrease5.0%

Increase2.6%

Increase0.8%


Wirral Council Election Results Map 2003.svg
Map of results of 2003 election






Leader of the Council before election

Steve Foulkes (Labour)
No Overall Control



Leader of the Council after election

Steve Foulkes (Labour)
No Overall Control


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:





















PartySeats  ±  

Labour26
Decrease5

Conservative23
Increase3

Liberal Democrat16
Increase2

WIN1Steady

[1]




Contents





  • 1 Election results

    • 1.1 Overall election result



  • 2 Ward results

    • 2.1 Bebington


    • 2.2 Bidston


    • 2.3 Birkenhead


    • 2.4 Bromborough


    • 2.5 Clatterbridge


    • 2.6 Claughton


    • 2.7 Eastham


    • 2.8 Egerton


    • 2.9 Heswall


    • 2.10 Hoylake


    • 2.11 Leasowe


    • 2.12 Liscard


    • 2.13 Moreton


    • 2.14 New Brighton


    • 2.15 Oxton


    • 2.16 Prenton


    • 2.17 Royden


    • 2.18 Seacombe


    • 2.19 Thurstaston


    • 2.20 Tranmere


    • 2.21 Upton


    • 2.22 Wallasey



  • 3 Notes


  • 4 References




Election results[edit]



Overall election result[edit]


Overall result compared with 2002.






































































































Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2003
Party
Candidates
Votes
Stood
Elected
Gained
Unseated
Net
% of total
%

Net %
 

Conservative
22
8
4
1
Increase3
36.4
37.9
26,220
Increase2.6
 

Labour
22
8
0
5
Decrease5
36.4
31.4
21,725
Decrease5.0
 

Liberal Democrat
22
6
2
0
Increase2
27.3
27.0
18,668
Increase0.8
 

Green
14
0
0
0
Steady0.0
2.6
1,773
Increase0.8
 

WIN
6
0
0
0
Steady0.0
0.8
553

N/A
 

UKIP
1
0
0
0
Steady0.0
0.2
116

N/A
 

BNP
1
0
0
0
Steady0.0
0.1
102

N/A
 

Socialist Alliance
1
0
0
0
Steady0.0
0.1
45

N/A

[1][2]



Ward results[edit]


Results compared directly with the last local election in 2002.



Bebington[edit]





























































Bebington
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Leslie Thomas

1,402

40.0

Increase3.3


Labour

Patrick Smith
1,364
38.9

Decrease7.8


Liberal Democrat
Kevin Sharkey
481
13.7

Increase1.5


UKIP
John McCormack
116
3.3

New


Green
Michael Harper
92
2.6

Decrease1.7


WIN
Lynda Davies
53
1.5

New
Majority
38
1.1

N/A

Registered electors
10,797



Turnout

32.5

Decrease4.9


Conservative gain from Labour

Swing

Increase5.6

[3][4][5]



Bidston[edit]


















































Bidston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Harry Smith

860

72.5

Decrease1.2


WIN
Robert Ellis
143
12.1

New


Liberal Democrat
John Tomlinson
107
9.0

Increase1.8


Conservative
Christopher Clare
76
6.4

Decrease0.7
Majority
717
60.4

Decrease1.4

Registered electors
7,309



Turnout

16.2

Decrease5.0


Labour hold

Swing

Decrease0.7

[3][6][7]



Birkenhead[edit]






























































Birkenhead
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Phillip Davies

1,157

70.3

Decrease10.1


Liberal Democrat
Philip Lloyd
188
11.4

Decrease1.3


Conservative
David Noble
118
7.2

Increase0.4


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

Decrease8.8

Registered electors
9,867



Turnout

16.7

Decrease1.8


Labour hold

Swing

Decrease4.4

[3][8][9]



Bromborough[edit]











































Bromborough
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrat

Alan Taylor

1,449

46.7

Decrease9.4


Labour

Anna McLaughlin
1,089
35.1

Increase2.7


Conservative
Cherry Povall
568
18.3

Increase8.7
Majority
360
11.6

Decrease12.1

Registered electors
10,961



Turnout

28.3

Decrease4.5


Liberal Democrat gain from Labour

Swing

Decrease6.1

[3][10][11]



Clatterbridge[edit]

















































Clatterbridge
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrat

Isabel Moon

2,655

53.0

+Increase2.0


Conservative
Brian Stewart
1,505
30.1

Increase0.2


Labour
Andrew Page
718
14.3

Decrease3.0


Green
Ann Jones
128
2.6

Increase0.8
Majority
1,150
22.9

Increase1.8

Registered electors
13,806



Turnout

36.3

Decrease6.2


Liberal Democrat hold

Swing

Increase0.9

[3][12]



Claughton[edit]


















































Claughton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Denise Roberts

1,414

53.1

Decrease3.1


Conservative
David May
667
25.0

Increase2.7


Liberal Democrat
Stephen Blaylock
434
16.3

Decrease1.5


Green
George Bowler
149
5.6

Increase1.8
Majority
747
28.1

Decrease5.8

Registered electors
11,516



Turnout

23.1

Decrease4.4


Labour hold

Swing

Decrease2.9

[3][13][14]



Eastham[edit]























































Eastham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrat

George Mitchell

2,407

71.0

Increase1.3


Labour
Audrey Moore
501
14.8

Decrease3.5


Conservative
Marcus Darby
390
11.5

Increase1.9


Green
Brian Gibbs
63
1.9

Decrease0.5


WIN
Frederick Tooley
30
0.9

New
Majority
1,906
56.2

Increase4.8

Registered electors
11,140



Turnout

30.4

Decrease4.6


Liberal Democrat hold

Swing

Increase2.4

[3][15][16]



Egerton[edit]























































Egerton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Walter Smith

1,256

56.7

Decrease8.8


Liberal Democrat
Alan Brighouse
364
16.4

Increase3.9


Conservative
Peter Hartley
274
12.4

Decrease4.1


WIN
Stanley Lamb
204
9.2

New


Green
Catherine Page
118
5.3

Decrease0.3
Majority
892
40.3

Decrease8.7

Registered electors
10,763



Turnout

20.6

Decrease2.7


Labour hold

Swing

Decrease4.4

[3][17][18][19]



Heswall[edit]

















































Heswall
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Peter Johnson

3,128

70.9

Increase6.6


Labour
Gary Leech
546
12.4

Decrease3.6


Liberal Democrat
Christopher Jackson
489
11.1

Decrease3.9


Green
Patrick Cleary
249
5.6

Increase0.9
Majority
2,582
58.5

Increase10.2

Registered electors
13,474



Turnout

32.7

Decrease2.0


Conservative hold

Swing

Increase5.1

[3][20][21][22]



Hoylake[edit]

















































Hoylake
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Hale

2,694

64.2

Decrease1.4


Labour
Alan Milne
734
17.5

Decrease3.7


Liberal Democrat
Robert Wilkins
563
13.4

Increase0.3


Green
Shirley Johnson
202
4.8

New
Majority
1,960
46.7

Increase2.3

Registered electors
12,884



Turnout

32.5

Decrease4.3


Conservative hold

Swing

Increase1.2

[3][23][24][25]



Leasowe[edit]











































Leasowe
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Ernest Prout

1,147

52.4

Decrease5.7


Conservative
Vida Wilson
818
37.4

Increase4.7


Liberal Democrat
Susanne Uriel
225
10.3

Increase1.1
Majority
329
15.0

Decrease10.4

Registered electors
9,872



Turnout

22.2

Decrease3.0


Labour hold

Swing

Decrease5.2

[3][26]



Liscard[edit]











































Liscard
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Leah Fraser

1,459

50.3

Increase9.0


Labour

John Cocker
1,095
37.7

Decrease10.8


Liberal Democrat
Neil Thomas
348
12.0

Increase1.9
Majority
364
12.6

N/A

Registered electors
11,063



Turnout

26.2

Decrease2.8


Conservative gain from Labour

Swing

Increase9.9

[3][27][28]



Moreton[edit]











































Moreton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Suzanne Moseley

1,704

58.1

Increase10.4


Labour
Ronald Johnston
949
32.4

Decrease10.7


Liberal Democrat
Eric Copestake
280
9.5

Increase0.2
Majority
755
25.7

Increase21.1

Registered electors
9,988



Turnout

29.4

Decrease4.7


Conservative hold

Swing

Increase10.6

[3][29]



New Brighton[edit]











































New Brighton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Bill Duffey

1,393

43.7

Increase2.7


Labour

Therese Irving
1,339
42.0

Decrease5.1


Liberal Democrat
Julia Codling
459
14.4

Increase2.5
Majority
54
1.7

New

Registered electors
11,804



Turnout

27.0

Decrease3.2


Conservative gain from Labour

Swing

Increase3.9

[3][30]



Oxton[edit]


















































Oxton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrat

Patricia Williams

1,705

60.2

Increase5.5


Labour
John McElnay
525
18.5

Decrease5.2


Conservative
Leonard Moore
479
16.9

Decrease0.9


Green
Garnette Bowler
122
4.3

Increase0.6
Majority
1,180
41.7

Increase10.7

Registered electors
11,689



Turnout

24.2

Decrease4.1


Liberal Democrat hold

Swing

Increase5.4

[3][31][32]



Prenton[edit]


















































Prenton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrat

Simon Holbrook

1,888

57.0

Increase3.6


Conservative
Ian McKellar
705
21.3

Decrease0.5


Labour
Gerard Allen
638
19.2

Decrease5.6


Green
Khalid Hussenbux
84
2.5

New
Majority
1,183
35.7

Increase7.1

Registered electors
11,506



Turnout

28.8

Decrease6.0


Liberal Democrat hold

Swing

Increase3.6

[3][33][34]



Royden[edit]

















































Royden
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrat

Gillian Gardiner

2,637

46.6

Increase4.8


Conservative

Geoffrey Watt
2,457
43.4

Increase0.6


Labour
Dennis Woods
480
8.5

Decrease5.1


Green
Perle Sheldricks
82
1.4

Decrease0.4
Majority
180
3.2

N/A

Registered electors
12,954



Turnout

43.7

Increase0.5


Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Swing

Increase2.1

[3][35][36][37]



Seacombe[edit]











































Seacombe
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Adrian Jones

1,288

69.1

Increase3.0


Liberal Democrat
John Codling
367
19.7

Decrease3.6


Conservative
Sita Sandhu
208
11.2

Increase0.5
Majority
921
49.4

Increase6.6

Registered electors
10,724



Turnout

17.4

Decrease5.4


Labour hold

Swing

Increase3.3

[3][38][39]



Thurstaston[edit]

















































Thurstaston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Jeffrey Green

2,292

56.2

Increase0.6


Labour
Christine Jones
959
23.5

Decrease4.3


Liberal Democrat
Jean Quinn
604
14.8

Increase2.4


Green
Allen Burton
226
5.5

Increase1.3
Majority
1,333
32.7

Increase4.9

Registered electors
12,738



Turnout

32.0

Decrease4.0


Conservative hold

Swing

Increase2.5

[3][40][41][42]



Tranmere[edit]






























































Tranmere
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Christine Meaden

1,076

69.8

Decrease4.9


Liberal Democrat
Christopher Teggin
149
9.7

Decrease0.4


Conservative
Barbara Poole
110
7.1

Decrease1.9


BNP
Stephen Smeltzer
102
6.6

New


Green
Stuart Harvey
80
5.2

Decrease1.1


WIN
Patricia Tyson
25
1.6

New
Majority
927
60.1

Decrease4.5

Registered electors
8,617



Turnout

17.9

Decrease1.2


Labour hold

Swing

Decrease2.3

[3][43][44]



Upton[edit]

















































Upton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Peter Corcoran

1,531

46.4

Decrease4.7


Conservative
Kathleen Friel
1,222
37.0

Decrease0.8


Liberal Democrat
Christopher Beazer
408
12.4

Increase1.3


Green
Percy Hogg
138
4.2

New
Majority
309
9.4

Decrease3.9

Registered electors
12,284



Turnout

26.0

Decrease6.4


Labour hold

Swing

Decrease2.0

[3][45]



Wallasey[edit]











































Wallasey
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Ian Lewis

2,551

62.7

Increase1.0


Labour
Alexander Nuttall
1,059
26.0

Decrease1.0


Liberal Democrat
John Uriel
461
11.3

Decrease0.1
Majority
1,492
36.7

Increase2.0

Registered electors
12,287



Turnout

33.1

Decrease4.7


Conservative hold

Swing

Increase1.0

[3][46][47]



Notes[edit]


italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate





References[edit]




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  14. ^ "Councillor Denise Roberts". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  15. ^ "Eastham Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  16. ^ "Councillor Dave Mitchell". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  17. ^ "Egerton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  18. ^ "Councillor Walter Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  19. ^ "Councillor Alan Brighouse". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  20. ^ "Heswall Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  21. ^ "Councillor Peter Johnson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  22. ^ "Councillor Pat Cleary". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


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  25. ^ "Councillor Bob Wilkins". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


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  33. ^ "Prenton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


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  37. ^ "Councillor Geoffrey Watt". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  38. ^ "Seacombe Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  39. ^ "Councillor Adrian Jones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


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  42. ^ "Councillor Chris Jones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


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  44. ^ "Councillor Chris Meaden". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


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