2003 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election
{{Short description|2003 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}
File:Ellesmere Port and Neston UK ward map 2003.svg
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 31
- Conservative 10
- Liberal Democrat 2
Results
{{Election Summary Begin|title = Ellesmere Port and Neston Local Election Result 2003}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 12
|gain =
|loss =
|net = -2
|seats % = 80.0
|votes % = 54.5
|votes = 7,467
|plus/minus = +5.5
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 3
|gain =
|loss =
|net = +2
|seats % = 20.0
|votes % = 31.7
|votes = 4,346
|plus/minus = -9.3
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 0
|gain =
|loss =
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 12.7
|votes = 1,744
|plus/minus = +2.6
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|seats = 0
|gain =
|loss =
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.1
|votes = 149
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
{{Election box begin | title=Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Donald Davies
|votes = 380
|percentage = 77.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Anne Hughes
|votes = 110
|percentage = 22.4
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 270
|percentage = 55.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 490
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Grange (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Sherlock
|votes = 535
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Barbara Shephard
|votes = 530
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Thomas
|votes = 150
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,215
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Groves}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Anderson
|votes = 388
|percentage = 51.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Graham Stothard
|votes = 278
|percentage = 36.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Neal
|votes = 89
|percentage = 11.8
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 110
|percentage = 14.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 755
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Ledsham}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Starkey
|votes = 647
|percentage = 45.5
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Foster
|votes = 521
|percentage = 36.6
|change = -5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Graham Handley
|votes = 178
|percentage = 12.5
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Geoffrey Gregory
|votes = 76
|percentage = 5.3
|change = +5.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 126
|percentage = 8.9
|change = +5.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,422
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Little Neston}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Reg Chrimes
|votes = 630
|percentage = 56.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kay Loch
|votes = 300
|percentage = 26.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Falconer
|votes = 185
|percentage = 16.6
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 330
|percentage = 29.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,115
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Neston}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Davies
|votes = 501
|percentage = 56.4
|change = -5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Kevan
|votes = 241
|percentage = 27.1
|change = -1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Shipman
|votes = 146
|percentage = 16.4
|change = +7.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 260
|percentage = 29.3
|change = -3.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 888
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Parkgate}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Brenda Dowdings
|votes = 834
|percentage = 67.4
|change = -3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Rudd
|votes = 331
|percentage = 26.7
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Henry Crocker
|votes = 73
|percentage = 5.9
|change = +5.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 503
|percentage = 40.7
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,238
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Rivacre}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Angela Claydon
|votes = 328
|percentage = 58.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Terence Harvey
|votes = 127
|percentage = 22.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mary Handley
|votes = 109
|percentage = 19.3
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 201
|percentage = 35.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 564
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Rossmore}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ivor Jones
|votes = 702
|percentage = 58.2
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Thomas
|votes = 282
|percentage = 23.4
|change = -1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael English
|votes = 222
|percentage = 18.4
|change = -0.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 420
|percentage = 34.8
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,206
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Stanlow and Wolverham}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Griffiths
|votes = 429
|percentage = 54.6
|change = -26.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Joan Brown
|votes = 262
|percentage = 33.3
|change = +33.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Humpage
|votes = 95
|percentage = 12.1
|change = -6.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 167
|percentage = 11.3
|change = -51.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 786
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Strawberry Fields}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sharon Hill
|votes = 375
|percentage = 44.1
|change = -3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Karl Hardwick
|votes = 289
|percentage = 34.0
|change = -2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Hilary Chrusciezl
|votes = 186
|percentage = 21.9
|change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 86
|percentage = 10.1
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 850
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Sutton}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Jones
|votes = 580
|percentage = 54.3
|change = -2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Gordon
|votes = 313
|percentage = 29.3
|change = +0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Joanna Pemberton
|votes = 175
|percentage = 16.4
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 267
|percentage = 25.0
|change = -2.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,068
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Westminster}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frederick Venables
|votes = 676
|percentage = 89.7
|change = +8.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Hughes
|votes = 78
|percentage = 10.3
|change = -8.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 598
|percentage = 79.4
|change = +17.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 754
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Whitby}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Walsh
|votes = 671
|percentage = 49.5
|change = -2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Janice Farquharson
|votes = 492
|percentage = 36.3
|change = -11.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sally Martin
|votes = 192
|percentage = 14.2
|change = +14.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 279
|percentage = 13.2
|change = +8.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,355
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/104.stm 2003 Ellesmere Port and Neston election result]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091026184916/http://uk.geocities.com/andrewteale/local03/ellesmereport03.html Ward results]
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