Salford Council election, 2003

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Elections to Salford Council were held on 1st May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 40.7%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Salford Local Election Result 2003
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 18 0 0 0 90.0 52.8 33,716 -0.1%
  Conservative 1 1 0 +1 5.0 23.4 14,950 +5.6%
  Liberal Democrat 1 0 1 -1 5.0 21.0 13,404 -4.5%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 1,556 +0.9%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 290 +0.1%

[edit] Ward results

Barton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neville Clark 1,697 59.3 -6.8
Liberal Democrat Ian Mathieson 588 20.6 +2.0
Conservative Leslie Taylor 575 20.1 +4.7
Majority 1,109 38.7 -8.8
Turnout 2,883 38.6 +16.5
Labour hold Swing
Blackfriars
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Benjamin Wallsworth 1,258 66.2 -7.4
Liberal Democrat Robert Brettle 374 19.7 +1.4
Conservative Nicholas Garside 268 14.1 +14.1
Majority 884 46.5 -8.8
Turnout 1,920 33.8 +13.9
Labour hold Swing
Broughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Murphy 1,425 70.8 +0.1
Liberal Democrat Susan Carson 589 29.2 +16.2
Majority 836 41.6 -12.8
Turnout 2,033 37.1 +13.1
Labour hold Swing
Cadishead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Hunt 1,723 59.8 +9.6
Conservative Elizabeth Hill 799 27.7 -4.6
Liberal Democrat Patricia Gower 361 12.5 +3.8
Majority 924 32.1 +14.2
Turnout 2,895 45.0 +16.3
Labour hold Swing
Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Norman Owen 1,904 46.9 -9.5
Labour Peter Wheeler 1,646 40.5 -3.1
Conservative Jeremiah Horgan 513 12.6 +12.6
Majority 258 6.4 -6.4
Turnout 4,092 43.2 +15.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eccles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Morris 1,859 49.0 -7.1
Conservative Michael Edwards 995 26.2 +1.3
Liberal Democrat Edward Minty 938 24.7 +5.7
Majority 864 22.8 -8.4
Turnout 3,818 42.9 +15.2
Labour hold Swing
Irlam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Jones 1,576 50.8 +1.3
Conservative William Dixon 739 23.8 -8.2
Independent Nicholas Wood 428 13.8 +4.0
Liberal Democrat Christine Lomax 357 11.5 +2.7
Majority 837 27.0 +9.5
Turnout 3,114 42.8 +17.4
Labour hold Swing
Kersal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Wilson 1,552 49.7 -23.5
Liberal Democrat Eric Sievers 978 31.3 +4.5
Conservative Sydney Cooper 595 19.0 +19.0
Majority 574 18.4 -18.0
Turnout 3,156 37.1 +11.8
Labour hold Swing
Langworthy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Leaston 1,078 63.1 +14.7
Liberal Democrat Stephen Cooke 631 36.9 +14.1
Majority 447 26.2 +3.5
Turnout 1,723 34.0 +12.9
Labour hold Swing
Little Hulton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Burgoyne 1,777 67.1 +0.9
Liberal Democrat David Cowpe 467 17.6 +0.4
Conservative John Mosley 406 15.3 -1.3
Majority 1,310 49.5 +0.5
Turnout 2,675 38.7 +19.6
Labour hold Swing
Ordsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles McIntyre 1,036 59.4 -0.6
Liberal Democrat Ann Gibbons 539 30.9 +1.2
Conservative Gary Green 168 9.6 +9.6
Majority 497 28.5 -1.8
Turnout 1,759 36.2 +18.8
Labour hold Swing
Pendlebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Lea 2,691 69.0 +5.7
Conservative Marjorie Weston 1,211 31.0 +12.2
Majority 1,480 38.0 -6.5
Turnout 3,943 38.9 +14.5
Labour hold Swing
Pendleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Warmisham 1,373 63.6 -5.0
Liberal Democrat Lynn Drake 498 23.1 -2.0
Conservative Anthony Healey 287 13.3 +13.3
Majority 875 51.2 +6.7
Turnout 2,183 33.8 +13.5
Labour hold Swing
Swinton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Dawson 2,401 66.9 +8.4
Conservative Neil Levay 1,190 33.1 +13.1
Majority 1,211 33.8 -3.2
Turnout 3,629 40.7 +15.8
Labour hold Swing
Swinton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Daniels 2,253 55.2 +9.9
Conservative Peter Allcock 1,832 44.8 +10.8
Majority 421 10.4 -0.9
Turnout 4,128 42.7 +15.2
Labour hold Swing
Walkden North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vincent Devine 2,164 67.2 -3.4
Conservative Walter Edwards 590 18.3 +3.6
Liberal Democrat Deborah Rushton 468 14.5 -0.2
Majority 1,574 48.9 -7.0
Turnout 3,254 40.7 +18.8
Labour hold Swing
Walkden South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norbert Potter 1,790 35.2 -10.0
Conservative Declan Harrington 1,301 25.6 -6.8
Liberal Democrat Pauline Ogden 1,076 21.2 -1.0
Independent David Bowers 912 18.0 +18.0
Majority 489 9.6 -3.2
Turnout 5,110 42.7 +18.1
Labour hold Swing
Weaste & Seedley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Clague 1,381 45.5 -0.9
Liberal Democrat Rick Powell 1,020 33.6 -10.3
Conservative Robin Garrido 421 13.9 +13.9
Independent Alan Booth 216 7.1 +7.1
Majority 361 11.9 +9.4
Turnout 3,060 42.3 +13.5
Labour hold Swing
Winton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lancaster 1,867 53.9 -4.6
Liberal Democrat Sara Bradbury 855 24.7 +2.2
Conservative Judith Tope 742 21.4 +2.5
Majority 1,012 29.2 -6.8
Turnout 3,494 39.7 +17.1
Labour hold Swing
Worsley & Boothstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beryl Howard 2,318 41.9 +5.5
Liberal Democrat Gary Riding 1,761 31.8 -12.4
Labour Warren Coates 1,169 21.1 +5.2
Green Ian Davies 290 5.2 +1.7
Majority 557 10.1 +2.3
Turnout 5,560 50.0 +14.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing


Preceded by
Salford Council election, 2002		 Salford local elections Succeeded by
Salford Council election, 2004