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Elections to Sefton Council were held on 1st May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
[edit] Election result
Sefton Local Election Result 2003 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net Gain/Loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/- |
|
Liberal Democrat |
9 |
|
|
-1 |
39.1 |
32.0 |
19,162 |
+5.9% |
|
Labour |
7 |
|
|
-1 |
30.4 |
30.4 |
18,183 |
-8.7% |
|
Conservative |
7 |
|
|
+2 |
30.4 |
26.7 |
16,005 |
+1.6% |
|
Southport Party |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
9.1 |
5,470 |
-2.2% |
|
Socialist Alternative |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
790 |
+0.1% |
|
British National Party |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
226 |
+0.2% |
[edit] Ward results
Ainsdale |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Brenda Porter |
2,274 |
61.3 |
+14.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Carol Brookfield |
705 |
19.0 |
-6.3 |
|
Southport Party |
John Lee |
523 |
14.1 |
-7.8 |
|
Labour |
Linda Cluskey |
210 |
5.7 |
+0.8 |
Majority |
1,569 |
42.3 |
+21.4 |
Turnout |
3,712 |
36.5 |
|
Birkdale |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Hands |
1,460 |
49.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Janet Rowell |
691 |
23.4 |
|
|
Southport Party |
John Law |
636 |
21.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Christopher Holmes |
164 |
5.6 |
|
Majority |
769 |
26.1 |
|
Turnout |
2,951 |
31.9 |
|
Blundellsands |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Paula Parry |
1,777 |
60.1 |
+9.2 |
|
Labour |
Jaine Fleetwood |
732 |
24.8 |
-8.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
William Brereton |
446 |
15.1 |
-0.4 |
Majority |
1,045 |
35.3 |
+18.0 |
Turnout |
2,955 |
31.7 |
|
Cambridge |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Thomas Mann |
1,331 |
41.6 |
+5.2 |
|
Southport Party |
Terry Durrance |
1,005 |
31.4 |
-5.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Clive Dally |
631 |
19.7 |
-0.3 |
|
Labour |
Paul Larkin |
236 |
7.4 |
+0.4 |
Majority |
326 |
10.2 |
|
Turnout |
3,203 |
32.0 |
|
Derby |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Nicholas Fanning |
1,210 |
78.3 |
+0.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Dennis Cross |
335 |
21.7 |
+10.9 |
Majority |
875 |
56.6 |
-9.9 |
Turnout |
1,545 |
17.6 |
|
Dukes |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
David Pearson |
1,416 |
47.1 |
+7.0 |
|
Southport Party |
Brian Birch |
770 |
25.6 |
-5.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
William Hibbard |
614 |
20.4 |
+1.4 |
|
Labour |
Phillip Walsh |
208 |
6.9 |
+0.0 |
Majority |
646 |
21.5 |
+12.7 |
Turnout |
3,008 |
30.6 |
|
Ford |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kevin Cluskey |
1,435 |
78.2 |
-0.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Garry Fielding |
400 |
21.8 |
+0.2 |
Majority |
1,035 |
56.4 |
-0.4 |
Turnout |
1,835 |
19.5 |
|
Harington |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Eric Storey |
1,770 |
56.4 |
+2.0 |
|
Labour |
Maurice Newton |
753 |
24.0 |
-1.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Druscilla Haydon |
614 |
19.6 |
-0.9 |
Majority |
1,017 |
32.4 |
+3.2 |
Turnout |
3,137 |
30.5 |
|
Kew |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Terence Francis |
1,247 |
48.1 |
+19.9 |
|
Southport Party |
Anthony Holland |
789 |
30.4 |
-12.3 |
|
Conservative |
John Lyon-Taylor |
341 |
13.1 |
-2.7 |
|
Labour |
Graham Brannan |
217 |
8.4 |
-1.4 |
Majority |
458 |
17.7 |
|
Turnout |
2,594 |
26.2 |
|
Linacre |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Doreen Kerrigan |
1,164 |
82.9 |
-0.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Williams |
240 |
17.1 |
+0.2 |
Majority |
944 |
65.8 |
-0.4 |
Turnout |
1,404 |
15.8 |
|
Litherland |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Patricia Hardy |
997 |
72.7 |
-7.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
James Murray |
256 |
18.7 |
-1.2 |
|
Socialist Alternative |
Michael Brierley |
118 |
8.6 |
+8.6 |
Majority |
741 |
54.0 |
-6.2 |
Turnout |
1,371 |
15.9 |
|
Meols |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Tattersall |
1,330 |
38.8 |
+6.7 |
|
Conservative |
Jamie Halsall |
1,000 |
29.2 |
+0.0 |
|
Southport Party |
Richard Chapman |
936 |
27.3 |
-5.9 |
|
Labour |
Constance McCarthy |
158 |
4.6 |
-0.9 |
Majority |
330 |
9.6 |
|
Turnout |
3,424 |
34.4 |
|
Netherton and Orrell |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ian Maher |
1,077 |
54.7 |
-3.6 |
|
Socialist Alternative |
Peter Glover |
672 |
34.1 |
+2.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hilary Cross |
219 |
11.1 |
+1.2 |
Majority |
405 |
20.6 |
-5.9 |
Turnout |
1,968 |
20.9 |
|
Park |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
James Byrne |
1,938 |
79.1 |
+7.6 |
|
Labour |
James McGinnity |
511 |
20.9 |
-0.5 |
Majority |
1,427 |
58.2 |
+8.1 |
Turnout |
2,449 |
21.1 |
|
St Oswald |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Peter Dowd |
1,672 |
83.0 |
-1.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Noel Cross |
342 |
17.0 |
+1.5 |
Majority |
1,330 |
66.0 |
-3.0 |
Turnout |
2,014 |
19.4 |
|
Sudell |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sylvia Mainey |
1,788 |
71.5 |
+17.9 |
|
Labour |
Daren Veidman |
712 |
28.5 |
+3.8 |
Majority |
1,076 |
43.0 |
+14.1 |
Turnout |
2,500 |
22.9 |
|