West Lancashire Council election, 2003

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Elections to West Lancashire Council were held on 1st May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

West Lancashire Local Election Result 2003
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 9 -2 50.0 46.1 8.497 -1.4%
  Labour 9 +2 50.0 39.9 7,363 -0.1%
  Independent 0 0 0 11.1 2,043 -0.4%
  Green 0 0 0 2.9 541 +2.1%

[edit] Ward results

Ashurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Rice 483 53.1
Independent Patrick McElhinney 268 29.5
Conservative Paul Boulton 158 17.4
Majority 215 23.6
Turnout 909 18.7
Labour hold Swing
Aughton and Downholland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Westley 954 60.7
Labour Andrew Johnson 618 39.3
Majority 336 21.4
Turnout 1,572 34.0
Conservative hold Swing
Aughton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Roberts 682 78.0
Labour Stephen Hanlon 192 22.0
Majority 490 56.0
Turnout 874 28.3
Conservative hold Swing
Bickerstaffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Taylor 402 53.7 -8.5
Labour Paul Cotterill 347 46.3 +8.5
Majority 55 7.4 -17.0
Turnout 749 45.1
Conservative hold Swing
Birch Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Roberts 323 84.6
Conservative Timothy Edwards 59 15.4
Majority 264 69.2
Turnout 382 12.9
Labour hold Swing
Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Swiffen 618 47.5
Labour Noel Delaney 541 41.6
Green Anne Doyle 141 10.8
Majority 77 5.9
Turnout 1,300 28.2
Conservative hold Swing
Digmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann-Marie Maguire 394 75.5
Independent Alan Spears 74 14.2
Conservative Richard Shepherd 54 10.3
Majority 220 61.3
Turnout 522 16.4
Labour hold Swing
Knowsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Bailey 730 56.6
Labour Margaret Pinnington 415 32.2
Green John Watt 145 11.2
Majority 315 24.4
Turnout 1,290 28.4
Conservative hold Swing
North Meols
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jill Baldock 386 48.9
Independent Joan Draper 286 36.2
Labour Jane McDermott 117 14.8
Majority 100 12.7
Turnout 789 24.7
Conservative hold Swing
Parbold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative May Blake 749 58.8
Independent Rosalind Wess 341 26.8
Labour Clare Gillard 183 14.4
Majority 408 32.0
Turnout 1,273 40.3
Conservative hold Swing
Scarisbrick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Edwards 560 72.0
Labour David Evans 218 28.0
Majority 342 44.0
Turnout 778 26.6
Conservative hold Swing
Scott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Allison Sinton 582 38.3
Conservative Cyril Ainscough 574 37.7
Independent John Fillis 221 14.5
Green Maurice George 144 9.5
Majority 8 0.6
Turnout 1,521 32.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Skelmersdale North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Nolan 450 61.1
Independent Joan Morrison 195 26.5
Conservative Graham Jones 92 12.5
Majority 255 34.6
Turnout 737 23.5
Labour hold Swing
Skelmersdale South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doreen Saxon 682 73.8
Conservative Susan Cropper 131 14.2
Green Martin Lowe 111 12.0
Majority 551 59.6
Turnout 924 18.6
Labour hold Swing
Tanhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Roberts 368 76.3
Conservative Irene O'Donnell 114 23.7
Majority 254 52.6
Turnout 482 16.3
Labour hold Swing
Tarleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosemary Evans 957 59.3
Independent John Hodson 658 40.7
Majority 299 18.6
Turnout 1,615 37.0
Conservative hold Swing
Up Holland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Rice 812 55.2
Conservative Ruth Pollock 659 44.8
Majority 253 10.4
Turnout 1,471 30.3
Labour hold Swing
Wrightington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Derek Thompson 638 50.8
Conservative Carolyn Evans 618 49.2
Majority 20 1.6
Turnout 1,256 37.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing


Preceded by
West Lancashire Council election 2002		 West Lancashire local elections Succeeded by
West Lancashire Council election 2004