Knowsley Council election, 2003

Elections to Knowsley Council were held on 1st May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout was 20.7%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Knowsley Local Election Result 2003
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 18 -2 78.3 62.9 13,362 +2.0
  Liberal Democrat 5 +2 21.7 28.0 5,936 +6.4
  Conservative 0 0 0 5.5 1,169 -2.0
  Independent 0 0 0 1.4 288 -3.7
  Green 0 0 0 1.1 243 +0.7
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0.7 154 -0.1
  BNP 0 0 0 0.4 83 +0.4

2 Labour councillors were uncontested.

Ward results

Cantril Farm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Cunningham uncontested
Cherryfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Grannell 786 90.4 +18.7
BNP Gary Aronsson 83 9.6 +9.6
Majority 703 80.8 +32.2
Turnout 869 20.5 +0.9
Halewood East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Shelly Powell 810 52.4 -2.0
Labour William Cartin 597 38.6 +0.1
Conservative Gillian Robertson 138 8.9 +1.8
Majority 213 13.8 -2.1
Turnout 1,545 19.8 -5.9
Halewood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Lyons 476 67.2 +2.9
Liberal Democrat Sharon Fricker 232 32.8 +11.7
Majority 244 34.4 -8.8
Turnout 708 16.9 -3.2
Halewood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Fearns 564 77.7 +13.8
Liberal Democrat Cecelia Saleemi 162 22.3 +2.8
Majority 402 55.4 +10.0
Turnout 726 17.0 -5.7
Kirkby Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Brennan 577 80.7 -11.5
Liberal Democrat Michael Scully 138 19.3 +19.3
Majority 439 61.4 -23.0
Turnout 715 16.0 -3.8
Knowsley Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Scoggins 488 51.6 -5.7
Conservative Robert Arnall 236 25.0 -10.1
Socialist Labour Stephen Whatham 154 16.3 +16.3
Liberal Democrat Alan Davis 67 7.1 -0.5
Majority 252 26.6 +4.4
Turnout 945 19.2 -3.6
Longview
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Reid 456 82.5 -3.2
Liberal Democrat Leslie Rigby 97 17.5 +3.2
Majority 359 65.0 -6.4
Turnout 553 14.3 -3.9
Northwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Hagan uncontested
Page Moss
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Russell 624 64.9 +8.8
Independent Edward Robb 288 29.9 -1.8
Green Catherine Leidstrom 50 5.2 +5.2
Majority 336 35.0 +10.6
Turnout 962 18.5 -5.9
Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Crummie 811 62.6 -0.4
Liberal Democrat Peter Fisher 347 26.8 +26.8
Green James Oakley 137 10.6 +4.6
Majority 464 35.8 -3.1
Turnout 1,295 22.6 -4.1
Prescot East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat John McGarry 511 58.1 -3.5
Labour David Friar 368 41.9 +3.5
Majority 143 16.2 -7.0
Turnout 879 19.8 -8.6
Prescot West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Ian Smith 725
Liberal Democrat Marjorie Sommerfield 689
Labour Thomas Dolan 439
Labour Jacqueline Friar 392
Turnout 2,245 24.6 -3.9
Princess
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurence Nolan 472 87.4 -0.8
Liberal Democrat John Nield 68 12.6 +0.8
Majority 404 74.8 -1.6
Turnout 540 14.2 -2.9
Roby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Morgan 1,242 66.1 +11.2
Conservative Gary Robertson 636 33.9 +0.7
Majority 606 32.2 +10.5
Turnout 1,878 26.5 -2.9
St Gabriels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Frederick Fricker 633 50.6 +7.0
Labour James Knight 617 49.4 -3.9
Majority 16 1.2
Turnout 1,250 28.4 -0.7
St Michaels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Baker 749 81.7 +3.5
Liberal Democrat June Porter 168 18.3 -3.5
Majority 581 63.4 +7.0
Turnout 917 21.7 -1.6
Swanside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Round 1,059 76.4 +4.1
Liberal Democrat Kathleen Lappin 169 12.2 -2.6
Conservative Robert Webster 159 11.5 -1.4
Majority 890 64.2 +6.7
Turnout 1,387 23.4 -2.1
Tower Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Sharp 612 73.2 +14.4
Liberal Democrat Thomas Rossiter 168 20.1 +20.1
Green Patrica Oakley 56 6.7 +6.7
Majority 444 53.1 +13.2
Turnout 836 13.0 -4.7
Whiston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandra Gaffney 581 62.0 +10.5
Liberal Democrat William Sommerfield 356 38.0 -10.5
Majority 225 24.0 +1.3
Turnout 937 18.1 -4.6
Whiston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Newman 745 65.4 -0.4
Liberal Democrat Lee Fricker 395 34.6 +11.7
Majority 350 30.8 -12.1
Turnout 1,140 26.9 +3.0
Whitefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Clarke 707 77.9 -1.5
Liberal Democrat John Gallagher 201 22.1 +22.1
Majority 506 55.8 -8.7
Turnout 908 16.9 -4.4

References

  1. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/146.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-16. 
Preceded by
Knowsley Council election, 2002		 Knowsley local elections Succeeded by
Knowsley Council election, 2004