Manchester Council election, 2003

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a one-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the boundary changes and 'all-out' elections due to take place in that year. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. [1]

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Party Seats   +/-  
Labour 71 -5
Liberal Democrats 27 +5
Green Party 1 +1
Independent 0 -1
Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Priest* 806 66.1 -0.1
Liberal Democrat I. Kazantzis 202 16.6 +2.8
Green H. Berry 109 8.9 -3.0
Conservative R. T. Wattenbach 102 8.4 +0.2
Majority 604 49.5 -2.9
Turnout 1,219
Labour hold Swing
Baguley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op E. McCulley* 905 60.1 -5.9
Conservative C. A. Barlow 324 21.5 +4.0
Liberal Democrat M. A. Gallagher 210 13.9 +1.4
Green G. R. Pittam 67 4.4 +0.4
Majority 581 38.6 -9.9
Turnout 1,506
Labour hold Swing
Barlow Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat N. A. Trafford 1,376 59.9 -1.4
Labour E. H. Morgan 621 27.0 +0.9
Conservative J. Sharman 143 6.2 +0.5
Green J. S. Cummings 80 3.5 -3.4
Socialist Alliance C. Aze 77 3.4 +3.4
Majority 755 32.9 -2.3
Turnout 2,297
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Benchill (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Cross 592 36.9 +3.9
Labour R. C. Unwin 564 35.2 +0.5
Liberal Democrat W. D. Fisher 102 6.4 -2.3
Conservative J. Kaye 85 5.3 +0.6
Conservative C. Roberts 82 5.1 +0.2
Liberal Democrat R. P. Vann 67 4.2 -6.7
Green P. J. Powell 62 3.9 +2.7
Green S. M. Walford 50 3.2 +1.3
Majority 462 28.8 +2.8
Turnout 1,604
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Beswick and Clayton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Carmody* 883 49.9 +1.9
Liberal Democrat E. Boyes 748 42.3 +0.2
Conservative C. J. Birchenough 66 3.7 +0.4
Independent F. J. Bates 41 2.3 -1.5
Green S. J. Fairweather 31 1.8 +0.5
Majority 135 7.6 +1.8
Turnout 1,769
Labour hold Swing
Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. M. Trotman* 1,163 68.7 -3.3
Liberal Democrat C. Connell 248 14.6 -0.4
Conservative G. Hopkins 207 12.2 +2.4
Green R. W. Goater 75 4.4 +1.2
Majority 915 54.0 -3.0
Turnout 1,693
Labour hold Swing
Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Longsden 989 61.7 +0.9
Liberal Democrat P. J. Fairhurst* 518 32.3 -2.1
Conservative B. G. Birchenough 66 4.1 +0.9
Green E. A. Presley 30 1.9 +0.3
Majority 471 29.4 +3.0
Turnout 1,603
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op S. C. Murphy* 957 50.7 -8.1
Conservative J. D. Percival 562 29.8 -0.6
Liberal Democrat J. B. Ellis 228 12.1 +4.9
Green B. A. Vollm 76 4.0 +0.4
Independent H. Donnelly 66 3.5 +3.5
Majority 395 20.9 -7.5
Turnout 1,889
Labour hold Swing
Burnage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat J. A. Cameron 1,758 60.8 +18.7
Labour M. W. Green* 914 31.6 -14.7
Conservative P. M. Schofield 142 4.9 -3.6
Green M. R. Shaw 79 2.7 -0.5
Majority 844 29.2 +25.1
Turnout 2,893
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat P. Rothery 1,041 49.9 +9.3
Labour R. Carrothers 836 40.1 -8.9
Conservative N. C. D. Davis 108 5.2 -0.7
Green S. J. Durrant 91 4.4 +0.8
Independent D. J. Froggatt 11 0.5 +0.5
Majority 205 9.8 +1.4
Turnout 2,087
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Charlestown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Hobin* 1,043 54.1 -6.6
Liberal Democrat R. A. Isherwood 498 25.8 -9.2
Conservative M. Hopkins 302 15.7 +15.7
Green M. P. Gilbert 84 4.4 +0.1
Majority 545 28.3 +2.6
Turnout 1,927
Labour hold Swing
Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Q. H. Afzal 1,522 49.4 +3.4
Labour I. R. Rizvi* 1,305 42.4 -8.5
Conservative A. P. Glasspole 143 4.6 +4.6
Green C. E. Daws 110 3.6 +0.5
Majority 217 7.0 +2.1
Turnout 3,080
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Chorlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Newman* 1,288 39.3 -5.4
Liberal Democrat H. W. Totty 770 23.5 +4.5
Conservative G. Campbell 487 14.9 -0.6
Green M. J. Daw 470 14.3 +1.2
Socialist Alliance H. R. Rose 263 8.0 +0.2
Majority 518 15.8 -9.9
Turnout 3,278
Labour hold Swing
Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. J. Keegan 1,323 57.0 -4.6
Liberal Democrat D. I. Gordon 477 20.6 +5.9
Conservative G. D. J. Walshe 350 15.1 +0.4
Green J. Richardson 158 6.8 +2.5
Socialist Alliance K. J. Reissmann 12 0.5 -1.9
Majority 846 36.5 -10.4
Turnout 2,320
Labour hold Swing
Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat D. J. Sandiford* 2,116 51.8 +13.8
Labour G. Bridson 1,257 30.8 -3.7
Conservative P. G. Hilton 491 12.0 -0.5
Green K. Brownbridge 223 5.5 +0.7
Majority 859 21.0 +17.6
Turnout 4,087
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Fallowfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Reid* 853 48.3 -11.9
Liberal Democrat J. Wilkins 494 28.0 +9.0
Conservative W. Langton 239 13.5 +1.0
Green B. S. Bingham 180 10.2 +2.0
Majority 359 20.3 -20.9
Turnout 1,766
Labour hold Swing
Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat J. Pearcey* 1,155 50.7 -0.3
Labour A. J. Grafton 842 36.9 +0.5
Conservative L. Boardman 223 9.8 +0.3
Green V. S. Bodgers 60 2.6 +1.2
Majority 313 13.7 -0.9
Turnout 2,280
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat J. Ashley* 1,242 61.2 +6.9
Labour M. A. Rathfelder 630 31.0 -6.5
Green P. I. Collins 93 4.6 +0.4
Conservative R. E. B. Bishop 65 3.2 -0.8
Majority 612 30.1 +13.2
Turnout 2,030
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Fairweather 835 67.8 +1.4
Liberal Democrat R. K. Brettle 222 18.0 +5.3
Conservative S. A. Chowdhury 129 10.5 +1.1
Green D. P. Milton 45 3.7 +1.7
Majority 613 49.8 -3.9
Turnout 1,231
Labour hold Swing
Hulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green V. Hall 678 43.3 +1.3
Labour J. Flanagan* 667 42.6 -5.3
Liberal Democrat A. R. Turvey 160 10.2 +1.5
Conservative V. R. Pierce 45 2.9 +1.5
Independent C. A. Lyn-Lloyd 16 1.0 +1.0
Majority 11 0.7 -5.1
Turnout 1,566
Green gain from Labour Swing
Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat D. L. Hennigan* 1,625 60.8 +5.8
Labour M. L. Amesbury 667 25.0 -5.4
Green S. Hughes 153 5.7 -0.1
Conservative A. W. Hodkinson 128 4.8 +0.6
Socialist Alliance S. J. Nutter 100 3.7 -0.9
Majority 958 35.8 +11.2
Turnout 2,673
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Lightbowne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. A. Murphy* 1,177 70.5 -0.9
Liberal Democrat S. F. Allen 213 12.8 -0.7
Conservative H. M. Varney 198 11.9 -1.7
Green M. J. Payne 82 4.9 +3.4
Majority 964 57.7 0
Turnout 1,670
Labour hold Swing
Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat L. Ali 1,152 44.6 +15.5
Labour S. Hussain* 1,000 38.7 -15.9
Green S. S. Fitzgibbon 255 9.9 +0.8
Conservative K. Abbad 177 6.8 -0.4
Majority 152 5.9 -19.6
Turnout 2,584
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Moss Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. O. Brandy 1,182 72.2 -7.1
Liberal Democrat S. A. Inniss 234 14.3 +6.5
Conservative J. Haycock 116 7.1 +2.1
Green B. Sheedy 104 6.4 +0.9
Majority 948 57.9 -9.5
Turnout 1,636
Labour hold Swing
Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Cooper* 1,366 62.7 -0.3
Conservative G. S. I. Freedman-Goldberger 507 23.3 +23.3
Liberal Democrat K. T. Morley 198 9.1 -15.7
Green B. McAtarsney 109 5.0 -2.9
Majority 859 39.4 +1.2
Turnout 2,180
Labour hold Swing
Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. J. Wilson 774 38.7 -11.6
Independent D. P. O'Connor* 729 36.5 +36.5
BNP D. Adams 219 11.0 +11.0
Conservative A. E. Walsh 162 8.1 -2.7
Liberal Democrat D. R. Mellor 71 3.6 -3.3
Green R. Harper 44 2.2 -1.7
Majority 45 2.3 -19.8
Turnout 1,999
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Northenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. J. P. Kane* 1,112 57.7 +1.4
Conservative R. J. Ellerton 359 18.6 -3.5
Liberal Democrat M. R. Goldsmith 285 14.8 +1.1
Green L. D. Crookes 171 8.9 +1.0
Majority 753 39.1 +4.9
Turnout 1,927
Labour hold Swing
Old Moat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Smith* 1,322 46.5 -3.7
Liberal Democrat Y. Zalzala 1,141 40.2 +1.3
Green B. A. Candeland 209 7.4 +1.8
Conservative G. Kaye 169 5.9 +0.6
Majority 181 6.4 -4.9
Turnout 2,841
Labour hold Swing
Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat L. Williams 1,850 64.8 +25.4
Labour Z. E. Mir* 722 25.3 -23.6
Conservative B. M. Goodall 138 4.8 -1.2
Socialist Alliance M. J. Ainslie 76 2.7 +2.7
Green C. Middleton 69 2.4 -3.2
Majority 1,128 39.5 +30.1
Turnout 2,855
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Sharston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op J. E. Keller* 755 65.3 -1.2
Conservative J. M. Kenny 171 14.8 -1.2
Liberal Democrat D. J. Kierman 161 13.9 +1.3
Green R. E. Gee 70 6.1 +1.2
Majority 584 50.5 0
Turnout 1,157
Labour hold Swing
Whalley Range
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat J. B. F. Grant 1,491 49.1 +19.3
Labour C. J. Paul 1,024 33.7 -16.2
Green M. R. Candeland 276 9.1 0
Conservative R. M. E. West 248 8.2 -3.0
Majority 467 15.4 -4.7
Turnout 3,039
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat B. Jones* 1,621 61.6 +0.1
Labour G. Collier 593 22.5 -1.7
Socialist Alliance R. Green 149 5.7 +2.5
Conservative S. P. Penketh 145 5.5 +0.4
Green B. A. Hussain 125 4.7 -1.3
Majority 1,028 39.0 +1.7
Turnout 2,633
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Woodhouse Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. D. O'Neil* 890 71.8 -0.1
Conservative R. M. Raynor 154 12.4 +0.3
Liberal Democrat J. A. Reyes 132 10.7 -1.6
Green C. D. Saffer 63 5.1 +1.4
Majority 736 59.4 -0.2
Turnout 1,239
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Manchester Evening News, 2 May 2003.
Preceded by
Manchester Council election, 2002		 Manchester local elections Succeeded by
Manchester Council election, 2004