Wirral Council election, 2003

Elections to Wirral Council were held on 1st May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1] Overall turnout was 27.9%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Wirral Local Election Result 2003
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 8 4 1 +3 36.4 37.8 26,120 +2.5%
  Labour 8 0 5 -5 36.4 31.4 21,725 -5.0%
  Liberal Democrat 6 2 0 +2 27.3 27.0 18,668 +0.8%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 1,773 +0.8%
  Wirral Independent Network 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 553 +0.8%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 116 +0.2%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 102 +0.1%
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0 0 0.07 45 +0.07%

Ward results

Bebington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie Thomas 1,402 40.0 +3.3
Labour Patrick Smith 1,364 38.9 -7.8
Liberal Democrat Kevin Sharkey 481 13.7 +1.5
UKIP John McCormack 116 3.3 +3.3
Green Michael Harper 92 2.6 -1.7
Wirral Independent Network Lynda Davies 53 1.5 +1.5
Majority 38 1.1
Turnout 3,508 32.5 -4.9
Bidston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Smith 860 72.5 -1.2
Wirral Independent Network Robert Ellis 143 12.1 +12.1
Liberal Democrat John Tomlinson 107 9.0 +1.8
Conservative Christopher Clare 76 6.4 -0.7
Majority 717 60.4 -1.4
Turnout 1,186 16.2 -5.0
Birkenhead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phillip Davies 1,157 70.3 -10.1
Liberal Democrat Philip Lloyd 188 11.4 -1.3
Conservative David Noble 118 7.2 +0.4
Wirral Independent Network John Maher 98 6.0 +6.0
Socialist Alliance Morag Reid 45 2.7 +2.7
Green Christopher Childe 40 2.4 +2.4
Majority 969 58.9 -8.8
Turnout 1,646 16.7 -1.8
Bromborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Alan Taylor 1,449 46.7 -9.4
Labour Alan McLaughlin 1,089 35.1 +2.7
Conservative Irene Povall 568 18.3 +8.7
Majority 360 11.6 -12.1
Turnout 3,106 28.3 -4.5
Clatterbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Isabel Moon 2,655 53.0 +2.0
Conservative Brian Stewart 1,505 30.1 +0.2
Labour Andrew Page 718 14.3 -3.0
Green Ann Jones 128 2.6 +0.8
Majority 1,150 22.9 +1.8
Turnout 5,006 36.3 -6.2
Claughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Danise Roberts 1,414 53.1 -3.1
Conservative David May 667 25.0 +2.7
Liberal Democrat Stephen Blaylock 434 16.3 -1.5
Green George Bowler 149 5.6 +1.8
Majority 747 28.1 -5.8
Turnout 2,664 23.1 -4.4
Eastham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat George Mitchell 2,407 71.0 +1.3
Labour Audrey Moore 501 14.8 -3.5
Conservative Marcus Darby 390 11.5 +1.9
Green Brian Gibbs 63 1.9 -0.5
Wirral Independent Network Frederick Tooley 30 0.9 +0.9
Majority 1,906 56.2 +4.8
Turnout 3,391 30.4 -4.6
Egerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Walter Smith 1,256 56.7 -9.8
Liberal Democrat Alan Brighouse 364 16.4 +3.9
Conservative Peter Hartley 274 12.4 -4.1
Wirral Independent Network Stanley Lamb 204 9.2 +9.2
Green Catherine Page 118 5.3 -0.3
Majority 892 40.3 -8.7
Turnout 2,216 20.6 -2.7
Heswall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Johnson 3,128 70.9 +6.6
Labour Gary Leech 546 12.4 -3.6
Liberal Democrat Christopher Jackson 489 11.1 -3.9
Green Patrick Cleary 249 5.6 +0.9
Majority 2,582 58.5 +10.2
Turnout 4,412 32.7 -2.0
Hoylake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hale 2,694 64.2 -1.4
Labour Alan Milne 734 17.5 -3.7
Liberal Democrat Robert Wilkins 563 13.4 +0.3
Green Shirley Johnson 202 4.8 +4.8
Majority 1,960 46.7 +2.3
Turnout 4,193 32.5 -4.3
Leasowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ernest Prout 1,147 52.4 -5.7
Conservative Vida Wilson 818 37.4 +4.7
Liberal Democrat Susanne Uriel 225 10.3 +1.1
Majority 329 15.0 -10.4
Turnout 2,190 22.2 -3.0
Liscard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leah Fraser 1,459 50.3 +9.0
Labour John Cocker 1,095 37.7 -10.8
Liberal Democrat Neil Thomas 348 12.0 +1.9
Majority 364 12.6
Turnout 2,902 26.2 -2.8
Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Suzanne Moseley 1,704 58.1 +10.4
Labour Ronald Johnston 949 32.4 -10.7
Liberal Democrat Eric Copestake 280 9.5 +0.2
Majority 755 25.7 +21.1
Turnout 2,933 29.4 -4.7
New Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Duffey 1,393 43.7 +2.7
Labour Therese Irving 1,339 42.0 -5.1
Liberal Democrat Julia Codling 459 14.4 +2.5
Majority 54 1.7
Turnout 3,191 27.0 -3.6
Oxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Patricia Williams 1,705 60.2 +5.5
Labour John McElnay 525 18.5 -5.2
Conservative Leonard Moore 479 16.9 -0.9
Green Garnette Bowler 122 4.3 +0.6
Majority 1,180 41.7 +10.7
Turnout 2,831 24.2 -4.1
Prenton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Simon Holbrook 1,888 57.0 +3.6
Conservative Ian McKellar 705 21.3 -0.5
Labour Gerard Allen 638 19.2 -5.6
Green Khalid Hussenbux 84 2.5 +2.5
Majority 1,183 35.7 +7.1
Turnout 3,315 28.8 -6.0
Royden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Gillian Gardiner 2,637 46.6 +4.8
Conservative Geoffrey Watt 2,457 43.4 +0.6
Labour Dennis Woods 480 8.5 -5.1
Green Perle Sheldricks 82 1.4 -0.4
Majority 180 3.2
Turnout 5,656 43.7 +0.5
Seacombe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adrian Jones 1,288 69.1 +3.0
Liberal Democrat John Codling 367 19.7 -3.6
Conservative Situ Sandhu 208 11.2 +0.5
Majority 921 49.4 +6.6
Turnout 1,863 17.4 -5.4
Thurstaston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeffrey Green 2,292 56.2 +0.6
Labour Christine Jones 959 23.5 -4.3
Liberal Democrat Jean Quinn 604 14.8 +2.4
Green Allen Burton 226 5.5 +1.3
Majority 1,333 32.7 +4.9
Turnout 4,081 32.0 -4.0
Tranmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Meaden 1,076 69.8 -4.9
Liberal Democrat Christopher Teggin 149 9.7 -0.4
Conservative Barbara Poole 110 7.1 -1.9
BNP Stephen Smeltzer 102 6.6 +6.6
Green Stuart Harvey 80 5.2 -1.1
Wirral Independent Network Patricia Tyson 25 1.6 +1.6
Majority 927 60.1 -4.5
Turnout 1,542 17.9 -1.2
Upton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Corcoran 1,531 47.9 -3.2
Conservative Kathleen Friel 1,122 35.1 -2.7
Liberal Democrat Christopher Beazer 408 12.8 +1.7
Green Percy Hogg 138 4.3 +4.3
Majority 409 12.8 -0.5
Turnout 3,199 26.0 -6.4
Wallasey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Lewis 2,551 62.7 +1.0
Labour Alexander Nuttall 1,059 26.0 -1.0
Liberal Democrat John Uriel 461 11.3 -0.1
Majority 1,492 36.7 +2.0
Turnout 4,071 33.1 -4.7

References

  1. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/330.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-06. 
Preceded by
Wirral Council election, 2002		 Wirral local elections Succeeded by
Wirral Council election, 2004