Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2003
Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were held on 1 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
Election result
Newcastle-under-Lyme Local Election Result 2003 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50.0 |
36.9 |
8,655 |
-5.2% |
|
Conservative |
5 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
25.0 |
28.1 |
6,583 |
+1.2% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
4 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
20.0 |
31.3 |
7,344 |
+1.5% |
|
Caring Party |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
5.0 |
3.1 |
738 |
+2.2% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
91 |
+0.1% |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
19 |
+0.1% |
Ward results
Audley and Bignall End |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Melicha Lewis |
669 |
39.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Wilkes |
649 |
38.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Robert Edwards |
365 |
21.7 |
|
Majority |
20 |
1.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,683 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bradwell |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sandra Hambleton |
756 |
60.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Parfitt |
247 |
19.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Dugdale |
243 |
19.5 |
|
Majority |
509 |
30.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,246 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Butt Lane |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Macmillan |
482 |
49.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Maurice Leese |
336 |
34.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Pauline Rowley |
153 |
15.8 |
|
Majority |
146 |
15.0 |
|
Turnout |
971 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Chesterton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sheila Phillips |
563 |
56.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Cooley |
278 |
28.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Malcolm Moore |
150 |
15.1 |
|
Majority |
285 |
28.7 |
|
Turnout |
991 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Cross Heath |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Williams |
740 |
59.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Leo Hamburger |
218 |
17.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Eleanor Moore |
183 |
14.8 |
|
|
Caring Party |
Stephanie Wilcox |
96 |
7.8 |
|
Majority |
522 |
42.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,237 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Halmerend |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gavin Webb |
636 |
51.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Trevor Sproston |
332 |
26.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Mark Riley |
277 |
22.2 |
|
Majority |
304 |
24.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,245 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Keele |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Wenslie Naylon |
231 |
67.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Jacqueline Fowler |
64 |
18.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Joanne Hampton |
50 |
14.5 |
|
Majority |
167 |
48.4 |
|
Turnout |
345 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Kidsgrove |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Martin Bentley |
673 |
54.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Porter |
427 |
34.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Edward Lowe |
131 |
10.6 |
|
Majority |
146 |
20.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,231 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Knutton and Silverdale |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Leech |
461 |
54.4 |
|
|
Caring Party |
Derrick Huckfield |
319 |
37.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Julian Colclough |
41 |
4.8 |
|
|
Independent |
Michael Nicklin |
19 |
2.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Michael James |
8 |
0.9 |
|
Majority |
142 |
16.8 |
|
Turnout |
848 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Loggerheads and Whitmore |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Colin Ince |
1,176 |
73.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Brian O'Rourke |
261 |
16.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Machin |
168 |
10.5 |
|
Majority |
915 |
57.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,605 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Madeley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
William Sinnott |
444 |
43.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bryan Kirkham |
351 |
34.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Andrew Davies |
216 |
21.4 |
|
Majority |
93 |
9.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,011 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
May Bank |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Simon Tagg |
810 |
44.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Trevor Johnson |
601 |
33.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Margaret McQuillan |
408 |
22.4 |
|
Majority |
209 |
11.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,819 |
|
|
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Newchapel |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Nora Salt |
305 |
39.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sandra Bowyer |
238 |
31.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Eileen Astle |
222 |
29.0 |
|
Majority |
67 |
8.8 |
|
Turnout |
765 |
|
|
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Ravenscliffe |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Raymond Astle |
328 |
44.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Geoffrey Hall |
291 |
39.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Edgar Greatbatch |
121 |
16.4 |
|
Majority |
37 |
5.0 |
|
Turnout |
740 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Silverdale and Park Site |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Caring Party |
Eileen Braithwaite |
323 |
40.8 |
|
|
Labour |
George Cairns |
311 |
39.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Cornes |
83 |
10.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
James Albinson |
75 |
9.5 |
|
Majority |
12 |
1.5 |
|
Turnout |
792 |
|
|
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Talke |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Arthur Amos |
532 |
58.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Tom Meir |
273 |
30.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Beverley Yearsley |
106 |
11.6 |
|
Majority |
259 |
28.4 |
|
Turnout |
911 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Thistleberry |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
William Jones |
943 |
58.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Bruce Worthington |
387 |
23.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Joseph Matthews |
297 |
18.3 |
|
Majority |
556 |
34.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,627 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wolstanton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Michael Clarke |
603 |
45.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Pamela Patten |
426 |
32.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
John Cooper |
204 |
15.4 |
|
|
Green |
Ann Beirne |
91 |
6.9 |
|
Majority |
177 |
13.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,324 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
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