2003 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election

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Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Results

Ellesmere Port and Neston Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 12-280.054.57,467+5.5%
  Conservative 3+220.031.74,346-9.3%
  Liberal Democrats 00012.71,744+2.6%
  UKIP 0001.1149+1.1%

Ward results

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Davies38077.6
Conservative Anne Hughes11022.4
Majority27055.2
Turnout 490
Grange (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Sherlock535
Labour Barbara Shephard530
Conservative Susan Thomas150
Turnout 1,215
Groves
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Anderson38851.4
Labour Graham Stothard27836.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Neal8911.8
Majority11014.6
Turnout 755
Ledsham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Starkey64745.5+0.5
Labour George Foster52136.6-5.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Handley17812.5-0.6
UKIP Geoffrey Gregory765.3+5.3
Majority1268.9+5.8
Turnout 1,422
Little Neston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reg Chrimes 63056.5
Conservative Kay Loch30026.9
Liberal Democrats John Falconer18516.6
Majority33029.6
Turnout 1,115
Neston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Davies50156.4-5.5
Conservative Peter Kevan24127.1-1.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Shipman14616.4+7.3
Majority26029.3-3.6
Turnout 888
Parkgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brenda Dowdings83467.4-3.7
Labour David Rudd33126.7-2.2
UKIP Henry Crocker735.9+5.9
Majority50340.7-1.5
Turnout 1,238
Rivacre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Claydon32858.2
Conservative Terence Harvey12722.5
Liberal Democrats Mary Handley10919.3
Majority20135.7
Turnout 564
Rossmore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivor Jones70258.2+2.7
Conservative Geoffrey Thomas28223.4-1.9
Liberal Democrats Michael English22218.4-0.9
Majority42034.8+4.6
Turnout 1,206
Stanlow and Wolverham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Griffiths42954.6-26.8
Liberal Democrats Joan Brown26233.3+33.3
Conservative Henry Humpage9512.1-6.7
Majority16711.3-51.5
Turnout 786
Strawberry Fields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Hill37544.1-3.7
Conservative Karl Hardwick28934.0-2.9
Liberal Democrats Hilary Chrusciezl18621.9+6.6
Majority8610.1-0.8
Turnout 850
Sutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Jones58054.3-2.4
Conservative John Gordon31329.3+0.0
Liberal Democrats Joanna Pemberton17516.4+2.4
Majority26725.0-2.4
Turnout 1,068
Westminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Venables67689.7+8.8
Conservative Thomas Hughes7810.3-8.8
Majority59879.4+17.6
Turnout 754
Whitby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Walsh67149.5-2.7
Conservative Janice Farquharson49236.3-11.5
Liberal Democrats Sally Martin19214.2+14.2
Majority27913.2+8.8
Turnout 1,355

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