2003 Fylde Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2003 Fylde council election. Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey, Ratepayers in white and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Fylde UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Fylde council election. Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey, Ratepayers in white and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2003 Fylde Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Fylde Borough Council in Lancashire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 increasing the number of seats by two. [1] The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

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Election result

Fylde Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 27+552.949.122,753
  Independent 15+229.420.59,486
 Ratepayers7-213.714.66,786
  Liberal Democrats 2-13.99.04,173
  Labour 0-206.83,129

Two Independent councillors were uncontested.

Ward results

Ansdell

Ansdell (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RatepayerHilda Wilson708
Conservative Eric Bamber704
Conservative Elizabeth Clarkson605
Conservative John Tavernor547
Liberal Democrats Michael Niland407
Labour Marjorie Sherwood253
Turnout 3,22438.3

Ashton

Ashton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Walton725
RatepayerRonald Wilson687
Conservative Barbara Pagett672
Conservative Jon Harrison639
Liberal Democrats Patricia Fielding392
Labour Marion Stott270
Turnout 3,38536.7

Central

Central (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Fazackerley521
Conservative Dawn Prestwich488
Conservative Fabian Wilson414
RatepayerCheryl Little359
Liberal Democrats Rosaleen Highton277
Labour Ian Curley229
Turnout 2,28825.5

Clifton

Clifton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Thompson874
Conservative Martin Taylor722
Conservative Richard Fulford-Brown651
RatepayerStephen Mason609
RatepayerDavid Mitchell559
Labour Gareth Nash232
Turnout 3,64741.3

Elswick & Little Eccleston

Elswick & Little Eccleston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Hayhurst52974.4
Conservative Barrie Reed16022.5
Labour Eric Wood223.1
Majority46951.9
Turnout 71158.9

Fairhaven

Fairhaven (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RatepayerRichard Eastham666
Conservative George Caldwell632
Conservative Alfred Jealous561
Conservative Martin Chatfield446
Liberal Democrats Michael Turner367
Labour Valerie Hughes238
Turnout 2,91033.8

Freckleton East

Freckleton East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Mulhollanduncontested
Independent Thomas Threlfalluncontested

Freckleton West

Freckleton West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Trevor Fiddler593
Independent Louis Rigby519
Conservative Andrea Williams139
Labour Vernon Allen102
Turnout 1,35333.2

Heyhouses

Heyhouses (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Coombes763
Conservative Elizabeth Clarke752
Conservative Keith Hyde699
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Smith515
Liberal Democrats William Greene447
Labour Estelle Drummond290
Turnout 3,46636.1

Kilnhouse

Kilnhouse (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Small597
Conservative Christine Akeroyd593
Conservative William Prestwich560
RatepayerKenneth Harries468
Liberal Democrats Beverley Harrison319
Labour Peter Stephenson276
Turnout 2,81333.4

Kirkham North

Kirkham North (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Keith Wright1,161
Independent John Bennett837
RatepayerStephen Wall632
Conservative Peter Sowden516
Turnout 3,14642.0

Kirkham South

Kirkham South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Elizabeth Oades587
RatepayerPeter Hardy344
Conservative Marjorie Sowden281
Turnout 1,20233.2

Medlar with Wesham

Medlar with Wesham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Linda Nulty593
Conservative Simon Renwick411
Independent Geoffrey Dixon362
Conservative Patricia Page292
Turnout 1,53234.7

Newton & Treales

Newton & Treales (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Heather Speak729
Independent Peter Collins576
Conservative Joyce McCormick342
Conservative Michael Tomlinson284
Turnout 1,93148.7

Park

Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Fieldhouse750
RatepayerStephen Carpenter726
Conservative Arnold Horrocks670
Conservative John McLaren633
Liberal Democrats John Graddon367
Labour Peter Willis263
Turnout 3,40936.3

Ribby with Wrea

Ribby with Wrea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Derek Lancaster37855.2
Conservative Jack Dobson30744.8
Majority7110.4
Turnout 68557.8

Singleton & Greenhalgh

Singleton & Greenhalgh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Maxine Chew45684.0
Conservative Angela Jacques8716.0
Majority36968.0
Turnout 54339.8

St John's

St John's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy Ashton709
Conservative John Dolan485
Conservative Raymond Norsworthy474
RatepayerJohn Joyner388
Labour William Taylor337
Turnout 2,39332.4

St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RatepayerJohn Longstaff640
Liberal Democrats Howard Henshaw558
Liberal Democrats Karen Henshaw524
Conservative Audrey Preston373
Conservative Sharon Foley346
Conservative Maurice Landsman319
Labour Pauline Mortensen199
Turnout 2,95935.5

Staining & Weeton

Staining & Weeton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert Founder527
Conservative Andrea Whittaker441
Labour Alfred Goldberg418
Turnout 1,38639.6

Warton & Westby

Warton & Westby (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Janine Owen657
Independent Paul Rigby572
Conservative Harold Butler551
Conservative Christopher Bates491
Independent Barbara Douglas371
Independent Michael Gilbert286
Independent Thomas Smith280
Turnout 3,20835.1

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
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