2003 Hyndburn Borough Council election

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2003 Hyndburn Borough Council election
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12 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderPeter BritcliffeJean Battle
Party Conservative Labour
Leader's seatSt Andrew'sChurch
Seats before1718
Seats won1817
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Hyndburn UK local election 2003 map.svg
2003 local election results in Hyndburn
   Labour
   Conservative
  Not contested

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party. Overall turnout was 51.5%.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 721+158.350.511,774+1.1%
  Labour 512-141.747.110,981-2.6%
  Green 000002.3545+2.3%

Ward results

Altham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Miles Parkinson94856.1
Conservative Michael Taylor74343.9
Majority20512.2
Turnout 1,691
Labour hold Swing
Barnfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Barton62335.2
Labour Wendy Dwyer60134.0
Green Ian Dixon54530.8
Majority221.2
Turnout 1,769
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Baxenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Dickinson1,23570.2
Labour William Whittaker52429.8
Majority71140.4
Turnout 1,759
Conservative hold Swing
Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Siddique Kazi1,13762.0
Labour Richard Heap69738.0
Majority44024.0
Turnout 1,834
Conservative hold Swing
Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Broadley97358.0
Conservative Edmund Hogan70642.0
Majority26716.0
Turnout 1,679
Labour hold Swing
Clayton-le-Moors
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Storey95353.6
Labour John Burke82446.4
Majority1297.2
Turnout 1,777
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Huncoat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brendan Shiel90557.6
Conservative Patricia Day66642.4
Majority23915.2
Turnout 1,571
Labour hold Swing
Immanuel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Lockwood90852.5
Labour Edwina McCormack82247.5
Majority1865.0
Turnout 1,730
Conservative hold Swing
Milnshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Pritchard1,06153.7
Conservative Derek Scholes91446.3
Majority1477.4
Turnout 1,975
Labour hold Swing
Overton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Mason1,34451.9
Labour Dennis Baron1,24648.1
Majority983.8
Turnout 2,590
Conservative hold Swing
Rishton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Winifred Jackson1,31152.2
Conservative Stanley Horne1,20247.8
Majority1094.4
Turnout 2,513
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Oswald's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Roberts1,34355.7
Labour John McCormack1,06944.3
Majority27411.4
Turnout 2,412
Conservative hold Swing

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