2003 Liverpool City Council election

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2003 Liverpool City Council election
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34 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards plus one by-election
50 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election plus one by-election, and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. [1] Overall turnout was 21.7%.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

PartySeats  ±  
Liberal Democrats 63
Labour 31
Liberal 30
Independent 2

Election result

Liverpool local election result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 22-264.749.837,194-0.5
  Labour 11+429.434.225,514-1.2
  Liberal 1+12.96.85,066+1.3
 Liverpool Labour Community Party1-12.91.41,034+1.4
  Conservative 000.04.13,050-0.1
  Green 000.02.82,093+0.8
  Socialist Alliance 000.00.6461+0.2
  BNP 000.00.3242+0.1
  Independent 0-20.00.00-1.7

Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Brant * 953 61.3% −4.5%
Liberal Democrats Linda-Jane Buckle28818.5+3.2
Green Peter Cranie23014.8+4.0
Conservative John Creagh553.5−1.3
Liberal Arthur Carroll291.9−1.4
Majority 665
Registered electors
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Antrobus *1,39447.3%−3.4%
Labour Barbara Murray65422.2−4.9
Liberal Catherine Hancox31510.7+10.7
Green Alexander Rudkin2398.1−0.1
Conservative Michael Bunter2358.0+0.0
Socialist Alliance Mark Henzel1113.8+3.8
Majority 74025.1+1.5
Registered electors
Turnout 2,94821.1
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Veronica Best *1,59952.3%−2.9%
Labour Laurence Freeman60319.7+0.4
Conservative Mark Bill53617.5+3.1
Liberal Christopher Hulme1856.1−2.0
Green Andrew Hoban1344.4+1.4
Majority 99632.6−3.3
Registered electors
Turnout 3,05725.2
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Quinn1,16247.0%−8.5%
Liberal Michael Butler66627.0+27.0
Labour Sheila Murphy41616.8−8.1
BNP Joseph Owens1506.1+6.1
Socialist Alliance Lesley Mahmood471.9+0.0
Conservative Alistair Furze301.2+1.2
Majority 49620.0−10.6
Registered electors
Turnout 2,47124.4
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Arundel

Arundel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mirna Juarez *1,14161.2%+7.5%
Labour Anthony Murphy40121.5−7.9
Green Donald Ross1447.7+0.1
Socialist Alliance Ian Foulkes1256.7+1.0
Conservative Ann Nugent532.8−0.6
Majority 74039.7+15.4
Registered electors
Turnout 1,86416.7
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McIntosh97266.4%+2.9%
Liberal Democrats James Gaskell31421.4−5.0
Liberal Daniel Wood17812.2+2.1
Majority 65845.0+7.9
Registered electors
Turnout 1,46418.1
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Newby1,24454.9%−5.3%
Labour Peter Davidson79635.1+4.9
Socialist Alliance John Ralph793.5+0.3
Conservative Keith Sutton773.4+0.8
Liberal Deborah Tilston713.1−0.8
Majority 44819.8%−10.2%
Registered electors
Turnout 2,26719.8%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Jones 2,34468.8%
Labour Janet Kent62318.3
Conservative George Powell2136.3
Green Anne Saunders1374.0
Liberal Francis Porter882.6
Majority 1,72150.5
Registered electors
Turnout 3,40525.9
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Warren Bradley *3,13580.1%+6.8%
Labour Robert Carney52513.4−2.8
Green Eleanor Martin2546.5+1.5
Majority 2,61066.7+8.6
Registered electors
Turnout 3,91426.4%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rochne Gladden1,15555.0%+9.9%
Liberal Democrats George Smith71333.9+9.7
Liberal Paul Jones1929.1−21.5
Green Eric Cartmel412.0+2.0
Majority 44221.1+6.6
Registered electors
Turnout 2,10123.8
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Fielding1,64264.4%+7.3%
Labour Patrick Delahunty85633.6−6.1
Liberal Roger Webb512.0−1.2
Majority 78628.8+11.4
Registered electors
Turnout 2,54923.7%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Mills *2,07066.2%−2.7%
Labour Peter Tuffley65020.8−1.6
Conservative Geoffrey Brandwood2377.6+1.8
Green Ian Graham892.8+2.8
Liberal Barbara Pickstock792.5−0.5
Majority 1,42045.4−1.1
Registered electors
Turnout 3,12523.6%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Coyne1,48959.9%
Labour Jack Johnson88035.4
Conservative David Patmore743.0
Liberal David O'Brien421.7
Majority 60924.5
Registered electors
Turnout 2,48524.4%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Ousby1,17550.0%+8.0%
Labour Nicholas Small96741.1−7.5
Liberal Tracey Hawksford1345.7−0.8
Conservative Audrey Bowness753.2+0.2
Majority 2088.9
Registered electors
Turnout 2,35125.2%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Sullivan44254.6%−0.8%
Liverpool Labour Community PartyAlfred Hincks22928.3%+5.4%
Liberal Democrats Eleanore Clein8110.0%−2.0%
Green Justine Williams313.8%+0.3%
Conservative Catherine Hirst141.7%−2.8%
Liberal Beryl Ackers131.6%−0.1%
Majority 21326.3%−6.2%
Registered electors
Turnout 81011.8%
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Spriggs1,43270.5%+2.1%
Liberal Democrats Graham Seddon46322.8−3.0
Liberal George roberts1366.7+0.9
Majority 96947.7+5.1
Registered electors
Turnout 2,03118.8%
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Cummins1,44446.8%−5.1%
Liberal Democrats Patrick Moloney *1,41845.9%+7.6%
Conservative Brian Jones1033.3%+0.7%
Liberal Frances Fall832.7%−2.3%
Green Anne Graham381.2%+1.2%
Majority 260.9%−12.7%
Registered electors
Turnout 3,08622.8%
Rejected ballots
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Granby

Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Dean69456.9%−15.1%
Liberal Democrats Annette Butler26421.7+6.0
Socialist Alliance Madeline Heneghan998.1+8.1
Green Jean Hill625.1−2.6
Conservative Kenneth Watkin534.3+1.6
Liberal Susan O'Brien473.9+2.0
Majority 43035.2−21.1
Registered electors
Turnout 1,21915.3%
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

Grasswndale

Grassendale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gerard Scott2,27068.3%+0.4%
Labour Catherine Dooley52615.8−2.3
Conservative Carl Cross2517.6−1.5
Green Jennifer Brown1855.6+1.8
Liberal Karen Williams922.8+1.7
Majority 1,74452.5+2.7
Registered electors
Turnout 3,32427.7
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Doran *1,22056.7%+5.7%
Labour Michael Fox74234.5−9.6
BNP Michael Shell924.3+4.3
Green Faye Griffiths452.1+2.1
Conservative Francis Dunne301.4−1.4
Liberal James Richardson231.1−1.0
Majority 47822.2+15.3
Registered electors
Turnout 2,15221.5%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Melrose

Melrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Booth1,34085.2%+25.2
Liberal Democrats Daniel Clein18011.4−1.9
Liberal Vivienne Woodward533.4−2.4
Majority 1,16073.8+34.8
Registered electors
Turnout 1,57317.1
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

Netherley

Netherley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Marshall83751.7%+13.9%
Labour Oliver Martins74746.3−9.6
Conservative Joyce Larrosa221.4−0.2
Liberal Jean Worrall90.6+0.6
Majority 875.4
Registered electors
Turnout 1,61228.5%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Turner1,40468%
Labour John McCabe47623.2−3.4
Liberal Edith Bamford1004.9+1.3
Conservative Francis Stevens753.6−0.5
Majority 92845.1+6.0
Registered electors
Turnout 2,05520.9%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Picton

Picton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Erica Kemp *1,46572.0%+8.7%
Labour Angela Glanville41320.3−9.6
Green Jennifer Andrew1135.6+0.9
Conservative Ann Temple432.1−0.1
Majority 1,05251.7+18.3
Registered electors
Turnout 2,03419.0%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie - (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francis Cooke1,03865%
Labour Alan Walker93258%
Liberal Democrats Susan Lye21013%
Liberal Democrats Kelly Woods17711%−18.2
Conservative Mark Cotterell15711%+5.3
Liberal Charles Mayes1238%
Conservative Natalie Linnane1137%
Liberal Irene Mayes1097%
Green Laura Jackson614%
Green Gerard Quayle372%
Majority 828
Registered electors
Turnout 2,95716.2%
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's

St Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Oglethorpe1,28065.5%+6.4%
Labour Rodger Lafferty46423.8−5.9
BNP Raymond Malone1206.1+0.3
Liberal Michael Williams492.5−1.0
Conservative Derek Nuttall402.0+0.2
Majority 81641.7+12.3
Registered electors
Turnout 1,95322.0%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Makinson89357.7%+21.6%
Labour Richard Keenan49532.0−17.6
Green Simon Holgate895.7+3.7
Liberal John Moore402.6+0.2
Conservative Grahame Harden322.1+0.8
Majority 39825.7
Registered electors
Turnout 1,54918.5
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Speke

Speke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doreen Knight65151.3%+2.1%
Liberal Democrats George Smith60047.3−1.3
Conservative Denise Nuttall181.4−0.8
Majority 514.0+3.4
Registered electors
Turnout 1,26920.6%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Christopher Lenton1,66771.9%+0.4%
Labour Pamela Thomas40517.5+2.0
Liberal Democrats James Woods1888.1−1.1
Conservative June Brandwood602.6+0.5
Majority 1,26254.4−1.6
Registered electors
Turnout 2,32021.0%
Rejected ballots
Liberal hold Swing

Valley

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Francis O'Donoghue93650.8%−5.6%
Labour Christopher Nezianya76841.7+5.7
Green Vera Jones563.0+3.0
Liberal Deborah Mayes502.7+1.4
Conservative Norman Coppell311.7−0.8
Majority 1689.1−11.3
Registered electors
Turnout 1,84126.0%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liverpool Labour Community PartyPauline Connolly *80553.0%+53.0%
Labour Christine Norris63341.7%−45.8%
Liberal Democrats Sean McHugh342.2%−6.6%
Liberal Damien Daly231.5%+1.5%
Conservative Alma McGing120.8%−1.0%
Green Anja Ploger120.8%−1.0%
Majority 17211.3%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,51929.3%
Rejected ballots
Liverpool Labour Community Party gain from Labour

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Seddon1,31749.6%−12.6%
Labour James Gabriel1,02938.8+4.0
Liberal Linda Roberts30711.6+8.6
Majority 28810.8−16.6
Registered electors
Turnout 2,65319.4%
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Woolton

Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Mace 2,186 68.4% +1.8%
Conservative Stephen Fitzsimmons 41112.9−3.9
Labour Francis Steer39212.3−0.4
Liberal Maria Langley1123.5+2.4
Green Naomi Rose963.0+0.3
Majority 1,77555.5+5.7
Registered electors
Turnout 3,19726.6
Rejected ballots
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 16 December 2009.
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