2003 Manchester City Council election

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2003 Manchester City Council election
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←  2002 1 May 2003 (2003-05-01) 2004  →
34 of 99 seats
to Manchester City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Leader Richard Leese Simon AshleyVanessa Hall
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green
Leader's seat Crumpsall Gorton South Hulme
Last election28 seats,
51.4%		6 seats,
30.7%		0 seats,
6.1%
Seats before76220
Seats won21121
Seats after71271
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg5Increase2.svg1
Popular vote31,29625,2614,528
Percentage44.8%36.2%6.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.6%Increase2.svg5.5%Increase2.svg0.4%
Manchester 2003.png
Map of results of 2003 election
Leader of the Council before election

Richard Leese
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

Richard Leese
Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election as well as a vacancy in Benchill, with each successful candidate to serve a one-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the boundary changes and 'all-out' elections due to take place in that year. Turnout was down slightly to 22.2%, with Labour retaining overall control of the council. The election saw the Greens winning their first seat, and half a dozen Liberal Democrat gains resulting in Labour's majority being the lowest in twenty years. The three Independent Labour candidates stood as "Independent Progressive Labour". [1] [2]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Labour Party 31,296 (44.8%)
Decrease2.svg 6.621 (61.7%)
21 / 34
Decrease2.svg 571 (71.7%)
71 / 99
Liberal Democrats 25,261 (36.2%)
Increase2.svg 5.512 (35.3%)
12 / 34
Increase2.svg 527 (27.3%)
27 / 99
Green Party 4,528 (6.5%)
Increase2.svg 0.41 (2.9%)
1 / 34
Increase2.svg 11 (1.0%)
1 / 99
Conservative Party 6,951 (10.0%)
Increase2.svg 0.90 (0.0%)
0 / 34
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Independent Labour 781 (1.1%)
Increase2.svg 0.30 (0.0%)
0 / 34
Decrease2.svg 10 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Socialist Alliance 840 (1.0%)
Decrease2.svg 0.20 (0.0%)
0 / 34
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
BNP 219 (0.3%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 34
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Independent 66 (0.1%)
Decrease2.svg 0.50 (0.0%)
0 / 34
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Independent Liberal 16 (0.0%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 34
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 99


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Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Priest*80666.1−0.1
Liberal Democrats Ilias Kazantzis20216.6+2.8
Green Hannah Berry1098.9−3.0
Conservative Raymond Wattenbach1028.4+0.2
Majority 60449.5−2.9
Turnout 1,21914.9−1.6
Labour hold Swing -1.4

Baguley

Baguley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Edward McCulley*90560.1−5.9
Conservative Christopher Barlow32421.5+4.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Gallagher21013.9+1.4
Green Gareth Pittam674.4+0.4
Majority 58138.6−9.9
Turnout 1,50617.2−3.8
Labour hold Swing -4.9

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Trafford1,37659.9−1.4
Labour Beth Morgan62127.0+0.9
Conservative James Sharman1436.2+0.5
Green John Cummings803.5−3.4
Socialist Alliance Claire Aze773.4+3.4
Majority 75532.9−2.3
Turnout 2,29721.9−2.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.1

Benchill

Benchill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Cross59270.4+0.5
Labour Richard Unwin564
Liberal Democrats William Fisher10212.1−3.0
Conservative Joyce Kaye8510.1+0.1
Conservative Carol Roberts82
Liberal Democrats Richard Vann67
Green Peter Powell627.4+2.3
Green Stephen Walford50
Majority 46258.3+3.5
Turnout 84112.8−2.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +1.7

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Carmody*88349.9+1.9
Liberal Democrats Elaine Boyes74842.3+0.2
Conservative Christine Birchenough663.7+0.4
Independent Labour Fred Bates412.3−1.5
Green Susan Fairweather311.8+0.5
Majority 1357.6+1.8
Turnout 1,76926.4−3.2
Labour hold Swing +0.8

Blackley

Blackley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anna Trotman*1,16368.7−3.3
Liberal Democrats Carol Connell24814.6−0.4
Conservative Gerard Hopkins20712.2+2.4
Green Robin Goater754.4+1.2
Majority 91554.0−3.0
Turnout 1,69321.1−3.6
Labour hold Swing -1.4

Bradford

Bradford [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Longsden98961.7+0.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Fairhurst*51832.3−2.1
Conservative Brian Birchenough664.1+0.9
Green Elvis Presley301.9+0.3
Majority 47129.4+3.0
Turnout 1,60323.9−7.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +1.5

Brooklands

Brooklands [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Susan Murphy*95750.7−8.1
Conservative Jane Percival56229.8−0.6
Liberal Democrats John Ellis22812.1+4.9
Green Birgit Vollm764.0+0.4
Independent Honor Donnelly663.5+3.5
Majority 39520.9−7.5
Turnout 1,88922.5−5.0
Labour hold Swing -3.7

Burnage

Burnage [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Cameron1,75860.8+18.7
Labour Michael Green*91431.6−14.7
Conservative Peter Schofield1424.9−3.6
Green Michael Shaw792.7−0.5
Majority 84429.2+25.1
Turnout 2,89329.1+0.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +16.7

Central

Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Rothery1,04149.9+9.3
Labour Richard Carrothers83640.1−8.9
Conservative Nicholas Davis1085.2−0.7
Green Steven Durrant914.4+0.8
Independent Labour Derek Froggatt110.5+0.5
Majority 2059.8+1.4
Turnout 2,08716.5−3.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +9.1

Charlestown

Charlestown [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eric Hobin*1,04354.1−6.6
Liberal Democrats Rodney Isherwood49825.8−9.2
Conservative Marilyn Hopkins30215.7+15.7
Green Mark Gilbert844.4+0.1
Majority 54528.3+2.6
Turnout 1,92722.0−3.3
Labour hold Swing +1.3

Cheetham

Cheetham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Qassim Afzal1,52249.4+3.4
Labour Imran Rizvi*1,30542.4−8.5
Conservative Adrian Glasspole1434.6+4.6
Green Charlotte Daws1103.6+0.5
Majority 2177.0+2.1
Turnout 3,08033.0−3.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +5.9

Chorlton

Chorlton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Newman*1,28839.3−5.4
Liberal Democrats Howard Totty77023.5+4.5
Conservative Giles Campbell48714.9−0.6
Green Michael Daw47014.3+1.2
Socialist Alliance Heather Rose2638.0+0.2
Majority 51815.8−9.9
Turnout 3,27828.0−4.0
Labour hold Swing -4.9

Crumpsall

Crumpsall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cornelius Keegan1,32357.0−4.6
Liberal Democrats David Gordon47720.6+5.9
Conservative Garvan Walshe35015.1+0.4
Green Joseph Richardson1586.8+2.5
Socialist Alliance Karen Reissmann120.5−1.9
Majority 84636.5−10.4
Turnout 2,32025.1−3.2
Labour hold Swing -5.2

Didsbury

Didsbury [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Sandiford*2,11651.8+13.8
Labour Geoffrey Bridson1,25730.8−3.7
Conservative Peter Hilton49112.0−0.5
Green Kathryn Brownbridge2235.5+0.7
Majority 85921.0+17.6
Turnout 4,08734.9−2.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +8.7

Fallowfield

Fallowfield [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernice Reid*85348.3−11.9
Liberal Democrats John-Paul Wilkins49428.0+9.0
Conservative William Langton23913.5+1.0
Green Bruce Bingham18010.2+2.0
Majority 35920.3−20.9
Turnout 1,76615.0−2.3
Labour hold Swing -10.4

Gorton North

Gorton North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Pearcey*1,15550.7−0.3
Labour Allan Grafton84236.9+0.5
Conservative Lisa Boardman2239.8+0.3
Green Victoria Bodgers602.6+1.2
Majority 31313.7−0.9
Turnout 2,28024.0−2.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.4

Gorton South

Gorton South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Ashley*1,24261.2+6.9
Labour Martin Rathfelder63031.0−6.5
Green Penelope Collins934.6+0.4
Conservative Rosemary Bishop653.2−0.8
Majority 61230.1+13.2
Turnout 2,03024.0+1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +6.7

Harpurhey

Harpurhey [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Fairweather83567.8+1.4
Liberal Democrats Rob Brettle22218.0+5.3
Conservative Sebastian Chowdhury12910.5+1.1
Green Darren Milton453.7+1.7
Majority 61349.8−3.9
Turnout 1,23116.2−2.8
Labour hold Swing -1.9

Hulme

Hulme [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Vanessa Hall67843.3+1.3
Labour John Flanagan*66742.6−5.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Turvey16010.2+1.5
Conservative Vincent Pierce452.9+1.5
Independent Liberal Charles Lyn-Lloyd161.0+1.0
Majority 110.7−5.1
Turnout 1,56616.0+1.2
Green gain from Labour Swing +3.3

Levenshulme

Levenshulme [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Hennigan*1,62560.8+5.8
Labour Michael Amesbury66725.0−5.4
Green Sean Hughes1535.7−0.1
Conservative Ann Hodkinson1284.8+0.6
Socialist Alliance Sabrina Nutter1003.7−0.9
Majority 95835.8+11.2
Turnout 2,67326.1−1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +5.6

Lightbowne

Lightbowne [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Murphy*1,17770.5−0.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Allen21312.8−0.7
Conservative Howard Varney19811.9−1.7
Green Matthew Payne824.9+3.4
Majority 96457.7+0.0
Turnout 1,67020.0−3.0
Labour hold Swing -0.1

Longsight

Longsight [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Liaqat Ali1,15244.6+15.5
Labour Sajjad Hussain*1,00038.7−15.9
Green Spencer Fitzgibbon2559.9+0.8
Conservative Karen Abbad1776.8−0.4
Majority 1525.9−19.6
Turnout 2,58420.0−0.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +15.7

Moss Side

Moss Side [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Locita Brandy1,18272.2−3.6
Liberal Democrats Shirley Inniss23414.3+5.5
Conservative Joyce Haycock1167.1+1.4
Green Brian Sheedy1046.4+1.2
Majority 94857.9−9.1
Turnout 1,63618.8−3.5
Labour hold Swing -4.5

Moston

Moston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Cooper*1,36662.7−0.3
Conservative Gerald Freedman-Goldberger50723.3+23.3
Liberal Democrats Kevin Morley1989.1−15.7
Green Barry McAtarsney1095.0−2.9
Majority 85939.4+1.2
Turnout 2,18023.1−1.0
Labour hold Swing -11.8

Newton Heath

Newton Heath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Wilson77438.7−11.6
Independent Labour Damien O'Connor*72936.5+36.5
BNP Derek Adams21911.0+11.0
Conservative Albert Walsh1628.1−2.7
Liberal Democrats Derrick Mellor713.6−3.3
Green Rachel Harper442.2−1.7
Majority 452.3−19.8
Turnout 1,99924.9+1.9
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing -24.0

Northenden

Northenden [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Kane*1,11257.7+1.4
Conservative Ralph Ellerton35918.6−3.5
Liberal Democrats Marguerite Goldsmith28514.8+1.1
Green Lance Crookes1718.9+1.0
Majority 75339.1+4.9
Turnout 1,92719.6−4.0
Labour hold Swing +2.4

Old Moat

Old Moat [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeffrey Smith*1,32246.5−3.7
Liberal Democrats Yasmin Zalzala1,14140.2+1.3
Green Brian Candeland2097.4+1.8
Conservative Gary Kaye1695.9+0.6
Majority 1816.4−4.9
Turnout 2,84122.5−4.1
Labour hold Swing -2.5

Rusholme

Rusholme [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lynne Williams1,85064.8+25.4
Labour Zafar Mir*72225.3−23.6
Conservative Barbara Goodall1384.8−1.2
Socialist Alliance Mary Ainslie762.7+2.7
Green Christopher Middleton692.4−3.2
Majority 1,12839.5+30.1
Turnout 2,85523.0+1.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +24.5

Sharston

Sharston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Joyce Keller*75565.3−1.2
Conservative John Kenny17114.8−1.2
Liberal Democrats David Kierman16113.9+1.3
Green Richard Gee706.1+1.2
Majority 58450.5−0.0
Turnout 1,15715.0−4.0
Labour hold Swing -0.0

Whalley Range

Whalley Range [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Grant1,49149.1+19.3
Labour Christopher Paul1,02433.7−16.2
Green Mary Candeland2769.1+0.0
Conservative Richard West2488.2−3.0
Majority 46715.4−4.7
Turnout 3,03930.6−0.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +17.7

Withington

Withington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brendon Jones*1,62161.6+0.1
Labour Gerard Collier59322.5−1.7
Socialist Alliance Rachel Green1495.7+2.5
Conservative Stuart Penketh1455.5+0.4
Green Bushra Hussain1254.7−1.3
Majority 1,02839.0+1.7
Turnout 2,63321.6−2.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.9

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian O'Neil*89071.8−0.1
Conservative Ruby Raynor15412.4+0.3
Liberal Democrats John Reyes13210.7−1.6
Green Clifford Saffer635.1+1.4
Majority 73659.4−0.2
Turnout 1,23915.7−2.9
Labour hold Swing -0.2

References

  1. ↑ Manchester Evening News, 2 May 2003.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 "Manchester 2003 council election results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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