2003 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

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Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Newcastle-under-Lyme Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1011050.036.98,655-5.2%
  Conservative 520+225.028.16,583+1.2%
  Liberal Democrat 403-320.031.37,344+1.5%
 Caring Party110+15.03.1738+2.2%
  Green 000000.491+0.1%
  Independent 000000.119+0.1%

Ward results

Audley and Bignall End
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Melicha Lewis66939.8
Liberal Democrat Ian Wilkes64938.6
Conservative Robert Edwards36521.7
Majority201.2
Turnout 1,683
Labour hold Swing
Bradwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sandra Hambleton75660.7
Conservative David Parfitt24719.8
Liberal Democrat David Dugdale24319.5
Majority50930.9
Turnout 1,246
Labour hold Swing
Butt Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Macmillan48249.6
Liberal Democrat Maurice Leese33634.6
Conservative Pauline Rowley15315.8
Majority14615.0
Turnout 971
Labour hold Swing
Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sheila Phillips56356.8
Liberal Democrat Andrew Cooley27828.1
Conservative Malcolm Moore15015.1
Majority28528.7
Turnout 991
Labour hold Swing
Cross Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Williams74059.8
Liberal Democrat Leo Hamburger21817.6
Conservative Eleanor Moore18314.8
Caring PartyStephanie Wilcox967.8
Majority52242.2
Turnout 1,237
Labour hold Swing
Halmerend
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Gavin Webb63651.1
Labour Trevor Sproston33226.7
Conservative Mark Riley27722.2
Majority30424.4
Turnout 1,245
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Keele
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Wenslie Naylon23167.0
Labour Jacqueline Fowler6418.6
Conservative Joanne Hampton5014.5
Majority16748.4
Turnout 345
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Kidsgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Martin Bentley67354.7
Liberal Democrat Robert Porter42734.7
Conservative Edward Lowe13110.6
Majority14620.0
Turnout 1,231
Labour hold Swing
Knutton and Silverdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Leech46154.4
Caring PartyDerrick Huckfield31937.6
Liberal Democrat Julian Colclough414.8
Independent Michael Nicklin192.2
Conservative Michael James80.9
Majority14216.8
Turnout 848
Labour hold Swing
Loggerheads and Whitmore
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Colin Ince1,17673.3
Labour Brian O'Rourke26116.3
Liberal Democrat Brian Machin16810.5
Majority91557.0
Turnout 1,605
Conservative hold Swing
Madeley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour William Sinnott44443.9
Liberal Democrat Bryan Kirkham35134.7
Conservative Andrew Davies21621.4
Majority939.2
Turnout 1,011
Labour hold Swing
May Bank
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Simon Tagg81044.5
Liberal Democrat Trevor Johnson60133.0
Labour Margaret McQuillan40822.4
Majority20911.5
Turnout 1,819
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Newchapel
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nora Salt30539.9
Liberal Democrat Sandra Bowyer23831.1
Labour Eileen Astle22229.0
Majority678.8
Turnout 765
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Ravenscliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Raymond Astle32844.3
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Hall29139.3
Conservative Edgar Greatbatch12116.4
Majority375.0
Turnout 740
Labour hold Swing
Seabridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Hailstones61846.1
Labour Stephen James48135.9
Liberal Democrat Eric Durber24218.0
Majority13710.2
Turnout 1,341
Conservative hold Swing
Silverdale and Park Site
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Caring PartyEileen Braithwaite32340.8
Labour George Cairns31139.3
Liberal Democrat John Cornes8310.5
Conservative James Albinson759.5
Majority121.5
Turnout 792
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Talke
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Arthur Amos53258.4
Labour Tom Meir27330.0
Conservative Beverley Yearsley10611.6
Majority25928.4
Turnout 911
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Thistleberry
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat William Jones94358.0
Conservative Bruce Worthington38723.8
Labour Joseph Matthews29718.3
Majority55634.2
Turnout 1,627
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Westlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jeremy Lefroy1,00159.0
Liberal Democrat Hilary Jones41024.1
Labour Ann Beech28716.9
Majority59134.9
Turnout 1,698
Conservative hold Swing
Wolstanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michael Clarke60345.5
Liberal Democrat Pamela Patten42632.2
Conservative John Cooper20415.4
Green Ann Beirne916.9
Majority17713.3
Turnout 1,324
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

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