2003 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

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Results of the 2003 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

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 Democrats 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 Democrats Ian Wilkes64938.6
Conservative Robert Edwards36521.7
Majority 201.2
Turnout 1,683
Labour hold Swing
Bradwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Hambleton75660.7
Conservative David Parfitt24719.8
Liberal Democrats David Dugdale24319.5
Majority 50930.9
Turnout 1,246
Labour hold Swing
Butt Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Macmillan48249.6
Liberal Democrats Maurice Leese33634.6
Conservative Pauline Rowley15315.8
Majority 14615.0
Turnout 971
Labour hold Swing
Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Phillips56356.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cooley27828.1
Conservative Malcolm Moore15015.1
Majority 28528.7
Turnout 991
Labour hold Swing
Cross Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Williams74059.8
Liberal Democrats Leo Hamburger21817.6
Conservative Eleanor Moore18314.8
Caring PartyStephanie Wilcox967.8
Majority 52242.2
Turnout 1,237
Labour hold Swing
Halmerend
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gavin Webb63651.1
Labour Trevor Sproston33226.7
Conservative Mark Riley27722.2
Majority 30424.4
Turnout 1,245
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Keele
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wenslie Naylon23167.0
Labour Jacqueline Fowler6418.6
Conservative Joanne Hampton5014.5
Majority 16748.4
Turnout 345
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kidsgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Bentley67354.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Porter42734.7
Conservative Edward Lowe13110.6
Majority 14620.0
Turnout 1,231
Labour hold Swing
Knutton and Silverdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Leech46154.4
Caring PartyDerrick Huckfield31937.6
Liberal Democrats Julian Colclough414.8
Independent Michael Nicklin192.2
Conservative Michael James80.9
Majority 14216.8
Turnout 848
Labour hold Swing
Loggerheads and Whitmore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Ince1,17673.3
Labour Brian O'Rourke26116.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Machin16810.5
Majority 91557.0
Turnout 1,605
Conservative hold Swing
Madeley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Sinnott44443.9
Liberal Democrats Bryan Kirkham35134.7
Conservative Andrew Davies21621.4
Majority 939.2
Turnout 1,011
Labour hold Swing
May Bank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Tagg81044.5
Liberal Democrats Trevor Johnson60133.0
Labour Margaret McQuillan40822.4
Majority 20911.5
Turnout 1,819
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Newchapel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nora Salt30539.9
Liberal Democrats Sandra Bowyer23831.1
Labour Eileen Astle22229.0
Majority 678.8
Turnout 765
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Ravenscliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Astle32844.3
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Hall29139.3
Conservative Edgar Greatbatch12116.4
Majority 375.0
Turnout 740
Labour hold Swing
Seabridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hailstones61846.1
Labour Stephen James48135.9
Liberal Democrats Eric Durber24218.0
Majority 13710.2
Turnout 1,341
Conservative hold Swing
Silverdale and Park Site
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Caring PartyEileen Braithwaite32340.8
Labour George Cairns31139.3
Liberal Democrats John Cornes8310.5
Conservative James Albinson759.5
Majority 121.5
Turnout 792
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Talke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Arthur Amos53258.4
Labour Tom Meir27330.0
Conservative Beverley Yearsley10611.6
Majority 25928.4
Turnout 911
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Thistleberry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats William Jones94358.0
Conservative Bruce Worthington38723.8
Labour Joseph Matthews29718.3
Majority 55634.2
Turnout 1,627
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Westlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeremy Lefroy1,00159.0
Liberal Democrats Hilary Jones41024.1
Labour Ann Beech28716.9
Majority 59134.9
Turnout 1,698
Conservative hold Swing
Wolstanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Clarke60345.5
Liberal Democrats Pamela Patten42632.2
Conservative John Cooper20415.4
Green Ann Beirne916.9
Majority 17713.3
Turnout 1,324
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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