2003 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2003 Redcar and Cleveland council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, independents in grey and East Cleveland Independents in pink. Redcar and Cleveland UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Redcar and Cleveland council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, independents in grey and East Cleveland Independents in pink.

The 2003 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Unitary Council in England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999. [1] The Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. [2]

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Background

Between 1999 and 2003 the Local Government Boundary Commission for England had made changes to the wards of the council. [3] The changes included renaming Belmont ward to Westworth, and Redcar ward to Zetland, with 18 of the 22 wards having boundary changes. [3]

Before the election Labour ran the council with 31 seats, compared to 14 Conservatives, 11 Liberal Democrats and 3 East Cleveland Independents. [3] In total 151 candidates stood for the 59 seats that were being contested, [3] an increase of 9 from the 1999 election. [4]

The election had a trial of all postal voting to try and increase turnout, [5] with ballots being delivered to voters 2 weeks before the election. [3]

Election result

The count for Brotton ward was suspended on election night after 2 recounts and completed the following day. [6] Overall turnout at the election was 51.5%, an increase from 37% in 1999. [6]

Labour lost their majority on the council, finishing with 23 seats, 7 short of a majority. [7] Among the Labour councillors to lose seats was the leader of the council Dave Walsh in Eston ward, [7] [8] after he had moved to contest Eston, instead of Loftus which he had previously been a councillor for. [9]

Following the election Labour chose George Dunning, formerly the deputy leader, as the new leader of the party on the council, defeating Dave McLuckie by 12 votes to 11. [9] Meanwhile, the 8 independents joined together, with Steve Kay as their leader, in an East Cleveland, Eston and Marske Independents group. [8] After negotiations the Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Independent groups formed a coalition to take control of the council from Labour. [10]

Redcar and Cleveland local election result 2003 [2] [11]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2308-839.036.147,411+4,313
  Liberal Democrats 1540+425.426.435,596+13,612
  Conservative 1356-122.025.634,007+10,145
  Independent 4+46.87.910,325+6,353
 East Cleveland Independent4+16.84.05,202+5,202

One East Cleveland Independent was unopposed at the election. [11]

Ward results

Brotton (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Brian Hogg1,189
Liberal Democrats Valerie Miller1,036
Liberal Democrats Kay Walker1,002
Labour Barry Hunt985
Liberal Democrats Norma Morris834
Labour Eileen Goodenough796
Conservative Roberta Jackson497
Turnout 6,339
Coatham (2) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrats Josephine Crawford788
Liberal Democrats Irene Curr670
Labour Raymond Goddard585
Independent Allan Parsons492
Conservative Edward Dolan378
Labour Paul McGrath376
Turnout 3,289
Dormanstown (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Vilma Collins1,276
Labour Cliff Houlding1,185
Labour Peter Todd1,058
Liberal Democrats Elsie Houston806
Independent Peter Abramson793
Liberal Democrats Alan Langner775
Liberal Democrats Alan Slater773
Conservative Frederick Walker414
Turnout 7,080
Eston (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Ann Higgins1,579
Independent Vincent Smith1,487
Independent Christopher Beadle1,464
Labour John Simms1,154
Labour David Walsh856
Labour Patrick Harford841
Conservative Stewart Dadd309
Turnout 7,690
Grangetown (2) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lynn Pallister927
Labour Peter Dunlop857
Liberal Democrats Paul Tuffs366
Liberal Democrats Harry Jones283
Conservative Philip Jeffels62
Turnout 2,495
Guisborough (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bill Clarke1,405
Conservative Anne Franklin1,399
Labour Keith Pudney1,277
Labour David Punshon1,266
Conservative John Hale1,217
Labour Denise Bunn1,187
Liberal Democrats Eileen Slater337
Turnout 8,088
Hutton (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Jeffery1,835
Conservative Valerie Halton1,816
Conservative Peter Spencer1,708
Liberal Democrats Shelagh Kidd847
Liberal Democrats Judith Mackuin791
Liberal Democrats Arthur Kidd767
Labour Denise Robson613
Labour Simon Matthews605
Turnout 8,982
Kirkleatham (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Norman Davies1,241
Labour Brenda Forster1,228
Labour Mark Hannon1,142
Liberal Democrats Kelly Abbott657
Liberal Democrats John Reveley624
Liberal Democrats Carol Johnson623
Conservative Joan Bolton520
Conservative Michael Moody511
Conservative Jacqueline Rouse417
Turnout 6,963
Lockwood [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
East Cleveland IndependentStephen Kayunopposed
Loftus (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
East Cleveland IndependentDavid Fitzpatrick1,918
Labour Eric Jackson1,149
East Cleveland IndependentMary Lanigan1,045
East Cleveland IndependentStephanie Aplin-Wakefield969
Independent Linda Bell735
Labour Christine Swales486
Labour Roger Clipsham447
Conservative Susan King282
Turnout 7,031
Longbeck (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Norah Cooney1,338
Conservative Vvera Moody1,254
Independent Mike Findley1,189
Labour Mike Stephen574
Liberal Democrats Patricia Fisher295
Liberal Democrats Margaret Plummer281
Liberal Democrats Victoria Crawford219
Conservative Andrew Dixon152
Turnout 5,302
Newcomen (2) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrats Chris Abbott1,423
Liberal Democrats Glynis Abbott1,301
Labour Frederick Forster438
Conservative Allan Gwenlan197
Conservative George Bolton123
Turnout 3,482
Normanby (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Wendy Wall1,534
Labour Carole Ealand1,483
Labour David Tomlin1,315
Conservative Paul Lennox935
Conservative Sarah Dadd731
Conservative Jennifer Bell702
Liberal Democrats Andrew Broadhurst321
Liberal Democrats Florence Sefton310
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Paskin303
Turnout 7,634
Ormesby (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrats Glyn Nightingale1,959
Liberal Democrats Eric Empson1,847
Liberal Democrats Irene Nightingale1,784
Labour Richard White577
Conservative Mary Dadd459
Turnout 6,626
Saltburn (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Joan Sands1,313
Conservative John Robinson1,283
Conservative Barbara Harpham1,129
Labour Joan Guy1,024
Labour Cyril Hammond863
Liberal Democrats Brian Grierson703
Liberal Democrats Jill Clarke299
Liberal Democrats Lilla Reveley275
Turnout 6,889
Skelton (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Brian Briggs1,700
Labour David McLuckie1,492
Labour Helen McLuckie1,378
Conservative Geoffrey Shaw1,194
Conservative James Carrolle1,027
Conservative Michael King1,021
Turnout 7,812
South Bank (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ian Jeffrey1,476
Labour Pearl Hall1,407
Labour Sylvia Szintai1,354
Liberal Democrats Angela Draper473
Liberal Democrats Michele Elcoate455
Conservative Stuart Bell374
Turnout 5,539
St Germains (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Moses1,763
Liberal Democrats Bill Goodwill1,702
Liberal Democrats Margaret Wilson1,477
Independent Peter Atkinson1,025
Independent Kenneth Seymour536
Conservative John Moody487
Labour Peter Briggs452
Conservative Vera Rider428
Labour James Hill355
Turnout 8,225
Teesville (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sheelagh Clarke1,595
Labour George Dunning1,405
Labour Norman Pickthall1,239
Conservative David Tabner881
Conservative Andrew Harris878
Conservative Andrew Leach803
Independent Paul Jackson476
Liberal Democrats Gillian Cockburn231
Liberal Democrats Gordon Plummer221
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Cockburn210
Turnout 7,939
West Dyke (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrats Joyce Benbow1,971
Liberal Democrats Keith Blott1,525
Liberal Democrats Mary Ovens1,507
Conservative Adele Coleman986
Labour Michael Blott628
Conservative Gillian Dadd544
Conservative Kenneth Emmerson537
Turnout 7,698
Westworth (2) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alma Thrower756
East Cleveland IndependentBruce Mackenzie660
East Cleveland IndependentTressa Cooper610
Labour John Birtill562
Independent David Williams549
Labour Michael McGee390
Turnout 3,527
Zetland (2) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Stanway845
Conservative Jean White840
Labour Paul Dixon791
Labour Albert Mills653
Liberal Democrats Arthur Clarke409
Liberal Democrats John Curr353
Turnout 3,891

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  7. 1 2 "High drama as leader is beaten and breakaway group celebrates". The Northern Echo . 3 May 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Party leaders set to unite". The Northern Echo . 9 May 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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