Allerdale Borough Council election, 2003

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

Elections to Allerdale Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

Allerdale Borough in England

Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 96,422 at the 2011 Census.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, the term no overall control refers to a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats; and is analogous to a hung parliament. Of the 310 councils who had members up for election in the 2007 local elections, 85 resulted in a NOC administration.

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Results

Allerdale Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2709-948.244.014,159-8.1%
  Conservative 1570+726.819.66,313-0.5%
  Independent 951+416.123.17,411+11.4%
  Liberal Democrat 502-28.912.44,000-3.1%
  BNP 000000.8261+0.8%

12 Labour, 4 Conservative, 2 Independent and 2 Liberal Democrat candidates were unopposed.

By ward

All Saints Cockermouth (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alan Smith717
Conservative Samuel Standage630
Labour Dianne Moyes624
Labour Christine Smith601
Conservative William Newton599
Conservative Alan Tyson524
Turnout 3,69536
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Aspatria (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gerald Sewell488
Independent David Wilson469
Independent Dorothy Tinnion430
Labour Jacqueline Stagg365
Turnout 1,75240
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Boltons
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Joseph Mumbersonuncontested
Independent hold Swing
Broughton St Bridgets (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Askewuncontested
Labour Keith Sproatuncontested
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Christchurch Cockermouth (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christine Jackson543
Conservative Leslie Lytollis497
Labour Isabel Burns330
Labour John Moore253
Turnout 1,62332
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Clifton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Maureen Rourke37167.0+16.0
Liberal Democrat Dean Hudson18333.0-16.0
Majority18834.0+32.0
Turnout 55446+5
Labour hold Swing
Crummock
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Joseph Milburnuncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Dalton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Simon Greenwooduncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Derwent Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Timothy Heslop25654.8-24.3
Liberal Democrat David Robinson21145.2+45.2
Majority459.6-48.6
Turnout 46735+0
Conservative hold Swing
Ellen (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Colhoununcontested
Labour David Thomasuncontested
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ellenborough Maryport (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Martin Wooduncontested
Labour Janice Wooduncontested
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ewanrigg Maryport (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Carneen McCarron-Holmesuncontested
Labour Patricia McCrackenuncontested
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Flimby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Kendalluncontested
Labour hold Swing
Harrington Workington (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Allan Caine601
Liberal Democrat Ian Francis515
Labour James Osborn280
Labour Michael Smith222
Turnout 1,61834
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Holme
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Markley14137.3
Independent William Douglas9525.1
Labour Mark Kidd9525.1
Liberal Democrat Margrit Scott4712.4
Majority4612.2
Turnout 37830
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Keswick (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Barraclough1,076
Conservative Ronald Munby696
Labour Denstone Kemp581
Independent John Walker567
Turnout 2,92036
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Labour hold Swing
Marsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Gallagheruncontested
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Moorclose Workington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joan Minto567
Labour Peter Bales542
Labour Philip Tibble418
Liberal Democrat Linda Walker285
Liberal Democrat Christine Johanssen279
Liberal Democrat John Morley266
Turnout 2,35724
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Moss Bay Workington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lillian Baldry613
Labour Derek Thompson531
Labour Nicholas Hardy485
Independent John Bracken228
Liberal Democrat Shaun Heywood173
Turnout 2,03025
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Netherhall Maryport (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jeffrey Gardneruncontested
Labour Angela Kendalluncontested
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Seaton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Joseph Sandwith1,050
Independent Trevor Fee785
Labour James Musgrave644
Labour Denis Tytek492
Labour Mark Fryer431
Turnout 3,40237
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Silloth (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent William Jeffersonuncontested
Labour Margaret Snaithuncontested
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Solway
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Buchanan27457.3
Independent Dorothy Tinnion8718.2
Independent Janice Nott6914.4
Labour Mark Kidd4810.0
Majority18739.1
Turnout 47836
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Johns Workington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Heathcote635
Conservative Robert Hardon589
Conservative Michael Davidson572
Labour John Robertson472
Labour Daniel Dempsey443
Labour Kenneth Hayton388
Turnout 3,09928
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Michaels Workington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ivor Humes705
Labour Alan Barry673
Independent Jean Macleod599
Labour Jack Fryer570
Independent James Perkins432
Turnout 2,97933
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Stainburn Workington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Jonesuncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Wampool
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anne Holmesuncontested
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Warnell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Duncan Fairbairn35763.5+63.5
Liberal Democrat Agnes Martin20536.5-34.3
Majority15227.0
Turnout 56236+3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Waver
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Joseph Cowell23859.9-17.4
Liberal Democrat Patrick Short15940.1+40.1
Majority7919.8-44.8
Turnout 39728-2
Independent hold Swing
Wharrels
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Hobbsuncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Wigton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent John Armstrong917
Independent George Scott898
Labour John Crouch690
Independent Charles Miles547
Labour William Goldsmith274
BNP Paul Stafford261
Labour William Walton246
Turnout 3,83335
Independent gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
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