Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
Ellesmere Port and Neston was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It covered the southern part of the Wirral Peninsula, namely that part which is not included in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
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.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 12 | -2 | 80.0 | 54.5 | 7,467 | +5.5% | |||
Conservative | 3 | +2 | 20.0 | 31.7 | 4,346 | -9.3% | |||
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 1,744 | +2.6% | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 149 | +1.1% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Davies | 380 | 77.6 | ||
Conservative | Anne Hughes | 110 | 22.4 | ||
Majority | 270 | 55.2 | |||
Turnout | 490 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Sherlock | 535 | |||
Labour | Barbara Shephard | 530 | |||
Conservative | Susan Thomas | 150 | |||
Turnout | 1,215 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Anderson | 388 | 51.4 | ||
Labour | Graham Stothard | 278 | 36.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Neal | 89 | 11.8 | ||
Majority | 110 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 755 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Starkey | 647 | 45.5 | +0.5 | |
Labour | George Foster | 521 | 36.6 | -5.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Graham Handley | 178 | 12.5 | -0.6 | |
UKIP | Geoffrey Gregory | 76 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 126 | 8.9 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,422 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reginald Chrimes | 630 | 56.5 | ||
Conservative | Kay Loch | 300 | 26.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Falconer | 185 | 16.6 | ||
Majority | 330 | 29.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,115 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Davies | 501 | 56.4 | -5.5 | |
Conservative | Peter Kevan | 241 | 27.1 | -1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Shipman | 146 | 16.4 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 260 | 29.3 | -3.6 | ||
Turnout | 888 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brenda Dowdings | 834 | 67.4 | -3.7 | |
Labour | David Rudd | 331 | 26.7 | -2.2 | |
UKIP | Henry Crocker | 73 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 503 | 40.7 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,238 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angela Claydon | 328 | 58.2 | ||
Conservative | Terence Harvey | 127 | 22.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mary Handley | 109 | 19.3 | ||
Majority | 201 | 35.7 | |||
Turnout | 564 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ivor Jones | 702 | 58.2 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Thomas | 282 | 23.4 | -1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael English | 222 | 18.4 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 420 | 34.8 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,206 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Griffiths | 429 | 54.6 | -26.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Joan Brown | 262 | 33.3 | +33.3 | |
Conservative | Henry Humpage | 95 | 12.1 | -6.7 | |
Majority | 167 | 11.3 | -51.5 | ||
Turnout | 786 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sharon Hill | 375 | 44.1 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | Karl Hardwick | 289 | 34.0 | -2.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Hilary Chrusciezl | 186 | 21.9 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 86 | 10.1 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 850 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Jones | 580 | 54.3 | -2.4 | |
Conservative | John Gordon | 313 | 29.3 | +0.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Joanna Pemberton | 175 | 16.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 267 | 25.0 | -2.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,068 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Venables | 676 | 89.7 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | Thomas Hughes | 78 | 10.3 | -8.8 | |
Majority | 598 | 79.4 | +17.6 | ||
Turnout | 754 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Walsh | 671 | 49.5 | -2.7 | |
Conservative | Janice Farquharson | 492 | 36.3 | -11.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sally Martin | 192 | 14.2 | +14.2 | |
Majority | 279 | 13.2 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,355 | ||||
Neston is a small residential town and civil parish in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester. It is situated on the part of the Wirral Peninsula that remains in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Parkgate is located to the north west and the villages of Little Neston and Ness to the south of the town. At the 2001 Census the population of Neston ward was recorded as 3,521, increasing to 4,329 at the 2011 Census. The town and civil parish also includes Little Neston; Parkgate; and Riverside wards; along with part of Burton and Ness ward, and has a population of 15,162, increasing to 15,221 in the 2011 Census.
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