Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003

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The 2003 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Metropolitan Borough of Walsall Metropolitan borough in England

The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a local government district in the West Midlands, England, with the status of a metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Walsall, but covers a larger area which also includes the towns of Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Darlaston and Willenhall. The borough had an estimated population of 254,500 in 2007.

West Midlands (county) County of England

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western-central England with a 2014 estimated population of 2,808,356, making it the second most populous county in England after Greater London. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The county itself is a NUTS 2 region within the wider NUTS 1 region of the same name. The county consists of seven metropolitan boroughs: the City of Birmingham, the City of Coventry and the City of Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

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The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015 with its leader Nick Clegg serving as Deputy Prime Minister. It is currently led by Sir Vince Cable.

Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 26.7%. [3]

Walsall Local Election Result 2003 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 8 +1 44.4 42.0 18,182 +0.8%
  Labour 8 -1 44.4 35.2 15,224 -4.7%
  Liberal Democrat 2 0 11.1 10.9 4,732 +1.5%
  Independent 0 0 0 4.9 2,137 -0.2%
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 4.6 1,970 +2.6%
  UKIP 0 0 0 2.4 1,050 +0.9%

Ward results

Aldridge Central and South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Thomas Ansell 1,869 59.3 +1.3
Liberal Democrat Royston Sheward 827 26.2 +12.6
Labour Steven King 457 14.5 -4.1
Majority 1,042 33.0 -6.4
Turnout 3,153 32.7 -2.9
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Eardley 1,734 69.9 +6.2
Labour Peter Upton 747 30.1 -6.2
Majority 987 39.8 +12.4
Turnout 2,481 25.1 -2.7
Bentley and Darlaston North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keith Chambers 1,157 60.1 -3.4
Conservative Jennifer Beale 767 39.9 +3.4
Majority 390 20.3 -6.8
Turnout 1,924 20.6 -2.7
Birchills-Leamore [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Carol Rose 916 53.2 -8.6
Conservative Mohammed Arshad 566 32.9 -0.4
Socialist Alliance Martin Lynch 240 13.9 +9.0
Majority 350 20.3 -8.2
Turnout 1,722 18.8 -5.2
Blakenall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ian Robertson 745 56.4 -2.9
Socialist Alliance Peter Smith 308 23.3 +14.4
Conservative Chad Pitt 268 20.3 +0.4
Majority 437 33.1 -6.3
Turnout 1,321 18.0 -1.8
Bloxwich West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Frederick Westley 1,125 47.5 +1.1
Conservative Desmond Pitt 952 40.2 +1.4
Socialist Alliance Alan Davies 290 12.3 +12.3
Majority 173 7.3 -0.3
Turnout 2,367 22.0 -5.7
Brownhills [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Turner 1,114 56.2 +9.5
Labour Violet Upton 869 43.8 -9.5
Majority 245 12.4
Turnout 1,983 21.7 -3.2
Darlaston South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dorreen Farrell-Evans 972 61.8 -8.4
Conservative Haqnawaz Khan 308 19.6 -10.2
Socialist Alliance Alan Johnston 292 18.6 +18.6
Majority 664 42.2 +1.8
Turnout 1,572 19.1 -2.5
Paddock [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Zahid Ali 1,264 33.2 -10.8
Independent Edward Moorman 831 21.8 +0.6
Liberal Democrat Daniel Barker 777 20.4 +9.4
Labour Martin Evans 535 14.1 -6.6
UKIP Derek Bennett 359 9.4 +9.4
Socialist Alliance David Church 38 1.0 +1.0
Majority 433 11.4 -11.5
Turnout 3,804 36.0 -3.4
Palfrey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mohammad Yasin 1,510 47.8 +15.0
Labour Mark Pulford 1,020 32.3 -13.3
Independent Richard Cullum 348 11.0 +11.0
Socialist Alliance Azra Jabbar 279 8.8 -12.7
Majority 490 15.5
Turnout 3,157 33.5 -3.7
Pelsall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Marco Longhi 1,927 54.2 -5.9
Liberal Democrat Linda Dickens 898 25.3 +5.5
Labour Wendy Collins 624 17.6 +0.0
Socialist Alliance Derek Roddy 105 3.0 +3.0
Majority 1,029 29.0 -11.3
Turnout 3,554 31.6 -5.2
Pheasey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Towe 1,156 50.8 +15.2
Labour Maria-Rosaria Burley 1,118 49.2 +9.4
Majority 38 1.7
Turnout 2,274 33.0 -3.0
Pleck [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dennis Anson 1,070 58.7 -2.7
Conservative Doris Silvester 531 29.1 +3.4
Socialist Alliance Brian Powell 222 12.2 +12.2
Majority 539 29.6 -6.1
Turnout 1,823 27.4 -2.2
Short Heath [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Doreeen Shires 891 40.9 -12.5
Independent Frederick Harris 466 21.4 +21.4
Labour Gareth Walker 452 20.7 -8.2
Conservative Rachel Walker 372 17.1 -0.6
Majority 425 19.5 -5.1
Turnout 2,181 25.9 +1.9
St. Matthews [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mohammad Nazir 1,337 50.8 +1.7
Conservative Susan Allen 831 31.5 -3.4
Liberal Democrat Louise Shires 356 13.5 +6.7
Socialist Alliance Stephanie Peart 110 4.2 +2.3
Majority 506 19.2 +5.0
Turnout 2,634 37.0 +0.0
Streetly [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Douglas-Maul 2,135 62.5 -2.6
UKIP Steven Grey 691 20.2 +7.3
Labour Thomas Charlton 590 17.3 -4.7
Majority 1,444 42.3 -0.8
Turnout 3,416 32.0 -0.9
Willenhall North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Valerie Woodruff 983 51.3 -5.5
Labour Robert Matthews 468 24.4 -2.9
Conservative Lisa Hodgetts 380 19.8 +3.9
Socialist Alliance Alan Paddock 86 4.5 +4.5
Majority 515 26.9 -2.6
Turnout 1,917 20.7 -2.1
Willenhall South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sean Coughlan 1,022 50.8 -4.0
Conservative Steven Turner 498 24.8 -2.0
Independent Gerald Watkins 492 24.5 +24.5
Majority 524 26.0 -2.0
Turnout 2,012 21.5 -1.5

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  2. 1 2 "Local council election results". The Daily Telegraph . 3 May 2003. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Elections 2003". Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
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