- Manchester Council election, 2003
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Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a one-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the boundary changes and 'all-out' elections due to take place in that year. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. [1]
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party Seats +/- Labour 71 -5 Liberal Democrats 27 +5 Green Party 1 +1 Independent 0 -1 Labour hold Ward results
Ardwick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour B. Priest* 806 66.1 -0.1 Liberal Democrat I. Kazantzis 202 16.6 +2.8 Green H. Berry 109 8.9 -3.0 Conservative R. T. Wattenbach 102 8.4 +0.2 Majority 604 49.5 -2.9 Turnout 1,219 Labour hold Swing Baguley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op E. McCulley* 905 60.1 -5.9 Conservative C. A. Barlow 324 21.5 +4.0 Liberal Democrat M. A. Gallagher 210 13.9 +1.4 Green G. R. Pittam 67 4.4 +0.4 Majority 581 38.6 -9.9 Turnout 1,506 Labour hold Swing Barlow Moor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat N. A. Trafford 1,376 59.9 -1.4 Labour E. H. Morgan 621 27.0 +0.9 Conservative J. Sharman 143 6.2 +0.5 Green J. S. Cummings 80 3.5 -3.4 Socialist Alliance C. Aze 77 3.4 +3.4 Majority 755 32.9 -2.3 Turnout 2,297 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Benchill (2 vacancies) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Cross 592 36.9 +3.9 Labour R. C. Unwin 564 35.2 +0.5 Liberal Democrat W. D. Fisher 102 6.4 -2.3 Conservative J. Kaye 85 5.3 +0.6 Conservative C. Roberts 82 5.1 +0.2 Liberal Democrat R. P. Vann 67 4.2 -6.7 Green P. J. Powell 62 3.9 +2.7 Green S. M. Walford 50 3.2 +1.3 Majority 462 28.8 +2.8 Turnout 1,604 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Beswick and Clayton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Carmody* 883 49.9 +1.9 Liberal Democrat E. Boyes 748 42.3 +0.2 Conservative C. J. Birchenough 66 3.7 +0.4 Independent F. J. Bates 41 2.3 -1.5 Green S. J. Fairweather 31 1.8 +0.5 Majority 135 7.6 +1.8 Turnout 1,769 Labour hold Swing Blackley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. M. Trotman* 1,163 68.7 -3.3 Liberal Democrat C. Connell 248 14.6 -0.4 Conservative G. Hopkins 207 12.2 +2.4 Green R. W. Goater 75 4.4 +1.2 Majority 915 54.0 -3.0 Turnout 1,693 Labour hold Swing Bradford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Longsden 989 61.7 +0.9 Liberal Democrat P. J. Fairhurst* 518 32.3 -2.1 Conservative B. G. Birchenough 66 4.1 +0.9 Green E. A. Presley 30 1.9 +0.3 Majority 471 29.4 +3.0 Turnout 1,603 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Brooklands Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op S. C. Murphy* 957 50.7 -8.1 Conservative J. D. Percival 562 29.8 -0.6 Liberal Democrat J. B. Ellis 228 12.1 +4.9 Green B. A. Vollm 76 4.0 +0.4 Independent H. Donnelly 66 3.5 +3.5 Majority 395 20.9 -7.5 Turnout 1,889 Labour hold Swing Burnage Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat J. A. Cameron 1,758 60.8 +18.7 Labour M. W. Green* 914 31.6 -14.7 Conservative P. M. Schofield 142 4.9 -3.6 Green M. R. Shaw 79 2.7 -0.5 Majority 844 29.2 +25.1 Turnout 2,893 Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat P. Rothery 1,041 49.9 +9.3 Labour R. Carrothers 836 40.1 -8.9 Conservative N. C. D. Davis 108 5.2 -0.7 Green S. J. Durrant 91 4.4 +0.8 Independent D. J. Froggatt 11 0.5 +0.5 Majority 205 9.8 +1.4 Turnout 2,087 Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing Charlestown Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. Hobin* 1,043 54.1 -6.6 Liberal Democrat R. A. Isherwood 498 25.8 -9.2 Conservative M. Hopkins 302 15.7 +15.7 Green M. P. Gilbert 84 4.4 +0.1 Majority 545 28.3 +2.6 Turnout 1,927 Labour hold Swing Cheetham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Q. H. Afzal 1,522 49.4 +3.4 Labour I. R. Rizvi* 1,305 42.4 -8.5 Conservative A. P. Glasspole 143 4.6 +4.6 Green C. E. Daws 110 3.6 +0.5 Majority 217 7.0 +2.1 Turnout 3,080 Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing Chorlton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Newman* 1,288 39.3 -5.4 Liberal Democrat H. W. Totty 770 23.5 +4.5 Conservative G. Campbell 487 14.9 -0.6 Green M. J. Daw 470 14.3 +1.2 Socialist Alliance H. R. Rose 263 8.0 +0.2 Majority 518 15.8 -9.9 Turnout 3,278 Labour hold Swing Crumpsall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C. J. Keegan 1,323 57.0 -4.6 Liberal Democrat D. I. Gordon 477 20.6 +5.9 Conservative G. D. J. Walshe 350 15.1 +0.4 Green J. Richardson 158 6.8 +2.5 Socialist Alliance K. J. Reissmann 12 0.5 -1.9 Majority 846 36.5 -10.4 Turnout 2,320 Labour hold Swing Didsbury Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat D. J. Sandiford* 2,116 51.8 +13.8 Labour G. Bridson 1,257 30.8 -3.7 Conservative P. G. Hilton 491 12.0 -0.5 Green K. Brownbridge 223 5.5 +0.7 Majority 859 21.0 +17.6 Turnout 4,087 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Fallowfield Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour B. Reid* 853 48.3 -11.9 Liberal Democrat J. Wilkins 494 28.0 +9.0 Conservative W. Langton 239 13.5 +1.0 Green B. S. Bingham 180 10.2 +2.0 Majority 359 20.3 -20.9 Turnout 1,766 Labour hold Swing Gorton North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat J. Pearcey* 1,155 50.7 -0.3 Labour A. J. Grafton 842 36.9 +0.5 Conservative L. Boardman 223 9.8 +0.3 Green V. S. Bodgers 60 2.6 +1.2 Majority 313 13.7 -0.9 Turnout 2,280 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Gorton South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat J. Ashley* 1,242 61.2 +6.9 Labour M. A. Rathfelder 630 31.0 -6.5 Green P. I. Collins 93 4.6 +0.4 Conservative R. E. B. Bishop 65 3.2 -0.8 Majority 612 30.1 +13.2 Turnout 2,030 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Harpurhey Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. Fairweather 835 67.8 +1.4 Liberal Democrat R. K. Brettle 222 18.0 +5.3 Conservative S. A. Chowdhury 129 10.5 +1.1 Green D. P. Milton 45 3.7 +1.7 Majority 613 49.8 -3.9 Turnout 1,231 Labour hold Swing Hulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Green V. Hall 678 43.3 +1.3 Labour J. Flanagan* 667 42.6 -5.3 Liberal Democrat A. R. Turvey 160 10.2 +1.5 Conservative V. R. Pierce 45 2.9 +1.5 Independent C. A. Lyn-Lloyd 16 1.0 +1.0 Majority 11 0.7 -5.1 Turnout 1,566 Green gain from Labour Swing Levenshulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat D. L. Hennigan* 1,625 60.8 +5.8 Labour M. L. Amesbury 667 25.0 -5.4 Green S. Hughes 153 5.7 -0.1 Conservative A. W. Hodkinson 128 4.8 +0.6 Socialist Alliance S. J. Nutter 100 3.7 -0.9 Majority 958 35.8 +11.2 Turnout 2,673 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Lightbowne Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. A. Murphy* 1,177 70.5 -0.9 Liberal Democrat S. F. Allen 213 12.8 -0.7 Conservative H. M. Varney 198 11.9 -1.7 Green M. J. Payne 82 4.9 +3.4 Majority 964 57.7 0 Turnout 1,670 Labour hold Swing Longsight Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat L. Ali 1,152 44.6 +15.5 Labour S. Hussain* 1,000 38.7 -15.9 Green S. S. Fitzgibbon 255 9.9 +0.8 Conservative K. Abbad 177 6.8 -0.4 Majority 152 5.9 -19.6 Turnout 2,584 Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing Moss Side Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour L. O. Brandy 1,182 72.2 -7.1 Liberal Democrat S. A. Inniss 234 14.3 +6.5 Conservative J. Haycock 116 7.1 +2.1 Green B. Sheedy 104 6.4 +0.9 Majority 948 57.9 -9.5 Turnout 1,636 Labour hold Swing Moston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H. Cooper* 1,366 62.7 -0.3 Conservative G. S. I. Freedman-Goldberger 507 23.3 +23.3 Liberal Democrat K. T. Morley 198 9.1 -15.7 Green B. McAtarsney 109 5.0 -2.9 Majority 859 39.4 +1.2 Turnout 2,180 Labour hold Swing Newton Heath Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. J. Wilson 774 38.7 -11.6 Independent D. P. O'Connor* 729 36.5 +36.5 BNP D. Adams 219 11.0 +11.0 Conservative A. E. Walsh 162 8.1 -2.7 Liberal Democrat D. R. Mellor 71 3.6 -3.3 Green R. Harper 44 2.2 -1.7 Majority 45 2.3 -19.8 Turnout 1,999 Labour gain from Independent Swing Northenden Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. J. P. Kane* 1,112 57.7 +1.4 Conservative R. J. Ellerton 359 18.6 -3.5 Liberal Democrat M. R. Goldsmith 285 14.8 +1.1 Green L. D. Crookes 171 8.9 +1.0 Majority 753 39.1 +4.9 Turnout 1,927 Labour hold Swing Old Moat Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Smith* 1,322 46.5 -3.7 Liberal Democrat Y. Zalzala 1,141 40.2 +1.3 Green B. A. Candeland 209 7.4 +1.8 Conservative G. Kaye 169 5.9 +0.6 Majority 181 6.4 -4.9 Turnout 2,841 Labour hold Swing Rusholme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat L. Williams 1,850 64.8 +25.4 Labour Z. E. Mir* 722 25.3 -23.6 Conservative B. M. Goodall 138 4.8 -1.2 Socialist Alliance M. J. Ainslie 76 2.7 +2.7 Green C. Middleton 69 2.4 -3.2 Majority 1,128 39.5 +30.1 Turnout 2,855 Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing Sharston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op J. E. Keller* 755 65.3 -1.2 Conservative J. M. Kenny 171 14.8 -1.2 Liberal Democrat D. J. Kierman 161 13.9 +1.3 Green R. E. Gee 70 6.1 +1.2 Majority 584 50.5 0 Turnout 1,157 Labour hold Swing Whalley Range Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat J. B. F. Grant 1,491 49.1 +19.3 Labour C. J. Paul 1,024 33.7 -16.2 Green M. R. Candeland 276 9.1 0 Conservative R. M. E. West 248 8.2 -3.0 Majority 467 15.4 -4.7 Turnout 3,039 Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing Withington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat B. Jones* 1,621 61.6 +0.1 Labour G. Collier 593 22.5 -1.7 Socialist Alliance R. Green 149 5.7 +2.5 Conservative S. P. Penketh 145 5.5 +0.4 Green B. A. Hussain 125 4.7 -1.3 Majority 1,028 39.0 +1.7 Turnout 2,633 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Woodhouse Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour B. D. O'Neil* 890 71.8 -0.1 Conservative R. M. Raynor 154 12.4 +0.3 Liberal Democrat J. A. Reyes 132 10.7 -1.6 Green C. D. Saffer 63 5.1 +1.4 Majority 736 59.4 -0.2 Turnout 1,239 Labour hold Swing References
- ^ "Manchester Evening News, 2 May 2003.
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