St Helens Council election, 2003

Elections to St Helens Council were held on 1st May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 33
*Liberal Democrat 15
*Conservative 6

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 11
gain =
loss =
net = -1
seats % = 57.9
votes % = 48.4
votes = 32,246
plus/minus = +0.8%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 6
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 31.6
votes % = 33.3
votes = 22,209
plus/minus = -1.1%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 2
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 10.5
votes % = 17.2
votes = 11,430
plus/minus = -0.4%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.9
votes = 581
plus/minus = +0.8%Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.3
votes = 168
plus/minus = +0.3%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alma Atherton
votes = 2,686
percentage = 59.9
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Vera Stanton
votes = 1,072
percentage = 23.9
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christine Langley
votes = 728
percentage = 16.2
change = -1.0Election box majority
votes = 1,614
percentage = 36.0
change = -0.8Election box turnout
votes = 4,486
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Smith
votes = 2,046
percentage = 62.7
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Matthew Dunn
votes = 791
percentage = 24.2
change = -2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Foster
votes = 426
percentage = 13.1
change = +3.4Election box majority
votes = 1,255
percentage = 38.5
change = +2.0Election box turnout
votes = 3,263
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Terence Shields
votes = 1,885
percentage = 64.2
change = +8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gail Mills
votes = 890
percentage = 30.3
change = -8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Collins
votes = 163
percentage = 5.5
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 995
percentage = 33.9
change = +17.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,938
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Shirley Evans
votes = 3,197
percentage = 66.2
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jean West
votes = 844
percentage = 17.5
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Highcock
votes = 788
percentage = 16.3
change = +2.0Election box majority
votes = 2,353
percentage = 48.7
change = -8.3Election box turnout
votes = 4,829
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Glover
votes = 1,639
percentage = 49.8
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Evans
votes = 1,192
percentage = 36.2
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Marriott
votes = 461
percentage = 14.0
change = -0.9Election box majority
votes = 447
percentage = 13.6
change = -11.1Election box turnout
votes = 3,292
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Richardson
votes = 2,325
percentage = 52.9
change = -10.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Eric Sheldon
votes = 1,632
percentage = 37.2
change = +14.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Rigby
votes = 435
percentage = 9.9
change = -3.7Election box majority
votes = 693
percentage = 15.7
change = -24.4Election box turnout
votes = 4,392
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Topping
votes = 1,477
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alec Mills
votes = 1,421
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Glover
votes = 807
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Maylor
votes = 689
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Johnson
votes = 198
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,592
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Ferry
votes = 2,026
percentage = 47.0
change = -9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Jakubiak
votes = 1,859
percentage = 43.1
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Cunliffe
votes = 425
percentage = 9.9
change = +4.2Election box majority
votes = 167
percentage = 3.9
change = -14.6Election box turnout
votes = 4,310
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Astbury
votes = 1,827
percentage = 48.3
change = -11.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Rahaman
votes = 1,588
percentage = 42.0
change = +8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Harvey
votes = 370
percentage = 9.8
change = +2.6Election box majority
votes = 239
percentage = 6.3
change = -19.6Election box turnout
votes = 3,785
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Leon Maguire
votes = 2,293
percentage = 60.5
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Virginia Taylor
votes = 950
percentage = 25.1
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Catherine Perks
votes = 547
percentage = 14.4
change = +2.5Election box majority
votes = 1,343
percentage = 35.4
change = -0.1Election box turnout
votes = 3,790
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jeffery Molyneux
votes = 1,731
percentage = 69.2
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Knowles
votes = 419
percentage = 16.7
change = -2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Madeline Wilcock
votes = 185
percentage = 7.4
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Leslie Teeling
votes = 168
percentage = 6.7
change = +6.7Election box majority
votes = 1,312
percentage = 52.5
change = -0.5Election box turnout
votes = 2,503
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret McLachlan
votes = 1,962
percentage = 61.2
change = +6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lesley Ronan
votes = 857
percentage = 26.7
change = -9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charmain Pyke
votes = 386
percentage = 12.0
change = +3.3Election box majority
votes = 1,105
percentage = 34.5
change = +16.1Election box turnout
votes = 3,205
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Parr
votes = 2,045
percentage = 57.1
change = -3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Wood
votes = 1,233
percentage = 34.4
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gary Pulfer
votes = 302
percentage = 8.4
change = +0.0Election box majority
votes = 812
percentage = 22.7
change = -6.5Election box turnout
votes = 3,580
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph DeAsha
votes = 2,479
percentage = 57.2
change = -1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Mackie
votes = 903
percentage = 20.8
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Neil Thompson
votes = 581
percentage = 13.4
change = +13.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Noreen Knowles
votes = 469
percentage = 10.8
change = -5.5Election box majority
votes = 1,676
percentage = 36.4
change = +1.8Election box turnout
votes = 4,332
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephanie Topping
votes = 2,086
percentage = 56.4
change = -2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Wiseman
votes = 1,380
percentage = 37.3
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jill Jones
votes = 231
percentage = 6.2
change = +1.5Election box majority
votes = 706
percentage = 19.1
change = -3.3Election box turnout
votes = 3,697
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sheila Seddon
votes = 2,090
percentage = 63.8
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Carol Pearl
votes = 812
percentage = 24.8
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Woodcock
votes = 375
percentage = 11.4
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 1,278
percentage = 39.0
change = -9.2Election box turnout
votes = 3,277
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Wiseman
votes = 1,580
percentage = 62.4
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Marise Roberts
votes = 663
percentage = 26.2
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Hunt
votes = 290
percentage = 11.4
change = -0.1Election box majority
votes = 917
percentage = 36.2
change = -4.3Election box turnout
votes = 2,533
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Roughley
votes = 2,130
percentage = 57.1
change = +7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Murphy
votes = 1,130
percentage = 30.3
change = -12.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Katrina Young
votes = 470
percentage = 12.6
change = +4.1Election box majority
votes = 1,000
percentage = 26.8
change = +19.8Election box turnout
votes = 3,730
percentage =
change =

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