West Lancashire Council election, 2003

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

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 28
*Labour 26

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 9
gain =
loss =
net = -2
seats % = 50.0
votes % = 46.1
votes = 8.497
plus/minus = -1.4%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 9
gain =
loss =
net = +2
seats % = 50.0
votes % = 39.9
votes = 7,363
plus/minus = -0.1%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 11.1
votes = 2,043
plus/minus = -0.4%Election Summary Party
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.9
votes = 541
plus/minus = +2.1%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Rice
votes = 483
percentage = 53.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Patrick McElhinney
votes = 268
percentage = 29.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Boulton
votes = 158
percentage = 17.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 215
percentage = 23.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 909
percentage = 18.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Westley
votes = 954
percentage = 60.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Johnson
votes = 618
percentage = 39.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 336
percentage = 21.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,572
percentage = 34.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Roberts
votes = 682
percentage = 78.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Hanlon
votes = 192
percentage = 22.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 490
percentage = 56.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 874
percentage = 28.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Taylor
votes = 402
percentage = 53.7
change = -8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Cotterill
votes = 347
percentage = 46.3
change = +8.5Election box majority
votes = 55
percentage = 7.4
change = -17.0Election box turnout
votes = 749
percentage = 45.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Roberts
votes = 323
percentage = 84.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Timothy Edwards
votes = 59
percentage = 15.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 264
percentage = 69.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 382
percentage = 12.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Swiffen
votes = 618
percentage = 47.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Noel Delaney
votes = 541
percentage = 41.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Anne Doyle
votes = 141
percentage = 10.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 77
percentage = 5.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,300
percentage = 28.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ann-Marie Maguire
votes = 394
percentage = 75.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Alan Spears
votes = 74
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Shepherd
votes = 54
percentage = 10.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 220
percentage = 61.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 522
percentage = 16.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Bailey
votes = 730
percentage = 56.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Pinnington
votes = 415
percentage = 32.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = John Watt
votes = 145
percentage = 11.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 315
percentage = 24.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,290
percentage = 28.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jill Baldock
votes = 386
percentage = 48.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Joan Draper
votes = 286
percentage = 36.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jane McDermott
votes = 117
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 100
percentage = 12.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 789
percentage = 24.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = May Blake
votes = 749
percentage = 58.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Rosalind Wess
votes = 341
percentage = 26.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Clare Gillard
votes = 183
percentage = 14.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 408
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,273
percentage = 40.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Edwards
votes = 560
percentage = 72.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Evans
votes = 218
percentage = 28.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 342
percentage = 44.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 778
percentage = 26.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Allison Sinton
votes = 582
percentage = 38.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cyril Ainscough
votes = 574
percentage = 37.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Fillis
votes = 221
percentage = 14.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Maurice George
votes = 144
percentage = 9.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 8
percentage = 0.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,521
percentage = 32.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Nolan
votes = 450
percentage = 61.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Joan Morrison
votes = 195
percentage = 26.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Jones
votes = 92
percentage = 12.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 255
percentage = 34.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 737
percentage = 23.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Doreen Saxon
votes = 682
percentage = 73.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Cropper
votes = 131
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Martin Lowe
votes = 111
percentage = 12.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 551
percentage = 59.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 924
percentage = 18.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Roberts
votes = 368
percentage = 76.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Irene O'Donnell
votes = 114
percentage = 23.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 254
percentage = 52.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 482
percentage = 16.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rosemary Evans
votes = 957
percentage = 59.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Hodson
votes = 658
percentage = 40.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 299
percentage = 18.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,615
percentage = 37.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Rice
votes = 812
percentage = 55.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ruth Pollock
votes = 659
percentage = 44.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 253
percentage = 10.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,471
percentage = 30.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Thompson
votes = 638
percentage = 50.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carolyn Evans
votes = 618
percentage = 49.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 20
percentage = 1.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,256
percentage = 37.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

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