Wigan Council election, 2003

Elections to Wigan 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 60
*Community Action Party 5
*Liberal Democrat 4
*Conservative 3

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 18
gain =
loss =
net = -5
seats % = 75.0
votes % = 49.7
votes = 26,761
plus/minus = -7.2%Election Summary Party
party = Community Action Party
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = +3
seats % = 12.5
votes % = 13.9
votes = 7,458
plus/minus = +4.7%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 2
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 14.1
votes = 7,568
plus/minus = +2.5%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 4.2
votes % = 17.0
votes = 9,174
plus/minus = -0.3%Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 3.6
votes = 1,921
plus/minus = +1.1%Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.8
votes = 944
plus/minus = +0.8%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Carl Sweeney
votes = 1,261
percentage = 56.8
change = -8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Dennis Shambley
votes = 576
percentage = 26.0
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Ronald Barnes
votes = 218
percentage = 9.8
change = +9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marion Green
votes = 164
percentage = 7.4
change = -4.3Election box majority
votes = 685
percentage = 30.8
change = -11.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,219
percentage = 25.0
change = +0.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Kevin Williams
votes = 1,256
percentage = 46.8
change = +4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Holland
votes = 1,060
percentage = 39.5
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marie Winstanley
votes = 276
percentage = 10.3
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Marian Markham
votes = 89
percentage = 3.3
change = -0.1Election box majority
votes = 196
percentage = 7.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,681
percentage = 24.1
change = -2.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Community Action Party
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Trevor Beswick
votes = 1,354
percentage = 39.8
change = +9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Davies
votes = 1,296
percentage = 38.1
change = -6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Woolley
votes = 687
percentage = 20.2
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Judith Ford
votes = 61
percentage = 1.8
change = -1.1Election box majority
votes = 58
percentage = 1.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,398
percentage = 28.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Reginald Holmes
votes = 989
percentage = 53.7
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Stackhouse
votes = 659
percentage = 35.8
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Davies
votes = 193
percentage = 10.5
change = +4.2Election box majority
votes = 330
percentage = 17.9
change = -3.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,841
percentage = 21.4
change = -7.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Lea
votes = 881
percentage = 53.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Morris
votes = 393
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Glynnis Hogg
votes = 305
percentage = 18.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Barbara Hennessy
votes = 61
percentage = 3.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 488
percentage = 29.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,640
percentage = 19.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Collins
votes = 1,010
percentage = 55.5
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nigel Wickes
votes = 467
percentage = 25.6
change = -6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Alder
votes = 233
percentage = 12.8
change = +12.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Graham MacFarlane
votes = 111
percentage = 6.1
change = +6.1Election box majority
votes = 543
percentage = 29.9
change = +3.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,821
percentage = 20.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Gary Wilkes
votes = 1,320
percentage = 47.8
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robin Atkinson
votes = 1,222
percentage = 44.2
change = -0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stuart Foy
votes = 161
percentage = 5.8
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Paul Lewis
votes = 61
percentage = 2.2
change = +2.2Election box majority
votes = 98
percentage = 3.6
change = +0.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,764
percentage = 28.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Community Action Party
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jack Topping
votes = 1,278
percentage = 66.7
change = -7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andre Walker
votes = 331
percentage = 17.3
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tarek Gaber
votes = 190
percentage = 9.9
change = +9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Mark Tebbutt
votes = 117
percentage = 6.1
change = +6.1Election box majority
votes = 947
percentage = 49.4
change = +0.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,916
percentage = 18.2
change = -3.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Turner
votes = 1,039
percentage = 58.0
change = -14.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rosina Oxley
votes = 343
percentage = 19.2
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Solveiq Gaber
votes = 273
percentage = 15.3
change = +15.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Claire Doherty
votes = 135
percentage = 7.5
change = +7.5Election box majority
votes = 696
percentage = 38.8
change = -6.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,790
percentage = 16.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Bleakley
votes = 1,685
percentage = 61.1
change = +5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Loudon
votes = 943
percentage = 34.2
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dorothy Angell
votes = 131
percentage = 4.7
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 742
percentage = 26.9
change = +4.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,759
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John O'Brien
votes = 1,196
percentage = 47.9
change = -4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Janice Solinas
votes = 648
percentage = 25.9
change = +6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Oxley
votes = 564
percentage = 22.6
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Keith Fry
votes = 91
percentage = 3.6
change = +0.0Election box majority
votes = 548
percentage = 22.0
change = -5.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,499
percentage = 24.4
change = -3.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Molyneux
votes = 1,085
percentage = 73.9
change = -2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Rees
votes = 139
percentage = 9.5
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Michael Doherty
votes = 125
percentage = 8.5
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Ian Franzen
votes = 120
percentage = 8.2
change = +8.2Election box majority
votes = 946
percentage = 64.4
change = +0.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,469
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Crosby
votes = 1,211
percentage = 42.6
change = -9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gareth Fairhurst
votes = 1,062
percentage = 37.4
change = +7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Freda Graham
votes = 476
percentage = 16.8
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = John Pointon
votes = 91
percentage = 3.2
change = +3.2Election box majority
votes = 149
percentage = 5.2
change = -17.2Election box turnout
votes = 2,840
percentage = 24.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Jarvis
votes = 1,030
percentage = 66.0
change = -5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Lowe
votes = 281
percentage = 18.0
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Daniel Burrows
votes = 170
percentage = 10.9
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Robert Stephenson
votes = 79
percentage = 5.1
change = +5.1Election box majority
votes = 749
percentage = 48.0
change = -7.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,560
percentage = 18.6
change = -2.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Cunliffe
votes = 1,144
percentage = 62.8
change = -14.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Davies
votes = 368
percentage = 20.2
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = James Forkgen
votes = 232
percentage = 12.7
change = +12.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = William Markham
votes = 79
percentage = 4.3
change = +4.3Election box majority
votes = 776
percentage = 42.6
change = -12.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,823
percentage = 17.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Peter Solinas
votes = 1,540
percentage = 45.5
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Melling
votes = 1,221
percentage = 36.0
change = -5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Grundy
votes = 568
percentage = 16.8
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Marie Winnard
votes = 58
percentage = 1.7
change = +1.7Election box majority
votes = 319
percentage = 9.5
change = +6.6Election box turnout
votes = 3,387
percentage = 27.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Community Action Party
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joy Birch
votes = 981
percentage = 66.5
change = -11.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Martin Sutton
votes = 348
percentage = 23.6
change = +23.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Barry Conway
votes = 146
percentage = 9.9
change = -11.7Election box majority
votes = 633
percentage = 42.9
change = -13.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,475
percentage = 17.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Parker
votes = 815
percentage = 59.3
change = -24.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Margaret Crank
votes = 508
percentage = 37.0
change = +37.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Samuel Blakeman
votes = 51
percentage = 3.7
change = -12.4Election box majority
votes = 307
percentage = 22.3
change = -45.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,374
percentage = 20.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Capstick
votes = 1,380
percentage = 46.8
change = -5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Clayton
votes = 1,074
percentage = 36.4
change = -11.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Richard Moreton
votes = 368
percentage = 12.5
change = +12.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Robert Fairhurst
votes = 125
percentage = 4.2
change = +4.2Election box majority
votes = 306
percentage = 10.4
change = +5.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,947
percentage = 31.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Henry Cadman
votes = 1,265
percentage = 47.9
change = +7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Ball
votes = 913
percentage = 34.6
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Robinson
votes = 351
percentage = 13.3
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Frances Berka
votes = 111
percentage = 4.2
change = +2.0Election box majority
votes = 352
percentage = 13.3
change = +9.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,640
percentage = 30.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Hellier
votes = 1,237
percentage = 51.1
change = -13.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Derricutt
votes = 1,186
percentage = 48.9
change = +13.4Election box majority
votes = 51
percentage = 2.2
change = -26.8Election box turnout
votes = 2,423
percentage = 20.2
change = -0.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Earl
votes = 1,208
percentage = 65.7
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jean Beswick
votes = 274
percentage = 14.9
change = -6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Pietre
votes = 239
percentage = 13.0
change = +13.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Janet Phillips
votes = 117
percentage = 6.4
change = -0.7Election box majority
votes = 934
percentage = 50.8
change = +1.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,838
percentage = 22.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Kelly
votes = 1,259
percentage = 44.6
change = -20.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Stanley Barnes
votes = 961
percentage = 34.1
change = +34.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Cartwright
votes = 486
percentage = 17.2
change = -17.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = John Bolton
votes = 114
percentage = 4.0
change = +4.0Election box majority
votes = 298
percentage = 10.5
change = -19.6Election box turnout
votes = 2,820
percentage = 21.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Baldwin
votes = 1,102
percentage = 57.9
change = -16.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = William Barnes
votes = 485
percentage = 25.5
change = +25.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Sutton
votes = 216
percentage = 11.4
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Jacqueline Pointon
votes = 99
percentage = 5.2
change = -4.7Election box majority
votes = 617
percentage = 32.4
change = -27.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,902
percentage = 20.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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