Trafford Council election, 2003

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 1 May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. Overall turnout was 52.3%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 31
*Conservative 29
*Liberal Democrat 3

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 10
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 47.6
votes % = 45.9
votes = 38,792
plus/minus = +0.8%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 10
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 47.6
votes % = 35.7
votes = 30,192
plus/minus = -5.5%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 4.8
votes % = 13.5
votes = 11,371
plus/minus = +1.5%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 4.4
votes = 3,688
plus/minus = +3.6%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.5
votes = 398
plus/minus = -0.3%Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.1
votes = 81
plus/minus = -0.1%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alexander Williams
votes = 2,634
percentage = 58.7
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Armstrong
votes = 1,212
percentage = 27.0
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roger Legge
votes = 641
percentage = 14.3
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 1,422
percentage = 31.7
change = +9.2Election box turnout
votes = 4,487
percentage = 52.0
change = -0.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephanie Poole
votes = 3,475
percentage = 65.7
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Gaskill
votes = 870
percentage = 16.5
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Helen Walsh
votes = 535
percentage = 10.1
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Bridget Green
votes = 408
percentage = 7.7
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 2,605
percentage = 49.2
change = +0.0Election box turnout
votes = 5,288
percentage = 57.1
change = +0.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brenda Houraghan
votes = 2,271
percentage = 51.5
change = +9.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Golding
votes = 2,137
percentage = 48.5
change = -1.4Election box majority
votes = 134
percentage = 3.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,408
percentage = 51.9
change = -5.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pamela Dixon
votes = 2,247
percentage = 47.6
change = -9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Clarke
votes = 1,149
percentage = 24.3
change = +6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joanne Bennett
votes = 1,083
percentage = 22.9
change = -3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Stephen Parker
votes = 245
percentage = 5.2
change = +5.2Election box majority
votes = 1,098
percentage = 23.3
change = -7.4Election box turnout
votes = 4,724
percentage = 61.3
change = +7.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Platt
votes = 1,749
percentage = 74.7
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Davies
votes = 592
percentage = 25.3
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 1,157
percentage = 49.4
change = -1.2Election box turnout
votes = 2,341
percentage = 41.3
change = +0.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Eunice Stennett
votes = 1,714
percentage = 55.3
change = -20.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Anne Power
votes = 854
percentage = 27.6
change = +17.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roderick Allan
votes = 532
percentage = 17.2
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 860
percentage = 27.7
change = -33.7Election box turnout
votes = 3,100
percentage = 41.9
change = +1.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Crosbie
votes = 2,331
percentage = 62.1
change = +4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Roberts
votes = 1,425
percentage = 37.9
change = -4.8Election box majority
votes = 906
percentage = 24.2
change = +9.5Election box turnout
votes = 3,756
percentage = 53.8
change = +1.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Reilly
votes = 2,525
percentage = 60.1
change = +8.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dolores O'Sullivan
votes = 1,674
percentage = 39.9
change = -8.5Election box majority
votes = 851
percentage = 20.2
change = +16.9Election box turnout
votes = 4,199
percentage = 55.9
change = -0.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Cope
votes = 2,130
percentage = 51.0
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Karina Carter
votes = 1,652
percentage = 39.5
change = -9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Paul Pickford
votes = 398
percentage = 9.5
change = +9.5Election box majority
votes = 478
percentage = 11.5
change = +8.5Election box turnout
votes = 4,180
percentage = 57.1
change = +3.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Morris
votes = 3,078
percentage = 64.5
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Beverly Harrison
votes = 794
percentage = 16.7
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jane Weightman
votes = 676
percentage = 14.2
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Samuel Little
votes = 222
percentage = 4.7
change = +4.7Election box majority
votes = 2,288
percentage = 47.8
change = -4.1Election box turnout
votes = 4,770
percentage = 57.1
change = -0.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Jarman
votes = 1,708
percentage = 49.7
change = -12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Harding
votes = 1,233
percentage = 35.9
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Bernard Kelly
votes = 497
percentage = 14.5
change = +14.5Election box majority
votes = 475
percentage = 13.8
change = -10.8Election box turnout
votes = 3,438
percentage = 48.4
change = -0.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Lamb
votes = 2,877
percentage = 54.4
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sophie Taylor
votes = 1,548
percentage = 29.3
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Graham Rogers
votes = 779
percentage = 14.7
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Flannery
votes = 81
percentage = 1.5
change = +1.5Election box majority
votes = 1,329
percentage = 25.1
change = +0.3Election box turnout
votes = 5,285
percentage = 55.8
change = +1.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Strickland
votes = 1,604
percentage = 61.5
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Schofield
votes = 1,006
percentage = 38.5
change = +1.3Election box majority
votes = 598
percentage = 23.0
change = -2.6Election box turnout
votes = 2,610
percentage = 44.0
change = -2.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Keeley
votes = 1,620
percentage = 40.9
change = -7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Daniel Bunting
votes = 1,198
percentage = 30.2
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Riley
votes = 907
percentage = 22.9
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Steven Flower
votes = 241
percentage = 6.1
change = +6.1Election box majority
votes = 422
percentage = 10.7
change = -7.8Election box turnout
votes = 3,966
percentage = 54.6
change = +3.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Munaver Rasul
votes = 1,385
percentage = 36.0
change = -11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pervez Nakvi
votes = 1,247
percentage = 32.4
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Margaret Clarke
votes = 1,212
percentage = 31.5
change = +17.4Election box majority
votes = 138
percentage = 3.6
change = -11.2Election box turnout
votes = 3,844
percentage = 50.7
change = -2.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Quayle
votes = 2,148
percentage = 51.2
change = -15.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Foster
votes = 1,461
percentage = 34.8
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Elliott
votes = 584
percentage = 13.9
change = +13.9Election box majority
votes = 687
percentage = 16.4
change = -16.4Election box turnout
votes = 4,193
percentage = 53.3
change = +3.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bernice Garlick
votes = 1,987
percentage = 54.2
change = -4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Manley
votes = 1,331
percentage = 36.3
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Antony Quinn
votes = 350
percentage = 9.5
change = +9.5Election box majority
votes = 656
percentage = 17.9
change = -3.6Election box turnout
votes = 3,668
percentage = 49.1
change = -1.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Pauleen Lane
votes = 1,505
percentage = 60.8
change = -16.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Levenston
votes = 570
percentage = 23.0
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Angela Hall
votes = 401
percentage = 16.2
change = +16.2Election box majority
votes = 935
percentage = 37.8
change = -16.6Election box turnout
votes = 2,476
percentage = 40.2
change = +2.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mauline Akins
votes = 2,461
percentage = 54.0
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Catherine Smith
votes = 2,099
percentage = 46.0
change = -0.6Election box majority
votes = 362
percentage = 8.0
change = +1.2Election box turnout
votes = 4,560
percentage = 52.5
change = +0.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joyce Acton
votes = 1,912
percentage = 45.6
change = -11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Turner
votes = 1,808
percentage = 43.2
change = +0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Helen Jocys
votes = 470
percentage = 11.2
change = +11.2Election box majority
votes = 104
percentage = 2.4
change = -11.2Election box turnout
votes = 4,190
percentage = 56.6
change = +2.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jane Brophy
votes = 2,454
percentage = 48.7
change = -16.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Pate
votes = 1,785
percentage = 35.4
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Williams
votes = 800
percentage = 15.9
change = +15.9Election box majority
votes = 669
percentage = 13.3
change = -16.9Election box turnout
votes = 5,039
percentage = 54.3
change = +3.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

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