Rochdale Council election, 2003

Elections to Rochdale 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.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 30
*Liberal Democrat 22
*Conservative 8

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 10
gain =
loss =
net = -1
seats % = 50.0
votes % = 37.8
votes = 15,167
plus/minus = -7.0Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 8
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 40.0
votes % = 36.1
votes = 14,475
plus/minus = +6.6Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 2
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 10.0
votes % = 25.6
votes = 10,248
plus/minus = +2.9Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.4
votes = 163
plus/minus = +0.2Election Summary
party = Christian Democratic Party
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.1
votes = 24
plus/minus = +0.0

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Greenwood
votes = 806
percentage = 49.7
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Greenwood
votes = 484
percentage = 29.9
change = -3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stuart Sawle
votes = 331
percentage = 20.4
change = +6.7Election box majority
votes = 322
percentage = 19.8
change = -0.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,621
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Rowen
votes = 1,505
percentage = 70.3
change = +18.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Maher
votes = 481
percentage = 22.5
change = -17.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Hobhouse
votes = 154
percentage = 7.2
change = -0.9Election box majority
votes = 1,024
percentage = 47.8
change = +36.0Election box turnout
votes = 2,140
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Patricia Flynn
votes = 1,205
percentage = 56.2
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jack Butterworth
votes = 647
percentage = 30.2
change = -9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Crossley
votes = 292
percentage = 13.6
change = +3.9Election box majority
votes = 558
percentage = 26.0
change = +15.5Election box turnout
votes = 2,144
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mohammad Sharif
votes = 1,509
percentage = 60.6
change = +33.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Thompson
votes = 809
percentage = 32.5
change = -32.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Butler
votes = 174
percentage = 7.0
change = -0.5Election box majority
votes = 700
percentage = 28.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,492
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Angela Robinson
votes = 729
percentage = 61.0
change = -9.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Craig Matthews
votes = 266
percentage = 22.2
change = +22.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Irene Cooper
votes = 201
percentage = 16.8
change = -6.9Election box majority
votes = 463
percentage = 38.8
change = -8.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,196
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Murphy
votes = 782
percentage = 47.9
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Marie Welsby
votes = 572
percentage = 35.1
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gary Matthews
votes = 253
percentage = 15.5
change = +6.1Election box candidate
party = Christian Democratic Party
candidate = Christine West
votes = 24
percentage = 1.5
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 210
percentage = 12.8
change = +4.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,631
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Surinder Biant
votes = 1,101
percentage = 36.3
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Thomas Bailey
votes = 1,053
percentage = 34.8
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Neilson
votes = 876
percentage = 28.9
change = +2.4Election box majority
votes = 48
percentage = 1.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,030
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Evans
votes = 899
percentage = 43.7
change = -5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Lord
votes = 703
percentage = 34.2
change = +7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Finlay
votes = 455
percentage = 22.1
change = -1.7Election box majority
votes = 196
percentage = 9.5
change = -12.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,057
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Irene Davidson
votes = 1,020
percentage = 53.2
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Ingham
votes = 467
percentage = 24.3
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Allan Marshall
votes = 432
percentage = 22.5
change = -2.0Election box majority
votes = 553
percentage = 28.9
change = +7.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,919
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christine Akram
votes = 864
percentage = 50.0
change = +28.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Felton
votes = 599
percentage = 34.7
change = -31.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Butler
votes = 265
percentage = 15.3
change = +2.9Election box majority
votes = 265
percentage = 15.3
change = -28.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,728
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Gartside
votes = 1,876
percentage = 67.5
change = +13.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ted Sullivan
votes = 905
percentage = 32.5
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 971
percentage = 35.0
change = +13.0Election box turnout
votes = 2,781
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Davies
votes = 982
percentage = 66.2
change = +9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rachel McLachlan
votes = 502
percentage = 33.8
change = +2.6Election box majority
votes = 480
percentage = 32.4
change = +6.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,484
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Robertson
votes = 736
percentage = 53.2
change = -7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Shaun Haynes
votes = 354
percentage = 25.6
change = -13.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Spilling
votes = 294
percentage = 21.2
change = +21.2Election box majority
votes = 382
percentage = 27.6
change = +5.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,384
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Shah Wazir
votes = 2,189
percentage = 55.8
change = +16.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Abdul Chowdry
votes = 1,732
percentage = 44.2
change = +8.5Election box majority
votes = 457
percentage = 11.6
change = +8.1Election box turnout
votes = 3,921
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Robinson
votes = 1,281
percentage = 62.5
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gerard Heatherington
votes = 769
percentage = 37.5
change = +4.6Election box majority
votes = 512
percentage = 25.0
change = -9.2Election box turnout
votes = 2,050
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Donna Martin
votes = 1,386
percentage = 52.8
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Fitzsimons
votes = 1,237
percentage = 47.2
change = +11.8Election box majority
votes = 149
percentage = 5.6
change = -11.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,623
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Norman Smith
votes = 1,535
percentage = 83.4
change = +22.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stefan Cholewka
votes = 305
percentage = 16.6
change = -9.0Election box majority
votes = 1,230
percentage = 66.8
change = +31.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,840
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joyce Wright
votes = 1,168
percentage = 61.8
change = -6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mike Radanovic
votes = 390
percentage = 20.6
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anthony Heaford
votes = 333
percentage = 17.6
change = +3.8Election box majority
votes = 778
percentage = 41.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,891
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan McCarthy
votes = 775
percentage = 70.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Neil Brockbank
votes = 330
percentage = 29.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 445
percentage = 40.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,105
percentage =
change =

Election box begin | title=West MiddletonElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Murtaza
votes = 704
percentage = 67.7
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Denise Matthews
votes = 173
percentage = 16.6
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Philip Burke
votes = 163
percentage = 15.7
change = +9.1Election box majority
votes = 531
percentage = 51.1
change = -5.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,040
percentage =
change =

External links

[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/217.stm BBC report of 2003 Rochdale election result]

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