- Ellesmere Port and Neston Council election, 2003
Elections to
Ellesmere Port and Neston Council were held on1 May ,2003 . One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 31
*Conservative 10
*Liberal Democrat 2Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 12
gain =
loss =
net = -2
seats % = 80.0
votes % = 54.5
votes = 7,467
plus/minus = +5.5%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = +2
seats % = 20.0
votes % = 31.7
votes = 4,346
plus/minus = -9.3%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 12.7
votes = 1,744
plus/minus = +2.6%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.1
votes = 149
plus/minus = +1.1%Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Donald Davies
votes = 380
percentage = 77.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Hughes
votes = 110
percentage = 22.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 270
percentage = 55.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 490
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Sherlock
votes = 535
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Shephard
votes = 530
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Thomas
votes = 150
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,215
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Anderson
votes = 388
percentage = 51.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Stothard
votes = 278
percentage = 36.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Neal
votes = 89
percentage = 11.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 110
percentage = 14.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 755
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Starkey
votes = 647
percentage = 45.5
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Foster
votes = 521
percentage = 36.6
change = -5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Graham Handley
votes = 178
percentage = 12.5
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Geoffrey Gregory
votes = 76
percentage = 5.3
change = +5.3Election box majority
votes = 126
percentage = 8.9
change = +5.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,422
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Reginald Chrimes
votes = 630
percentage = 56.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kay Loch
votes = 300
percentage = 26.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Falconer
votes = 185
percentage = 16.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 330
percentage = 29.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,115
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Davies
votes = 501
percentage = 56.4
change = -5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Kevan
votes = 241
percentage = 27.1
change = -1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Shipman
votes = 146
percentage = 16.4
change = +7.3Election box majority
votes = 260
percentage = 29.3
change = -3.6Election box turnout
votes = 888
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brenda Dowdings
votes = 834
percentage = 67.4
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Rudd
votes = 331
percentage = 26.7
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Henry Crocker
votes = 73
percentage = 5.9
change = +5.9Election box majority
votes = 503
percentage = 40.7
change = -1.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,238
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Angela Claydon
votes = 328
percentage = 58.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Terence Harvey
votes = 127
percentage = 22.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mary Handley
votes = 109
percentage = 19.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 201
percentage = 35.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 564
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ivor Jones
votes = 702
percentage = 58.2
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Thomas
votes = 282
percentage = 23.4
change = -1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael English
votes = 222
percentage = 18.4
change = -0.9Election box majority
votes = 420
percentage = 34.8
change = +4.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,206
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Griffiths
votes = 429
percentage = 54.6
change = -26.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Joan Brown
votes = 262
percentage = 33.3
change = +33.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Henry Humpage
votes = 95
percentage = 12.1
change = -6.7Election box majority
votes = 167
percentage = 11.3
change = -51.5Election box turnout
votes = 786
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sharon Hill
votes = 375
percentage = 44.1
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Karl Hardwick
votes = 289
percentage = 34.0
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hilary Chrusciezl
votes = 186
percentage = 21.9
change = +6.6Election box majority
votes = 86
percentage = 10.1
change = -0.8Election box turnout
votes = 850
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Jones
votes = 580
percentage = 54.3
change = -2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Gordon
votes = 313
percentage = 29.3
change = +0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Joanna Pemberton
votes = 175
percentage = 16.4
change = +2.4Election box majority
votes = 267
percentage = 25.0
change = -2.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,068
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frederick Venables
votes = 676
percentage = 89.7
change = +8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Hughes
votes = 78
percentage = 10.3
change = -8.8Election box majority
votes = 598
percentage = 79.4
change = +17.6Election box turnout
votes = 754
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Walsh
votes = 671
percentage = 49.5
change = -2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Janice Farquharson
votes = 492
percentage = 36.3
change = -11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sally Martin
votes = 192
percentage = 14.2
change = +14.2Election box majority
votes = 279
percentage = 13.2
change = +8.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,355
percentage =
change =References
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/104.stm 2003 Ellesmere Port and Neston election result]
* [http://uk.geocities.com/AndrewTeale/local03/ellesmereport03.html Ward results]sequence
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