- Hyndburn Council election, 2003
Elections to
Hyndburn Council were held on1 May ,2003 . One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party. Overall turnout was 51.5%.After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 18
*Labour 17Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 7
gain = 2
loss = 1
net = +1
seats % = 58.3
votes % = 50.5
votes = 11,774
plus/minus = +1.1%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 5
gain = 1
loss = 2
net = -1
seats % = 41.7
votes % = 47.1
votes = 10,981
plus/minus = -2.6%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.3
votes = 545
plus/minus = +2.3%Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Miles Parkinson
votes = 948
percentage = 56.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Taylor
votes = 743
percentage = 43.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 205
percentage = 12.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,691
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Barton
votes = 623
percentage = 35.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Wendy Dwyer
votes = 601
percentage = 34.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Ian Dixon
votes = 545
percentage = 30.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 22
percentage = 1.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,769
percentage =
change = Election 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 = James Dickinson
votes = 1,235
percentage = 70.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Whittaker
votes = 524
percentage = 29.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 711
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,759
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Siddique Kazi
votes = 1,137
percentage = 62.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Heap
votes = 697
percentage = 38.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 440
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,834
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Broadley
votes = 973
percentage = 58.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Edmund Hogan
votes = 706
percentage = 42.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 267
percentage = 16.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,679
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Storey
votes = 953
percentage = 53.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Burke
votes = 824
percentage = 46.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 129
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,777
percentage =
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 = Brendan Shiel
votes = 905
percentage = 57.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Day
votes = 666
percentage = 42.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 239
percentage = 15.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,571
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Lockwood
votes = 908
percentage = 52.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Edwina McCormack
votes = 822
percentage = 47.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 186
percentage = 5.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,730
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Pritchard
votes = 1,061
percentage = 53.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Scholes
votes = 914
percentage = 46.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 147
percentage = 7.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,975
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Mason
votes = 1,344
percentage = 51.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Baron
votes = 1,246
percentage = 48.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 98
percentage = 3.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,590
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Winifred Jackson
votes = 1,311
percentage = 52.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Horne
votes = 1,202
percentage = 47.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 109
percentage = 4.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,513
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Roberts
votes = 1,343
percentage = 55.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John McCormack
votes = 1,069
percentage = 44.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 274
percentage = 11.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,412
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =References
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/137.stm 2003 Hyndburn election result]
* [http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2003/5/2/553603.html Tory win 'the best birthday present']
* [http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2003/document033.html#toc190 Ward results]sequence
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