2003 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

2003 UK local government election May 2025 December 2013 The 2003 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/230.stm Local elections BBC News 15 February 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 55 Conservative 9 Liberal Democrat 6 British National Party 2How Britain voted: English and Scottish councils 3 May 2003 The Independent 18–19 Campaign Before the election the Labour party held control of the council with 57 seats, while the Conservatives had 8 seats and the Liberal Democrats 6 seats.Black country council nominations: Labour ready to keep power; Sandwell: But the Tories and Lib-Dems seeking gains 8 April 2003 Birmingham Mail 13 A further seat was vacant in Great Bridge ward after the death of Labour councillor Jean Marson. 24 seats were being contested in the election by a total of 83 candidates. Labour was defending 20 of the 24 seats, with the mayor and 5 members of the cabinet among those contesting the election. The Conservatives contested every seat, the Socialist Labour Party stood in 15 seats, Liberal Democrats 10, British National Party 5 and there were 2 candidates from the Freedom Party. Steve Johnson Election 2003: All eyes on fate of BNP candidates; Sandwell Birmingham Post 3 2003-05-02 The candidates from the British National Party and the Freedom Party caused controversy, with the UNISON trade union calling on its members to vote against them and boycott any councillors from those parties.Staff to boycott extreme parties; Union's election pledge Johnson Steve 24 April 2003 Birmingham Mail 14 A local Labour member of parliament Tom Watson meanwhile said that property prices would fall if any candidates from the British National Party were elected.BNP in homes boom 'threat' 28 April 2003 Birmingham Mail 1 Election result The results saw the British National Party win 2 seats on the council for the first time.BNP surges in Burnley but stalls in Sunderland Norfolk Andrew Sherman, Jill 2 May 2003 The Times 15 The British National Party's John Salvage gained Princes End by 37 votes and David Watkins took Great Bridge by nearly 100 votes.Elections 2003: Far right cheer two seats win; Sandwell 2 May 2003 Birmingham Mail 11 Meanwhile, Labour held control of the council despite dropping seats. The Conservatives gained 1 seat, while the Liberal Democrats stayed on 6 seats. The first council meeting following the election on 20 May saw a protest by union members against the presence of a British National Party councillor. Steve Johnson BNP councillor faces union fury; Protest at first meeting Birmingham Mail 5 2003-05-21 Sandwell local election result 2003http://www.smbc.sandwell.gov.uk/corporateservices/legalanddemocratic/electionresults.htm Election Results - May 2003 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 15 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20040227042156/http://www.smbc.sandwell.gov.uk/corporateservices/legalanddemocratic/electionresults.htm 27 February 2004 deadElection results 2 May 2003 Financial Times 4 Labour Party (UK) 17 1 4 -3 70.8 47.0 27,739 -4.6% Conservative Party (UK) 3 2 1 +1 12.5 28.6 16,897 +1.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 1 1 0 8.3 10.6 6,261 -0.6% British National Party 2 2 0 +2 8.3 5.9 3,483 +4.5% Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 2,487 +1.1% Freedom Party 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1,219 +0.4% 2003 Community Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 732 +1.2% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 150 +0.3% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 69 +0.1% Ward results Abbey Labour Party (UK) Robert Piper 1,544 56.1 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Ewart Johnson 638 23.2 -3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Prior 490 17.8 +3.3 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Jasvinder Singh 81 2.9 -1.9 906 32.9 +5.0 2,753 31.7 Labour Party (UK) Blackheath Labour Party (UK) Robert Price 1,200 51.9 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Docker 1,056 45.7 +9.5 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Rajinder Singh 54 2.3 +2.3 144 6.2 -11.8 2,310 25.7 Labour Party (UK) Bristnall Labour Party (UK) Richard Young 1,292 56.0 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) John McHard 896 38.8 -0.8 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Sukhjinder Clair 119 5.2 -1.2 396 17.2 +2.8 2,307 24.9 Labour Party (UK) Charlemont Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Ward 1,153 40.3 +1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Underhill 922 32.2 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) Victoria Handy 740 25.9 +0.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Nirmala Devi 47 1.6 +1.6 231 8.1 +4.9 2,862 32.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cradley Heath and Old Hill Labour Party (UK) John Southall 1,316 61.2 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Bennett 835 38.8 +0.9 481 22.4 -1.7 2,151 23.1 Labour Party (UK) Friar Park Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Lewis 935 59.9 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Gaynor Skeldon 444 28.4 +0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Yvonne Reed 183 11.7 +2.0 491 31.4 -3.6 1,562 19.2 Labour Party (UK) Great Barr Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Wilson 1,188 40.9 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Robert White 942 32.4 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) Sharron Devonport 774 26.7 -1.8 246 8.5 -7.4 2,904 29.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great Bridge British National Party David Watkins 772 31.5 +31.5 2003 Community Party Fred Perry 732 29.9 -5.1 Labour Party (UK) Bob Patel 674 27.5 -19.9 Conservative Party (UK) Diane Meacham 273 11.1 -6.4 40 1.6 2,451 25.9 British National Party Labour Party (UK) Greets Green and Lyng Labour Party (UK) Robert Badham 1,024 54.5 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Rosemarie Campbell 537 28.6 +5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Roberts 317 16.9 -1.0 487 25.9 -9.0 1,878 24.9 Labour Party (UK) Hateley Heath Labour Party (UK) John Blyth 930 44.0 -4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rachel Cheeseman 865 41.0 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Elliott 270 12.8 -0.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Chuhar Singh 47 2.2 +2.2 65 3.1 -6.2 2,112 23.1 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Langley Labour Party (UK) Martin Prestidge 1,395 48.4 -6.9 Conservative Party (UK) Roland Hill 750 26.0 -5.6 British National Party Alan Hipkiss 643 22.3 +22.3 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Bahadur Shankar 93 3.2 -0.1 645 22.4 -1.3 2,881 30.3 Labour Party (UK) Newton Liberal Democrats (UK) Joyce Underhill 1,341 44.6 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Simon Hackett 1,232 40.9 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Ward 386 12.8 -2.4 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Baldeesh Singh 50 1.7 +0.0 109 3.6 -3.6 3,009 33.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Oldbury Labour Party (UK) Mahboob Hussain 1,619 55.1 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) David Hadley 756 25.7 +3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Reed 291 9.9 -2.7 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Atma Matharu 270 9.2 -4.6 863 29.4 -0.6 2,936 35.8 Labour Party (UK) Old Warley Conservative Party (UK) Terri Grainger 1,453 54.2 +10.6 Labour Party (UK) Brian Caddick 1,228 45.8 +4.4 225 8.4 +6.2 2,681 31.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Princes End British National Party John Salvage 754 37.0 +12.7 Labour Party (UK) Elaine Giles 717 35.1 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Dixon 365 17.9 -6.8 Freedom Party Alison Aitken-Jones 135 6.6 +6.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Kevin Walker 69 3.4 +2.4 37 1.9 2,040 21.9 British National Party Labour Party (UK) Rowley Labour Party (UK) Iris Boucher 1,398 60.3 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Joanne Hadley 859 37.1 +2.8 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Amarjit Takhar 61 2.6 +2.6 539 23.3 -8.0 2,318 24.5 Labour Party (UK) St. Pauls Labour Party (UK) Bawa Dhallu 1,467 52.6 -16.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Hari Randhawa 860 30.8 +12.1 Conservative Party (UK) Manjit Lall 461 16.5 +4.0 607 21.8 -28.3 2,788 33.5 Labour Party (UK) Smethwick Labour Party (UK) Keith Davies 1,258 60.9 -16.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Patterson 563 27.3 +4.4 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Boota Singh 243 11.8 +11.8 695 33.7 -20.5 2,064 24.4 Labour Party (UK) Soho and Victoria Labour Party (UK) Darren Cooper 995 73.1 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Salahadin Adrwish 203 14.9 +3.7 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Connigale 163 12.0 -4.1 792 58.2 +1.5 1,361 27.7 Labour Party (UK) Tipton Green Labour Party (UK) Syeda Khatun 1,724 42.0 -3.7 Freedom Party Stephen Edwards 1,084 26.4 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Davies 633 15.4 +5.0 British National Party Terence Taylor 526 12.8 +5.3 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Surinder Sandhu 134 3.3 -0.2 640 15.6 -6.0 4,101 34.1 Labour Party (UK) Tividale Labour Party (UK) Maria Crompton 1,079 41.4 -9.0 British National Party Carl Butler 788 30.2 +30.2 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Hockley 459 17.6 -10.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diane Gorton 281 10.8 +0.5 291 11.2 -10.9 2,607 27.2 Labour Party (UK) Wednesbury North Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Costigan 1,429 62.6 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) Peter Allen 702 30.8 -0.6 Green Party of England and Wales John Macefield 150 6.6 +6.6 727 31.9 -5.3 2,281 24.8 Conservative Party (UK) Wednesbury South Labour Party (UK) George Turton 1,158 51.9 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Nugent 943 42.2 +0.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Karam Singh 131 5.9 +5.9 215 9.6 -7.9 2,232 24.7 Labour Party (UK) West Bromwich Central Labour Party (UK) Mohinder Tagger 1,338 54.7 -14.2 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Lawley 593 24.2 +7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sandra Berisford 383 15.6 +4.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Barinder Sandhu 134 5.5 +1.7 745 30.4 -22.0 2,448 30.3 Labour Party (UK) References Category:2003 English local elections 2003 Category:2000s in the West Midlands (county)