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2003 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
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2003 UK local government election
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The 2003 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/305.stm Local elections BBC News 17 September 2011
After the election, the composition of the council was
Labour 26
Conservative 25
Liberal Democrat 7
Vacant 2https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1429056/Local-council-election-results.html Local council election results 3 May 2003 The Daily Telegraph 17 September 2011
Election result
Overall turnout at the election was 26.7%.http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Walsall/wwwwalsallgovuk.html Elections 2003 Political Science Resources 17 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120902082134/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Walsall/wwwwalsallgovuk.html 2 September 2012 dead
Walsall local election result 2003
Conservative Party (UK)
8
+1
44.4
42.0
18,182
+0.8%
Labour Party (UK)
8
-1
44.4
35.2
15,224
-4.7%
Liberal Democrats (UK)
2
0
11.1
10.9
4,732
+1.5%
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
4.9
2,137
-0.2%
Socialist Alliance (England)
0
0
0
4.6
1,970
+2.6%
UK Independence Party
0
0
0
2.4
1,050
+0.9%
Ward results
Aldridge Central and South
Conservative Party (UK)
Thomas Ansell
1,869
59.3
+1.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Royston Sheward
827
26.2
+12.6
Labour Party (UK)
Steven King
457
14.5
-4.1
1,042
33.0
-6.4
3,153
32.7
-2.9
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood
Conservative Party (UK)
Graham Eardley
1,734
69.9
+6.2
Labour Party (UK)
Peter Upton
747
30.1
-6.2
987
39.8
+12.4
2,481
25.1
-2.7
Bentley and Darlaston North
Labour Party (UK)
Keith Chambers
1,157
60.1
-3.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Jennifer Beale
767
39.9
+3.4
390
20.3
-6.8
1,924
20.6
-2.7
Birchills-Leamore
Labour Party (UK)
Carol Rose
916
53.2
-8.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Mohammed Arshad
566
32.9
-0.4
Socialist Alliance (England)
Martin Lynch
240
13.9
+9.0
350
20.3
-8.2
1,722
18.8
-5.2
Blakenall
Labour Party (UK)
Ian Robertson
745
56.4
-2.9
Socialist Alliance (England)
Peter Smith
308
23.3
+14.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Chad Pitt
268
20.3
+0.4
437
33.1
-6.3
1,321
18.0
-1.8
Bloxwich West
Labour Party (UK)
Frederick Westley
1,125
47.5
+1.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Desmond Pitt
952
40.2
+1.4
Socialist Alliance (England)
Alan Davies
290
12.3
+12.3
173
7.3
-0.3
2,367
22.0
-5.7
Brownhills
Conservative Party (UK)
David Turner
1,114
56.2
+9.5
Labour Party (UK)
Violet Upton
869
43.8
-9.5
245
12.4
1,983
21.7
-3.2
Darlaston South
Labour Party (UK)
Dorreen Farrell-Evans
972
61.8
-8.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Haqnawaz Khan
308
19.6
-10.2
Socialist Alliance (England)
Alan Johnston
292
18.6
+18.6
664
42.2
+1.8
1,572
19.1
-2.5
Paddock
Conservative Party (UK)
Zahid Ali
1,264
33.2
-10.8
Independent (politician)
Edward Moorman
831
21.8
+0.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Daniel Barker
777
20.4
+9.4
Labour Party (UK)
Martin Evans
535
14.1
-6.6
UK Independence Party
Derek Bennett
359
9.4
+9.4
Socialist Alliance (England)
David Church
38
1.0
+1.0
433
11.4
-11.5
3,804
36.0
-3.4
Palfrey
Conservative Party (UK)
Mohammad Yasin
1,510
47.8
+15.0
Labour Party (UK)
Mark Pulford
1,020
32.3
-13.3
Independent (politician)
Richard Cullum
348
11.0
+11.0
Socialist Alliance (England)
Azra Jabbar
279
8.8
-12.7
490
15.5
3,157
33.5
-3.7
Pelsall
Conservative Party (UK)
Marco Longhi
1,927
54.2
-5.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Linda Dickens
898
25.3
+5.5
Labour Party (UK)
Wendy Collins
624
17.6
+0.0
Socialist Alliance (England)
Derek Roddy
105
3.0
+3.0
1,029
29.0
-11.3
3,554
31.6
-5.2
Pheasey
Conservative Party (UK)
Christopher Towe
1,156
50.8
+15.2
Labour Party (UK)
Maria-Rosaria Burley
1,118
49.2
+9.4
38
1.7
2,274
33.0
-3.0
Pleck
Labour Party (UK)
Dennis Anson
1,070
58.7
-2.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Doris Silvester
531
29.1
+3.4
Socialist Alliance (England)
Brian Powell
222
12.2
+12.2
539
29.6
-6.1
1,823
27.4
-2.2
Short Heath
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Doreeen Shires
891
40.9
-12.5
Independent (politician)
Frederick Harris
466
21.4
+21.4
Labour Party (UK)
Gareth Walker
452
20.7
-8.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Rachel Walker
372
17.1
-0.6
425
19.5
-5.1
2,181
25.9
+1.9
St. Matthews
Labour Party (UK)
Mohammad Nazir
1,337
50.8
+1.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Susan Allen
831
31.5
-3.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Louise Shires
356
13.5
+6.7
Socialist Alliance (England)
Stephanie Peart
110
4.2
+2.3
506
19.2
+5.0
2,634
37.0
+0.0
Streetly
Conservative Party (UK)
Brian Douglas-Maul
2,135
62.5
-2.6
UK Independence Party
Steven Grey
691
20.2
+7.3
Labour Party (UK)
Thomas Charlton
590
17.3
-4.7
1,444
42.3
-0.8
3,416
32.0
-0.9
Willenhall North
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Valerie Woodruff
983
51.3
-5.5
Labour Party (UK)
Robert Matthews
468
24.4
-2.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Lisa Hodgetts
380
19.8
+3.9
Socialist Alliance (England)
Alan Paddock
86
4.5
+4.5
515
26.9
-2.6
1,917
20.7
-2.1
Willenhall South
Labour Party (UK)
Sean Coughlan
1,022
50.8
-4.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Steven Turner
498
24.8
-2.0
Independent (politician)
Gerald Watkins
492
24.5
+24.5
524
26.0
-2.0
2,012
21.5
-1.5
References
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