2003 Pendle Borough Council election

Local election in England May 2025 December 2013 Pendle Borough Council elections thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2003 Pendle Borough Council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2003. The 2003 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/201.stm Local elections BBC News 5 February 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was Liberal Democrat 23 Labour 15 Conservative 11How Britain voted: English and Scottish councils 3 May 2003 The Independent 18–19 Campaign Before the election the council had 19 Labour, 19 Liberal Democrat and 11 Conservative councillors,Election 2003 . . .BNP puts up 4 candidates 4 April 2003 Burnley Express with Labour holding power as a minority administration.Who will win battle for Pendle? 25 April 2003 Burnley Express 18 seats were being elected, with 2 seats contested in Boulsworth after the death of councillor Jo Belbin. In total 63 candidates stood, with only one sitting councillor, Abdul Jabbar in Brierfield, not standing for re-election. As well as candidates from the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties, there were also 3 candidates from the Socialist Alliance, 4 independents and 4 from the British National Party. This was the first time the British National Party had put up candidates in Pendle. Issues in the election included the proposed redevelopment of Nelson town centre, plans for an A56 bypass and the proposed demolition of houses in Nelson West.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/archive/2003/04/24/Lancashire+Archive/5905642.Year_of_controversy_adds_to_intrigue/ Year of controversy adds to intrigue 24 April 2003 Lancashire Telegraph 6 February 2011 Other issues as usual were council tax levels, litter, street safety and crime, while the national issue of the Iraq War was expected to influence voters. Election result The results saw the Liberal Democrats become the largest party on the council, but without a majority, after making four gains from Labour.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/archive/2003/05/02/Lancashire+Archive/5904415._Dirty_tricks__loses_Labour_control/ 'Dirty tricks' loses Labour control 2 May 2003 Lancashire Telegraph 6 February 2011 This took the Liberal Democrats to 23 seats, compared to 15 for Labour and 11 Conservatives, after the Liberal Democrats nearly won as many votes as the Conservative and Labour parties combined.Local elections – A night of tension, jubilation and disappointment 9 May 2003 Burnley Express The Labour leader of the council, Azhar Ali, was among the councillors to lose their seats in the election, which saw the party fail to win any seats. Ali blamed the defeats both on a backlash against the Iraq War and on an alleged "dirty tricks campaign". Meanwhile, the British National Party failed to win any seats, but did poll a significant number of votes.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/archive/2003/05/02/Lancashire+Archive/5904397.BNP_breakthrough_prompts_backlash/ BNP breakthrough prompts backlash 2 May 2003 Lancashire Telegraph 6 February 2011 Following the election many of the Liberal Democrat councillors boycotted the swearing in of a new mayor in protest against the way he was elected instead of the previous years deputy mayor.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/archive/2003/05/14/Lancashire+Archive/5902793.Mayor_protest_Libs__won_t_take_seats_/ Mayor protest Libs 'won't take seats' 14 May 2003 Lancashire Telegraph 6 February 2011http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/archive/2003/05/16/Lancashire+Archive/5902365.Snub_doesn_t_spoil_big_day/ Snub doesn't spoil big day 16 May 2003 Lancashire Telegraph 6 February 2011 Liberal Democrat Alan Davies became the new leader of the council, but his party initially refused to take places on the executive committee.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/archive/2003/05/29/Lancashire+Archive/5900899.Lib_Dem_to_be_leader/ Lib Dem to be leader 29 May 2003 Lancashire Telegraph 6 February 2011 This was because the council had voted for a 4–3–3 party split on the committee rather than the 5–3–2 split the Liberal Democrats had proposed. Meanwhile, the Labour group chose Frank Clifford to become the new leader of their group.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/archive/2003/05/10/Lancashire+Archive/5903257.Council_s_stalwart_Frank_takes_reins/ Council's stalwart Frank takes reins 10 May 2003 Lancashire Telegraph 6 February 2011 Pendle local election result 2003http://www.pendle.gov.uk/election_results/2003_Results_Borough.html Election results Pendle Borough Council 47 5 February 2011 dead http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20111006061538/http%3A//www.pendle.gov.uk/election_results/2003_Results_Borough.html 6 October 2011English councils 3 May 2003 The Times Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 4 0 +4 66.7 44.5 10,798 +5.9% Conservative Party (UK) 6 0 0 0 33.3 24.0 5,821 -3.3% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 4 -4 0 21.4 5,202 -11.1% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 7.3 1,769 +7.3% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 530 +1.4% Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 148 +0.1% Ward results Barrowford Conservative Party (UK) Linda Crossley 565 31.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Simpson 535 29.4 British National Party Michael Brennan 482 26.5 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Hargreaves 240 13.2 30 1.6 1,822 46.5 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Blacko and Higherford Conservative Party (UK) Shelagh Derwent 552 84.4 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Helen Ingham 62 9.5 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carman Stanworth 40 6.1 -2.5 490 74.9 +2.8 654 49.1 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Boulsworth (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Robertson 784 Liberal Democrats (UK) Laurence Turner 625 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Calvert 493 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Riley 370 Labour Party (UK) Christine Dawson 188 Labour Party (UK) David Foat 160 2,620 36.6 -4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Bradley Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Munir 1,208 62.4 Labour Party (UK) Mohammad Sakib 727 37.6 481 24.9 1,935 46.9 -5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brierfield Liberal Democrats (UK) Nawaz Ahmed 819 50.8 Labour Party (UK) Keith Hutson 409 25.4 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Jackson 330 20.5 Socialist Alliance (England) Siobhan Daniel 54 3.3 410 25.4 1,612 44.9 -11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clover Hill Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathleen Shore 768 43.8 British National Party Trevor Dawson 452 25.8 Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Ansar 445 25.4 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Landriau 87 5.0 316 18.0 1,752 47.7 +4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Coates Liberal Democrats (UK) Allan Buck 989 55.4 British National Party Geoffrey Whitehead 394 22.1 Labour Party (UK) William Skinner 176 9.9 Independent (politician) Jennifer Purcell 114 6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Langtree 112 6.3 595 33.3 1,785 44.8 +5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Craven Liberal Democrats (UK) Marlene Hill-Crane 880 53.7 Labour Party (UK) Frank Neal 548 33.4 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Watson-Davison 212 12.9 332 20.2 1,640 40.8 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Earby Conservative Party (UK) Morris Horsfield 822 49.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Haigh 659 39.2 Labour Party (UK) Ruth Wilkinson 198 11.8 163 9.7 1,679 38.6 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Foulridge Conservative Party (UK) Carol Belshaw 294 62.0 +7.3 Labour Party (UK) Jillian Smith 114 24.1 -5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Stopforth 66 13.9 -2.2 180 38.0 +12.5 474 35.6 -11.9 Conservative Party (UK) Higham and Pendleside Conservative Party (UK) John Nutter 366 51.5 -25.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Valerie Skinner 279 39.2 +39.2 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Wicks 66 9.3 -14.0 87 12.2 -41.3 711 50.9 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Horsfield Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Kerrigan 490 41.8 Independent (politician) Peter Nowland 297 25.4 Labour Party (UK) Paul Broughton 213 18.2 Conservative Party (UK) Alexandra Thompson 135 11.5 Socialist Alliance (England) Kevin Bean 36 3.1 193 16.5 1,171 30.7 -5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Old Laund Booth Liberal Democrats (UK) John David 555 80.1 -4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Clive Bevan 138 19.9 +4.5 417 60.2 -9.1 693 56.5 -6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Reedley Conservative Party (UK) Tonia Barton 913 53.5 Labour Party (UK) Robert Allen 544 31.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shakeel Mirza 251 14.7 369 21.6 1,708 44.2 -12.0 Conservative Party (UK) Southfield Liberal Democrats (UK) Sonia Robinson 833 56.8 Labour Party (UK) Azhar Ali 377 25.7 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Wildman 138 9.4 Independent (politician) David Geddes 96 6.5 Independent (politician) Azar Ali 23 1.6 456 31.1 1,467 39.8 +2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Vivary Bridge Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharon Robinson 502 34.2 British National Party Brian Parker 441 30.1 Labour Party (UK) Frank Allanson 375 25.6 Conservative Party (UK) James Farnell 148 10.1 61 4.2 1,466 37.0 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Waterside Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Robinson 515 48.1 Labour Party (UK) Ian Tweedie 360 33.6 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Regan 137 12.8 Socialist Alliance (England) Richard MacSween 58 5.4 155 14.5 1,070 30.1 -6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) References Category:2003 English local elections 2003 Category:2000s in Lancashire