2003 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

2003 UK local government election October 2019 October 2019 The 2003 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/304.stm Local elections 15 December 2009 BBC News Online After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 50 Conservative 7 Liberal Democrat 3 Independent 3 Election results; English Councils; Local elections 2003 The Times 16 2 May 2003 0140-0460 Election result The results saw Labour lose 2 seats to the Conservatives in Pontefract South and Wakefield Rural, and 1 seat to the Liberal Democrats in Ossett. Wounded Labour still in charge Yorkshire Evening Post 2 May 2003 0963-2255 Labour remained firmly in control, and while they were disappointed to lose 3 seats, the results were seen as being "not too bad" by the Labour council leader Peter Box. http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/election/Council-leader-warns-against-complacency.496150.jp Council leader warns against complacency 6 December 2009 2 May 2003 Wakefield Express 29 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629135404/http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/election/Council-leader-warns-against-complacency.496150.jp dead No other party won any seats, but the votes for the British National Party concerned the other political leaders. Voter turnout was lowest in South Elmsall ward at 18.6%. Turned out bad again... Yorkshire Evening Post 3 May 2003 0963-2255 Wakefield local election result 2003 http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Wakefield/default.htm Local Election Results 1st May 2003 15 December 2009 Political Science Resources https://web.archive.org/web/20120510021552/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Wakefield/default.htm 10 May 2012 dead Labour Party (UK) 17 0 3 -3 81.0 46.1 27,678 -7.4 Conservative Party (UK) 3 2 0 +2 14.3 25.3 15,168 +0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 1 0 +1 4.8 11.2 6,700 -0.2 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.5 6,896 +5.5 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.4 1,413 +2.4 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 913 +1.0 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 707 -1.7 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 390 +0.0 Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 141 -0.2 Ward results Castleford Ferry Fryston Labour Party (UK) James Nicholson 1,117 58.7 -16.9 Independent (politician) John Bird 621 32.6 +32.6 Conservative Party (UK) Madge Richards 166 8.7 -5.7 496 26.1 -35.1 1,904 20.7 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Castleford Glasshoughton Labour Party (UK) Paul Phelps 1,655 80.6 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Scholes 399 19.4 +8.2 1,256 61.2 -9.7 2,054 19.5 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) Castleford Whitwood Labour Party (UK) Peter Box 1,424 75.3 -7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Rhodes 320 16.9 +6.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Kathryn Summerscales 148 7.8 +1.5 1,104 58.4 -13.7 1,892 19.9 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) Crofton & Ackworth Labour Party (UK) Roy Hirst 1,310 40.3 -10.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) James McDougall 769 23.7 +1.8 Independent (politician) Christopher Hazell 640 19.7 +19.7 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Ledgard 530 16.3 -1.8 541 16.6 -12.7 3,249 26.8 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) Featherstone Labour Party (UK) Graham Isherwood 1,554 71.3 -11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Terence Brown 433 19.9 +2.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Zane Carpenter 192 8.8 +8.8 1,121 51.4 -14.6 2,179 20.4 +0.0 Labour Party (UK) Hemsworth Labour Party (UK) Glyn Lloyd 1,384 61.1 -11.4 Independent (politician) Roy Bateman 579 25.6 +25.6 Conservative Party (UK) Eamonn Mullins 301 13.3 -3.2 805 35.5 -20.5 2,264 21.5 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) Horbury Labour Party (UK) Janet Holmes 1,519 37.4 -5.8 Conservative Party (UK) Caroline Smith 1,054 26.0 -11.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Goodair 695 17.1 -0.3 British National Party John Aveyard 629 15.5 +15.5 Independent (politician) John Alexander 161 4.0 +4.0 465 11.4 +5.8 4,058 34.1 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Knottingley Labour Party (UK) Graham Clarke 1,297 60.4 -15.5 Conservative Party (UK) David Howarth 403 18.8 -5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carey Chambers 261 12.2 +12.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Colin Batty 185 8.6 +8.6 894 41.6 -10.2 2,146 21.2 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) Normanton & Sharlston Labour Party (UK) Barry Smith 1,354 49.1 -0.7 Independent (politician) Graeme Milner 797 28.9 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Allan Couch 370 13.4 +0.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Norman Hartshorne 237 8.6 -3.1 557 20.2 -4.3 2,758 21.9 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Ossett Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Knowles 1,639 38.8 -16.1 Labour Party (UK) Donald Hitchen 1,112 26.3 -5.4 British National Party Suzy Cass 784 18.6 +18.6 Conservative Party (UK) Glenn Armitage 689 16.3 +3.0 527 12.5 -10.7 4,224 34.4 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pontefract North Labour Party (UK) Clive Tennant 1,443 58.2 -10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Molloy 536 21.6 -1.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Howard Burdon 352 14.2 +14.2 Socialist Party (England and Wales) John Gill 149 6.0 +1.1 907 36.6 -8.4 2,480 19.7 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) Pontefract South Conservative Party (UK) Philip Booth 1,290 44.1 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Garbutt 1,270 43.4 United Kingdom Independence Party James Marran 224 7.7 Socialist Alliance (England) Alan Hyman 141 4.8 20 0.7 2,925 27.9 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) South Elmsall Labour Party (UK) Allan Garbutt 1,398 67.8 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Hall 664 32.2 +14.2 736 35.6 -14.5 2,062 18.6 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) South Kirkby Labour Party (UK) Mollie Wright 1,714 81.0 +35.8 Conservative Party (UK) Christian l'Anson 403 19.0 +14.0 1,311 62.0 2,117 20.9 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Stanley & Altofts Labour Party (UK) Kevin Swift 1,129 35.4 -16.5 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Mitchell 849 26.6 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Burch 578 18.1 -4.1 Independent (politician) Steve Gilks 501 15.7 +15.7 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Thomas Appleyard 130 4.1 +1.5 280 8.8 -19.8 3,187 23.4 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Stanley & Wrenthorpe Labour Party (UK) David Lund 1,266 34.3 -11.7 Conservative Party (UK) James Dick 954 25.9 -5.5 Independent (politician) Alexander Adie 808 21.9 +21.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Dodd 658 17.9 -4.7 312 8.4 -6.2 3,686 24.8 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) Wakefield Central Labour Party (UK) Denise Jeffery 1,430 44.0 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Brown 1,251 38.5 -0.4 Independent (politician) Catherine Holmes 567 17.5 +17.5 179 5.5 -4.5 3,248 30.0 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) Wakefield East Labour Party (UK) Richard Hayward 1,091 37.1 -8.3 Conservative Party (UK) John Berry 639 21.7 +5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Dale 532 18.1 +9.3 Independent (politician) Georgina Fenton 436 14.8 +5.2 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Michael Griffiths 241 8.2 +0.7 452 15.4 -13.6 2,939 26.1 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) Wakefield North Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Rhodes 1,103 39.7 -16.1 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Mitchell 708 25.5 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Douglas Dale 558 20.1 +4.3 Independent (politician) Jeffrey Warriner 254 9.2 +9.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Keith Wells 152 5.5 +1.2 395 14.2 -17.5 2,775 25.9 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) Wakefield Rural Conservative Party (UK) June Drysdale 1,514 41.8 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Cummings 1,132 31.2 -11.6 Independent (politician) Michael Greensmith 527 14.5 +14.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Morgan 451 12.4 -1.1 382 10.6 +9.8 3,623 28.5 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wakefield South Conservative Party (UK) David Hopkins 1,695 40.0 +11.0 Labour Party (UK) Hazel Chowcat 976 23.0 -3.9 Independent (politician) Nicholas Hazell 873 20.6 -12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Nuthall 559 13.2 +2.7 Independent (politician) Stephen Selby 132 3.1 +3.1 719 17.0 4,235 35.1 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:2003 English local elections 2003 Category:2000s in West Yorkshire