2003 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election

2003 UK local government election May 2025 December 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2003 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election. Labour Party in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. The 2003 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.https://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/268.stm Local elections BBC News 23 February 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 33 Liberal Democrats 15 Conservative 6Local Elections 2003: Sefton battle remains in the balance 2 May 2003 Liverpool Echo NewsBank Background Four councillors stood down at the election, Michael Blaney, Patricia Martinez-Williams, John Mealor and Bill Noctor, from Marshalls Cross, Windle, Haydock and West Sutton wards respectively.Local elections 2003: Final bow for the last 'fortyniner' Neild Larry 4 April 2003 Liverpool Daily Post NewsBank In Marshalls Cross two seats were contested in 2003, after the death of councillor Valerie Beirne on 7 January 2003 in Whiston Hospital. Both the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties contested all 19 seats that were up for election, while the Conservatives had 18 candidates and there was 1 Socialist Alliance and 1 independent candidate.Local elections 2003: It's stick or twist for town hall voters Kelly Andy 28 April 2003 Liverpool Daily Post NewsBank The Conservatives targeted gaining a seat in Windle, where the party had taken a seat from Labour for the last two election, while the Liberal Democrats aimed to make progress in Grange Park and Haydock wards. For the 2003 election, St Helens had a trial of all postal voting across the whole council in an attempt to double the 26% turnout at the last election in 2002. By 29 April 2003 turnout had reached an average of 42% across the council,Voting turnout reaches 42 per cent Kilmurray Andrew 30 April 2003 Cheshire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside Counties Publications NewsBank with the final turnout being 48% and with a high of 57% in Eccleston.Take a bow Mr Postie Harker Sarah 8 May 2003 Cheshire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside Counties Publications NewsBank Election result Labour retained control of the council with 33 councillors after gaining one seat from Socialist Labour, but losing one to the Conservatives.Local elections 2003: St Helens 2 May 2003 Liverpool Daily Post NewsBank The Labour gain came in Grange Park ward, while the Conservatives took an extra seat in Windle. This meant the Liberal Democrats remained on 15 seats, while the Conservative gain took them to 6 councillors. St Helens local election result 2003http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/StHelens/cbrief.html Latest Releases Political Science Resources 23 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150223202642/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/StHelens/cbrief.html 23 February 2015 dead Labour Party (UK) 11 1 1 0 57.9 48.5 32,246 +0.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 0 0 0 31.6 33.4 22,209 -1.0% Conservative Party (UK) 2 1 0 +1 10.5 17.0 11,330 -0.6% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 581 +0.8% Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 168 +0.3% Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0 0 N/A -0.3% Ward results Billinge and Seneley Green Labour Party (UK) Alma Atherton 2,686 59.9 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Vera Stanton 1,072 23.9 +0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Langley 728 16.2 -1.0 1,614 36.0 -0.8 4,486 Labour Party (UK) Blackbrook Labour Party (UK) Albert Smith 2,046 62.7 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Dunn 791 24.2 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Foster 426 13.1 +3.4 1,255 38.5 +1.9 3,263 Labour Party (UK) Broad Oak Labour Party (UK) Terence Shields 1,885 64.2 +8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gail Mills 890 30.3 -8.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Collins 163 5.5 +0.4 995 33.9 +17.5 2,938 Labour Party (UK) Eccleston Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirley Evans 3,197 66.2 -5.1 Labour Party (UK) Jean West 844 17.5 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) William Highcock 788 16.3 +2.0 2,353 48.7 -8.3 4,829 57 +23 Liberal Democrats (UK) Grange Park Labour Party (UK) Stephen Glover 1,639 49.8 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Evans 1,192 36.2 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Marriott 461 14.0 -0.9 447 13.6 -11.1 3,292 Labour Party (UK) Socialist Labour Party (UK) Haydock Labour Party (UK) Janet Richardson 2,325 52.9 -10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Sheldon 1,632 37.2 +14.1 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Rigby 435 9.9 -3.7 693 15.8 -24.3 4,392 Labour Party (UK) Marshalls Cross (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Topping 1,477 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alec Mills 1,421 Labour Party (UK) Michael Glover 807 Labour Party (UK) Derek Maylor 689 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Johnson 198 4,592 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Moss Bank Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Ferry 2,026 47.0 -9.4 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Jakubiak 1,859 43.1 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Cunliffe 425 9.9 +4.2 167 3.9 -14.6 4,310 Liberal Democrats (UK) Newton East Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Astbury 1,827 48.3 -11.1 Labour Party (UK) Mark Rahaman 1,588 42.0 +8.5 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Harvey 370 9.8 +2.6 239 6.3 -19.6 3,785 Liberal Democrats (UK) Newton West Labour Party (UK) Leon Maguire 2,293 60.5 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Virginia Taylor 950 25.1 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Perks 547 14.4 +2.5 1,343 35.4 -0.1 3,790 Labour Party (UK) Parr and Hardshaw Labour Party (UK) Jeffery Molyneux 1,731 69.2 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Knowles 419 16.7 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Madeline Wilcock 185 7.4 +1.2 Socialist Alliance (England) Leslie Teeling 168 6.7 +6.7 1,312 52.4 -0.6 2,503 Labour Party (UK) Queens Park Labour Party (UK) Margaret McLachlan 1,962 61.2 +6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lesley Ronan 857 26.7 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Charmian Pyke 386 12.0 +3.3 1,105 34.5 +16.1 3,205 Labour Party (UK) Rainford Conservative Party (UK) John Parr 2,045 57.1 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) David Wood 1,233 34.4 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gary Pulfer 302 8.4 +0.0 812 22.7 -6.5 3,580 Conservative Party (UK) Rainhill Labour Party (UK) Joseph DeAsha 2,479 57.2 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Mackie 803 18.5 -6.0 Independent (politician) Neil Thompson 581 13.4 +13.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Noreen Knowles 469 10.8 -5.5 1,676 38.7 +4.1 4,332 Labour Party (UK) Sutton and Bold Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephanie Topping 2,086 56.4 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) Philip Wiseman 1,380 37.3 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jill Jones 231 6.2 +1.5 706 19.1 -3.3 3,697 Labour Party (UK) Thatto Heath Labour Party (UK) Sheila Seddon 2,090 63.8 -5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Pearl 812 24.8 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Woodcock 375 11.4 +0.8 1,278 39.0 -9.2 3,277 Labour Party (UK) West Sutton Labour Party (UK) John Wiseman 1,580 62.4 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marise Roberts 663 26.2 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Hunt 290 11.4 -0.1 917 36.2 -4.4 2,533 41 +22 Labour Party (UK) Windle Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Roughley 2,130 57.1 +7.8 Labour Party (UK) Susan Murphy 1,130 30.3 -12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Katrina Young 470 12.6 +4.1 1,000 26.8 +19.8 3,730 55 +20 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Saint Helens 2003 Category:2000s in Merseyside Category:May 2003 in the United Kingdom