2003 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

2003 UK local government election January 2025 December 2013 The 2003 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/262.stm Local elections 2010-02-20 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 49 Liberal Democrat 5 Progressives 3 Independent 2 Conservative 1 http://www.southtyneside.info/elections/results2003/default.asp Local Government Elections 1st May 2003 2010-02-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20030626022133/http://www.southtyneside.info/elections/results2003/default.asp 26 June 2003 South Tyneside Council dead Campaign 59 candidates stood in the election for the 20 seats that were being contested. Louise Redvers BNP bid to seize Town Hall seats Evening Chronicle 10 2003-04-02 Labour stood in all 20 seats, while the Conservatives had 14 candidates, Liberal Democrats 12, independents 7, Progressives 5 and the British National Party 1. As well as the postal voting that had been used in the 2002 election, South Tyneside was one of 4 councils which also trialed e-voting, enabling votes to be sent by phone, text message, email and be placed in special electronic voting kiosks. Hi-tech voting for borough Evening Chronicle 2 2003-04-10 Labour were guaranteed to keep a majority on the council whatever the results, but both the Liberal Democrats and the Progressives hoped to make gains in the election, while the Conservatives aimed to gain a presence on the council. Alison Dargie Opposition looking for rare gains The Journal 18 2003-04-24 Hebburn Quay was seen as being a key ward as the sitting Liberal Democrat councillor Catherine Tolson stood down at the election, and Labour had only been 20 votes from winning in 1999. Liberal Democrats' foothold targeted The Journal 18 2003-04-24 Labour defended their record in power including regeneration and improving care for the elderly, however they were attacked for increasing council tax bills and for the closure of leisure facilities. Election result At the count the results were delayed for over an hour after there was a problem with the electronic counting system. Labour majority slashed in city The Journal 44 2003-05-02 When the count was done, recounts were needed in both Cleadon and East Boldon and Whiteleas wards. South Tyneside The Journal 4 2003-05-02 The results saw Labour keep a strong majority on the council despite losing 2 seats to independents in Hebburn South and Whiteleas wards. The Liberal Democrats managed to hold on to Hebburn Quay ward, but lost Cleadon and East Boldon to the Conservatives. Election 2003 results The Journal 30 2003-05-03 The Conservative candidate in Cleadon and East Boldon, Donald Wood, won by 3 votes and thus became the first member of the party on the council since 1992. Overall turnout in the election was 46.11%. South Tyneside local election result 2003 Labour Party (UK) 15 0 2 -2 75.0 49.0 25,685 -3.5% Independent (politician) 2 2 0 +2 10.0 9.0 4,747 +4.0% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 1 -1 5.0 16.8 8,811 -5.4% Conservative Party (UK) 1 1 0 +1 5.0 15.9 8,351 +3.5% South Tyneside Progressives 1 0 0 0 5.0 8.5 4,445 +0.7% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 420 +0.8% Ward results All Saints http://www.southtyneside.info/elections/results2003/changes.asp Changes 2010-02-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20030626021716/http://www.southtyneside.info/elections/results2003/changes.asp 26 June 2003 South Tyneside Council dead Labour Party (UK) James Caine 1,096 50.8 -14.1 South Tyneside Progressives Robert Burdon 1,063 49.2 +21.5 33 1.6 -35.6 2,159 39.9 Labour Party (UK) Beacon and Bents Labour Party (UK) John Wood 1,349 51.3 -3.8 South Tyneside Progressives Gordon Finch 602 22.9 -22.0 British National Party David Delaney 420 16.0 +16.0 Independent (politician) William Mitcheson 261 9.9 +9.9 747 28.4 +18.2 2,632 47.4 Labour Party (UK) Bede Labour Party (UK) Thomas Defty 1,381 67.7 -10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Muriel Coe 464 22.7 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Taylor 195 9.6 +9.6 917 45.0 -11.0 2,040 40.7 Labour Party (UK) Biddick Hall Labour Party (UK) Linda Waggott 1,473 69.8 +6.3 Conservative Party (UK) James Cain 636 30.2 +20.4 837 39.6 +2.8 2,109 41.4 Labour Party (UK) Boldon Colliery Labour Party (UK) William Lynch 1,864 59.2 -8.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frederick Taylor 675 21.4 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Brebner 350 11.1 -0.4 Independent (politician) Colin Campbell 262 8.3 +8.3 1,189 37.8 -8.8 3,151 46.4 Labour Party (UK) Cleadon and East Boldon Conservative Party (UK) Donald Wood 1,570 41.0 +9.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Carlin-Page 1,567 40.9 -6.6 Labour Party (UK) David Wood 696 18.2 -2.9 3 0.1 3,833 52.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Cleadon Park Labour Party (UK) James Foreman 1,205 48.6 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Anderson 719 29.0 +29.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alison Taylor 553 22.3 +2.7 486 19.6 +8.6 2,477 44.8 Labour Party (UK) Fellgate and Hedworth Labour Party (UK) Paul Waggott 1,634 58.1 -9.1 Independent (politician) George Waddle 835 29.7 +29.7 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Parkinson 342 12.2 +0.6 799 28.4 -17.6 2,811 44.0 Labour Party (UK) Harton Labour Party (UK) Robert Dix 1,156 43.5 -8.0 South Tyneside Progressives Lawrence Nolan 632 23.8 +23.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dorothy Grainger 445 16.8 -9.0 Conservative Party (UK) Karl Arthur 423 15.9 -6.8 524 19.7 -6.0 2,656 49.5 Labour Party (UK) Hebburn Quay Liberal Democrats (UK) Constance Ridgway 1,348 49.7 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) John Hodgson 1,209 44.5 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Stewart Jackson 157 5.8 +5.8 137 5.2 -11.2 2,714 46.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hebburn South Independent (politician) John McCabe 1,175 49.6 +18.8 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Bamford 988 41.7 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) John Coe 204 8.6 +2,4 187 7.9 2,367 50.7 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Horsley Hill Labour Party (UK) Arthur Meeks 1,418 46.2 -4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Pigott 966 31.4 -5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Mortson 688 22.4 +9.9 452 14.8 +0.9 3,072 51.6 Labour Party (UK) Monkton Labour Party (UK) James Sewell 1,478 56.6 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Bennett 785 30.0 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Cameron 350 13.4 +2.4 693 26.6 +1.6 2,613 42.2 Labour Party (UK) Primrose Labour Party (UK) James Perry 1,658 64.6 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Walter Armstrong 594 23.1 +10.7 Independent (politician) John Bissett 316 12.3 +12.3 1,064 41.5 +9.1 2,568 41.0 Labour Party (UK) Refendyke Labour Party (UK) Scott Duffy 1,140 50.3 -6.1 Independent (politician) Dorothy Golightly 500 22.1 +22.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Troupe 395 17.4 -5.3 South Tyneside Progressives Marjorie Robinson 230 10.2 -10.7 640 28.2 -5.5 2,265 42.2 Labour Party (UK) Tyne Dock and Simonside Labour Party (UK) Edward Malcolm 1,202 64.6 +4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gary Ahmed 658 35.4 +8.7 544 29.2 -3.8 1,860 43.4 Labour Party (UK) West Park South Tyneside Progressives James Capstick 1,918 70.8 +9.7 Labour Party (UK) Mervyn Owen 791 29.2 -9.7 1,127 41.6 +19.4 2,709 48.1 Westoe Labour Party (UK) Allen Branley 1,243 40.7 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) George Wilkinson 1,118 36.6 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Burke 691 22.6 -0.1 125 4.1 -2.8 3,052 48.6 Labour Party (UK) Whitburn and Marsden Labour Party (UK) Shirley Stratford 1,312 50.8 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Miles Atkinson 727 28.2 +1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Selby 542 21.0 -1.4 585 22.6 -1.0 2,581 48.8 Labour Party (UK) Whiteleas Independent (politician) John Haram 1,398 50.1 +14.2 Labour Party (UK) Ernest Gibson 1,392 49.9 -0.9 6 0.2 2,790 50.3 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) References 2003 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003