2003 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

2003 local election in England March 2026 December 2013 August 2026 Elections to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One-third of the council seats were up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.Adam Mellows-Facer Matthew Leeke Research Paper 03/44 - Local elections 2003 https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP03-44/RP03-44.pdf Parliament.uk 2 August 2026 12 May 200312 After the election, the composition of the council was:18 Labour 28 Conservative 16 Liberal Democrat 4 Election result Bury local election result 2003 Labour Party (UK) 7 0 5 -5 40.3 17,624 -6.1 Conservative Party (UK) 7 4 0 +4 39.8 17,405 +2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 1 0 +1 18.8 8,229 +5.9 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.9 378 +0.9 Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0 0.2 98 +0.0 Ward results Besses Labour Party (UK) Derek Boden 1,036 58.6 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Roberts 446 25.2 +2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Davison 287 16.2 +1.4 590 33.3 -5.9 1,769 Labour Party (UK) Church Conservative Party (UK) Robert Bibby 1,761 54.6 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Leslie Jones 946 29.3 -8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Eagle 517 16.0 +16.0 815 25.3 +11.8 3,224 Conservative Party (UK) East Labour Party (UK) Trevor Holt 1,116 55.2 -4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Green 520 25.7 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Victor Hagan 384 19.0 +8.2 596 29.5 -5.7 2,020 Labour Party (UK) Elton Conservative Party (UK) Denise Bigg 1,215 42.5 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) Ray Watts 1,126 39.4 -4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Sloss 516 18.1 +7.3 89 3.1 2,857 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Holyrood Liberal Democrats (UK) Victor D'Albert 1,475 57.9 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) Susan Worsley 609 23.9 -6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette Chrystal 365 14.3 -1.9 Socialist Alliance (England) Rita McLoughlin 98 3.8 +3.8 866 34.0 -14.6 2,547 Liberal Democrats (UK) Moorside Conservative Party (UK) Beverley Sullivan 1,268 47.6 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) June Drinkwater 971 36.4 -9.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Winifred Rohmann 427 16.0 +9.4 297 11.1 2,666 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pilkington Park Conservative Party (UK) Michelle Wiseman 1,238 47.6 +3.9 Labour Party (UK) Pamela Walker 1,020 39.2 -7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fiona Davison 345 13.3 +3.6 218 8.4 2,603 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Radcliffe Central Labour Party (UK) Anthony Isherwood 1,455 59.8 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Margieson 570 24.3 +2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary D'Albert 410 16.8 +3.2 885 36.3 -6.1 2,435 Labour Party (UK) Radcliffe North Labour Party (UK) Barry Briggs 1,675 52.5 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Bigg 1,514 47.5 +1.5 161 5.0 -3.0 3,189 Labour Party (UK) Radcliffe South Labour Party (UK) Anthony Cummings 1,096 46.4 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Wright 1,022 43.3 +7.2 Green Party of England and Wales Ashleigh Vincent 245 10.4 +10.4 74 3.1 -9.9 2,363 Labour Party (UK) Ramsbottom Conservative Party (UK) Barry Theckston 2,211 57.3 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) Keith Rothwell 1,085 28.1 -7.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Turner 565 14.6 +3.7 1,126 29.2 +10.7 3,861 Conservative Party (UK) Redvales Labour Party (UK) John Smith 1,088 41.7 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ijaz Ahmed 890 34.1 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Robinson-Dowland 499 19.1 +4.7 Green Party of England and Wales James Axon 133 5.1 +5.1 198 7.6 -2.4 2,610 Labour Party (UK) St Mary's Labour Party (UK) Margaret Gibb 1,409 50.9 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Barlow 795 28.7 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Halsall 563 20.3 +4.8 614 22.2 -5.0 2,767 Labour Party (UK) Sedgley Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Garner 1,237 44.2 +16.5 Labour Party (UK) Gillian Campbell 1,127 40.3 -15.2 Conservative Party (UK) Marilyn Vincent 533 15.5 -1.3 110 3.9 2,797 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Tottington Conservative Party (UK) William Johnson 2,053 60.0 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) Victor McClung 802 23.4 -6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Foss 569 16.6 +4.1 1,251 36.5 +8.1 3,424 Conservative Party (UK) Unsworth Conservative Party (UK) Peter Ashworth 1,104 42.4 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) Vera McClung 1,063 40.9 -6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Young 435 16.7 +7.5 41 1.6 2,602 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:2003 English local elections 2003 Category:2000s in Greater Manchester