2003 West Lancashire District Council election

2003 UK local government election October 2019 June 2013 thumb|Results of the 2003 West Lancashire District Council election West Lancashire Borough Council elections The 2003 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of West Lancashire District Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/319.stm Local elections 18 December 2009 BBC News Online After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats  ±  Conservative 28 -2Labour 26 +2 Election Results The Times 17 2 May 2003 Campaign Before the election the Conservatives held 30 seats compared to 24 for the Labour Party, Under voter orders; Council elections:1 May 2003 Liverpool Echo 14 4 April 2003 after the Conservatives gained a majority in the 2002 election for the first time since 1991. Tories battle for control Wigan Observer 28 April 2003 18 seats were contested in the election with the Conservatives defending 11 and Labour 7. Andy Kelly Local elections 2003: It's stick or twist for town hall voters; Special report: Countdown to polling day Liverpool Daily Post 8 28 April 2003 In total 46 candidates stood in the election, made up of 18 Conservative, 17 Labour, 4 Green and 7 independent candidates. No Liberal Democrats stood in the election, with their local party reported to have fewer than 100 members. Andy Kelly Local elections 2003: Bottom line from those at the top Liverpool Daily Post 8 29 April 2003 Among the councillors defending their seats in the election was the Conservative council leader, Geoffrey Roberts, while a former Labour councillor John Fillis stood as in independent in Scott ward, after having been cleared earlier in the year of defrauding Labour Party accounts during the 1997 general election. Deborah James Poll comeback bid; It's been a tough three years Liverpool Daily Post 16 18 April 2003 The election was seen as being a close contest being the Conservative and Labour parties, but the Liverpool Echo felt apathy among Labour voters could imperil some Labour held seats in Skelmersdale. Voters looking for new answers to old problems Liverpool Echo 12 23 April 2003 The Conservatives defended their record in control of the council for the past year, pointing to a recycling scheme they had introduced, improvements they claimed to have made in street cleaning and they pledged to continue investing in services. Deborah James Bridges to the great divide; In the second part of our election special, Deborah James looks at the issues affecting Sefton and West Lancashire Liverpool Echo 12 23 April 2003 However Labour attacked the Conservatives for scrapping a community warden scheme, pledged that they would end a pest control charge and would provide a new cemetery for the area. Labour also accused the Conservatives of planning to privatise services to a Liverpool company, however this was denied by the Conservatives. Election results The results saw the Conservatives remain in control of the council despite losing 2 seats to Labour. Local Elections 2003: W Lancs. ..Tory hold Liverpool Echo 7 2 May 2003 Labour narrowly gained seats in Scott and Wrightington wards from the Conservative after a recount. This meant the Conservatives only had a majority of 2, with 28 seats compared to 26 for Labour. Local elections 2003: West Lancs Liverpool Daily Post 3 2 May 2003 No other candidates were elected with all 7 independents being defeated. Overall turnout in the election was 27.5%. West Lancashire local election result 2003 http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/westlancs/Wards.htm West Lancashire District Council election results - 01 May 2003 14 April 2010 Political Science Resources https://web.archive.org/web/20120531133033/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/westlancs/Wards.htm 31 May 2012 dead Conservative Party (UK) 9 0 2 -2 50.0 46.1 8.497 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) 9 2 0 +2 50.0 39.9 7,363 -0.1 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.1 2,043 -0.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.9 541 +2.1 Ward results Ashurst Ashurst Labour Party (UK) Ann Rice 483 53.1 Independent (politician) Patrick McElhinney 268 29.5 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Boulton 158 17.4 215 23.6 909 18.7 Labour Party (UK) Aughton and Downholland Aughton and Downholland Conservative Party (UK) David Westley 954 60.7 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Johnson 618 39.3 336 21.4 1,572 34.0 Conservative Party (UK) Aughton Park Aughton Park Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Roberts 682 78.0 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Hanlon 192 22.0 490 56.0 874 28.3 Conservative Party (UK) Bickerstaffe Bickerstaffe Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Taylor 402 53.7 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) Paul Cotterill 347 46.3 +8.5 55 7.4 -17.0 749 45.1 Conservative Party (UK) Birch Green Birch Green Labour Party (UK) Jane Roberts 323 84.6 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Edwards 59 15.4 264 69.2 382 12.9 Labour Party (UK) Derby Derby Conservative Party (UK) David Swiffen 618 47.5 Labour Party (UK) Noel Delaney 541 41.6 Green Party of England and Wales Anne Doyle 141 10.8 77 5.9 1,300 28.2 Conservative Party (UK) Digmoor Digmoor Labour Party (UK) Ann-Marie Maguire 394 75.5 Independent (politician) Alan Spears 74 14.2 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Shepherd 54 10.3 220 61.3 522 16.4 Labour Party (UK) Knowsley Knowsley Conservative Party (UK) Robert Bailey 730 56.6 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Pinnington 415 32.2 Green Party of England and Wales John Watt 145 11.2 315 24.4 1,290 28.4 Conservative Party (UK) North Meols North Meols Conservative Party (UK) Jill Baldock 386 48.9 Independent (politician) Joan Draper 286 36.2 Labour Party (UK) Jane McDermott 117 14.8 100 12.7 789 24.7 Conservative Party (UK) Parbold Parbold Conservative Party (UK) May Blake 749 58.8 Independent (politician) Rosalind Wess 341 26.8 Labour Party (UK) Clare Gillard 183 14.4 408 32.0 1,273 40.3 Conservative Party (UK) Scarisbrick Scarisbrick Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Edwards 560 72.0 Labour Party (UK) David Evans 218 28.0 342 44.0 778 26.6 Conservative Party (UK) Scott Scott Labour Party (UK) Allison Sinton 582 38.3 Conservative Party (UK) Cyril Ainscough 574 37.7 Independent (politician) John Fillis 221 14.5 Green Party of England and Wales Maurice George 144 9.5 8 0.6 1,521 32.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Skelmersdale North Skelmersdale North Labour Party (UK) Richard Nolan 450 61.1 Independent (politician) Joan Morrison 195 26.5 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Jones 92 12.5 255 34.6 737 23.5 Labour Party (UK) Skelmersdale South Skelmersdale South Labour Party (UK) Doreen Saxon 682 73.8 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Cropper 131 14.2 Green Party of England and Wales Martin Lowe 111 12.0 551 59.6 924 18.6 Labour Party (UK) Tanhouse Tanhouse Labour Party (UK) William Roberts 368 76.3 Conservative Party (UK) Irene O'Donnell 114 23.7 254 52.6 482 16.3 Labour Party (UK) Tarleton Tarleton Conservative Party (UK) Rosemary Evans 957 59.3 Independent (politician) John Hodson 658 40.7 299 18.6 1,615 37.0 Conservative Party (UK) Up Holland Up Holland Labour Party (UK) Anthony Rice 812 55.2 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Pollock 659 44.8 253 10.4 1,471 30.3 Labour Party (UK) Wrightington Wrightington Labour Party (UK) Derek Thompson 638 50.8 Conservative Party (UK) Carolyn Evans 618 49.2 20 1.6 1,256 37.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 2003 Category:2003 English local elections Category:2000s in Lancashire