2003 Manchester City Council election

2003 UK local government election September 2026 December 2013 2003 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 2002 Manchester City Council election 2002 2003 05 01 y 2004 Manchester City Council election 2004 34 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 Manchester 2003.png Map of results of 2003 election Leader of the Council Richard Leese Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Richard Leese Labour Party (UK) Richard Leese Labour Party (UK) 28 seats,51.4% Crumpsall 76 21 71 5 31,296 44.8% 6.6% Simon Ashley Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 seats,30.7% Gorton South 22 12 27 5 25,261 36.2% 5.5% Vanessa Hall Green Party of England and Wales Hulme 0 seats,6.1% 0 1 1 1 4,528 6.5% 0.4% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election as well as a vacancy in Benchill, with each successful candidate to serve a one-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the boundary changes and 'all-out' elections due to take place in that year. Turnout was down slightly to 22.2%, with Labour retaining overall control of the council. The election saw the Greens winning their first seat, and half a dozen Liberal Democrat gains resulting in Labour's majority being the lowest in twenty years. The three Independent Labour candidates stood as "Independent Progressive Labour".Manchester Evening News, 2 May 2003. http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/types/loc_2003.htm Manchester 2003 council election results manchester.gov.uk 2012-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20030707103340/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/types/loc_2003.htm 2003-07-07 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party31,296 (44.8%)44.8 Labour Party (UK) 6.621 (61.7%)21 34 Labour Party (UK) 5 71 (71.7%)71 99 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Democrats25,261 (36.2%)36.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5.5 12 (35.3%)12 34 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 27 (27.3%)27 99 Liberal Democrats (UK)Green Party4,528 (6.5%)6.5 Green Party of England and Wales 0.4 1 (2.9%)1 34 Green Party of England and Wales 1 1 (1.0%)1 99 Green Party of England and WalesConservative Party6,951 (10.0%)10.0 Conservative Party (UK) 0.90 (0.0%)0 34 Conservative Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Conservative Party (UK)Independent Labour781 (1.1%)1.1 Independent Labour 0.3 0 (0.0%)0 34 Independent Labour 1 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent LabourSocialist Alliance840 (1.0%)1.0 Socialist Alliance (England) 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 34 Socialist Alliance (England) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Socialist Alliance (England)BNP219 (0.3%)0.3 British National Party N/A 0 (0.0%)0 34 British National Party N/A 0 (0.0%)0 99 British National PartyIndependent66 (0.1%)0.1 Independent (politician) 0.5 0 (0.0%)0 34 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent (politician)Independent Liberal16 (0.0%)0.0 Independent Liberal N/A 0 (0.0%)0 34 Independent Liberal N/A 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent Liberal + ↓ 1 71 27 Ward results Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) Bernard Priest* 806 66.1 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ilias Kazantzis 202 16.6 +2.8 Green Party of England and Wales Hannah Berry 109 8.9 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Wattenbach 102 8.4 +0.2 604 49.5 -2.9 1,219 14.9 -1.6 Labour Party (UK) -1.4 Baguley Baguley Labour Co-operative Edward McCulley* 905 60.1 -5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Barlow 324 21.5 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Gallagher 210 13.9 +1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Gareth Pittam 67 4.4 +0.4 581 38.6 -9.9 1,506 17.2 -3.8 Labour Party (UK) -4.9 Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Trafford 1,376 59.9 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) Beth Morgan 621 27.0 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) James Sharman 143 6.2 +0.5 Green Party of England and Wales John Cummings 80 3.5 -3.4 Socialist Alliance (England) Claire Aze 77 3.4 +3.4 755 32.9 -2.3 2,297 21.9 -2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) -1.1 Benchill Benchill Labour Party (UK) Tony Cross 592 70.4 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) Richard Unwin 564 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Fisher 102 12.1 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Kaye 85 10.1 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Roberts 82 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Vann 67 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Powell 62 7.4 +2.3 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Walford 50 462 58.3 +3.5 841 12.8 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +1.7 Beswick and Clayton Beswick and Clayton Labour Party (UK) Michael Carmody* 883 49.9 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elaine Boyes 748 42.3 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Birchenough 66 3.7 +0.4 Independent Labour Fred Bates 41 2.3 -1.5 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Fairweather 31 1.8 +0.5 135 7.6 +1.8 1,769 26.4 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) +0.8 Blackley Blackley Labour Party (UK) Anna Trotman* 1,163 68.7 -3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Connell 248 14.6 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gerard Hopkins 207 12.2 +2.4 Green Party of England and Wales Robin Goater 75 4.4 +1.2 915 54.0 -3.0 1,693 21.1 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) -1.4 Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) John Longsden 989 61.7 +0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Fairhurst* 518 32.3 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Birchenough 66 4.1 +0.9 Green Party of England and Wales Elvis Presley 30 1.9 +0.3 471 29.4 +3.0 1,603 23.9 -7.7 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +1.5 Brooklands Brooklands Labour Co-operative Susan Murphy* 957 50.7 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Percival 562 29.8 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Ellis 228 12.1 +4.9 Green Party of England and Wales Birgit Vollm 76 4.0 +0.4 Independent (politician) Honor Donnelly 66 3.5 +3.5 395 20.9 -7.5 1,889 22.5 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) -3.7 Burnage Burnage Liberal Democrats (UK) John Cameron 1,758 60.8 +18.7 Labour Party (UK) Michael Green* 914 31.6 -14.7 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Schofield 142 4.9 -3.6 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Shaw 79 2.7 -0.5 844 29.2 +25.1 2,893 29.1 +0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +16.7 Central Central Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Rothery 1,041 49.9 +9.3 Labour Party (UK) Richard Carrothers 836 40.1 -8.9 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Davis 108 5.2 -0.7 Green Party of England and Wales Steven Durrant 91 4.4 +0.8 Independent Labour Derek Froggatt 11 0.5 +0.5 205 9.8 +1.4 2,087 16.5 -3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +9.1 Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) Eric Hobin* 1,043 54.1 -6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rodney Isherwood 498 25.8 -9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Marilyn Hopkins 302 15.7 +15.7 Green Party of England and Wales Mark Gilbert 84 4.4 +0.1 545 28.3 +2.6 1,927 22.0 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) +1.3 Cheetham Cheetham Liberal Democrats (UK) Qassim Afzal 1,522 49.4 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) Imran Rizvi* 1,305 42.4 -8.5 Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Glasspole 143 4.6 +4.6 Green Party of England and Wales Charlotte Daws 110 3.6 +0.5 217 7.0 +2.1 3,080 33.0 -3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +5.9 Chorlton Chorlton Labour Party (UK) Sheila Newman* 1,288 39.3 -5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Howard Totty 770 23.5 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Giles Campbell 487 14.9 -0.6 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Daw 470 14.3 +1.2 Socialist Alliance (England) Heather Rose 263 8.0 +0.2 518 15.8 -9.9 3,278 28.0 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) -4.9 Crumpsall Crumpsall Labour Party (UK) Cornelius Keegan 1,323 57.0 -4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Gordon 477 20.6 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Garvan Walshe 350 15.1 +0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Joseph Richardson 158 6.8 +2.5 Socialist Alliance (England) Karen Reissmann 12 0.5 -1.9 846 36.5 -10.4 2,320 25.1 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) -5.2 Didsbury Didsbury Liberal Democrats (UK) David Sandiford* 2,116 51.8 +13.8 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Bridson 1,257 30.8 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hilton 491 12.0 -0.5 Green Party of England and Wales Kathryn Brownbridge 223 5.5 +0.7 859 21.0 +17.6 4,087 34.9 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) +8.7 Fallowfield Fallowfield Labour Party (UK) Bernice Reid* 853 48.3 -11.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) John-Paul Wilkins 494 28.0 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) William Langton 239 13.5 +1.0 Green Party of England and Wales Bruce Bingham 180 10.2 +2.0 359 20.3 -20.9 1,766 15.0 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) -10.4 Gorton North Gorton North Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Pearcey* 1,155 50.7 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) Allan Grafton 842 36.9 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Lisa Boardman 223 9.8 +0.3 Green Party of England and Wales Victoria Bodgers 60 2.6 +1.2 313 13.7 -0.9 2,280 24.0 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) -0.4 Gorton South Gorton South Liberal Democrats (UK) James Ashley* 1,242 61.2 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) Martin Rathfelder 630 31.0 -6.5 Green Party of England and Wales Penelope Collins 93 4.6 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Rosemary Bishop 65 3.2 -0.8 612 30.1 +13.2 2,030 24.0 +1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) +6.7 Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) Paul Fairweather 835 67.8 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rob Brettle 222 18.0 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Sebastian Chowdhury 129 10.5 +1.1 Green Party of England and Wales Darren Milton 45 3.7 +1.7 613 49.8 -3.9 1,231 16.2 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) -1.9 Hulme Hulme Green Party of England and Wales Vanessa Hall 678 43.3 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) John Flanagan* 667 42.6 -5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Turvey 160 10.2 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Vincent Pierce 45 2.9 +1.5 Independent Liberal Charles Lyn-Lloyd 16 1.0 +1.0 11 0.7 -5.1 1,566 16.0 +1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Labour Party (UK) +3.3 Levenshulme Levenshulme Liberal Democrats (UK) David Hennigan* 1,625 60.8 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) Michael Amesbury 667 25.0 -5.4 Green Party of England and Wales Sean Hughes 153 5.7 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Hodkinson 128 4.8 +0.6 Socialist Alliance (England) Sabrina Nutter 100 3.7 -0.9 958 35.8 +11.2 2,673 26.1 -1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) +5.6 Lightbowne Lightbowne Labour Party (UK) Paul Murphy* 1,177 70.5 -0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Allen 213 12.8 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Howard Varney 198 11.9 -1.7 Green Party of England and Wales Matthew Payne 82 4.9 +3.4 964 57.7 +0.0 1,670 20.0 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) -0.1 Longsight Longsight Liberal Democrats (UK) Liaqat Ali 1,152 44.6 +15.5 Labour Party (UK) Sajjad Hussain* 1,000 38.7 -15.9 Green Party of England and Wales Spencer Fitzgibbon 255 9.9 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Karen Abbad 177 6.8 -0.4 152 5.9 -19.6 2,584 20.0 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +15.7 Moss Side Moss Side Labour Party (UK) Locita Brandy 1,182 72.2 -3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirley Inniss 234 14.3 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Haycock 116 7.1 +1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Sheedy 104 6.4 +1.2 948 57.9 -9.1 1,636 18.8 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) -4.5 Moston Moston Labour Party (UK) Henry Cooper* 1,366 62.7 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Freedman-Goldberger 507 23.3 +23.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Morley 198 9.1 -15.7 Green Party of England and Wales Barry McAtarsney 109 5.0 -2.9 859 39.4 +1.2 2,180 23.1 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) -11.8 Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) Richard Wilson 774 38.7 -11.6 Independent Labour Damien O'Connor* 729 36.5 +36.5 British National Party Derek Adams 219 11.0 +11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Albert Walsh 162 8.1 -2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derrick Mellor 71 3.6 -3.3 Green Party of England and Wales Rachel Harper 44 2.2 -1.7 45 2.3 -19.8 1,999 24.9 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Independent Labour -24.0 Northenden Northenden Labour Party (UK) Michael Kane* 1,112 57.7 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ralph Ellerton 359 18.6 -3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marguerite Goldsmith 285 14.8 +1.1 Green Party of England and Wales Lance Crookes 171 8.9 +1.0 753 39.1 +4.9 1,927 19.6 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) +2.4 Old Moat Old Moat Labour Party (UK) Jeffrey Smith* 1,322 46.5 -3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Yasmin Zalzala 1,141 40.2 +1.3 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Candeland 209 7.4 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Gary Kaye 169 5.9 +0.6 181 6.4 -4.9 2,841 22.5 -4.1 Labour Party (UK) -2.5 Rusholme Rusholme Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynne Williams 1,850 64.8 +25.4 Labour Party (UK) Zafar Mir* 722 25.3 -23.6 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Goodall 138 4.8 -1.2 Socialist Alliance (England) Mary Ainslie 76 2.7 +2.7 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Middleton 69 2.4 -3.2 1,128 39.5 +30.1 2,855 23.0 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +24.5 Sharston Sharston Labour Co-operative Joyce Keller* 755 65.3 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Kenny 171 14.8 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Kierman 161 13.9 +1.3 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Gee 70 6.1 +1.2 584 50.5 -0.0 1,157 15.0 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) -0.0 Whalley Range Whalley Range Liberal Democrats (UK) John Grant 1,491 49.1 +19.3 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Paul 1,024 33.7 -16.2 Green Party of England and Wales Mary Candeland 276 9.1 +0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Richard West 248 8.2 -3.0 467 15.4 -4.7 3,039 30.6 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +17.7 Withington Withington Liberal Democrats (UK) Brendon Jones* 1,621 61.6 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) Gerard Collier 593 22.5 -1.7 Socialist Alliance (England) Rachel Green 149 5.7 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Penketh 145 5.5 +0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Bushra Hussain 125 4.7 -1.3 1,028 39.0 +1.7 2,633 21.6 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) +0.9 Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) Brian O'Neil* 890 71.8 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ruby Raynor 154 12.4 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Reyes 132 10.7 -1.6 Green Party of England and Wales Clifford Saffer 63 5.1 +1.4 736 59.4 -0.2 1,239 15.7 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) -0.2 References expanded Category:2003 English local elections 2003 Category:2000s in Manchester