2003 Wyre Borough Council election
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Elections to Wyre Borough Council were held on 5 May 2003. All 55 councillors were elected from 26 wards in elections held every four years. The Conservative Party kept hold overall control of the council.[1] For this election boundary changes had taken place which resulted in reducing the number of seats by one.
After the election composition of the council was as follows:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 33 | -2 | |
| Labour | 21 | +2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | -1 | |
Election result
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 33 | -12 | 60.00 | 50.09 | 15,648 | ||||
| Labour | 21 | +2 | 38.18 | 38.51 | 12,031 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | -1 | 1.82 | 9.00 | 2,813 | ||||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.40 | 750 | ||
Ward Results
[edit]Bourne
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Terence Lees | 692 | 26.43 | ||
| Labour | Anne Hall | 667 | 25.48 | ||
| Labour | John Condron | 659 | 25.17 | ||
| Conservative | Corinne Roberts | 600 | 22.92 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Breck
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harry Taylor | 669 | 36.34 | ||
| Conservative | Francis Carroll | 646 | 35.09 | ||
| Labour | Alan Dawkins | 276 | 14.99 | ||
| Labour | Peter Elliott | 250 | 13.58 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Brock
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pete Murphy | 425 | 69.44 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Thompson | 187 | 30.56 | ||
| Majority | 238 | 38.89 | |||
| Turnout | 612 | ||||
Cabus
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Brooks | 364 | 54.74 | ||
| Labour | Marilyn Levey | 301 | 45.26 | ||
| Majority | 63 | 9.47 | |||
| Turnout | 665 | ||||
Calder
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Williams | 292 | 52.24 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Rogers | 267 | 47.76 | ||
| Majority | 25 | 4.47 | |||
| Turnout | 559 | ||||
Carleton
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Hargeaves | 677 | 28.99 | ||
| Conservative | Frances Gandhi | 669 | 28.65 | ||
| Labour | Jane Jackson | 511 | 21.88 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Walker | 478 | 20.47 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Catterall
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Sharples | 532 | 68.91 | ||
| Conservative | Valerie Wilson | 240 | 31.09 | ||
| Majority | 292 | 37.82 | |||
| Turnout | 772 | ||||
Cleveleys Park
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Penelope Martin | 862 | 17.06 | ||
| Labour | Wayne Martin | 854 | 16.90 | ||
| Labour | John Traynor | 852 | 16.86 | ||
| Conservative | Arthur Brooks | 750 | 14.84 | ||
| Conservative | William Rogerson | 730 | 14.45 | ||
| Conservative | Ernest Smith | 693 | 13.71 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Taylor | 312 | 6.17 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Garstang
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dulcie Atkins | 1,066 | 23.03 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Collinson | 923 | 19.94 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Balmain | 912 | 19.70 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Harrison | 693 | 14.97 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Francis Purkins | 590 | 12.75 | ||
| Labour | Stanley Harvey | 445 | 9.61 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Great Eccleston
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alfred Coop | 815 | 46.95 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Pimbley | 688 | 39.63 | ||
| Labour | David Swift | 233 | 13.42 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Hambleton & Stalmine-with-Staynall
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Dickinson | 878 | 31.11 | ||
| Conservative | Lynn Bowen | 797 | 28.24 | ||
| Labour | Roger Cameron | 599 | 21.23 | ||
| Labour | Margaret Jackson | 548 | 19.42 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Hardhorn
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graeme Cocker | 787 | 36.28 | ||
| Conservative | Frank Turner | 730 | 33.66 | ||
| Labour | Richard Barnes | 336 | 15.49 | ||
| Labour | Eileen Pacey-Patrick | 316 | 14.57 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Highcross
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Maurice Richardson | 787 | 30.16 | ||
| Conservative | Daniel Penswick | 752 | 28.82 | ||
| Labour | Alphonse Robert | 553 | 21.20 | ||
| Labour | Eric Stafford | 517 | 19.82 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Jubilee
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Heppenstall | 530 | 26.33 | ||
| Conservative | John Hodgkinson | 501 | 24.89 | ||
| Labour | Kathleen Condron | 499 | 24.79 | ||
| Labour | Graham Robinson | 483 | 23.99 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Mount
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Duffy | 596 | 29.93 | ||
| Labour | Ruth Duffy | 572 | 28.73 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Hamer | 456 | 22.90 | ||
| Conservative | Carole Bonham | 367 | 18.43 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Norcross
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Twizell | 503 | 26.46 | ||
| Labour | Peter Smith | 477 | 25.09 | ||
| Conservative | John Shedwick | 470 | 24.72 | ||
| Conservative | Leonard Jolley | 451 | 23.72 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Park
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stanley Leadbetter | 673 | 38.04 | ||
| Labour | Geoffrey Horrocks | 603 | 34.09 | ||
| Conservative | Kathleen Vincent | 261 | 14.75 | ||
| Conservative | Catherine Rogerson | 232 | 13.11 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Pharos
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lorraine Beavers | 946 | 26.20 | ||
| Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 927 | 25.67 | ||
| Labour | Ronald Shewan | 905 | 25.06 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Grant | 249 | 6.90 | ||
| Conservative | Graham Cooke | 206 | 5.70 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Vincent | 195 | 5.40 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Palmerton | 183 | 5.07 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Pilling
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Donald Lawrenson | 342 | 52.13 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Thompson | 314 | 47.87 | ||
| Majority | 28 | 4.27 | |||
| Turnout | 656 | ||||
Preesall
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian McCann | 1,012 | 22.28 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Moon | 936 | 20.60 | ||
| Conservative | Vivien Taylor | 935 | 20.58 | ||
| Independent | Thomas Hudson | 750 | 16.51 | ||
| Labour | Nicholas Fogg | 498 | 10.96 | ||
| Labour | Brian Stephenson | 412 | 9.07 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Rossall
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marlene Colby | 953 | 22.71 | ||
| Labour | Vincent Riley | 950 | 22.64 | ||
| Labour | Edwn Taylor | 886 | 21.11 | ||
| Conservative | Harry King | 486 | 11.58 | ||
| Conservative | Frances Thewlis | 463 | 11.03 | ||
| Conservative | Kathleen Walker | 459 | 10.94 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Staina
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Forsyth | 941 | 18.97 | ||
| Conservative | Ralph Lawrenson | 934 | 18.83 | ||
| Conservative | Ramesh Gandhi | 931 | 18.77 | ||
| Labour | Thomas Rawlings | 736 | 14.84 | ||
| Labour | David Oxley | 712 | 14.35 | ||
| Labour | Richard Anyon | 707 | 14.25 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Tithebarn
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Bannister | 781 | 35.40 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Hawley | 752 | 34.09 | ||
| Labour | Alan Morgan | 341 | 15.46 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Frost | 332 | 15.05 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Victoria
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Tebbs | 839 | 20.30 | ||
| Conservative | Rita Amos | 828 | 20.03 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Vincent | 779 | 18.85 | ||
| Labour | Fred Greenhalgh | 615 | 14.88 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Brooks | 545 | 13.19 | ||
| Labour | Paul Meehan | 527 | 12.75 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Warren
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Anderton | 863 | 21.26 | ||
| Labour | Irene Robinson | 821 | 20.22 | ||
| Labour | George Irish | 777 | 19.14 | ||
| Conservative | Andrea Whitehouse | 562 | 13.84 | ||
| Conservative | Roger Berry | 546 | 13.45 | ||
| Conservative | William Proctor | 491 | 12.09 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Wyresdale
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Collinson | 369 | 53.17 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Ronson | 325 | 46.83 | ||
| Majority | 44 | 6.34 | |||
| Turnout | 694 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Wyre Borough Council Elections, 2003". Wyre Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Local Elections 2003". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
