2003 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election

Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 31
• Conservative 10
• Liberal Democrat 2

Results

Ellesmere Port and Neston Local Election Result 2003

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	12			-2	80.0	54.5	7,467	+5.5
	Conservative	3			+2	20.0	31.7	4,346	-9.3
	Liberal Democrats	0			0	0.0	12.7	1,744	+2.6
	UKIP	0			0	0.0	1.1	149	New

Ward results

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald Davies	380	77.6
	Conservative	Anne Hughes	110	22.4
Majority			270	55.2
Turnout			490

Grange (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Sherlock	535
	Labour	Barbara Shephard	530
	Conservative	Susan Thomas	150
Turnout			1,215

Groves

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Anderson	388	51.4
	Labour	Graham Stothard	278	36.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Neal	89	11.8
Majority			110	14.6
Turnout			755

Ledsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Starkey	647	45.5	+0.5
	Labour	George Foster	521	36.6	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Handley	178	12.5	−0.6
	UKIP	Geoffrey Gregory	76	5.3	+5.3
Majority			126	8.9	+5.8
Turnout			1,422

Little Neston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Reg Chrimes	630	56.5
	Conservative	Kay Loch	300	26.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Falconer	185	16.6
Majority			330	29.6
Turnout			1,115

Neston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Davies	501	56.4	−5.5
	Conservative	Peter Kevan	241	27.1	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Shipman	146	16.4	+7.3
Majority			260	29.3	−3.6
Turnout			888

Parkgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Dowdings	834	67.4	−3.7
	Labour	David Rudd	331	26.7	−2.2
	UKIP	Henry Crocker	73	5.9	+5.9
Majority			503	40.7	−1.5
Turnout			1,238

Rivacre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Angela Claydon	328	58.2
	Conservative	Terence Harvey	127	22.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Handley	109	19.3
Majority			201	35.7
Turnout			564

Rossmore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ivor Jones	702	58.2	+2.7
	Conservative	Geoffrey Thomas	282	23.4	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael English	222	18.4	−0.9
Majority			420	34.8	+4.6
Turnout			1,206

Stanlow and Wolverham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Griffiths	429	54.6	−26.8
	Liberal Democrats	Joan Brown	262	33.3	+33.3
	Conservative	Henry Humpage	95	12.1	−6.7
Majority			167	11.3	−51.5
Turnout			786

Strawberry Fields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharon Hill	375	44.1	−3.7
	Conservative	Karl Hardwick	289	34.0	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Chrusciezl	186	21.9	+6.6
Majority			86	10.1	−0.8
Turnout			850

Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Jones	580	54.3	−2.4
	Conservative	John Gordon	313	29.3	+0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Pemberton	175	16.4	+2.4
Majority			267	25.0	−2.4
Turnout			1,068

Westminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Venables	676	89.7	+8.8
	Conservative	Thomas Hughes	78	10.3	−8.8
Majority			598	79.4	+17.6
Turnout			754

Whitby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Walsh	671	49.5	−2.7
	Conservative	Janice Farquharson	492	36.3	−11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Martin	192	14.2	+14.2
Majority			279	13.2	+8.8
Turnout			1,355

References

• 2003 Ellesmere Port and Neston election result
• Ward results