2003 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2003 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 26.7%. [3]

Walsall Local Election Result 2003 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 8+144.442.018,182+0.8%
  Labour 8-144.435.215,224-4.7%
  Liberal Democrats 2011.110.94,732+1.5%
  Independent 0004.92,137-0.2%
  Socialist Alliance 0004.61,970+2.6%
  UKIP 0002.41,050+0.9%

Ward results

Aldridge Central and South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Ansell1,86959.3+1.3
Liberal Democrats Royston Sheward82726.2+12.6
Labour Steven King45714.5-4.1
Majority1,04233.0-6.4
Turnout 3,15332.7-2.9
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Eardley1,73469.9+6.2
Labour Peter Upton74730.1-6.2
Majority98739.8+12.4
Turnout 2,48125.1-2.7
Bentley and Darlaston North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Chambers1,15760.1-3.4
Conservative Jennifer Beale76739.9+3.4
Majority39020.3-6.8
Turnout 1,92420.6-2.7
Birchills-Leamore [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Rose91653.2-8.6
Conservative Mohammed Arshad56632.9-0.4
Socialist Alliance Martin Lynch24013.9+9.0
Majority35020.3-8.2
Turnout 1,72218.8-5.2
Blakenall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Robertson74556.4-2.9
Socialist Alliance Peter Smith30823.3+14.4
Conservative Chad Pitt26820.3+0.4
Majority43733.1-6.3
Turnout 1,32118.0-1.8
Bloxwich West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Westley1,12547.5+1.1
Conservative Desmond Pitt95240.2+1.4
Socialist Alliance Alan Davies29012.3+12.3
Majority1737.3-0.3
Turnout 2,36722.0-5.7
Brownhills [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Turner1,11456.2+9.5
Labour Violet Upton86943.8-9.5
Majority24512.4
Turnout 1,98321.7-3.2
Darlaston South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorreen Farrell-Evans97261.8-8.4
Conservative Haqnawaz Khan30819.6-10.2
Socialist Alliance Alan Johnston29218.6+18.6
Majority66442.2+1.8
Turnout 1,57219.1-2.5
Paddock [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Zahid Ali1,26433.2-10.8
Independent Edward Moorman83121.8+0.6
Liberal Democrats Daniel Barker77720.4+9.4
Labour Martin Evans53514.1-6.6
UKIP Derek Bennett3599.4+9.4
Socialist Alliance David Church381.0+1.0
Majority43311.4-11.5
Turnout 3,80436.0-3.4
Palfrey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mohammad Yasin1,51047.8+15.0
Labour Mark Pulford1,02032.3-13.3
Independent Richard Cullum34811.0+11.0
Socialist Alliance Azra Jabbar2798.8-12.7
Majority49015.5
Turnout 3,15733.5-3.7
Pelsall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marco Longhi 1,92754.2-5.9
Liberal Democrats Linda Dickens89825.3+5.5
Labour Wendy Collins62417.6+0.0
Socialist Alliance Derek Roddy1053.0+3.0
Majority1,02929.0-11.3
Turnout 3,55431.6-5.2
Pheasey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Towe1,15650.8+15.2
Labour Maria-Rosaria Burley1,11849.2+9.4
Majority381.7
Turnout 2,27433.0-3.0
Pleck [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Anson1,07058.7-2.7
Conservative Doris Silvester53129.1+3.4
Socialist Alliance Brian Powell22212.2+12.2
Majority53929.6-6.1
Turnout 1,82327.4-2.2
Short Heath [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Doreeen Shires89140.9-12.5
Independent Frederick Harris46621.4+21.4
Labour Gareth Walker45220.7-8.2
Conservative Rachel Walker37217.1-0.6
Majority42519.5-5.1
Turnout 2,18125.9+1.9
St. Matthews [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Nazir1,33750.8+1.7
Conservative Susan Allen83131.5-3.4
Liberal Democrats Louise Shires35613.5+6.7
Socialist Alliance Stephanie Peart1104.2+2.3
Majority50619.2+5.0
Turnout 2,63437.0+0.0
Streetly [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Douglas-Maul2,13562.5-2.6
UKIP Steven Grey69120.2+7.3
Labour Thomas Charlton59017.3-4.7
Majority1,44442.3-0.8
Turnout 3,41632.0-0.9
Willenhall North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Valerie Woodruff98351.3-5.5
Labour Robert Matthews46824.4-2.9
Conservative Lisa Hodgetts38019.8+3.9
Socialist Alliance Alan Paddock864.5+4.5
Majority51526.9-2.6
Turnout 1,91720.7-2.1
Willenhall South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sean Coughlan1,02250.8-4.0
Conservative Steven Turner49824.8-2.0
Independent Gerald Watkins49224.5+24.5
Majority52426.0-2.0
Turnout 2,01221.5-1.5

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