2003 Fylde Borough Council election
Appearance
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The 2003 Fylde Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Fylde Borough Council in Lancashire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 increasing the number of seats by two.[1] The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 27 | +5 | 52.9 | 49.1 | 22,753 | ||||
Independent | 15 | +2 | 29.4 | 20.5 | 9,486 | ||||
Ratepayers | 7 | -2 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 6,786 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | -1 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 4,173 | ||||
Labour | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6.8 | 3,129 |
Two Independent councillors were uncontested.
Ward results
Ansdell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayer | Hilda Wilson | 708 | |||
Conservative | Eric Bamber | 704 | |||
Conservative | Elizabeth Clarkson | 605 | |||
Conservative | John Tavernor | 547 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Niland | 407 | |||
Labour | Marjorie Sherwood | 253 | |||
Turnout | 3,224 | 38.3 |
Ashton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Walton | 725 | |||
Ratepayer | Ronald Wilson | 687 | |||
Conservative | Barbara Pagett | 672 | |||
Conservative | Jon Harrison | 639 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Fielding | 392 | |||
Labour | Marion Stott | 270 | |||
Turnout | 3,385 | 36.7 |
Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Fazackerley | 521 | |||
Conservative | Dawn Prestwich | 488 | |||
Conservative | Fabian Wilson | 414 | |||
Ratepayer | Cheryl Little | 359 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rosaleen Highton | 277 | |||
Labour | Ian Curley | 229 | |||
Turnout | 2,288 | 25.5 |
Clifton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Thompson | 874 | |||
Conservative | Martin Taylor | 722 | |||
Conservative | Richard Fulford-Brown | 651 | |||
Ratepayer | Stephen Mason | 609 | |||
Ratepayer | David Mitchell | 559 | |||
Labour | Gareth Nash | 232 | |||
Turnout | 3,647 | 41.3 |
Elswick & Little Eccleston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Paul Hayhurst | 529 | 74.4 | ||
Conservative | Barrie Reed | 160 | 22.5 | ||
Labour | Eric Wood | 22 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | 469 | 51.9 | |||
Turnout | 711 | 58.9 |
Fairhaven
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayer | Richard Eastham | 666 | |||
Conservative | George Caldwell | 632 | |||
Conservative | Alfred Jealous | 561 | |||
Conservative | Martin Chatfield | 446 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Turner | 367 | |||
Labour | Valerie Hughes | 238 | |||
Turnout | 2,910 | 33.8 |
Freckleton East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Mulholland | uncontested | |||
Independent | Thomas Threlfall | uncontested |
Freckleton West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Trevor Fiddler | 593 | |||
Independent | Louis Rigby | 519 | |||
Conservative | Andrea Williams | 139 | |||
Labour | Vernon Allen | 102 | |||
Turnout | 1,353 | 33.2 |
Heyhouses
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Coombes | 763 | |||
Conservative | Elizabeth Clarke | 752 | |||
Conservative | Keith Hyde | 699 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Smith | 515 | |||
Liberal Democrats | William Greene | 447 | |||
Labour | Estelle Drummond | 290 | |||
Turnout | 3,466 | 36.1 |
Kilnhouse
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Small | 597 | |||
Conservative | Christine Akeroyd | 593 | |||
Conservative | William Prestwich | 560 | |||
Ratepayer | Kenneth Harries | 468 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Beverley Harrison | 319 | |||
Labour | Peter Stephenson | 276 | |||
Turnout | 2,813 | 33.4 |
Kirkham North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Keith Wright | 1,161 | |||
Independent | John Bennett | 837 | |||
Ratepayer | Stephen Wall | 632 | |||
Conservative | Peter Sowden | 516 | |||
Turnout | 3,146 | 42.0 |
Kirkham South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Elizabeth Oades | 587 | |||
Ratepayer | Peter Hardy | 344 | |||
Conservative | Marjorie Sowden | 281 | |||
Turnout | 1,202 | 33.2 |
Medlar with Wesham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Linda Nulty | 593 | |||
Conservative | Simon Renwick | 411 | |||
Independent | Geoffrey Dixon | 362 | |||
Conservative | Patricia Page | 292 | |||
Turnout | 1,532 | 34.7 |
Newton & Treales
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Heather Speak | 729 | |||
Independent | Peter Collins | 576 | |||
Conservative | Joyce McCormick | 342 | |||
Conservative | Michael Tomlinson | 284 | |||
Turnout | 1,931 | 48.7 |
Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patricia Fieldhouse | 750 | |||
Ratepayer | Stephen Carpenter | 726 | |||
Conservative | Arnold Horrocks | 670 | |||
Conservative | John McLaren | 633 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Graddon | 367 | |||
Labour | Peter Willis | 263 | |||
Turnout | 3,409 | 36.3 |
Ribby with Wrea
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Derek Lancaster | 378 | 55.2 | ||
Conservative | Jack Dobson | 307 | 44.8 | ||
Majority | 71 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 685 | 57.8 |
Singleton & Greenhalgh
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Maxine Chew | 456 | 84.0 | ||
Conservative | Angela Jacques | 87 | 16.0 | ||
Majority | 369 | 68.0 | |||
Turnout | 543 | 39.8 |
St John's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Timothy Ashton | 709 | |||
Conservative | John Dolan | 485 | |||
Conservative | Raymond Norsworthy | 474 | |||
Ratepayer | John Joyner | 388 | |||
Labour | William Taylor | 337 | |||
Turnout | 2,393 | 32.4 |
St Leonard's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayer | John Longstaff | 640 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Howard Henshaw | 558 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Karen Henshaw | 524 | |||
Conservative | Audrey Preston | 373 | |||
Conservative | Sharon Foley | 346 | |||
Conservative | Maurice Landsman | 319 | |||
Labour | Pauline Mortensen | 199 | |||
Turnout | 2,959 | 35.5 |
Staining & Weeton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Albert Founder | 527 | |||
Conservative | Andrea Whittaker | 441 | |||
Labour | Alfred Goldberg | 418 | |||
Turnout | 1,386 | 39.6 |
Warton & Westby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Janine Owen | 657 | |||
Independent | Paul Rigby | 572 | |||
Conservative | Harold Butler | 551 | |||
Conservative | Christopher Bates | 491 | |||
Independent | Barbara Douglas | 371 | |||
Independent | Michael Gilbert | 286 | |||
Independent | Thomas Smith | 280 | |||
Turnout | 3,208 | 35.1 |
References
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 December 2009.