2003 Salford City Council election

Elections to Salford Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 40.7%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 51
• Liberal Democrat 5
• Conservative 3
• Independent 1

Election result

Salford Local Election Result 2003

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	18	0	0	0	90.0	52.8	33,716	-0.1%
	Conservative	1	1	0	+1	5.0	23.4	14,950	+5.6%
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	1	-1	5.0	21.0	13,404	-4.5%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	2.4	1,556	+0.9%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	290	+0.1%

Ward results

Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neville Clark	1,697	59.3	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Mathieson	588	20.6	+2.0
	Conservative	Leslie Taylor	575	20.1	+4.7
Majority			1,109	38.7	−8.8
Turnout			2,883	38.6	+16.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackfriars

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Benjamin Wallsworth	1,258	66.2	−7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Brettle	374	19.7	+1.4
	Conservative	Nicholas Garside	268	14.1	+14.1
Majority			884	46.5	−8.8
Turnout			1,920	33.8	+13.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Broughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Murphy	1,425	70.8	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Carson	589	29.2	+16.2
Majority			836	41.6	−12.8
Turnout			2,033	37.1	+13.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Cadishead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Hunt	1,723	59.8	+9.6
	Conservative	Elizabeth Hill	799	27.7	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Gower	361	12.5	+3.8
Majority			924	32.1	+14.2
Turnout			2,895	45.0	+16.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Claremont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Owen	1,904	46.9	−9.5
	Labour	Peter Wheeler	1,646	40.5	−3.1
	Conservative	Jeremiah Horgan	513	12.6	+12.6
Majority			258	6.4	−6.4
Turnout			4,092	43.2	+15.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Eccles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Morris	1,859	49.0	−7.1
	Conservative	Michael Edwards	995	26.2	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Minty	938	24.7	+5.7
Majority			864	22.8	−8.4
Turnout			3,818	42.9	+15.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Irlam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Jones	1,576	50.8	+1.3
	Conservative	William Dixon	739	23.8	−8.2
	Independent	Nicholas Wood	428	13.8	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Lomax	357	11.5	+2.7
Majority			837	27.0	+9.5
Turnout			3,114	42.8	+17.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Kersal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Wilson	1,552	49.7	−23.5
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Sievers	978	31.3	+4.5
	Conservative	Sydney Cooper	595	19.0	+19.0
Majority			574	18.4	−18.0
Turnout			3,156	37.1	+11.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Langworthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Leaston	1,078	63.1	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Cooke	631	36.9	+14.1
Majority			447	26.2	+3.5
Turnout			1,723	34.0	+12.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Little Hulton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eric Burgoyne	1,777	67.1	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Cowpe	467	17.6	+0.4
	Conservative	John Mosley	406	15.3	−1.3
Majority			1,310	49.5	+0.5
Turnout			2,675	38.7	+19.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Ordsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles McIntyre	1,036	59.4	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Gibbons	539	30.9	+1.2
	Conservative	Gary Green	168	9.6	+9.6
Majority			497	28.5	−1.8
Turnout			1,759	36.2	+18.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Pendlebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Lea	2,691	69.0	+5.7
	Conservative	Marjorie Weston	1,211	31.0	+12.2
Majority			1,480	38.0	−6.5
Turnout			3,943	38.9	+14.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Pendleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Warmisham	1,373	63.6	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Drake	498	23.1	−2.0
	Conservative	Anthony Healey	287	13.3	+13.3
Majority			875	51.2	+6.7
Turnout			2,183	33.8	+13.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Swinton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Dawson	2,401	66.9	+8.4
	Conservative	Neil Levay	1,190	33.1	+13.1
Majority			1,211	33.8	−3.2
Turnout			3,629	40.7	+15.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Swinton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Douglas Daniels	2,253	55.2	+9.9
	Conservative	Peter Allcock	1,832	44.8	+10.8
Majority			421	10.4	−0.9
Turnout			4,128	42.7	+15.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Walkden North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vincent Devine	2,164	67.2	−3.4
	Conservative	Walter Edwards	590	18.3	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Rushton	468	14.5	−0.2
Majority			1,574	48.9	−7.0
Turnout			3,254	40.7	+18.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Walkden South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norbert Potter	1,790	35.2	−10.0
	Conservative	Declan Harrington	1,301	25.6	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Ogden	1,076	21.2	−1.0
	Independent	David Bowers	912	18.0	+18.0
Majority			489	9.6	−3.2
Turnout			5,110	42.7	+18.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Weaste & Seedley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Clague	1,381	45.5	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Rick Powell	1,020	33.6	−10.3
	Conservative	Robin Garrido	421	13.9	+13.9
	Independent	Alan Booth	216	7.1	+7.1
Majority			361	11.9	+9.4
Turnout			3,060	42.3	+13.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Winton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lancaster	1,867	53.9	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Bradbury	855	24.7	+2.2
	Conservative	Judith Tope	742	21.4	+2.5
Majority			1,012	29.2	−6.8
Turnout			3,494	39.7	+17.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Worsley & Boothstown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beryl Howard	2,318	41.9	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Riding	1,761	31.8	−12.4
	Labour	Warren Coates	1,169	21.1	+5.2
	Green	Ian Davies	290	5.2	+1.7
Majority			557	10.1	+2.3
Turnout			5,560	50.0	+14.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing