2003 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

See main article: 2003 United Kingdom local elections.

Election Name:2003 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:England
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2004 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:2004
Seats For Election:21 of 66 seats (One Third)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:34
Turnout:27.9% (3.9%)
3Blank:Swing (pp)-->
Leader of the Council
Before Election:Steve Foulkes (Labour)
Before Party:No Overall Control
Posttitle:Leader of the Council after election
After Election:Steve Foulkes (Labour)
After Party:No Overall Control
Leader1:Steve Foulkes
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:Claughton
Seats Before1:31
Seats1:8
Seats After1:26
Popular Vote1:21,725
Percentage1:31.4%
Leader2:Jeff Green
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Leaders Seat2:Thurstaston
Seats Before2:20
Seats2:8
Seats After2:23
Popular Vote2:26,220
Percentage2:37.9%
Leader3:Stuart Kelly
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leaders Seat3:Oxton
Seats Before3:14
Seats3:6
Seats After3:16
Popular Vote3:18,668
Percentage3:27.0%

The 2003 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
26 5
23 3
16 2
1

[1]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2002.

[1] [2]

Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2002.

Bebington

[3] [4] [5]

Bidston

[3] [6] [7]

Birkenhead

[3] [8] [9]

Bromborough

[3] [10] [11]

Clatterbridge

[3] [12]

Claughton

[3] [13] [14]

Eastham

[3] [15] [16]

Egerton

[3] [17] [18] [19]

Heswall

[3] [20] [21] [22]

Hoylake

[3] [23] [24] [25]

Leasowe

[3] [26]

Liscard

[3] [27] [28]

Moreton

[3] [29]

New Brighton

[3] [30]

Oxton

[3] [31] [32]

Prenton

[3] [33] [34]

Royden

[3] [33] [35] [36]

Seacombe

[3] [37] [38]

Thurstaston

[3] [39] [40] [41]

Tranmere

[3] [42] [43]

Upton

[3] [44]

Wallasey

[3] [45] [46]

Notes

• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Election - 01 May 2003 Summary . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 13 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Local Election Results 2003 Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  3. Web site: Local Election - 01 May 2003 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  4. Web site: Bebington Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  5. Web site: Councillor Tony Smith. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  6. Web site: Bidston Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  7. Web site: Councillor Harry Smith . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  8. Web site: Birkenhead Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  9. Web site: Councillor Phil Davies. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 15 November 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144100/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=148. dead.
  10. Web site: Bromborough Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  11. Web site: Councillor Cherry Povall, JP . 2 August 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  12. Web site: Clatterbridge Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  13. Web site: Claughton Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  14. Web site: Councillor Denise Roberts. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  15. Web site: Eastham Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  16. Web site: Councillor Dave Mitchell. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  17. Web site: Egerton Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  18. Web site: Councillor Walter Smith . . 22 November 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144009/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=119 . dead .
  19. Web site: Councillor Alan Brighouse. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 22 November 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142422/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=665. dead.
  20. Web site: Heswall Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  21. Web site: Councillor Peter Johnson . . 22 November 2018 . 5 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180457/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=176 . dead .
  22. Web site: Councillor Pat Cleary. 2 August 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  23. Web site: Hoylake Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  24. Web site: Councillor John Hale . . 22 November 2018 . 5 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180701/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=173 . dead .
  25. Web site: Councillor Bob Wilkins. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 22 November 2018. 5 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180610/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=134. dead.
  26. Web site: Leasowe Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  27. Web site: Liscard Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  28. Web site: Councillor Leah Fraser. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  29. Web site: Moreton Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  30. Web site: New Brighton Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  31. Web site: Oxton Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  32. Web site: Councillor Pat Williams. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 22 November 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144020/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=133. dead.
  33. Web site: Prenton Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  34. Web site: Councillor Simon Holbrook. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 22 November 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142330/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=160. dead.
  35. Web site: Councillor Gill Gardiner. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  36. Web site: Councillor Geoffrey Watt. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 22 November 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144207/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=136. dead.
  37. Web site: Seacombe Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  38. Web site: Councillor Adrian Jones. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  39. Web site: Thurstaston Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  40. Web site: Councillor Jeff Green. 2 August 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  41. Web site: Councillor Chris Jones. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  42. Web site: Tranmere Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  43. Web site: Councillor Chris Meaden. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  44. Web site: Upton Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  45. Web site: Wallasey Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  46. Web site: Councillor Ian Lewis. 2 August 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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