2003 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election as well as a vacancy in Benchill, with each successful candidate to serve a one-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the boundary changes and 'all-out' elections due to take place in that year. Turnout was down slightly to 22.2%, with Labour retaining overall control of the council. The election saw the Greens winning their first seat, and half a dozen Liberal Democrat gains resulting in Labour's majority being the lowest in twenty years. The three Independent Labour candidates stood as "Independent Progressive Labour".[1][2]

Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 2003

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	21	2	7	-5	61.7	44.8	31,296	-6.6%
	Liberal Democrats	12	6	1	+5	35.3	36.2	25,261	+5.5%
	Green	1	1	0	+1	2.9	6.5	4,528	+0.4%
	Conservative	0	0	0	0	0.0	10.0	6,951	+0.9%
	Independent Labour	0	0	1	-1	0.0	1.1	781	+0.3%
	Socialist Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.0	677	-0.2%
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	219	+0.3%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	66	-0.5%
	Independent Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	16	+0.0%

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Party		Seats	+/-
	Labour	71	-5
	Liberal Democrats	27	+5
	Green	1	+1
	Independent Labour	0	-1
	Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Priest*	806	66.1	-0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ilias Kazantzis	202	16.6	+2.8
	Green	Hannah Berry	109	8.9	-3.0
	Conservative	Raymond Wattenbach	102	8.4	+0.2
Majority			604	49.5	-2.9
Turnout			1,219	14.9	-1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.4

Baguley

Baguley[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Edward McCulley*	905	60.1	-5.9
	Conservative	Christopher Barlow	324	21.5	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Gallagher	210	13.9	+1.4
	Green	Gareth Pittam	67	4.4	+0.4
Majority			581	38.6	-9.9
Turnout			1,506	17.2	-3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.9

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Trafford	1,376	59.9	-1.4
	Labour	Beth Morgan	621	27.0	+0.9
	Conservative	James Sharman	143	6.2	+0.5
	Green	John Cummings	80	3.5	-3.4
	Socialist Alliance	Claire Aze	77	3.4	+3.4
Majority			755	32.9	-2.3
Turnout			2,297	21.9	-2.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-1.1

Benchill

Benchill[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Cross	592	70.4	+0.5
	Labour	Richard Unwin	564
	Liberal Democrats	William Fisher	102	12.1	-3.0
	Conservative	Joyce Kaye	85	10.1	+0.1
	Conservative	Carol Roberts	82
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Vann	67
	Green	Peter Powell	62	7.4	+2.3
	Green	Stephen Walford	50
Majority			462	58.3	+3.5
Turnout			841	12.8	-2.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.7

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Carmody*	883	49.9	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Boyes	748	42.3	+0.2
	Conservative	Christine Birchenough	66	3.7	+0.4
	Independent Labour	Fred Bates	41	2.3	-1.5
	Green	Susan Fairweather	31	1.8	+0.5
Majority			135	7.6	+1.8
Turnout			1,769	26.4	-3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

Blackley

Blackley[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anna Trotman*	1,163	68.7	-3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Connell	248	14.6	-0.4
	Conservative	Gerard Hopkins	207	12.2	+2.4
	Green	Robin Goater	75	4.4	+1.2
Majority			915	54.0	-3.0
Turnout			1,693	21.1	-3.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.4

Bradford

Bradford[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Longsden	989	61.7	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Fairhurst*	518	32.3	-2.1
	Conservative	Brian Birchenough	66	4.1	+0.9
	Green	Elvis Presley	30	1.9	+0.3
Majority			471	29.4	+3.0
Turnout			1,603	23.9	-7.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+1.5

Brooklands

Brooklands[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Susan Murphy*	957	50.7	-8.1
	Conservative	Jane Percival	562	29.8	-0.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Ellis	228	12.1	+4.9
	Green	Birgit Vollm	76	4.0	+0.4
	Independent	Honor Donnelly	66	3.5	+3.5
Majority			395	20.9	-7.5
Turnout			1,889	22.5	-5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.7

Burnage

Burnage[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Cameron	1,758	60.8	+18.7
	Labour	Michael Green*	914	31.6	-14.7
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	142	4.9	-3.6
	Green	Michael Shaw	79	2.7	-0.5
Majority			844	29.2	+25.1
Turnout			2,893	29.1	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+16.7

Central

Central[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Rothery	1,041	49.9	+9.3
	Labour	Richard Carrothers	836	40.1	-8.9
	Conservative	Nicholas Davis	108	5.2	-0.7
	Green	Steven Durrant	91	4.4	+0.8
	Independent Labour	Derek Froggatt	11	0.5	+0.5
Majority			205	9.8	+1.4
Turnout			2,087	16.5	-3.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+9.1

Charlestown

Charlestown[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eric Hobin*	1,043	54.1	-6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Isherwood	498	25.8	-9.2
	Conservative	Marilyn Hopkins	302	15.7	+15.7
	Green	Mark Gilbert	84	4.4	+0.1
Majority			545	28.3	+2.6
Turnout			1,927	22.0	-3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.3

Cheetham

Cheetham[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Qassim Afzal	1,522	49.4	+3.4
	Labour	Imran Rizvi*	1,305	42.4	-8.5
	Conservative	Adrian Glasspole	143	4.6	+4.6
	Green	Charlotte Daws	110	3.6	+0.5
Majority			217	7.0	+2.1
Turnout			3,080	33.0	-3.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+5.9

Chorlton

Chorlton[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Newman*	1,288	39.3	-5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Totty	770	23.5	+4.5
	Conservative	Giles Campbell	487	14.9	-0.6
	Green	Michael Daw	470	14.3	+1.2
	Socialist Alliance	Heather Rose	263	8.0	+0.2
Majority			518	15.8	-9.9
Turnout			3,278	28.0	-4.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.9

Crumpsall

Crumpsall[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cornelius Keegan	1,323	57.0	-4.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Gordon	477	20.6	+5.9
	Conservative	Garvan Walshe	350	15.1	+0.4
	Green	Joseph Richardson	158	6.8	+2.5
	Socialist Alliance	Karen Reissmann	12	0.5	-1.9
Majority			846	36.5	-10.4
Turnout			2,320	25.1	-3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.2

Didsbury

Didsbury[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Sandiford*	2,116	51.8	+13.8
	Labour	Geoffrey Bridson	1,257	30.8	-3.7
	Conservative	Peter Hilton	491	12.0	-0.5
	Green	Kathryn Brownbridge	223	5.5	+0.7
Majority			859	21.0	+17.6
Turnout			4,087	34.9	-2.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+8.7

Fallowfield

Fallowfield[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernice Reid*	853	48.3	-11.9
	Liberal Democrats	John-Paul Wilkins	494	28.0	+9.0
	Conservative	William Langton	239	13.5	+1.0
	Green	Bruce Bingham	180	10.2	+2.0
Majority			359	20.3	-20.9
Turnout			1,766	15.0	-2.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.4

Gorton North

Gorton North[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Pearcey*	1,155	50.7	-0.3
	Labour	Allan Grafton	842	36.9	+0.5
	Conservative	Lisa Boardman	223	9.8	+0.3
	Green	Victoria Bodgers	60	2.6	+1.2
Majority			313	13.7	-0.9
Turnout			2,280	24.0	-2.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.4

Gorton South

Gorton South[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Ashley*	1,242	61.2	+6.9
	Labour	Martin Rathfelder	630	31.0	-6.5
	Green	Penelope Collins	93	4.6	+0.4
	Conservative	Rosemary Bishop	65	3.2	-0.8
Majority			612	30.1	+13.2
Turnout			2,030	24.0	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+6.7

Harpurhey

Harpurhey[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Fairweather	835	67.8	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Brettle	222	18.0	+5.3
	Conservative	Sebastian Chowdhury	129	10.5	+1.1
	Green	Darren Milton	45	3.7	+1.7
Majority			613	49.8	-3.9
Turnout			1,231	16.2	-2.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.9

Hulme

Hulme[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Vanessa Hall	678	43.3	+1.3
	Labour	John Flanagan*	667	42.6	-5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Turvey	160	10.2	+1.5
	Conservative	Vincent Pierce	45	2.9	+1.5
	Independent Liberal	Charles Lyn-Lloyd	16	1.0	+1.0
Majority			11	0.7	-5.1
Turnout			1,566	16.0	+1.2
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	+3.3

Levenshulme

Levenshulme[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Hennigan*	1,625	60.8	+5.8
	Labour	Michael Amesbury	667	25.0	-5.4
	Green	Sean Hughes	153	5.7	-0.1
	Conservative	Ann Hodkinson	128	4.8	+0.6
	Socialist Alliance	Sabrina Nutter	100	3.7	-0.9
Majority			958	35.8	+11.2
Turnout			2,673	26.1	-1.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+5.6

Lightbowne

Lightbowne[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Murphy*	1,177	70.5	-0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Allen	213	12.8	-0.7
	Conservative	Howard Varney	198	11.9	-1.7
	Green	Matthew Payne	82	4.9	+3.4
Majority			964	57.7	+0.0
Turnout			1,670	20.0	-3.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.1

Longsight

Longsight[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Liaqat Ali	1,152	44.6	+15.5
	Labour	Sajjad Hussain*	1,000	38.7	-15.9
	Green	Spencer Fitzgibbon	255	9.9	+0.8
	Conservative	Karen Abbad	177	6.8	-0.4
Majority			152	5.9	-19.6
Turnout			2,584	20.0	-0.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+15.7

Moss Side

Moss Side[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Locita Brandy	1,182	72.2	-3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Inniss	234	14.3	+5.5
	Conservative	Joyce Haycock	116	7.1	+1.4
	Green	Brian Sheedy	104	6.4	+1.2
Majority			948	57.9	-9.1
Turnout			1,636	18.8	-3.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.5

Moston

Moston[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry Cooper*	1,366	62.7	-0.3
	Conservative	Gerald Freedman-Goldberger	507	23.3	+23.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Morley	198	9.1	-15.7
	Green	Barry McAtarsney	109	5.0	-2.9
Majority			859	39.4	+1.2
Turnout			2,180	23.1	-1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.8

Newton Heath

Newton Heath[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Wilson	774	38.7	-11.6
	Independent Labour	Damien O'Connor*	729	36.5	+36.5
	BNP	Derek Adams	219	11.0	+11.0
	Conservative	Albert Walsh	162	8.1	-2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Derrick Mellor	71	3.6	-3.3
	Green	Rachel Harper	44	2.2	-1.7
Majority			45	2.3	-19.8
Turnout			1,999	24.9	+1.9
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing	-24.0

Northenden

Northenden[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Kane*	1,112	57.7	+1.4
	Conservative	Ralph Ellerton	359	18.6	-3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Marguerite Goldsmith	285	14.8	+1.1
	Green	Lance Crookes	171	8.9	+1.0
Majority			753	39.1	+4.9
Turnout			1,927	19.6	-4.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.4

Old Moat

Old Moat[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeffrey Smith*	1,322	46.5	-3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Yasmin Zalzala	1,141	40.2	+1.3
	Green	Brian Candeland	209	7.4	+1.8
	Conservative	Gary Kaye	169	5.9	+0.6
Majority			181	6.4	-4.9
Turnout			2,841	22.5	-4.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.5

Rusholme

Rusholme[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Williams	1,850	64.8	+25.4
	Labour	Zafar Mir*	722	25.3	-23.6
	Conservative	Barbara Goodall	138	4.8	-1.2
	Socialist Alliance	Mary Ainslie	76	2.7	+2.7
	Green	Christopher Middleton	69	2.4	-3.2
Majority			1,128	39.5	+30.1
Turnout			2,855	23.0	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+24.5

Sharston

Sharston[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Joyce Keller*	755	65.3	-1.2
	Conservative	John Kenny	171	14.8	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Kierman	161	13.9	+1.3
	Green	Richard Gee	70	6.1	+1.2
Majority			584	50.5	-0.0
Turnout			1,157	15.0	-4.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.0

Whalley Range

Whalley Range[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Grant	1,491	49.1	+19.3
	Labour	Christopher Paul	1,024	33.7	-16.2
	Green	Mary Candeland	276	9.1	+0.0
	Conservative	Richard West	248	8.2	-3.0
Majority			467	15.4	-4.7
Turnout			3,039	30.6	-0.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+17.7

Withington

Withington[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brendon Jones*	1,621	61.6	+0.1
	Labour	Gerard Collier	593	22.5	-1.7
	Socialist Alliance	Rachel Green	149	5.7	+2.5
	Conservative	Stuart Penketh	145	5.5	+0.4
	Green	Bushra Hussain	125	4.7	-1.3
Majority			1,028	39.0	+1.7
Turnout			2,633	21.6	-2.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+0.9

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian O'Neil*	890	71.8	-0.1
	Conservative	Ruby Raynor	154	12.4	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Reyes	132	10.7	-1.6
	Green	Clifford Saffer	63	5.1	+1.4
Majority			736	59.4	-0.2
Turnout			1,239	15.7	-2.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.2

References

1. Manchester Evening News, 2 May 2003.
2. "Manchester 2003 council election results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2012.