2003 Manchester City Council election

2003 Manchester City Council election
34 of 99 seats ; to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council; 50 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 2003 election
Leader of the Council before election; Richard Leese; Labour	Leader of the Council after election ; Richard Leese; Labour

Elections to Manchester City 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

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Labour Party	31,296 (44.8%)	6.6	21 (61.7%)	21 / 34	5	77 (71.7%)	71 / 99
Liberal Democrats	25,261 (36.2%)	5.5	12 (35.3%)	12 / 34	5	27 (27.3%)	27 / 99
Green Party	4,528 (6.5%)	0.4	1 (2.9%)	1 / 34	1	1 (1.0%)	1 / 99
Conservative Party	6,951 (10.0%)	0.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 34		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Independent Labour	781 (1.1%)	0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 34	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Socialist Alliance	840 (1.0%)	0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 34		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
BNP	219 (0.3%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 34	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Independent	66 (0.1%)	0.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 34		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Independent Liberal	16 (0.0%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 34	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99

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1	71	27

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

^ Manchester Evening News, 2 May 2003.
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