2003 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

2003 UK local government election

The 2003 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

* Labour 26
* Conservative 25
* Liberal Democrat 7
* Vacant 2[2]

## Election result

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Overall turnout at the election was 26.7%.[3]

Walsall Local Election Result 2003[2][3] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 8  |  |  | +1  | 44.4  | 42.0  | 18,182  | +0.8%
| Labour | 8  |  |  | -1  | 44.4  | 35.2  | 15,224  | -4.7%
| Liberal Democrats | 2  |  |  | 0  | 11.1  | 10.9  | 4,732  | +1.5%
| Independent | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0  | 4.9  | 2,137  | -0.2%
| Socialist Alliance | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0  | 4.6  | 1,970  | +2.6%
| UKIP | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0  | 2.4  | 1,050  | +0.9%

## Ward results

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Aldridge Central and South[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Thomas Ansell  | 1,869  | 59.3  | +1.3
| Liberal Democrats | Royston Sheward  | 827  | 26.2  | +12.6
| Labour | Steven King  | 457  | 14.5  | −4.1
Majority | 1,042  | 33.0  | −6.4
Turnout | 3,153  | 32.7  | −2.9
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Graham Eardley  | 1,734  | 69.9  | +6.2
| Labour | Peter Upton  | 747  | 30.1  | −6.2
Majority | 987  | 39.8  | +12.4
Turnout | 2,481  | 25.1  | −2.7
Bentley and Darlaston North[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Keith Chambers  | 1,157  | 60.1  | −3.4
| Conservative | Jennifer Beale  | 767  | 39.9  | +3.4
Majority | 390  | 20.3  | −6.8
Turnout | 1,924  | 20.6  | −2.7
Birchills-Leamore[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Carol Rose  | 916  | 53.2  | −8.6
| Conservative | Mohammed Arshad  | 566  | 32.9  | −0.4
| Socialist Alliance | Martin Lynch  | 240  | 13.9  | +9.0
Majority | 350  | 20.3  | −8.2
Turnout | 1,722  | 18.8  | −5.2
Blakenall[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ian Robertson  | 745  | 56.4  | −2.9
| Socialist Alliance | Peter Smith  | 308  | 23.3  | +14.4
| Conservative | Chad Pitt  | 268  | 20.3  | +0.4
Majority | 437  | 33.1  | −6.3
Turnout | 1,321  | 18.0  | −1.8
Bloxwich West[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Frederick Westley  | 1,125  | 47.5  | +1.1
| Conservative | Desmond Pitt  | 952  | 40.2  | +1.4
| Socialist Alliance | Alan Davies  | 290  | 12.3  | +12.3
Majority | 173  | 7.3  | −0.3
Turnout | 2,367  | 22.0  | −5.7
Brownhills[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Turner  | 1,114  | 56.2  | +9.5
| Labour | Violet Upton  | 869  | 43.8  | −9.5
Majority | 245  | 12.4  |
Turnout | 1,983  | 21.7  | −3.2
Darlaston South[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dorreen Farrell-Evans  | 972  | 61.8  | −8.4
| Conservative | Haqnawaz Khan  | 308  | 19.6  | −10.2
| Socialist Alliance | Alan Johnston  | 292  | 18.6  | +18.6
Majority | 664  | 42.2  | +1.8
Turnout | 1,572  | 19.1  | −2.5
Paddock[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Zahid Ali  | 1,264  | 33.2  | −10.8
| Independent | Edward Moorman  | 831  | 21.8  | +0.6
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Barker  | 777  | 20.4  | +9.4
| Labour | Martin Evans  | 535  | 14.1  | −6.6
| UKIP | Derek Bennett  | 359  | 9.4  | +9.4
| Socialist Alliance | David Church  | 38  | 1.0  | +1.0
Majority | 433  | 11.4  | −11.5
Turnout | 3,804  | 36.0  | −3.4
Palfrey[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Mohammad Yasin  | 1,510  | 47.8  | +15.0
| Labour | Mark Pulford  | 1,020  | 32.3  | −13.3
| Independent | Richard Cullum  | 348  | 11.0  | +11.0
| Socialist Alliance | Azra Jabbar  | 279  | 8.8  | −12.7
Majority | 490  | 15.5  |
Turnout | 3,157  | 33.5  | −3.7
Pelsall[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Marco Longhi | 1,927  | 54.2  | −5.9
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Dickens  | 898  | 25.3  | +5.5
| Labour | Wendy Collins  | 624  | 17.6  | +0.0
| Socialist Alliance | Derek Roddy  | 105  | 3.0  | +3.0
Majority | 1,029  | 29.0  | −11.3
Turnout | 3,554  | 31.6  | −5.2
Pheasey[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Christopher Towe  | 1,156  | 50.8  | +15.2
| Labour | Maria-Rosaria Burley  | 1,118  | 49.2  | +9.4
Majority | 38  | 1.7  |
Turnout | 2,274  | 33.0  | −3.0
Pleck[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dennis Anson  | 1,070  | 58.7  | −2.7
| Conservative | Doris Silvester  | 531  | 29.1  | +3.4
| Socialist Alliance | Brian Powell  | 222  | 12.2  | +12.2
Majority | 539  | 29.6  | −6.1
Turnout | 1,823  | 27.4  | −2.2
Short Heath[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Doreeen Shires  | 891  | 40.9  | −12.5
| Independent | Frederick Harris  | 466  | 21.4  | +21.4
| Labour | Gareth Walker  | 452  | 20.7  | −8.2
| Conservative | Rachel Walker  | 372  | 17.1  | −0.6
Majority | 425  | 19.5  | −5.1
Turnout | 2,181  | 25.9  | +1.9
St. Matthews[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Mohammad Nazir  | 1,337  | 50.8  | +1.7
| Conservative | Susan Allen  | 831  | 31.5  | −3.4
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Shires  | 356  | 13.5  | +6.7
| Socialist Alliance | Stephanie Peart  | 110  | 4.2  | +2.3
Majority | 506  | 19.2  | +5.0
Turnout | 2,634  | 37.0  | +0.0
Streetly[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Brian Douglas-Maul  | 2,135  | 62.5  | −2.6
| UKIP | Steven Grey  | 691  | 20.2  | +7.3
| Labour | Thomas Charlton  | 590  | 17.3  | −4.7
Majority | 1,444  | 42.3  | −0.8
Turnout | 3,416  | 32.0  | −0.9
Willenhall North[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Valerie Woodruff  | 983  | 51.3  | −5.5
| Labour | Robert Matthews  | 468  | 24.4  | −2.9
| Conservative | Lisa Hodgetts  | 380  | 19.8  | +3.9
| Socialist Alliance | Alan Paddock  | 86  | 4.5  | +4.5
Majority | 515  | 26.9  | −2.6
Turnout | 1,917  | 20.7  | −2.1
Willenhall South[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Sean Coughlan  | 1,022  | 50.8  | −4.0
| Conservative | Steven Turner  | 498  | 24.8  | −2.0
| Independent | Gerald Watkins  | 492  | 24.5  | +24.5
Majority | 524  | 26.0  | −2.0
Turnout | 2,012  | 21.5  | −1.5

## References

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1. ^ "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
2. ^ a b "Local council election results". The Daily Telegraph. 3 May 2003. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Elections 2003". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

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