2003 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election plus one by-election, and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 21.7%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Party		Seats	±
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Liberal Democrats	63
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Labour	31
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Liberal	3	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Independent	2

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 2003

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		22			-2	64.7	49.8	37,194	-0.5
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		11			+4	29.4	34.2	25,514	-1.2
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		1			+1	2.9	6.8	5,066	+1.3
	Liverpool Labour Community Party	1			-1	2.9	1.4	1,034	+1.4
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		0			0	0.0	4.1	3,050	-0.1
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		0			0	0.0	2.8	2,093	+0.8
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		0			0	0.0	0.6	461	+0.2
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		0			0	0.0	0.3	242	+0.1
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		0			-2	0.0	0.0	0	-1.7

Ward results

Abercromby

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Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Linda-Jane Buckle	288	18.5
		Peter Cranie	230	14.8
		John Creagh	55	3.5
		Arthur Carroll	29	1.9
Majority			665
Turnout
	hold		Swing

Aigburth

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Aigburth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Antrobus *	1,394	47.3%
		Barbara Murray	654	22.2
		Catherine Hancox	315	10.7
		Alexander Rudkin	239	8.1
		Michael Bunter	235	8.0
		Mark Henzel	111	3.8
Majority			740	25.1
Turnout			2,948	21.1
	hold		Swing

Allerton

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Allerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Veronica Best *	1,599	52.3%
		Laurence Freeman	603	19.7
		Mark Bill	536	17.5
		Christopher Hulme	185	6.1
		Andrew Hoban	134	4.4
Majority			996	32.6
Turnout			3,057	25.2
	hold		Swing

Anfield

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Anfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Quinn	1,162	47.0%
		Michael Butler	666	27.0
		Sheila Murphy	416	16.8
		Joseph Owens	150	6.1
		Lesley Mahmood	47	1.9
		Alistair Furze	30	1.2
Majority			496	20.0
Turnout			2,471	24.4
	hold		Swing

Arundel

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Arundel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Mirna Juarez *	1,141	61.2%
		Anthony Murphy	401	21.5
		Donald Ross	144	7.7
		Ian Foulkes	125	6.7
		Ann Nugent	53	2.8
Majority			740	39.7
Turnout			1,864	16.7
	hold		Swing

Breckfield

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Breckfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John McIntosh	972	66.4%
		James Gaskell	314	21.4
		Daniel Wood	178	12.2
Majority			658	45.0
Turnout			1,464	18.1
	hold		Swing

Broadgreen

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Broadgreen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christopher Newby	1,244	54.9%
		Peter Davidson	796	35.1
		John Ralph	79	3.5
		Keith Sutton	77	3.4
		Deborah Tilston	71	3.1
Majority			448	19.8%
Turnout			2,267	19.8%
	hold		Swing

Childwall

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Childwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Trevor Jones	2,344	68.8%
		Janet Kent	623	18.3
		George Powell	213	6.3
		Anne Saunders	137	4.0
		Francis Porter	88	2.6
Majority			1,721	50.5
Turnout			3,405	25.9
	hold		Swing

Church

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Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Warren Bradley *	3,135	80.1%
		Robert Carney	525	13.4
		Eleanor Martin	254	6.5
Majority			2,610	66.7
Turnout			3,914	26.4%
	hold		Swing

Clubmoor

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Clubmoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Rochne Gladden	1,155	55.0%
		George Smith	713	33.9
		Paul Jones	192	9.1
		Eric Cartmel	41	2.0
Majority			442	21.1
Turnout			2,101	23.8
	hold		Swing

County

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County

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marilyn Fielding	1,642	64.4%
		Patrick Delahunty	856	33.6
		Roger Webb	51	2.0
Majority			786	28.8
Turnout			2,549	23.7%
	hold		Swing

Croxteth

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Croxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Norman Mills *	2,070	66.2%
		Peter Tuffley	650	20.8
		Geoffrey Brandwood	237	7.6
		Ian Graham	89	2.8
		Barbara Pickstock	79	2.5
Majority			1,420	45.4
Turnout			3,125	23.6%
	hold		Swing

Dingle

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Dingle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Coyne	1,489	59.9%
		Jack Johnson	880	35.4
		David Patmore	74	3.0
		David O'Brien	42	1.7
Majority			609	24.5
Turnout			2,485	24.4%
	hold		Swing

Dovecot

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Dovecot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Ousby	1,175	50.0%
		Nicholas Small	967	41.1
		Tracey Hawksford	134	5.7
		Audrey Bowness	75	3.2
Majority			208	8.9
Turnout			2,351	25.2%
	hold		Swing

Everton

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Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sharon Sullivan	442	54.6%
	Liverpool Labour Community Party	Alfred Hincks	229	28.3%
		Eleanore Clein	81	10.0%
		Justine Williams	31	3.8%
		Catherine Hirst	14	1.7%
		Beryl Ackers	13	1.6%
Majority			213	26.3%
Turnout			810	11.8%
	hold		Swing

Fazakerley

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Fazakerley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jack Spriggs	1,432	70.5%
		Graham Seddon	463	22.8
		George roberts	136	6.7
Majority			969	47.7
Turnout			2,031	18.8%
	hold		Swing

Gillmoss

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Gillmoss

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Martin Cummins	1,444	46.8%
		Patrick Moloney *	1,418	45.9%
		Brian Jones	103	3.3%
		Frances Fall	83	2.7%
		Anne Graham	38	1.2%
Majority			26	0.9%
Turnout			3,086	22.8%
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Granby

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Granby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alan Dean	694	56.9%
		Annette Butler	264	21.7
		Madeline Heneghan	99	8.1
		Jean Hill	62	5.1
		Kenneth Watkin	53	4.3
		Susan O'Brien	47	3.9
Majority			430	35.2
Turnout			1,219	15.3%
	hold		Swing

Grasswndale

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Grassendale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gerard Scott	2,270	68.3%
		Catherine Dooley	526	15.8
		Carl Cross	251	7.6
		Jennifer Brown	185	5.6
		Karen Williams	92	2.8
Majority			1,744	52.5
Turnout			3,324	27.7
	hold		Swing

Kensington

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Kensington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Frank Doran *	1,220	56.7%
		Michael Fox	742	34.5
		Michael Shell	92	4.3
		Faye Griffiths	45	2.1
		Francis Dunne	30	1.4
		James Richardson	23	1.1
Majority			478	22.2
Turnout			2,152	21.5%
	hold		Swing

Melrose

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Melrose

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gary Booth	1,340	85.2%
		Daniel Clein	180	11.4
		Vivienne Woodward	53	3.4
Majority			1,160	73.8
Turnout			1,573	17.1
	hold		Swing

Netherley

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Netherley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Marshall	837	51.7%
		Oliver Martins	747	46.3
		Joyce Larrosa	22	1.4
		Jean Worrall	9	0.6
Majority			87	5.4
Turnout			1,612	28.5%
	hold		Swing

Old Swan

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Old Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Keith Turner	1,404	68%
		John McCabe	476	23.2
		Edith Bamford	100	4.9
		Francis Stevens	75	3.6
Majority			928	45.1
Turnout			2,055	20.9%
	hold		Swing

Picton

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Picton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Erica Kemp *	1,465	72.0%
		Angela Glanville	413	20.3
		Jennifer Andrew	113	5.6
		Ann Temple	43	2.1
Majority			1,052	51.7
Turnout			2,034	19.0%
	hold		Swing

Pirrie

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Pirrie - (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Francis Cooke	1,038	65%
		Alan Walker	932	58%
		Susan Lye	210	13%
		Kelly Woods	177	11%
		Mark Cotterell	157	11%
		Charles Mayes	123	8%
		Natalie Linnane	113	7%
		Irene Mayes	109	7%
		Laura Jackson	61	4%
		Gerard Quayle	37	2%
Majority			828
Turnout			2,957	16.2%
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

St. Mary's

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St Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Richard Oglethorpe	1,280	65.5%
		Rodger Lafferty	464	23.8
		Raymond Malone	120	6.1
		Michael Williams	49	2.5
		Derek Nuttall	40	2.0
Majority			816	41.7
Turnout			1,953	22.0%
	hold		Swing

Smithdown

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Smithdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Andrew Makinson	893	57.7%
		Richard Keenan	495	32.0
		Simon Holgate	89	5.7
		John Moore	40	2.6
		Grahame Harden	32	2.1
Majority			398	25.7
Turnout			1,549	18.5
	hold		Swing

Speke

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Speke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Doreen Knight	651	51.3%
		George Smith	600	47.3
		Denise Nuttall	18	1.4
Majority			51	4.0
Turnout			1,269	20.6%
	hold		Swing

Tuebrook

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Tuebrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christopher Lenton	1,667	71.9%
		Pamela Thomas	405	17.5
		James Woods	188	8.1
		June Brandwood	60	2.6
Majority			1,262	54.4
Turnout			2,320	21.0%
	hold		Swing

Valley

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Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Francis O'Donoghue	936	50.8%
		Christopher Nezianya	768	41.7
		Vera Jones	56	3.0
		Deborah Mayes	50	2.7
		Norman Coppell	31	1.7
Majority			168	9.1
Turnout			1,841	26.0%
	hold		Swing

Vauxhall

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Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liverpool Labour Community Party	Pauline Connolly *	805	53.0%
		Christine Norris	633	41.7%
		Sean McHugh	34	2.2%
		Damien Daly	23	1.5%
		Alma McGing	12	0.8%
		Anja Ploger	12	0.8%
Majority			172	11.3%
Turnout			1,519	29.3%
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Warbreck

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Warbreck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jean Seddon	1,317	49.6%
		James Gabriel	1,029	38.8
		Linda Roberts	307	11.6
Majority			288	10.8
Turnout			2,653	19.4%
	hold		Swing

Woolton

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Woolton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stephen Fitzsimmons	411	12.9
		Francis Steer	392	12.3
		Maria Langley	112	3.5
		Naomi Rose	96	3.0
Majority			1,775	55.5
Turnout			3,197	26.6
	hold		Swing