2003 Salford City Council election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Elections to Salford Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 40.7%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 51
• Liberal Democrat 5
• Conservative 3
• Independent 1

Election result

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Ward results

Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Neville Clark	1,697	59.3
		Ian Mathieson	588	20.6
		Leslie Taylor	575	20.1
Majority			1,109	38.7
Turnout			2,883	38.6
	hold		Swing

Blackfriars

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Benjamin Wallsworth	1,258	66.2
		Robert Brettle	374	19.7
		Nicholas Garside	268	14.1
Majority			884	46.5
Turnout			1,920	33.8
	hold		Swing

Broughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Bernard Murphy	1,425	70.8
		Susan Carson	589	29.2
Majority			836	41.6
Turnout			2,033	37.1
	hold		Swing

Cadishead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Hunt	1,723	59.8
		Elizabeth Hill	799	27.7
		Patricia Gower	361	12.5
Majority			924	32.1
Turnout			2,895	45.0
	hold		Swing

Claremont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Norman Owen	1,904	46.9
		Peter Wheeler	1,646	40.5
		Jeremiah Horgan	513	12.6
Majority			258	6.4
Turnout			4,092	43.2
	hold		Swing

Eccles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Margaret Morris	1,859	49.0
		Michael Edwards	995	26.2
		Edward Minty	938	24.7
Majority			864	22.8
Turnout			3,818	42.9
	hold		Swing

Irlam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Jones	1,576	50.8
		William Dixon	739	23.8
		Nicholas Wood	428	13.8
		Christine Lomax	357	11.5
Majority			837	27.0
Turnout			3,114	42.8
	hold		Swing

Kersal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Wilson	1,552	49.7
		Eric Sievers	978	31.3
		Sydney Cooper	595	19.0
Majority			574	18.4
Turnout			3,156	37.1
	hold		Swing

Langworthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Andrew Leaston	1,078	63.1
		Stephen Cooke	631	36.9
Majority			447	26.2
Turnout			1,723	34.0
	hold		Swing

Little Hulton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Eric Burgoyne	1,777	67.1
		David Cowpe	467	17.6
		John Mosley	406	15.3
Majority			1,310	49.5
Turnout			2,675	38.7
	hold		Swing

Ordsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Charles McIntyre	1,036	59.4
		Ann Gibbons	539	30.9
		Gary Green	168	9.6
Majority			497	28.5
Turnout			1,759	36.2
	hold		Swing

Pendlebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Bernard Lea	2,691	69.0
		Marjorie Weston	1,211	31.0
Majority			1,480	38.0
Turnout			3,943	38.9
	hold		Swing

Pendleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Warmisham	1,373	63.6
		Lynn Drake	498	23.1
		Anthony Healey	287	13.3
Majority			875	51.2
Turnout			2,183	33.8
	hold		Swing

Swinton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Dawson	2,401	66.9
		Neil Levay	1,190	33.1
Majority			1,211	33.8
Turnout			3,629	40.7
	hold		Swing

Swinton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Douglas Daniels	2,253	55.2
		Peter Allcock	1,832	44.8
Majority			421	10.4
Turnout			4,128	42.7
	hold		Swing

Walkden North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Vincent Devine	2,164	67.2
		Walter Edwards	590	18.3
		Deborah Rushton	468	14.5
Majority			1,574	48.9
Turnout			3,254	40.7
	hold		Swing

Walkden South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Norbert Potter	1,790	35.2
		Declan Harrington	1,301	25.6
		Pauline Ogden	1,076	21.2
		David Bowers	912	18.0
Majority			489	9.6
Turnout			5,110	42.7
	hold		Swing

Weaste & Seedley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alan Clague	1,381	45.5
		Rick Powell	1,020	33.6
		Robin Garrido	421	13.9
		Alan Booth	216	7.1
Majority			361	11.9
Turnout			3,060	42.3
	hold		Swing

Winton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Lancaster	1,867	53.9
		Sara Bradbury	855	24.7
		Judith Tope	742	21.4
Majority			1,012	29.2
Turnout			3,494	39.7
	hold		Swing

Worsley & Boothstown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Beryl Howard	2,318	41.9
		Gary Riding	1,761	31.8
		Warren Coates	1,169	21.1
		Ian Davies	290	5.2
Majority			557	10.1
Turnout			5,560	50.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing