2003 UK local government election
Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 34.44% (47,601 voters of an electorate of 138,228). The winning candidate(s) in each ward is highlighted in bold.[1][2][3]
Ward results
Brighouse ward
Brighouse ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Craig Whittaker | 885 | 36.90 | |
| Labour Co-op | George Edward Richardson | 760 | 31.69 | |
| Independent | Dorothy Helen Anderson | 540 | 22.51 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Glen Michael Mattock | 213 | 8.88 | |
Majority | 125 | | |
Turnout | 2,398 | 32.55 | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Calder Valley ward
Calder Valley ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Francis Taylor | 1,113 | 38.18 | |
| Labour | Stewart Brown | 749 | 25.69 | |
| Green | Jamie Johnson | 541 | 18.55 | |
| Conservative | Darren Keith Midgley | 512 | 17.56 | |
Majority | 364 | | |
Turnout | 2,915 | 33.17 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Elland ward
Elland ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Diane Park | 1,194 | 57.84 | |
| Labour | Stanley Richard Sutcliffe | 469 | 22.72 | |
| Conservative | Michael John Clarke | 401 | 19.42 | |
Majority | 364 | | |
Turnout | 2,064 | 27.41 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Greetland and Stainland ward
Greetland and Stainland ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Margaret Drake Ingleton | 1,769 | 63.31 | |
| Conservative | Bryce Christian Corkish | 662 | 23.69 | |
| Labour | Nigel Patrick Ambler | 363 | 12.99 | |
Majority | 1,107 | | |
Turnout | 2,794 | 30.38 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Graham Thomas Hall | 1,390 | 51.63 | |
| Independent | Adrian Christopher O'Connor | 769 | 28.56 | |
| Labour | Keith John Butterick | 533 | 19.79 | |
Majority | 621 | | |
Turnout | 2,692 | 34.59 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Illingworth ward
Illingworth ward [4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| BNP | Richard Mulhall | 896 | 38.68 | |
| Labour | Zoë Marston | 840 | 36.26 | |
| Conservative | Richard Francis Maycock | 580 | 25.04 | |
Majority | 56 | | |
Turnout | 2,316 | 36.48 | |
| BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Luddendenfoot ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Irene Bampton-Smith | 1,277 | 46.53 | |
| Labour | Susan Mary Press | 577 | 21.02 | |
| Conservative | Annette Jean Getty | 548 | 19.97 | |
| Green | Steven Richard Hutton | 342 | 12.46 | |
Majority | 700 | | |
Turnout | 2,744 | 33.49 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Mixenden ward
Mixenden ward [5][6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Pearson | 986 | 39.37 | |
| BNP | Jane Ann Shooter | 700 | 27.95 | |
| Labour | Robert George Metcalfe | 682 | 27.23 | |
| Conservative | John Joseph Wainwright | 136 | 5.43 | |
Majority | 286 | | |
Turnout | 2,504 | 39.52 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Northowram and Shelf ward
Northowram and Shelf ward [7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Charles Albert Carpenter | 1,231 | 36.33 | |
| BNP | Graham Nalton | 1,119 | 33.02 | |
| Labour | Derek Fox Haviour | 525 | 15.49 | |
| Independent | John Christopher Pulman | 270 | 7.96 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Mary Sherrard-Smith | 243 | 7.17 | |
Majority | 112 | | |
Turnout | 3,388 | 40.21 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ovenden ward
Ovenden ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Linda June Riordan | 837 | 39.68 | |
| BNP | Andrew Mellor | 618 | 29.30 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pamela Elizabeth Burton | 512 | 24.27 | |
| Conservative | Joan Elizabeth Wainwright | 142 | 6.73 | |
Majority | 219 | | |
Turnout | 2,109 | 32.75 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rastrick ward
Rastrick ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Clarence Williamson | 1,052 | 50.55 | |
| Labour | Pamela Margaret Fellows | 598 | 28.73 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Durkin | 431 | 20.71 | |
Majority | 454 | | |
Turnout | 2,081 | 27.14 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ryburn ward
Ryburn ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Raynor Wilson Booth | 1,069 | 38.78 | |
| Labour | Judith Mary Gannon | 861 | 31.24 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Crowther | 826 | 29.97 | |
Majority | 208 | | |
Turnout | 2,756 | 31.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Skircoat ward
Skircoat ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Grenville Horsfall | 1,404 | 53.40 | |
| Labour | Maura Wilson | 681 | 25.90 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Ian Scholes | 544 | 20.69 | |
Majority | 723 | | |
Turnout | 2,629 | 31.65 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sowerby Bridge ward
Sowerby Bridge ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Amanda Louise Byrne | 871 | | |
| Conservative | Andrew David Feather | 862 | | |
| Labour | Michael George Marsden | 774 | | |
| BNP | John Derek Gregory | 711 | | |
| Labour | Michael Donald Higgins | 670 | | |
| BNP | Christian Michael Jackson | 600 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Stevenson | 411 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Siobhen Stow | 396 | | |
Turnout | | 38.84 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St John's ward
St John's ward [8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mohammed Najib | 1,480 | 42.21 | |
| Conservative | Shakar Saghir | 980 | 27.95 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Christopher Beacroft-Mitchell | 566 | 16.14 | |
| BNP | Andrew Mulligan | 480 | 13.69 | |
Majority | 500 | | |
Turnout | 3,506 | 48.27 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Todmorden ward
Todmorden ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Hilary Alice Myers | 1,155 | 52.64 | |
| Labour | Frank Rostron McManus | 729 | 33.22 | |
| Conservative | Thiruvenkatar Krishnapillai | 310 | 14.12 | |
Majority | 426 | | |
Turnout | 2,194 | 30.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Town ward
Town ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Timothy John Swift | 1,148 | 37.03 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Baines | 833 | 26.87 | |
| BNP | Christopher Godridge | 782 | 25.22 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elisabeth Mary Wilson | 337 | 10.87 | |
Majority | 315 | | |
Turnout | 3,100 | 39.03 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Warley ward
Warley ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Cecil David Hardy | 1,521 | 58.47 | |
| Labour | Catherine Mary Groves | 599 | 23.02 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Josef Arthur Rez | 481 | 18.49 | |
Majority | 922 | | |
Turnout | 2,601 | 35.73 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-elections between 2003 and 2004
Mixenden ward, 2003
Mixenden By-Election 16 October 2003 [9][10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pearson | 1,210 | 47.6 | +8.2 |
| BNP | Heath Clegg | 801 | 31.5 | +3.5 |
| Labour | Daniel Coll | 474 | 18.7 | -8.5 |
| Independent | Sean Loftus | 56 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
Majority | 409 | 16.1 | |
Turnout | 2,541 | 40.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Election of Local Councillors 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.
- ^ Results at a glance. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Real proof it's a wake-up call. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ BNP snatches win by 56 votes. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Sweet revenge!. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Lib-Dems oust Labour leader. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Tense wait for veteran. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Cheers ring out for Najib. The Halifax Evening Courier.
- ^ Mixenden By-Election, 2003. calderdale.gov.uk.
- ^ Liberal Democrats halt BNP bandwagon. The Halifax Evening Courier.