Election Results 2003
The local election on May 1st 2003, saw Labour gain overall control of the Council. Labour gained six seats from the Liberal Democrats, but the Liberal Democrats gained one seat from the Conservative Party. The voting details are listed below by Ward.
The overall party status stands at:
Labour - 49 seats
Liberal Democrat - 36 seats
Conservative - 1 seat
Independent - 1 seat
The city-wide turnout for the election was 29.53%, a slight decrease compared with the 30.02% turnout in 2002.
The general picture was that in the 15 wards where e-voting was available turnout either held its own or increased, whereas in the 14 wards where only traditional methods of voting were available turnout decreased. 20,500 votes were cast electronically. Overall turnout in the e-voting wards was 32.5% with 37.05% of the votes in those wards being cast electronically.
The general picture was that in the 15 wards where e-voting was available turnout either held its own or increased, whereas in the 14 wards where only traditional methods of voting were available turnout decreased. 20,500 votes were cast electronically. Overall turnout in the e-voting wards was 32.5% with 37.05% of the votes in those wards being cast electronically.
Results:
- Beauchief
- Birley
- Brightside
- Broomhill
- Burngreave
- Castle
- Chapel-Green
- Darnall
- Dore
- Ecclesall
- Firth Park
- Hallam
- Handsworth
- Heeley
- Hillsborough
- Intake
- Manor
- Mosborough
- Nether Edge
- Nether Shire
- Netherthorpe
- Norton
- Owlerton
- Park
- Sharrow
- South Wortley
- Southey Green
- Stocksbridge
- Walkey
Name: BREAKELL William John Lawrence commonly known as BILL
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,297
Name: GREGORY Gordon Christopher
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 675
Name: HESPE Christina Jane
Party: Green Party
Votes: 335
Name: SANGAR Andrew Paul
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 2,522
Turnout: 34% Liberal Democrat hold Majority: 1,225
Name: LODGE Bryan Gerard
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 2,392
Name: MILLWARD Evelyn
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 415
Name: WEBSTER Judith Mary
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 814
Turnout: 26% Labour gain Majority: 1,578
Name: FISCHER Brian Bernhard
Party: Socialist Labour Party
Votes: 109
Name: HARTIGAN Christopher Neil
Party: British National Party
Votes: 587
Name: MALONEY Patrick Joseph
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 297
Name: REYNOLDS Michael Joseph
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 373
Name: WEBSTER John
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,859
Turnout: 28.7% Labour hold Majority: 1,272
Name: BOOTH Gillian Mary
Party: Green Party
Votes: 561
Name: COOPER Terence
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 704
Name: SIDEBOTTOM Janice Margaret
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 2,100
Name: WILSON Matthew George
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 663
Turnout: 26.3% Liberal Democrat hold Majority: 1,396
Name: BROWN Alison Jane
Party: Socialist Alliance - Welfare not Warfare
Votes: 203
Name: BRYAN Nicholas Christopher James
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 239
Name: HOOGVELT Joanna Maria
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 508
Name: JONES Stephen Christopher
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,347
Name: SISSONS Christopher John
Party: Green Party
Votes: 215
Turnout: 28.9% Labour hold Majority: 839
Name: COLEMAN Michael Francis
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 316
Name: MIDGLEY Patricia Anne
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,402
Name: WROE Graham Stephen
Party: Green Party
Votes: 273
Name: YOUNG Michael Anthony
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 166
Turnout: 26.9% Labour hold Majority: 1,086
Name: OXLEY Graham
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 2,056
Name: SCAMAN Craig Andrew
Party: Green Party
Votes: 204
Name: TYLER Sheila Constance
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,885
Name: WATERS Miles David Anthony
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 343
Turnout: 24.7% Liberal Democrat hold Majority: 171
Name: ARNOTT Jonathan William
Party: United Kingdom Independence Party
Votes: 335
Name: DUCKENFIELD Linda Shirley
Party: Green Party
Votes: 130
Name: LEA Mary
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,907
Name: MILLWARD Gordon Ronald
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 290
Name: MOHAMMED Shaffaq
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 1,053
Turnout: 28.3% Labour gain Majority: 854
Name: BIRAM Dawn
Party: Green Party
Votes: 216
Name: CROSBY David Edward
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 926
Name: HILL Keith Leonard
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 3,278
Name: WATERS Michael Julian Christopher
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 2,401
Turnout: 46.3% Liberal Democrat hold Majority: 877
Name: CORDLE Sidney Clifford
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 2,112
Name: DARWIN John Anthony
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 788
Name: DUNKLEY Sylvia Jane
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 3,698
Name: LOCK Gemma
Party: Green Party
Votes: 471
Turnout: 47.3% Liberal Democrat hold Majority: 1,586
Name: HOLMES Anthony
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 569
Name: KHAN Mohammad Ilyas
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,585
Name: MARSHALL Steven
Party: Green Party
Votes: 288
Name: PALING Neville
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 307
Turnout: 25.4 % Labour hold Majority: 1,016
Name: BROWN Dennis James
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 977
Name: HESKETH Leonard John
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 3,338
Name: MURPHY Robert
Party: Green Party
Votes: 391
Name: RYDER Alan
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 1,985
Turnout: 46% Liberal Democrat hold Majority: 1,353
Name: BARKER Marjorie
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 2,209
Name: HAYWARD Laurence George Eyes
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 293
Name: HUTCHINSON Derek Anthony
Party: British National Party
Votes: 402
Name: SCHOFIELD Charlotte Elizabeth
Party: United Kingdom Independence Party
Votes: 54
Name: SMITH Elsie
Party: Independent
Votes: 237
Name: SMITH Gail Alice
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 418
Turnout: 26% Labour hold Majority: 1,791
Name: GRANT Trevor Henry
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 383
Name: HAINEY Theresa commonly known as TESSA
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 1,442
Name: PITT Richard Anthony
Party: Socialist Alliance - Welfare not Warfare
Votes: 202
Name: SHAFFIQUE Raja Mohammed
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,339
Name: UNWIN Robert Dudley commonly known as ROB
Party: Green Party
Votes: 511
Turnout: 31% Liberal Democrat hold Majority: 103
Name: BRAGG Janet Pleasance
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,787
Name: McMAHON Christopher Michael
Party: Green Party
Votes: 271
Name: PRIESTLEY Vickie
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 1,581
Name: SEATON Thomas Leslie
Party: Official Conservative Candidate
Votes: 378
Turnout: 29%% Labour gain Majority: 206
Name: CAMPBELL John
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 2,027
Name: KIRBY Philip Craig
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 367
Name: TAYLOR Frank
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 1,049
Name: WARD Eamonn Charles
Party: Green Party
Votes: 224
Name: FURNISS Gillian
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,354
Name: HUNTSMAN Peter
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 265
Name: WATSON Andrew John
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 183
Turnout: 22.3% Labour hold Majority: 1,089
Name: CLAYTON Shirley Diane
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 1,084
Name: McELLIGOTT Terence
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 1,405
Name: ROSLING-JOSEPHS Christopher Charles
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 3,119
Turnout: 21.3% Labour hold Majority: 1,714
Name: LAFFERTY James Gerard commonly known as JIM
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,314
Name: SIDDIQUE Quari Muhammad
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 382
Name: SMITH Mervyn John
Party: Green Party
Votes: 681
Name: WHITE Patricia Ann
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 2,476
Turnout: 39.44% Liberal Democrat hold Majority: 1,162
Name: RIPPON Peter
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 2,103
Name: WESTON Marie Jane
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 317
Name: WISBEY Allan Thomas
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 456
Turnout: 26% Labour hold Majority: 1,647
Name: AYRIS Stephen commonly known as STEVE
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 1,334
Name: LITTLE Bernard James
Party: Green Party
Votes: 648
Name: TELFER Rosemary
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,044
Name: WALLACE Paul Anthony
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 164
Turnout: 26.7% Liberal Democrat gain Majority: 290
Name: AUCKLAND Ian
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 1,507
Name: SMITH Peter Richard
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 325
Name: WRIGHT Beverley Ann
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,534
Turnout: 31.5% Labour gain Majority: 27
Name: KIRBY Eric
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 292
Name: MOFFETT Valerie
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 454
Name: WILDE Mark Michael
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 2,112
Turnout: 27.6% Labour hold Majority: 1,658
Name: GREGORY Amanda Jayne
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 102
Name: ROBSON John
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,252
Name: TRUMAN Louise
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 307
Name: WYKES Terence Cyril
Party: The Socialist Alternative Candidate
Votes: 87
Turnout: 20% Labour gain Majority: 945
Name: CREASY Jillian Margaret
Party: Green Party
Votes: 686
Name: NAWAZ Haq
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 678
Name: NAZIR Mohammad
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,288
Name: RAMSAY Ian Allan
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 289
Name: SHANN Angela Margaret
Party: Socialist Alliance - Welfare not Warfare
Votes: 120
Turnout: 27.1% Labour hold Majority: 602
Name: BAKER David Walton
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 2,640
Name: CARROLL Alexander Leonard
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 832
Name: JAGGER Adele
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 2,002
Turnout: 29.1% Liberal Democrat hold Majority: 638
Name: BOWDEN John Cyril
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 241
Name: DAMMS Anthony
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,707
Name: MAHONEY Kevin John
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 181
Turnout: 23.6% Labour hold Majority: 1,466
Name: AXELBY Paula Lindsay
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 177
Name: DAVIS Martin John
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 1,383
Name: ROBERTS Angela
Party: Green Party
Votes: 175
Name: WHITE Sandra
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 911
Turnout: 25% Liberal Democrat hold Majority: 472
Name: FREEMAN Nicola Jane
Party: Green Party
Votes: 517
Name: HARSTON Jonathan Graham
Party: Liberal Democrat
Votes: 1,690
Name: KHAYUM Abdul
Party: The Labour Party
Votes: 1,302
Name: SMITH Peter Charles Clayton
Party: The Conservative Party
Votes: 265
Turnout: 28.9% Liberal Democrat hold Majority: 388
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