# 2003 Hyndburn Borough Council election

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party. Overall turnout was 51.5%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 18
* Labour 17

## Election result

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 58.3 | 50.5 | 11,774 | +1.1% |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 41.7 | 47.1 | 10,981 | -2.6% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 545 | +2.3% |

## Ward results

Altham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Miles Parkinson | 948 | 56.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Taylor | 743 | 43.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,691 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Barnfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Barton | 623 | 35.2 |
| | Labour | Wendy Dwyer | 601 | 34.0 |
| | Green | Ian Dixon | 545 | 30.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,769 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Baxenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Dickinson | 1,235 | 70.2 |
| | Labour | William Whittaker | 524 | 29.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 711 | 40.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,759 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Siddique Kazi | 1,137 | 62.0 |
| | Labour | Richard Heap | 697 | 38.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,834 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Broadley | 973 | 58.0 |
| | Conservative | Edmund Hogan | 706 | 42.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,679 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Clayton-le-Moors :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Janet Storey | 953 | 53.6 |
| | Labour | John Burke | 824 | 46.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,777 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Huncoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brendan Shiel | 905 | 57.6 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Day | 666 | 42.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,571 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Immanuel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jean Lockwood | 908 | 52.5 |
| | Labour | Edwina McCormack | 822 | 47.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,730 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Milnshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Malcolm Pritchard | 1,061 | 53.7 |
| | Conservative | Derek Scholes | 914 | 46.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,975 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Overton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Mason | 1,344 | 51.9 |
| | Labour | Dennis Baron | 1,246 | 48.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,590 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Rishton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Winifred Jackson | 1,311 | 52.2 |
| | Conservative | Stanley Horne | 1,202 | 47.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,513 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
St Oswald's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Roberts | 1,343 | 55.7 |
| | Labour | John McCormack | 1,069 | 44.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,412 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |