# 2003 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election

Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 31
* Conservative 10
* Liberal Democrat 2

## Results

Ellesmere Port and Neston Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 12 | -2 | 80.0 | 54.5 | 7,467 | +5.5 |
| Conservative | 3 | +2 | 20.0 | 31.7 | 4,346 | -9.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 1,744 | +2.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 149 | New |

## Ward results

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Donald Davies | 380 | 77.6 |
| | Conservative | Anne Hughes | 110 | 22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 55.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 490 | |
Grange (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Sherlock | 535 |
| | Labour | Barbara Shephard | 530 |
| | Conservative | Susan Thomas | 150 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,215 |
Groves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Anderson | 388 | 51.4 |
| | Labour | Graham Stothard | 278 | 36.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Neal | 89 | 11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 755 | |
Ledsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Starkey | 647 | 45.5 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | George Foster | 521 | 36.6 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Handley | 178 | 12.5 | −0.6 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Gregory | 76 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | 8.9 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,422 | | |
Little Neston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Reg Chrimes | 630 | 56.5 |
| | Conservative | Kay Loch | 300 | 26.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Falconer | 185 | 16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 29.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,115 | |
Neston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Davies | 501 | 56.4 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Kevan | 241 | 27.1 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Shipman | 146 | 16.4 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 29.3 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 888 | | |
Parkgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Dowdings | 834 | 67.4 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | David Rudd | 331 | 26.7 | −2.2 |
| | UKIP | Henry Crocker | 73 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 40.7 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,238 | | |
Rivacre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Claydon | 328 | 58.2 |
| | Conservative | Terence Harvey | 127 | 22.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Handley | 109 | 19.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 35.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 564 | |
Rossmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ivor Jones | 702 | 58.2 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Thomas | 282 | 23.4 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael English | 222 | 18.4 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 34.8 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,206 | | |
Stanlow and Wolverham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Griffiths | 429 | 54.6 | −26.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Brown | 262 | 33.3 | +33.3 |
| | Conservative | Henry Humpage | 95 | 12.1 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 11.3 | −51.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 786 | | |
Strawberry Fields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharon Hill | 375 | 44.1 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Karl Hardwick | 289 | 34.0 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Chrusciezl | 186 | 21.9 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 10.1 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 850 | | |
Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Jones | 580 | 54.3 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | John Gordon | 313 | 29.3 | +0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Pemberton | 175 | 16.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 25.0 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,068 | | |
Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Venables | 676 | 89.7 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hughes | 78 | 10.3 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 79.4 | +17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 754 | | |
Whitby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Walsh | 671 | 49.5 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Janice Farquharson | 492 | 36.3 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Martin | 192 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 13.2 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,355 | | |