# 2003 Lancaster City Council election

Elections to Lancaster City Council took place on 3 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and it remained in No Overall Control.
Following the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
| Party | Seats |
| Labour | 20 |
| Morecambe Bay Independents | 11 |
| Conservative | 10 |
| Liberal Democrat | 8 |
| Green | 7 |
| Independent | 4 |

## Election result

Lancaster Council Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | Labour | 20 | | | | 33.33 | 24.35 | 8,821 |
| | MB Independent | 11 | | | | 18.33 | 11.88 | 4,303 |
| | Conservative | 10 | | | | 16.67 | 25.68 | 9,301 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 8 | | | | 13.33 | 12.24 | 4,434 |
| | Green | 7 | | | | 11.67 | 16.15 | 5,848 |
| | Independent | 4 | | | | 6.67 | 12.63 | 4,573 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.00 | 0.52 | 187 |
| | Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 183 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36 | 36,220 |

## Ward results
### Bare

Bare (2 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Fretwell | 606 | 28.56 |
| | Conservative | Susan Bray | 468 | 22.05 |
| | MB Independent | June Ashworth | 464 | 21.87 |
| | MB Independent | David Bottoms | 301 | 14.19 |
| | Labour | Steven Ormerod | 198 | 9.33 |
| | Green | Ralph Martyn | 85 | 4.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Bolton-Le-Sands

Bolton-Le-Sands (2 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Keith Budden | 377 | 35.20 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Johnson | 287 | 26.80 |
| | Independent | Arthur Briggs | 253 | 23.62 |
| | Green | Avril Moncaster | 154 | 14.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Bulk

Bulk (3 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Barker | 785 | 17.53 |
| | Labour | Abbott Bryning | 705 | 15.74 |
| | Green | John Whitelegg | 667 | 14.90 |
| | Green | Susan Paylor | 638 | 14.25 |
| | Labour | Ronald Kershaw | 630 | 14.07 |
| | Green | Susanna Holden | 580 | 12.95 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Barney | 212 | 4.73 |
| | Independent | Colin Lennon | 110 | 2.46 |
| | Independent | Andrew McNae | 83 | 1.85 |
| | Independent | Mark Nixon | 68 | 1.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Carnforth

Carnforth (2 councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edna Jones | 364 | 26.40 |
| | Labour | Paul Gardner | 297 | 21.54 |
| | Independent | Robert Roe | 285 | 20.67 |
| | UKIP | Gregory Beaman | 187 | 13.56 |
| | Conservative | Kim Battersby-Hill | 184 | 13.34 |
| | Green | Stephen Hoyland | 62 | 4.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Castle

Castle (3 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Jon Barry | 1,255 | 23.42 |
| | Green | Anne Chapman | 1,124 | 20.97 |
| | Green | Chris Coates | 1,039 | 19.39 |
| | Labour | Michael Gibson | 458 | 8.55 |
| | Labour | Linda Piggott | 432 | 8.06 |
| | Labour | James Groves | 425 | 7.93 |
| | Conservative | Richard Royal | 251 | 4.68 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Wilton | 209 | 3.90 |
| | Independent | Mark Eldon | 166 | 3.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Duke's

Duke's (1 councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Gina Dowding | 328 | 58.99 |
| | Independent | John Jacobs | 79 | 14.21 |
| | Labour | Paeder Broe | 71 | 12.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Livesley | 51 | 9.17 |
| | Conservative | Michael Jackson | 27 | 4.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 44.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 556 | |

### Ellel

Ellel (2 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Helen Helme | 746 | 33.39 |
| | Conservative | Susan Charles | 647 | 28.96 |
| | Labour | Claire Davison | 268 | 12.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Talbot | 267 | 11.95 |
| | Green | Tony Pinkney | 168 | 7.52 |
| | Green | Pamela Whire | 138 | 6.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Halton-with-Aughton

Halton-with-Aughton (1 councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Paul Woodruff | 606 | 79.63 |
| | Conservative | Clive Richardson | 95 | 12.48 |
| | Green | Cherith Adams | 60 | 7.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | 67.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | |

### Harbour

Harbour (3 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Janice Hanson | 585 | 17.99 |
| | Labour | Peter Robinson | 558 | 17.16 |
| | Labour | David Whitaker | 526 | 16.17 |
| | MB Independent | John Barnes | 445 | 13.68 |
| | MB Independent | Christine Stebbing | 404 | 12.42 |
| | MB Independent | Christopher Greenall | 373 | 11.47 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Brown | 267 | 8.21 |
| | Green | Michael Holland | 94 | 2.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Heysham Central

Heysham Central (2 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Joyce Taylor | 610 | 37.24 |
| | MB Independent | Geoffrey Knight | 394 | 24.05 |
| | Labour | Jean Yates | 288 | 17.58 |
| | Conservative | John Battersby-Hill | 276 | 16.85 |
| | Green | Lucy Birbeck | 70 | 4.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Heysham North

Heysham North (2 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tina Clifford | 369 | 23.53 |
| | Labour | Ronald Sands | 346 | 22.07 |
| | MB Independent | Mavis Newton | 281 | 17.92 |
| | MB Independent | Brenda Emmerson | 272 | 17.35 |
| | Conservative | Brian Pearson | 242 | 15.43 |
| | Green | Ian McCulloch | 58 | 3.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Heysham South

Heysham South (3 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MB Independent | Michael Greenall | 633 | 19.92 |
| | MB Independent | Philip Lee | 553 | 17.40 |
| | MB Independent | Shirley Reid | 542 | 17.05 |
| | Labour | Darren Clifford | 454 | 14.29 |
| | Labour | Alan Biddulph | 448 | 14.10 |
| | Labour | Terrie Mercalfe | 365 | 11.49 |
| | Green | Elaine Lewis | 183 | 5.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### John O'Gaunt

John O'Gaunt (3 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Blamire | 824 | 19.89 |
| | Labour | Joseph Ravetz | 672 | 16.22 |
| | Labour | Gareth Millar | 671 | 16.20 |
| | Conservative | Jane Parkinson | 346 | 8.35 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Arnott | 333 | 8.04 |
| | Green | Chris Hart | 279 | 6.73 |
| | Green | Jonathan Mills | 259 | 6.25 |
| | Green | Gisela Renolds | 244 | 5.89 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Sephton | 229 | 5.53 |
| | Independent | Kerry Mason | 135 | 3.26 |
| | Independent | Stephen Johnson | 78 | 1.88 |
| | Independent | James Gill | 73 | 1.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Kellet

Kellet (1 councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Mace | 503 | 60.82 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Ford | 268 | 32.41 |
| | Green | Adrian Mackenzie | 56 | 6.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 28.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 827 | |

### Lower Lune Valley

Lower Lune Valley (2 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Quinton | 725 | 23.96 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Pritchard | 683 | 22.57 |
| | Conservative | George Platts | 651 | 21.51 |
| | Conservative | Frederick McGlade | 576 | 19.04 |
| | Labour | Raymond Hill | 107 | 3.54 |
| | Green | Lucy Hampson | 98 | 3.24 |
| | Labour | Richard Newman-Thompson | 93 | 3.07 |
| | Green | Bronwyn Newton | 93 | 3.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Overton

Overton (1 councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MB Independent | Mort Allan | 243 | 41.26 |
| | Independent | Susan Ayrey | 161 | 27.33 |
| | Conservative | Keith Sowden | 160 | 27.16 |
| | Green | Harriet Orr | 25 | 4.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 13.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 589 | |

### Poulton

Poulton (3 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MB Independent | Evelyn Archer | 568 | 16.99 |
| | MB Independent | Shirley Burns | 538 | 16.09 |
| | Labour | Rebekah Gerrard | 521 | 15.58 |
| | Labour | Beryl Spelling | 458 | 13.70 |
| | MB Independent | Patricia Heath | 447 | 13.37 |
| | Labour | Richard Martin | 438 | 13.10 |
| | Conservative | Jane Brown | 231 | 6.91 |
| | Green | Simone Novello | 113 | 3.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Scotforth East

Scotforth East (2 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gilbert | 757 | 29.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janie Kirkman | 754 | 29.70 |
| | Labour | Richard Mankoff | 312 | 12.29 |
| | Conservative | Derek Sykes | 289 | 11.38 |
| | Conservative | Joan Jackson | 277 | 10.91 |
| | Green | Abigail Mills | 84 | 3.31 |
| | Independent | Andrew Byrne | 33 | 1.30 |
| | Independent | Michael Entwistle | 33 | 1.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Scotforth West

Scotforth West (3 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shiela Denwood | 820 | 14.87 |
| | Green | Emily Heath | 749 | 13.58 |
| | Green | Catriona Stamp | 612 | 11.10 |
| | Green | Mark Rotherham | 491 | 8.90 |
| | Conservative | Val Outram | 431 | 7.82 |
| | Labour | Gwynneth Robertson | 420 | 7.62 |
| | Labour | Robin Pettitt | 418 | 7.58 |
| | Conservative | Robert Chard | 403 | 7.31 |
| | Conservative | Graham Warnock | 360 | 6.52 |
| | Independent | Jan Pacula | 224 | 4.06 |
| | Independent | Peter Corke | 211 | 3.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Morrow | 195 | 3.54 |
| | Independent | Susinne Mason | 180 | 3.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Silverdale

Silverdale (1 councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Fishwick | 499 | 56.64 |
| | Independent | Peter Roberts | 281 | 31.90 |
| | Green | Amanda Bingley | 101 | 11.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 21.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 881 | |

### Skerton East

Skerton East (3 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Harrison | 600 | 22.68 |
| | Labour | Charles Grattan | 588 | 22.22 |
| | Labour | Robert Redfern | 489 | 18.48 |
| | Independent | Roger Dennison | 318 | 12.02 |
| | Green | Ashley Toms | 234 | 8.84 |
| | Conservative | Jean Holland | 233 | 8.81 |
| | Green | Robert Poole | 184 | 6.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Skerton West

Skerton West (3 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Janet Horner | 657 | 21.06 |
| | Labour | Jean Jones | 645 | 20.68 |
| | Labour | Roger Sherlock | 594 | 19.04 |
| | Conservative | John Airey | 297 | 9.52 |
| | Independent | William Harrison | 265 | 8.50 |
| | Independent | Stephen Pughsley | 242 | 7.76 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Thomas Penney | 183 | 5.87 |
| | Green | Dominic Harrison | 127 | 4.07 |
| | Green | Stephen Dickinson | 109 | 3.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Slyne-with-Hest

Slyne-with-Hest (2 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Rogerson | 801 | 32.92 |
| | Conservative | James Thomas | 770 | 31.65 |
| | Independent | Frank Briggs-Allen | 358 | 14.71 |
| | Independent | Mark Stuart-Burgess | 324 | 13.32 |
| | Green | Mark Westcombe | 180 | 7.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Torrisholme

Torrisholme (3 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Day | 1,098 | 22.04 |
| | MB Independent | Evelyn Ashworth | 656 | 13.17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Clift | 630 | 12.65 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Hagel | 624 | 12.53 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Airey | 592 | 11.88 |
| | Labour | Richard Grave | 460 | 9.23 |
| | MB Independent | David Barker | 429 | 8.61 |
| | Labour | Michael Varey | 316 | 6.34 |
| | Green | Cathryn Morton | 177 | 3.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### University

University (2 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Langhorn | 308 | 24.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Stone | 251 | 19.79 |
| | Green | Patricia McGrath | 227 | 17.90 |
| | Labour | Claire Johnson | 209 | 16.48 |
| | Green | Graham Hunt | 160 | 12.62 |
| | Conservative | Dewi Williams | 113 | 8.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Upper Lune Valley

Upper Lune Valley (1 councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Airey | 653 | 70.06 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Mason | 279 | 29.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 40.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 932 | |

### Warton

Warton (1 councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jean Dent | 297 | 51.38 |
| | Conservative | Graham Agnew | 192 | 33.22 |
| | Green | Paul Harvey | 89 | 15.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 18.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 578 | |

### Westgate

Westgate (3 councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MB Independent | David Kerr | 619 | 23.02 |
| | MB Independent | Anthony Wade | 601 | 22.35 |
| | MB Independent | Geoffrey Wilson | 576 | 21.42 |
| | Labour | Albert Thornton | 471 | 17.52 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Mingins | 297 | 11.04 |
| | Green | Richard Twine | 125 | 4.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |