# 2003 Salford City Council election

Elections to Salford Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 40.7%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 51
* Liberal Democrat 5
* Conservative 3
* Independent 1

## Election result

Salford Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 | 52.8 | 33,716 | -0.1% |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.0 | 23.4 | 14,950 | +5.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 13,404 | -4.5% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,556 | +0.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 290 | +0.1% |

## Ward results

Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neville Clark | 1,697 | 59.3 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Mathieson | 588 | 20.6 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Taylor | 575 | 20.1 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,109 | 38.7 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,883 | 38.6 | +16.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blackfriars :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Benjamin Wallsworth | 1,258 | 66.2 | −7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Brettle | 374 | 19.7 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Garside | 268 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 884 | 46.5 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,920 | 33.8 | +13.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Broughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bernard Murphy | 1,425 | 70.8 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Carson | 589 | 29.2 | +16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 836 | 41.6 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,033 | 37.1 | +13.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cadishead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Hunt | 1,723 | 59.8 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hill | 799 | 27.7 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Gower | 361 | 12.5 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 924 | 32.1 | +14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,895 | 45.0 | +16.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Owen | 1,904 | 46.9 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Wheeler | 1,646 | 40.5 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Jeremiah Horgan | 513 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 6.4 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,092 | 43.2 | +15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Eccles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Morris | 1,859 | 49.0 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Edwards | 995 | 26.2 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Minty | 938 | 24.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 864 | 22.8 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,818 | 42.9 | +15.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Irlam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Jones | 1,576 | 50.8 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | William Dixon | 739 | 23.8 | −8.2 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Wood | 428 | 13.8 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Lomax | 357 | 11.5 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 27.0 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,114 | 42.8 | +17.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kersal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Wilson | 1,552 | 49.7 | −23.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Sievers | 978 | 31.3 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Sydney Cooper | 595 | 19.0 | +19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 18.4 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,156 | 37.1 | +11.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Langworthy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Leaston | 1,078 | 63.1 | +14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Cooke | 631 | 36.9 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 447 | 26.2 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,723 | 34.0 | +12.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Little Hulton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Burgoyne | 1,777 | 67.1 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cowpe | 467 | 17.6 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | John Mosley | 406 | 15.3 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,310 | 49.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,675 | 38.7 | +19.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ordsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles McIntyre | 1,036 | 59.4 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Gibbons | 539 | 30.9 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Gary Green | 168 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 28.5 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,759 | 36.2 | +18.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pendlebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bernard Lea | 2,691 | 69.0 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Weston | 1,211 | 31.0 | +12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,480 | 38.0 | −6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,943 | 38.9 | +14.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pendleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Warmisham | 1,373 | 63.6 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Drake | 498 | 23.1 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Healey | 287 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 875 | 51.2 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,183 | 33.8 | +13.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Swinton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Dawson | 2,401 | 66.9 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Neil Levay | 1,190 | 33.1 | +13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,211 | 33.8 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,629 | 40.7 | +15.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Swinton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Douglas Daniels | 2,253 | 55.2 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Allcock | 1,832 | 44.8 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | 10.4 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,128 | 42.7 | +15.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walkden North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vincent Devine | 2,164 | 67.2 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Walter Edwards | 590 | 18.3 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Rushton | 468 | 14.5 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,574 | 48.9 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,254 | 40.7 | +18.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walkden South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norbert Potter | 1,790 | 35.2 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Declan Harrington | 1,301 | 25.6 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Ogden | 1,076 | 21.2 | −1.0 |
| | Independent | David Bowers | 912 | 18.0 | +18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 9.6 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,110 | 42.7 | +18.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Weaste & Seedley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Clague | 1,381 | 45.5 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rick Powell | 1,020 | 33.6 | −10.3 |
| | Conservative | Robin Garrido | 421 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| | Independent | Alan Booth | 216 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 11.9 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,060 | 42.3 | +13.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Winton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Lancaster | 1,867 | 53.9 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Bradbury | 855 | 24.7 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Judith Tope | 742 | 21.4 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,012 | 29.2 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,494 | 39.7 | +17.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Worsley & Boothstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beryl Howard | 2,318 | 41.9 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Riding | 1,761 | 31.8 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | Warren Coates | 1,169 | 21.1 | +5.2 |
| | Green | Ian Davies | 290 | 5.2 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 10.1 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,560 | 50.0 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |