# 2003 Preston City Council election

This article details the results of Elections to Preston City Council held in May 2003
Preston Council is elected "in thirds", which means in 2002 the entire council was up for election and in subsequent years one councillor from the three-member wards and one councillor from selected two-member wards defend their seat. In these result tables, the share of the vote is blank as the 2002 elections cannot be fairly compared. Any gain or loss can be recorded as each year the councillors are defending their ward results.
For more results see Preston local elections

## Ward Results
### Ashton

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Tyson | 605 | 54.3 |
| | Labour | Mark Routledge | 509 | 45.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,130 | 33 |

### Brookfield

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nerys Eaves | 637 | 53.7 |
| | Conservative | David Johnston | 549 | 46.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,196 | 22 |

### College

Preston City Council Elections: College ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jill Truby | 676 | 55.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Turner | 377 | 30.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Jackson | 171 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,186 | 38 |

### Deepdale

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | No description | Joyce Cartright | 870 | 64.9 |
| | Labour | Javed Iqbal | 306 | 22.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter McElhone | 165 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 564 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,356 | 36 |

### Garrison

Preston City Council Elections: Garrison ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Marie Francoise Milne | 869 | 62.9 |
| | Labour | Marcus Quick | 256 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Vickers | 256 | 18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,386 | 27 |

### Greyfriars

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Horton | 1,592 | 62.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Porter | 636 | 26.1 |
| | Labour | Alan Woods | 213 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,447 | 46 |

### Ingol

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Pringle | 594 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Shannon | 501 | |
| | Conservative | Kathryn Calder | 432 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Hudson | 430 | |
| | Labour | Alan Foster | 336 | |
| | Labour | Ian Walton | 292 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 & 71 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,590 [votes] | 46 |

### Larches

Preston City Council Elections: Larches ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martyn Rawlinson | 571 | 38.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bastable | 526 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative | Jane Balshaw | 388 | 26.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,149 | 27 |

### Lea

Preston City Council Elections: Lea ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Brown | 652 | 48.9 |
| | Conservative | Pilar Maria Sanz-Moreno | 493 | 37.0 |
| | Labour | Marie Johnson | 189 | 14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | 30 |

### Moor Park

Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Francesco de Molfetta | 650 | 71.43 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Driver | 260 | 28.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 910 | 24 |

### Preston Rural East

Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural East ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Cartright | 842 | 78.8 |
| | Labour | John Houghton | 226 | 21.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 616 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,078 | 35 |

### Ribbleton

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Rollo | 674 | 65.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Balshaw | 359 | 34.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,046 | 19 |

### Riversway

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bhikhu Patel | 577 | 47.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mavis Cooper | 331 | 27.3 |
| | Conservative | Ann-Marie Hunter | 305 | 25.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,225 | 26 |

### Sharoe Green

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eric Fazackerley | 960 | 59.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Newsham | 346 | 21.5 |
| | Labour | Terrence Mattinson | 301 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 614 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,611 | 31 |

### St George's

Preston City Council Elections: St George's ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Thomas Hull | 411 | 62.7 |
| | Conservative | Gulam Hussain Mulla | 245 | 37.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 656 | 20.7 |

### St Matthew's

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthew's ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Hall | 788 | 72.5 |
| | Conservative | Thomas George Whalley | 299 | 27.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,112 | 23 |

### Town Centre

Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre Ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Socialist Alliance | Michael Lavalette | 546 | 37.81 |
| | Labour | Musa Ahmed Jiwa | 440 | 30.47 |
| | Conservative | Julian Sedgewick | 228 | 15.79 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Pennington | 220 | 15.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 1.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,444 | 28.0 |
| | Socialist Alliance gain from Labour | Socialist Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Tulketh

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steven Brooks | 791 | 50.9 |
| | Conservative | Margaret McManus | 764 | 49.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,571 | 30 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### University

Preston City Council Elections: University ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Swindells | 278 | 59.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dowellian | 193 | 41.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 476 | 22.0 |