
The2003 Carlisle City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members ofCarlisleDistrict Council inCumbria,England. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative Party lost overall control of the council tono overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Overallturnout at the election was 31.4%, slightly down from the 31.7% in 2002.[3]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 47.4 | 41.1 | 9,317 | -1.8% | |
| Labour | 8 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 42.1 | 44.1 | 10,016 | +0.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 3,304 | +3.6% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.3 | 59 | -1.8% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Toole | 948 | 59.3 | −1.0 | |
| Labour | Mohammed Harid | 650 | 40.7 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 298 | 18.6 | −1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,598 | 34.3 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mary Styth | 570 | 47.2 | −1.2 | |
| Conservative | Neville Lishman | 425 | 35.2 | −2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Tootle | 153 | 12.7 | +1.2 | |
| Independent | Steven Cochrane | 59 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 145 | 12.0 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,207 | 29.2 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Scarborough | 698 | 60.7 | −2.4 | |
| Conservative | Gareth Ellis | 452 | 39.3 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 246 | 21.4 | −4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,150 | 26.0 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Collier | 391 | 72.5 | ||
| Labour | Robin Pearson | 148 | 27.5 | ||
| Majority | 243 | 45.1 | |||
| Turnout | 539 | 34.0 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Hodgson | 603 | 57.6 | +8.5 | |
| Labour | Raymond Warwick | 443 | 42.4 | +9.0 | |
| Majority | 160 | 15.3 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,046 | 24.7 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Im Thurn | 719 | 72.6 | −5.1 | |
| Conservative | David Blackadder | 272 | 27.4 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 447 | 45.1 | −10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 991 | 23.1 | |||
| Labourgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Dodd | 780 | 45.5 | −2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Allison | 654 | 38.1 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | Ann Warwick | 281 | 16.4 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 126 | 7.3 | −7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,715 | 40.4 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh McDevitt | 834 | 70.9 | +3.4 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Metcalfe | 232 | 19.7 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Olwyn Luckley | 111 | 9.4 | −5.5 | |
| Majority | 602 | 51.1 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,177 | 26.9 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cyril Weber | 851 | 67.3 | +5.2 | |
| Conservative | Michele Gwillim | 311 | 24.6 | −13.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Aldersey | 102 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 540 | 42.7 | +18.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,264 | 28.3 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Knapton | 419 | 76.5 | ||
| Labour | Alex Faulds | 129 | 23.5 | ||
| Majority | 290 | 52.9 | |||
| Turnout | 548 | 33.7 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Jefferson | 568 | 62.2 | +3.0 | |
| Labour | Robert Dodds | 345 | 37.8 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 223 | 24.4 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 913 | 29.0 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cyril Bowman | 421 | 82.7 | ||
| Labour | Roger Horne | 88 | 17.3 | ||
| Majority | 333 | 65.4 | |||
| Turnout | 509 | 32.8 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ralph Aldersey | 947 | 50.3 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | John Bell | 935 | 49.7 | +10.9 | |
| Majority | 12 | 0.6 | −11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,882 | 39.7 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Reginald Watson | 691 | 49.0 | −10.8 | |
| Conservative | Lawrence Fisher | 551 | 39.1 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Tweedie | 167 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
| Majority | 140 | 9.9 | −9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,409 | 30.8 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Firth | 737 | 74.3 | −3.3 | |
| Labour | John Hale | 255 | 25.7 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 482 | 48.6 | −6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 992 | 30.2 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jacquelyne Geddes | 930 | 56.6 | −9.2 | |
| Labour | Keith Aitken | 479 | 29.2 | −5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger O'Brienn | 234 | 14.2 | +14.2 | |
| Majority | 451 | 27.4 | −4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,643 | 35.3 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Martlew | 774 | 63.8 | −5.4 | |
| Conservative | Richard Hyslop | 273 | 22.5 | −8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Osler | 167 | 13.8 | +13.8 | |
| Majority | 501 | 41.3 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,214 | 30.2 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Earp | 983 | 76.9 | +15.3 | |
| Labour | Helen Horne | 295 | 23.1 | +23.1 | |
| Majority | 688 | 53.8 | +30.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,278 | 37.4 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Hendry | 831 | 51.3 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | Bryan Hodgson | 624 | 38.5 | −5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hannah Farmer | 166 | 10.2 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 207 | 12.8 | +11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,621 | 34.0 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||