The2003 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members ofWalsallMetropolitan Borough Council in theWest Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed underno overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Overallturnout at the election was 26.7%.[3]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 | +1 | 44.4 | 42.0 | 18,182 | +0.8% | |||
| Labour | 8 | -1 | 44.4 | 35.2 | 15,224 | -4.7% | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 4,732 | +1.5% | |||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 2,137 | -0.2% | |||
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 1,970 | +2.6% | |||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,050 | +0.9% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Ansell | 1,869 | 59.3 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Royston Sheward | 827 | 26.2 | +12.6 | |
| Labour | Steven King | 457 | 14.5 | −4.1 | |
| Majority | 1,042 | 33.0 | −6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,153 | 32.7 | −2.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Eardley | 1,734 | 69.9 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | Peter Upton | 747 | 30.1 | −6.2 | |
| Majority | 987 | 39.8 | +12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,481 | 25.1 | −2.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keith Chambers | 1,157 | 60.1 | −3.4 | |
| Conservative | Jennifer Beale | 767 | 39.9 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 390 | 20.3 | −6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,924 | 20.6 | −2.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carol Rose | 916 | 53.2 | −8.6 | |
| Conservative | Mohammed Arshad | 566 | 32.9 | −0.4 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Martin Lynch | 240 | 13.9 | +9.0 | |
| Majority | 350 | 20.3 | −8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,722 | 18.8 | −5.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Robertson | 745 | 56.4 | −2.9 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Peter Smith | 308 | 23.3 | +14.4 | |
| Conservative | Chad Pitt | 268 | 20.3 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 437 | 33.1 | −6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,321 | 18.0 | −1.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frederick Westley | 1,125 | 47.5 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Desmond Pitt | 952 | 40.2 | +1.4 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Alan Davies | 290 | 12.3 | +12.3 | |
| Majority | 173 | 7.3 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,367 | 22.0 | −5.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Turner | 1,114 | 56.2 | +9.5 | |
| Labour | Violet Upton | 869 | 43.8 | −9.5 | |
| Majority | 245 | 12.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,983 | 21.7 | −3.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dorreen Farrell-Evans | 972 | 61.8 | −8.4 | |
| Conservative | Haqnawaz Khan | 308 | 19.6 | −10.2 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Alan Johnston | 292 | 18.6 | +18.6 | |
| Majority | 664 | 42.2 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,572 | 19.1 | −2.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Zahid Ali | 1,264 | 33.2 | −10.8 | |
| Independent | Edward Moorman | 831 | 21.8 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Barker | 777 | 20.4 | +9.4 | |
| Labour | Martin Evans | 535 | 14.1 | −6.6 | |
| UKIP | Derek Bennett | 359 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
| Socialist Alliance | David Church | 38 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 433 | 11.4 | −11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,804 | 36.0 | −3.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mohammad Yasin | 1,510 | 47.8 | +15.0 | |
| Labour | Mark Pulford | 1,020 | 32.3 | −13.3 | |
| Independent | Richard Cullum | 348 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Azra Jabbar | 279 | 8.8 | −12.7 | |
| Majority | 490 | 15.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,157 | 33.5 | −3.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marco Longhi | 1,927 | 54.2 | −5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Dickens | 898 | 25.3 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | Wendy Collins | 624 | 17.6 | +0.0 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Derek Roddy | 105 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 1,029 | 29.0 | −11.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,554 | 31.6 | −5.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Towe | 1,156 | 50.8 | +15.2 | |
| Labour | Maria-Rosaria Burley | 1,118 | 49.2 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 38 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,274 | 33.0 | −3.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dennis Anson | 1,070 | 58.7 | −2.7 | |
| Conservative | Doris Silvester | 531 | 29.1 | +3.4 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Brian Powell | 222 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
| Majority | 539 | 29.6 | −6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,823 | 27.4 | −2.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Doreeen Shires | 891 | 40.9 | −12.5 | |
| Independent | Frederick Harris | 466 | 21.4 | +21.4 | |
| Labour | Gareth Walker | 452 | 20.7 | −8.2 | |
| Conservative | Rachel Walker | 372 | 17.1 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 425 | 19.5 | −5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,181 | 25.9 | +1.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammad Nazir | 1,337 | 50.8 | +1.7 | |
| Conservative | Susan Allen | 831 | 31.5 | −3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Shires | 356 | 13.5 | +6.7 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Stephanie Peart | 110 | 4.2 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 506 | 19.2 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,634 | 37.0 | +0.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Douglas-Maul | 2,135 | 62.5 | −2.6 | |
| UKIP | Steven Grey | 691 | 20.2 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | Thomas Charlton | 590 | 17.3 | −4.7 | |
| Majority | 1,444 | 42.3 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,416 | 32.0 | −0.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Valerie Woodruff | 983 | 51.3 | −5.5 | |
| Labour | Robert Matthews | 468 | 24.4 | −2.9 | |
| Conservative | Lisa Hodgetts | 380 | 19.8 | +3.9 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Alan Paddock | 86 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Majority | 515 | 26.9 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,917 | 20.7 | −2.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sean Coughlan | 1,022 | 50.8 | −4.0 | |
| Conservative | Steven Turner | 498 | 24.8 | −2.0 | |
| Independent | Gerald Watkins | 492 | 24.5 | +24.5 | |
| Majority | 524 | 26.0 | −2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,012 | 21.5 | −1.5 | ||