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The 2003 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 50
- Conservative 7
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Independent 3[2]
Election result
The results saw Labour lose 2 seats to the Conservatives in Pontefract South and Wakefield Rural, and 1 seat to the Liberal Democrats in Ossett.[3] Labour remained firmly in control, and while they were disappointed to lose 3 seats, the results were seen as being "not too bad" by the Labour council leader Peter Box.[3][4] No other party won any seats, but the votes for the British National Party concerned the other political leaders.[3][4] Voter turnout was lowest in South Elmsall ward at 18.6%.[5]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 17 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 81.0 | 46.1 | 27,678 | -7.4% | |
| Conservative | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 14.3 | 25.3 | 15,168 | +0.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.8 | 11.2 | 6,700 | -0.2% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 6,896 | +5.5% | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,413 | +2.4% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 913 | +1.0% | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 707 | -1.7% | |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 390 | +0.0% | |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 141 | -0.2% | |
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Nicholson | 1,117 | 58.7 | -16.9 | |
| Independent | John Bird | 621 | 32.6 | +32.6 | |
| Conservative | Madge Richards | 166 | 8.7 | -5.7 | |
| Majority | 496 | 26.1 | -35.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,904 | 20.7 | +1.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Phelps | 1,655 | 80.6 | -1.5 | |
| Conservative | Charles Scholes | 399 | 19.4 | +8.2 | |
| Majority | 1,256 | 61.2 | -9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,054 | 19.5 | -1.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Box | 1,424 | 75.3 | -7.6 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Rhodes | 320 | 16.9 | +6.1 | |
| Socialist Labour | Kathryn Summerscales | 148 | 7.8 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 1,104 | 58.4 | -13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,892 | 19.9 | -2.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roy Hirst | 1,310 | 40.3 | -10.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James McDougall | 769 | 23.7 | +1.8 | |
| Independent | Christopher Hazell | 640 | 19.7 | +19.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael Ledgard | 530 | 16.3 | -1.8 | |
| Majority | 541 | 16.6 | -12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,249 | 26.8 | +1.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Isherwood | 1,554 | 71.3 | -11.7 | |
| Conservative | Terence Brown | 433 | 19.9 | +2.9 | |
| Socialist Labour | Zane Carpenter | 192 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
| Majority | 1,121 | 51.4 | -14.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,179 | 20.4 | +0.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||