2003 Wolverhampton City Council election

The Council elections held in Wolverhampton in 2003 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

Average turnout for the City was 29.36%

Wednesfield South ward was notable in that the majority was only 2 votes, representing a majority of only 0.07% over the second placed candidate.

Election result

Bilston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Birch	255	14.62
	Labour	Thomas Turner	1068	61.24
	Conservative	Sarah Wynne	414	23.74
Majority			654	37.50
Turnout			1,744	20.90

Bilston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Haynes	922	38.11
	Liberal Democrats	Frances Heap	307	12.69
	Labour	Philip Page	1171	48.41
Majority			249	10.29
Turnout			2,419	23.28

Blakenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Butler	256	9.53
	Conservative	John Corns	453	16.86
	Labour	Judith Rowley	1943	72.31
Majority			1490	55.45
Turnout			2,687	30.55

Bushbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paula Brookfield	1067	45.29
	Conservative	Christine Riddle	1001	42.49
	Liberal Democrats	John Steatham	279	11.81
Majority			66	2.80
Turnout			2,347	27.21

East Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Francis Docherty	1099	62.66
	Conservative	Robert Green	407	23.20
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Whitehouse	240	13.68
Majority			692	39.45
Turnout			1,754	23.36

Ettingshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen Birch	270	14.77
	Conservative	Peter Dobb	321	17.56
	Labour	Alan Smith	1230	67.29
Majority			909	49.73
Turnout			1,828	21.63

Fallings Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Evans	973	37.51
	Labour	Geoffrey Foster	1316	50.73
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Lawrence	304	11.72
Majority			343	13.22
Turnout			2,594	31.89

Graiseley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	David Hawkins	145	3.78
	Conservative	John Mellor	1624	42.36
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Millar	306	7.98
	Labour	Mam Mohan Passi	1741	45.41
Majority			117	3.05
Turnout			3,834	42.40

Heath Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Morriss Berry	331	19.45
	Liberal	Colin Hallmark	531	31.20
	Labour	Milkinderpal Jaspal	827	48.59
Majority			296	17.39
Turnout			1,702	21.25

Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Knight	438	31.47
	Labour	Peter O'Neill	946	67.96
Majority			508	36.49
Turnout			1,392	16.50

Merry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Manohar Minhas	774	25.21
	Conservative	David Nicholls	1868	60.85
	Liberal Democrats	Jessica Pringle	415	13.52
Majority			1094	35.64
Turnout			3,070	32.52

Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Bromley	1012	36.26
	Labour	Ian Brookfield	1304	46.72
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Jenkins	464	16.62
Majority			292	10.46
Turnout			2,791	29.46

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Lewis	476	12.72
	Conservative	Geoffrey Patten	1662	44.40
	Labour	Sandra Samuels	1303	34.81
Majority			359	9.59
Turnout			3,743	36.75

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paddy Bradley	2127	58.32
	Labour	David Hampton	1071	29.37
	Liberal Democrats	June Hemsley	428	11.74
Majority			1056	28.96
Turnout			3,647	36.76

St Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Paul Armstrong	143	5.59
	Liberal Democrats	David Jack	652	25.50
	Labour	Roger Lawrence	1438	56.24
	Conservative	Harjinder Sangha	311	12.16
Majority			786	30.74
Turnout			2,557	25.47

Spring Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Fellows	287	8.43
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Heap	2094	61.53
	Labour	John Bruton	1011	29.71
Majority			786	30.74
Turnout			2,557	25.47

Tettenhall Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maqsood Ahmed	355	13.75
	Conservative	John Davis	1746	67.62
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Gray	472	18.28
Majority			1274	49.34
Turnout			2,582	28.29

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Bennett	349	10.37
	Labour	William Reynolds	575	17.07
	Conservative	Joan Stevenson	2426	72.05
Majority			1851	54.97
Turnout			3,367	37.46

Wednesfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Birch	323	11.74
	Conservative	David Bourne	1217	44.24
	Labour	Gwendoline Stafford Good	1208	43.91
Majority			9	0.33
Turnout			2,751	31.60

Wednesfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Jenkins	292	10.69
	Labour	Paul Kalinauckas	1214	44.45
	Conservative	Fiona Latter	1216	44.53
Majority			2	0.07
Turnout			2,731	31.14

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Preceded by Wolverhampton Council election 2002

Wolverhampton local elections

Succeeded by Wolverhampton Council election 2004