Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party. Overall turnout was 51.5%.
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12 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 18
- Labour 17
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 58.3 | 50.5 | 11,774 | +1.1% | |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 41.7 | 47.1 | 10,981 | -2.6% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 545 | +2.3% | |
Ward results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Miles Parkinson | 948 | 56.1 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Taylor | 743 | 43.9 | ||
| Majority | 205 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,691 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Barton | 623 | 35.2 | ||
| Labour | Wendy Dwyer | 601 | 34.0 | ||
| Green | Ian Dixon | 545 | 30.8 | ||
| Majority | 22 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,769 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Dickinson | 1,235 | 70.2 | ||
| Labour | William Whittaker | 524 | 29.8 | ||
| Majority | 711 | 40.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,759 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Siddique Kazi | 1,137 | 62.0 | ||
| Labour | Richard Heap | 697 | 38.0 | ||
| Majority | 440 | 24.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,834 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Broadley | 973 | 58.0 | ||
| Conservative | Edmund Hogan | 706 | 42.0 | ||
| Majority | 267 | 16.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,679 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Janet Storey | 953 | 53.6 | ||
| Labour | John Burke | 824 | 46.4 | ||
| Majority | 129 | 7.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,777 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brendan Shiel | 905 | 57.6 | ||
| Conservative | Patricia Day | 666 | 42.4 | ||
| Majority | 239 | 15.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,571 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jean Lockwood | 908 | 52.5 | ||
| Labour | Edwina McCormack | 822 | 47.5 | ||
| Majority | 186 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,730 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Malcolm Pritchard | 1,061 | 53.7 | ||
| Conservative | Derek Scholes | 914 | 46.3 | ||
| Majority | 147 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,975 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Mason | 1,344 | 51.9 | ||
| Labour | Dennis Baron | 1,246 | 48.1 | ||
| Majority | 98 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,590 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Winifred Jackson | 1,311 | 52.2 | ||
| Conservative | Stanley Horne | 1,202 | 47.8 | ||
| Majority | 109 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,513 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Roberts | 1,343 | 55.7 | ||
| Labour | John McCormack | 1,069 | 44.3 | ||
| Majority | 274 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,412 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||