2003 Hull City Council election

The 2003 Hull City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.^[1]

The council had fallen from Labour control in the 2002 election after the Liberal Democrats made big gains.^[2] The 2003 election saw controversy over a proposal to demolish 2,500 council houses in Hull,^[2] which had seen some Liberal Democrat cabinet members sacked and other councillors leave the party.^[3] The results saw Labour make 4 gains to become the largest party on the council once again,^[4] which enabled them to form the administration on the council.^[5]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Hull Local Election Result 2003
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	10	4	0	+4	52.6	44.8	16,570	+5.7%
Liberal Democrats	7	0	3	-3	36.8	37.3	13,823	-8.8%
Independent	2	0	1	-1	10.5	7.2	2,658	+0.9%
Conservative	0	0	0	0	0	7.2	2,661	+0.1%
Green	0	0	0	0	0	1.4	507	+0.7%
BNP	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	330	+0.9%
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	271	+0.4%
Socialist Alliance	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	167	+0.4%
Legalise Cannabis	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	39	+0.1%

Ward results

Avenue^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	David Woods	1,449	57.9
	Labour	Harold Neilson	708	28.3
	Green	Louise Muston	180	7.2
	Socialist Alliance	Geoffrey Collier	167	6.7
Majority			741	29.6
Turnout			2,504
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Beverley^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	David McCobb	1,386	61.1
	Labour	John Shields	542	23.9
	Conservative	Andrew Forster	339	15.0
Majority			844	37.2
Turnout			2,267
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Boothferry^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Woods	1,086	44.5
	Labour	Michael Whiting	971	39.8
	Conservative	John Sharp	383	15.7
Majority			115	4.7
Turnout			2,440
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bransholme East^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Nadene Burton	538	40.3
	Labour	John Webster	445	33.3
	Liberal Democrats	Dereck Hardman	274	20.5
	BNP	Alan Siddle	77	5.8
Majority			93	7.0
Turnout			1,334
	Independent hold		Swing

Bransholme West^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon Wilson	823	69.2	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Mathieson	162	13.6	−15.6
	BNP	Richard Brown	119	10.0	+10.0
	Independent	Robert Harrison	86	7.2	+7.2
Majority			661	55.6	+22.8
Turnout			1,190
	Labour hold		Swing

Derringham^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Clare Page	720	35.5
	Labour	Brian Wadforth	663	32.7
	UKIP	John Cornforth	271	13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Garry Oglesby	194	9.6
	Conservative	Robert Cook	181	8.9
Majority			57	2.8
Turnout			2,029
	Independent hold		Swing

Drypool^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gary Wareing	1,312	53.2
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Obridge	996	40.4
	Conservative	Alan Winzor	158	6.4
Majority			316	12.8
Turnout			2,466
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Holderness^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Uzzell	1,131	45.2
	Labour	Rilba Jones	1,105	44.2
	Conservative	Albert Greendale	266	10.6
Majority			26	1.0
Turnout			2,502
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ings^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Philip Webster	1,486	51.7
	Liberal Democrats	Frederick Healand	1,164	40.5
	Conservative	Andrew Hanson	226	7.9
Majority			322	11.2
Turnout			2,876
	Labour hold		Swing

Kings Park^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Carl Minns	716	55.6
	Labour	Daniel Brown	363	28.2
	Independent	Katharina Hancock	152	11.8
	Conservative	Sheila Airey	56	4.4
Majority			353	27.2
Turnout			1,287
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Longhill^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Black	1,221	63.8
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur Walker	395	20.6
	Conservative	Robert Brown	188	9.8
	Green	Raymond Atkin	110	5.7
Majority			826	43.2
Turnout			1,914
	Labour hold		Swing

Marfleet^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brenda Petch	1,335	75.3
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Uzzell	438	24.7
Majority			897	50.6
Turnout			1,773
	Labour hold		Swing

Myton^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Colin Inglis	1,154	57.2
	Liberal Democrats	Miriam Benson	489	24.3
	Conservative	Richard McConnell	150	7.4
	Independent	Malcolm Fields	130	6.4
	Green	Peter Grayley	93	4.6
Majority			665	32.9
Turnout			2,016
	Labour hold		Swing

Newington^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Kathryn Lavery	650	53.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Harris	457	37.4
	Conservative	David Thompson	116	9.5
Majority			193	15.7
Turnout			1,223
	Labour hold		Swing

Newland^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Collinson	587	44.6
	Labour	Rodney Evans	506	38.5
	Conservative	Basil Bulmer	106	8.1
	Green	James Russell	77	5.9
	Legalise Cannabis	Carl Wagner	39	3.0
Majority			81	6.1
Turnout			1,315
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Orchard Park and Greenwood^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Trevor Larsen	1,095	52.0
	Independent	Tony Fee	387	18.4
	Independent	Louis Barron	358	17.0
	BNP	David Hannam	134	6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Williams	132	6.3
Majority			708	33.6
Turnout			2,106
	Labour hold		Swing

Pickering^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Julie Lowery	1,045	45.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Godden	790	34.4
	Independent	Peter Mawer	239	10.4
	Conservative	Reginald Britton	173	7.5
	Independent	Glenn Dickinson	48	2.1
Majority			255	11.1
Turnout			2,295
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Sutton^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Kenneth Turner	1,146	46.1
	Liberal Democrats	Kalvin Neal	1,145	46.1
	Conservative	Colin Baxter	194	7.8
Majority			1	0.04
Turnout			2,485
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

University^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Randall	832	47.7
	Labour	John Nicholson	741	42.4
	Conservative	David Whellan	125	7.2
	Green	Gertrude Garton	47	2.7
Majority			81	5.3
Turnout			1,745
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

No elections were held in Bricknell, Southcoates East, Southcoates West and St Andrews wards.

References

^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Labour faces tough Yorkshire fight". BBC News Online. 7 April 2003. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
^ "Election preview: Education remains key issue as parties poised to undergo test". Yorkshire Post. 14 May 2004. p. 1. ISSN 0963-1496.
^ "Yorkshire Lincolnshire: Swings and Roundabouts". BBC News Online. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
^ "Labour make comeback in Hull". BBC News Online. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
^ "Election results; English Councils; Local elections 2003". The Times. 2 May 2003. p. 16. ISSN 0140-0460.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "City of Kingston Upon Hull Ward Elections". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2009.

[change-1] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 October 2009.

[yorkshire-2] "Labour faces tough Yorkshire fight". BBC News Online. 7 April 2003. Retrieved 27 October 2009.

[preview-3] "Election preview: Education remains key issue as parties poised to undergo test". Yorkshire Post. 14 May 2004. p. 1. ISSN 0963-1496.

[swings-4] "Yorkshire Lincolnshire: Swings and Roundabouts". BBC News Online. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 27 October 2009.

[comeback-5] "Labour make comeback in Hull". BBC News Online. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 27 October 2009.

[results-6] "Election results; English Councils; Local elections 2003". The Times. 2 May 2003. p. 16. ISSN 0140-0460.

[ward-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "City of Kingston Upon Hull Ward Elections". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2009.

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