Wigan Borough Local Elections Thursday 1st May 2003:
As a result of tremendous support the Community Action Party achieved more fantastic results at the Wigan Borough Local Elections held on 1st May 2003.
The election of Peter Solinas (Lightshaw Ward), Kevin Williams (Ashton-Golborne Ward) and Gary Wilkes (Bryn Ward) increases Community Action representation to five Councillors and the Community Action Party is now the official opposition party on Wigan Borough Council.
Just one year after the formation of the Community Action Party, eleven Community Action candidates contested Council seats in the Wigan Borough Local Elections held on Thursday 1st May 2003 and achieved the following results: -
Abram
Candidate Party / Description No of Votes given Carl Sweeney Labour 1261 Elected Dennis Shambley British National Party 576 Ronald John Barnes Community Action Party 218 Marion Green Conservative 164 Spoilt Ballot Papers 5 Electorate: 8891 % Poll: 25.01 Lab hold Ashton/Golborne
Candidate Party / Description No of Votes given Kevin Vincent Williams Community Action Party 1256 Elected Patricia Lynne Holland Labour 1060 Marie Winstanley Conservative 276 Marian Markham Socialist Alliance 89 Spoilt Ballot Papers 3 Electorate: 11119 % Poll: 24.14 CAP gain Bryn
Candidate Party / Description No of Votes given Gary Wilkes Community Action Party 1320 Elected Robin Atkinson Labour 1222 Stuart Francis Foy Conservative 161 Paul Lewis Socialist Alliance 61 Spoilt Ballot Papers 4 Electorate: 9875 % Poll: 28.03 CAP gain Hope Carr
Candidate Party / Description No of Votes given John David O'Brien Labour 1196 Elected Janice Susan Solinas Community Action Party 648 Andrew John Oxley Conservative 564 Keith William Fry Socialist Alliance 91 Spoilt Ballot Papers 11 Electorate: 10302 % Poll: 24.36 Lab hold Ince
Candidate Party / Description No of Votes given David Trevor Molyneux Labour 1085 Elected Robert Anthony Rees Conservative 139 Michael Doherty Socialist Alliance 125 Ian Franzen Community Action Party 120 Spoilt Ballot Papers 4 Electorate: 7663 % Poll: 19.22 Lab hold Leigh Central
Candidate Party / Description No of Votes given Barbara Jarvis Labour 1030 Elected Alan James Lowe Conservative 281 Daniel Burrows Community Action Party 170 Robert Stephenson Socialist Alliance 79 Spoilt Ballot Papers 5 Electorate: 8413 % Poll: 18.6 Lab hold Leigh East
Candidate Party / Description No of Votes given Keith Cunliffe Labour 1144 Elected Derek Davies Conservative 368 James Edward Forkgen Community Action Party 232 William Markham Socialist Alliance 79 Spoilt Ballot Papers 8 Electorate: 10805 % Poll: 16.95 Lab hold Lightshaw
Candidate Party / Description No of Votes given Peter Antonio Solinas Community Action Party 1540 Elected Alan Melling Labour 1221 James Nelson Grundy Conservative 568 Marie Theresa Winnard Socialist Alliance 58 Spoilt Ballot Papers 5 Electorate: 12163 % Poll: 27.89 CAP gain Norley
Candidate Party / Description No of Votes given Stephen Parker Labour 815 Elected Margaret Crank Community Action Party 508 Samuel Blakeman Socialist Alliance 51 Spoilt Ballot Papers 3 Electorate: 6721 % Poll: 20.49 Lab hold Winstanley
Candidate Party / Description No of Votes given Philip Myles Kelly Labour 1259 Elected Stanley Charles Barnes Community Action Party 961 Jonathan Charles Cartwright Conservative 486 John Stuart Bolton Socialist Alliance 114 Spoilt Ballot Papers 9 Electorate: 13034 % Poll: 21.7 Lab hold Worsley Mesnes
Candidate Party / Description No of Votes given Joseph Brian Baldwin Labour 1102 Elected William Stephen Barnes Community Action Party 485 Thomas Allan Sutton Conservative 216 Jacqueline Pointon Socialist Alliance 99 Spoilt Ballot Papers 6 Electorate: 9526 % Poll: 20.03 Lab hold At the Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council elections held on the 1st May 2003 the Community Action Party fielded candidates in the following wards.
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