01 May 2003 LOCAL ELECTIONS – A summary of results and surgeries appear below (E&OE) full details can be found at: www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/PressReleases/CouncilNotice.asp
20 seats on the Borough Council were contested and the turnout for this election was 28.77%. The new make-up of the 60 seat authority is as follows: Labour 29, Liberal Democrat 18, Conservative 12, Caring Party 1.
Newcastle Borough Council
Wards impinging on the area of our web site are:
1 AUDLEY & BIGNALL END ELECTED: Lewis, Melicha (lab) 669
Not elected
EDWARDS 365; WILKES 649
4 CHESTERTON ELECTED: Phillips, Shelia (lab) 563
Not elected COOLEY 278;
MOORE 150
7 HALMEREND ELECTED: Webb, Gavin (lib dem) 636
Not elected RILEY 277;
SPROSTON 332
9 KEELE ELECTED: Naylon,Wenslie (lib dem) 211
Not elected FOWLER 64;
HAMPTON 50
10 KIDSGROVE ELECTED: Bentley,Martin (lab) 673
Not elected LOWE 131;
PORTER 427
11 KNUTTON & SILVERDALE ELECTED: Leech, David (lab) 461
Not elected
COLCLOUGH 41; HUCKFIELD 319; JAMES 8; NICKLIN 19
13 MADELEY ELECTED: Sinnott, William (lab) 444
Not elected DAVIES 216;
KIRKHAM 351
17 RAVENSCLIFFE ELECTED: Astle, Raymond (lab) 328
Not elected GREATBATCH
121; HALL 291
19 SILVERDALE & PARK SITE ELECTED: Braithwaite, Eileen (caring)
323
Not elected ALBINSON 75; CAIRNS 311; CORNES 83
20 TALKE ELECTED: Amos, Arthur (lib dem) 532
Not elected MEIR 273;
YEARSLEY 106
24 WOLSTANTON ELECTED: Clarke, Michael (lab) 603
Not elected BEIRNE 91;
COOPER, 204; PATTEN 426
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Set out below are details of the parish councillors elected on 1 May 2003.
Some Parish Councils
AUDLEY PARISH COUNCIL
Audley Ward
Cornes, Dennis; Pearson, Valerie; Wilkes, Ian; Wilson,
Victor.
Bignall End Ward
Beech, Ann; Brayford, Ethel; Cornes, Dylis; Lewis,
Melicha; McIntosh, Dennis; Wemyss, Andrew.
Halmer End Ward
Durber, Eric;
Jackson, Paula; Mayer, Ethel; Speed, Olwyn; Sproston, Trevor.
MADELEY PARISH COUNCIL
Barnish, David; Burke, Stephen; Davies, Andrew; Dracup,
Peter; Howells, Robert: Kirkham, Bryan; Lainé, Hilary; Longhurst, Peter;
Sinnott, William; Sutton, John; Welsh, William; Williams, Glyn; Yearsley,
Sarah.
KIDSGROVE TOWN COUNCIL
Talke Ward
Leese, Maurice; Amos, Arthur;
Daniels, David; James, Lynn; Parsons, John.
SURGERIES
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AUDLEY AND BIGNALL END COUNCILLOR MELICHA LEWIS :Surgeries: |
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COUNCILLOR DYLIS CORNES |
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COUNCILLOR ANDREW WEMYSS For home visits, ring Cllr. Wemyss direct. |
TALKE
COUNCILLOR ARTHUR AMOS
COUNCILLOR RAYMOND SLATER
Surgeries: Talke Pits
Village Hall 10.30a.m.- 11:30am first Saturday of the month.
SILVERDALE AND PARKSITE
COUNCILLOR ELAINE BLAKE
COUNCILLOR EILEEN
BRAITHWAITE
Surgeries:
MADELEY
COUNCILLOR ASHLEY HOWELLS
COUNCILLOR BILL SINNOTT
Surgeries: Madeley Police Station 10.30 - 12
noon first Saturday of the month.
KNUTTON AND SILVERDALE
COUNCILLOR DAVID LEECH
Surgeries:
COUNCILLOR MAUREEN MADDOX
Surgeries:
KEELE
COUNCILLOR WENSLIE NAYLON
Surgeries:
COUNCILLOR ROBIN STUDD
Surgeries:
COUNCILLOR DAVID BECKET
COUNCILLOR GAVIN
WEBB
Surgeries: First
Saturday in the month (except January and May) 10 - 10.30 am, Betley Reading
Room. For home visits and walkabout details, 'phone Cllr. Webb.
CHESTERTON
COUNCILLOR MICHAEL
DOLMAN
COUNCILLOR SHEILA PHILLlPS
Surgeries: Crackley Community Centre 8-8.30 p.m. first
Thursday of the month, every two months starts October.
Local
Election Results 2002
I am pleased to report that our
rural villages showed some of the highest turnouts in the local elections held
on Thursday 2nd May 2002.
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