Local election results for Leigh East

Results for Leigh East for the local election held on 01 May 2003
Candidate	Party	Votes obtained	Result
Keith CUNLIFFE	Labour	1144	Elected
Derek DAVIES	Conservative	368
James Edward FORKGEN	Community Action Party	232
William MARKHAM	Socialist Alliance	79

Contested seats: 1

Electorate: 10805

Spoilt ballot papers: 8

Turnout: 16.95%