2003 Aberdeen City Council election
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All 43 seats to Aberdeen City Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 43 single-member wards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council. The election was the last one using the established 43 single member wards using the plurality (first past the post), before the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.
The results saw the council turn from Labour control to no overall control, with the Liberal Democrats being the largest party.
Election results[]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Liberal Democrats | 20 | 8 | 46.5 | 35.4 | 26,990 | 9.9 | |||
Labour | 14 | 8 | 32.6 | 24.2 | 18,456 | 7.7 | |||
SNP | 6 | 3 | 14.0 | 23.0 | 17,522 | 2.1 | |||
Conservative | 3 | 3 | 7.0 | 15.3 | 11,690 | 2.0 | |||
Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1,269 | New | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 376 | 0.3 | ||||
National Front | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 44 | New |
References[]
- ^ "Elections Database 1974 - May 2003". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2003 - Aberdeen". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
Categories:
- Aberdeen City Council elections
- 2003 Scottish local elections
- 21st century in Aberdeen