2003 Glasgow City Council election

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2003 Glasgow City Council election
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All 79 seats to Glasgow City Council
40 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Charlie Gordon John Mason Christopher Mason
Party Labour SNP Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Knightswood Park Garrowhill Jordanhill
Last election 74 seats, 49.6% 2 seats, 29.7% 1 seat, 5.6%
Seats won 71 4 3
Seat change Decrease4 Increase2 Increase2
Popular vote 87,311 37,570 13.886
Percentage 47.7% 20.5% 7.6%
Swing Decrease1.9% Decrease9.2% Increase2.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Keith Baldassarra Alan J Rodger
Party Scottish Socialist Conservative
Leader's seat Pollok Maxwell Park
Last election 1 seat, 7.3% 1 seat, 7.4%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 28,485 13,755
Percentage 15.5% 7.5%
Swing Increase8.2% Increase0.1%
Glasgow City Council election, 2003.svg
Colours indicate winners in each ward
  Labour
  Liberal Democrat
  SNP
  Independent
  Conservative
  SSP
Council Leader before election

Charlie Gordon
Labour

Council Leader after election

Charlie Gordon
Scottish Labour Party

Elections to Glasgow City Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

Election results[]

Glasgow Local Election Result 2003[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 71 89.9 47.7 87,311
  SNP 4 5.1 20.5 37,570
  Liberal Democrats 3 3.8 7.6 13,886
  Scottish Socialist 1 1.3 15.5 28,485
  Conservative 1 1.3 7.5 13,755
  Independent 0 0.0 1.2 2,201

Ward results[]

Drumry
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Marjorie O'Neill 783 55.0
Scottish Socialist Norman MacLeod 226 15.9
SNP Sarah Nicholson 214 15.0
Independent Robert Howie 124 8.7
Liberal Democrats Marjory Watt 40 2.8
Conservative Marion Cornes 36 2.5
Majority 557 39.1
Summerhill
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Paul Carey 720 54.0
Scottish Socialist Andrew Lynch 336 25.2
SNP Malcolm Balfour 278 20.8
Majority 384 28.8
Blairdardie
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Steven Purcell 1,782 62.7
SNP Norman MacLeod 433 15.2
Scottish Socialist Sarah Nicholson 285 10.0
Conservative Marjory Watt 214 7.5
Liberal Democrats Marion Cornes 129 4.5
Majority 1,349 47.5
Knightswood Park
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Charles Gordon 1,613 57.5
SNP Graeme Hendry 484 17.2
Scottish Socialist Charlie McCarthy 298 10.6
Conservative Graeme Dickson 269 9.6
Liberal Democrats James Paris 143 5.1
Majority 1,129 40.3
Knightswood South
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Elizabeth Cameron 1,505 58.6
SNP Malcolm Laughton 428 16.7
Scottish Socialist Peter Lavelle 313 12.2
Conservative Susan McCourt 182 7.1
Liberal Democrats Alison King 141 5.5
Majority 1,077 41.9
Yoker
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Craig Robertson 1,330 59.3
SNP Francis Rankin 446 19.9
Scottish Socialist Murray Diack 322 14.4
Conservative Heather Inglis 143 6.4
Majority 884 39.4
Anniesland
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jonathan Findlay 1,251 43.2
SNP Robert Scott 555 19.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Brown 401 13.8
Conservative Gary Cornes 364 12.6
Scottish Socialist Joseph Maguire 327 11.3
Majority 696 24.0
Jordanhill
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Christopher Mason 1,425 41.9
Conservative Bernadette Cooklin 750 22.1
Labour Martin Rhodes 576 16.9
SNP Peter Innes 439 12.9
Scottish Socialist Eddie Docherty 210 6.2
Majority 675 19.8
Kelvindale
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Mary Paris 1,019 34.6
Labour Catriona Renton 804 27.3
Conservative Gavin Brown 584 19.8
SNP Ronald McLean 336 11.4
Scottish Socialist Henry Maitles 204 6.9
Majority 215 7.3
Scotstoun
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jean McFadden 1,239 47.3
Scottish Socialist Heather Ritchie 526 20.1
SNP Shiela Roberts 346 13.2
Liberal Democrats Laurence Clark 283 10.8
Conservative Alexander Inglis 225 8.6
Majority 713 27.2
Victoria Park
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Irene Graham 1,179 39.3
Scottish Socialist Allan Green 441 14.7
SNP Elizabeth W Quinn 537 17.9
Liberal Democrats Dara Jaff 430 14.3
Conservative Matthew T. Smith 407 13.5
Majority 642 24.6

2006 by-election[]

  • Milton ward: SNP gain from Labour (councillor William McAllister elected).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Chapter 57 Clyde Councils, Local Election Results, 5 May 2003, Andrew Teale
  2. ^ Tories take two seats from Lib Dems, The Guardian, 17 February 2006
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