2003 Scottish local elections
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Turnout | 49.6%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colours denote the winning party with outright control | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colours denote party of the elected councillor for each ward |
The Scottish local elections, 2003 were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as Scottish Parliament elections and local elections in parts of England. All 32 Scottish councils had all their seats up for election – all Scottish councils are unitary authorities.
This was the last election for local government in Scotland to use the first past the post electoral system.
Boundary changes[]
Minor council boundary took place to better reflect certain areas:[2]
- Transfer of properties at Blackburn from Aberdeen City Council to Aberdeenshire Council
- Transfer of an area of land at West Farm, Broxburn from City of Edinburgh Council to West Lothian Council
- Transfer of an area of land and properties at Ardoch Sewage Works from Argyll & Bute Council to West Dunbartonshire Council
- Transfer of an area of land at Braehead from Glasgow City Council to Renfrewshire Council
Results[]
Parties | Votes | Votes % | +/- | Wards | Net Gain/Loss | |
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Labour | 611,843 | 32.6 | −3.7% | 509 | −42 | |
SNP | 451,660 | 24.1 | −4.6% | 181 | −23 | |
Conservative | 282,895 | 15.1 | +1.6% | 122 | +14 | |
Liberal Democrats | 272,057 | 14.5 | +1.9% | 175 | +18 | |
Independent | 189,749 | 10.1 | +3.0% | 230 | +39 | |
Other | 67,533 | 3.6 | +2.0% | 4 | −6 | |
Total | 1,875,737 | 1,222 |
Councils[]
Council | 1999 result | Control before election (if different) |
2003 result | Details | ||
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Aberdeen City | Labour | NOC | No overall control | Details | ||
Aberdeenshire | No overall control | No overall control | ||||
Angus | SNP | SNP | Details | |||
Argyll and Bute | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Clackmannanshire | No overall control | Labour | ||||
Dumfries and Galloway | Labour | No overall control | ||||
Dundee City | No overall control | No overall control | Details | |||
East Ayrshire | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
East Dunbartonshire | No overall control | No overall control | ||||
East Lothian | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
East Renfrewshire | No overall control | No overall control | Details | |||
City of Edinburgh | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Falkirk | Labour | No overall control | ||||
Fife | Labour | Labour Minority | No overall control (Lab[3]) | Details | ||
Glasgow City | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Highland | Independent | Independent | ||||
Inverclyde | Labour | NOC | Liberal Democrats | Details | ||
Midlothian | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Moray | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
Na h-Eileanan Siar | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
North Ayrshire | Labour | Labour | ||||
North Lanarkshire | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Orkney | Independent | Independent | ||||
Perth and Kinross | No overall control | No overall control | Details | |||
Renfrewshire | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Scottish Borders | No overall control | No overall control | Details | |||
Shetland | Independent | Independent | Details | |||
South Ayrshire | Labour | NOC | No overall control | Details | ||
South Lanarkshire | Labour | No overall control (Lab minority) | Details | |||
Stirling | No overall control (Lab minority) | Labour | ||||
West Dunbartonshire | Labour | NOC (Ind+SNP+SSP) | Labour | Details | ||
West Lothian | Labour | Labour | Details |
Notes and references[]
Preceded by 1999 Scottish local elections |
Scottish local elections | Succeeded by 2007 Scottish local elections |
Categories:
- 2003 Scottish local elections
- Council elections in Scotland
- 2003 in Scotland
- May 2003 events in the United Kingdom