2003 Scottish local elections

2003 Scottish local elections
All 1,222 seats to Scottish councils
Turnout	49.6%
	Colours denote the winning party with outright control
	Colours denote the party with the most seats
	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

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Councils

Council	1999 result		Control before election (if different)	2003 result
Aberdeen City style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	NOC style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Aberdeenshire style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Angus style="width: 2px; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" \|	SNP	style="width: 2px; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" \|	SNP	Details
Argyll and Bute style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	Details
Clackmannanshire style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Dumfries and Galloway style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Dundee City style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
East Ayrshire style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
East Dunbartonshire style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
East Lothian style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
East Renfrewshire style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
City of Edinburgh style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Falkirk style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Fife style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Labour Minority style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control (Lab^[3])	Details
Glasgow City style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Highland style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	Details
Inverclyde style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	NOC style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Scottish Liberal Democrats" \|	Liberal Democrats	Details
Midlothian style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Moray style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	Details
Na h-Eileanan Siar style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	Details
North Ayrshire style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
North Lanarkshire style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Orkney style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	Details
Perth and Kinross style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Renfrewshire style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Scottish Borders style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Shetland style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	Details
South Ayrshire style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	NOC style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
South Lanarkshire style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control (Lab minority)	Details
Stirling style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control (Lab minority)	style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
West Dunbartonshire style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	NOC (Ind+SNP+SSP) style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
West Lothian style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details

Notes and references

^ p. 102
^ ceu@scotland.gsi.gov.uk, Scottish Government, St. Andrew's House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG Tel:0131 556 8400 (7 January 2002). "Boundary changes agreed". scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Labour minority administration

Preceded by 1999 Scottish local elections	Scottish local elections	Succeeded by 2007 Scottish local elections

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[2] u@scotland.gsi.gov.uk, Scottish Government, St. Andrew's House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG Tel:0131 556 8400 (7 January 2002). "Boundary changes agreed". scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] Labour minority administration

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