2003 Scottish local elections
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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
Template:Scottish council elections, 2003
Councils
Council | 1999 result | Control before election (if different) |
2003 result | Details | ||
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Aberdeen City
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | NOC
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Aberdeenshire
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Angus
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" | |
SNP |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" | |
SNP | Details | ||
Argyll and Bute
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | Details | ||
Clackmannanshire
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Dumfries and Galloway
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Dundee City
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
East Ayrshire
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | Details | ||
East Dunbartonshire
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
East Lothian
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | Details | ||
East Renfrewshire
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
City of Edinburgh
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Falkirk
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Fife
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | Labour Minority
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Lab[3]) | Details | ||
Glasgow City
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Highland
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | Details | ||
Inverclyde
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | NOC
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Scottish Liberal Democrats" | |
Liberal Democrats | Details | ||
Midlothian
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Moray
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | Details | ||
Na h-Eileanan Siar
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | Details | ||
North Ayrshire
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | Details | ||
North Lanarkshire
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Orkney
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | Details | ||
Perth and Kinross
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Renfrewshire
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Scottish Borders
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Shetland
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | Details | ||
South Ayrshire
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | NOC
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
South Lanarkshire
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Lab minority) | Details | ||
Stirling
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Lab minority) |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | Details | ||
West Dunbartonshire
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | NOC (Ind+SNP+SSP)
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour | Details | ||
West Lothian
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; 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.
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Preceded by Scottish local elections, 1999 |
Scottish local elections | Succeeded by Scottish local elections, 2007 |