2003 Scottish local elections
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All 1,222 seats to Scottish councils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 49.6%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Scottish local elections were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as
unitary authorities
.
This was the last election for local government in
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
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611,843 | 32.6 | −3.7% | 509 | −42 | |
| SNP | 451,660 | 24.1 | −4.6% | 181 | −23 | |
Conservative
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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
Notes and references
- ^ p. 102
- ^ Scottish Government (7 January 2002). "Boundary changes agreed". scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- minority administration
| Preceded by 1999 Scottish local elections |
Scottish local elections | Succeeded by 2007 Scottish local elections |
