2003 East Ayrshire Council election
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Registered | 92,144 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 51.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the 31 other local government elections in Scotland and elections to the Scottish Parliament. This was the third election since the council's creation in 1995 and the last election to use first-past-the-post voting.
Labour maintained control of the council after increasing their vote share to 49.2%. The party won a majority of the seats and increased their representation on the council. The Scottish National Party (SNP) remained as the largest opposition party on the council despite a net loss of six seats and the Conservatives held their only seat on the council.
Following the introduction of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, local elections in Scotland would use the single transferable vote electoral system which meant this was the last election in which the 32 single-member wards created by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements would be contested.
Summary
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 23 | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
71.9 | 49.2 | 23,480 | ![]() | |
SNP | 8 | 1 | 7 | ![]() |
25.0 | 35.3 | 16,827 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3.1 | 12.5 | 5,958 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.7 | 814 | ![]() | |
Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.2 | 561 | New | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.2 | 73 | New | |
Total | 32 | 47,713 |
Ward results
[edit]Stewarton East and Dunlop
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Maureen McKay | 579 | 37.1 | New | |
Conservative | Kenneth Thomson | 506 | 32.4 | ![]() | |
SNP | Andrew Kent | 476 | 30.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 73 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,561 | 52.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,962 | ||||
Labour gain from SNP | Swing | ![]() |
Stewarton Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James O'Neill | 565 | 37.9 | ![]() | |
Independent | Ann Hay | 426 | 28.6 | New | |
SNP | Ian Primrose | 342 | 22.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Tamzin Hobday | 158 | 10.6 | New | |
Majority | 139 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,491 | 49.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,029 | ||||
Labour gain from SNP | Swing | ![]() |
Kilmaurs and Stewarton South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McGhee | 770 | 48.3 | ![]() | |
SNP | John MacKay | 516 | 32.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Thomas Mackie | 308 | 19.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 254 | 15.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,594 | 53.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,998 | ||||
Labour gain from SNP | Swing | ![]() |
North Kilmarnock, Fenwick and Waterside
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephanie Young | 832 | 40.7 | ![]() | |
SNP | George Leslie | 672 | 32.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Robert Allan | 541 | 26.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 160 | 7.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,045 | 49.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 4,111 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Crosshouse, Gatehead and Knockentiber
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Reeves | 660 | 52.2 | ![]() | |
SNP | David Carrigan | 506 | 40.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Ahsan Mustafa | 99 | 7.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 154 | 12.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,265 | 48.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,588 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Daniel Coffey | 733 | 54.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Andrew McCann | 419 | 31.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Simon Young | 116 | 8.6 | ![]() | |
Scottish Socialist | Mark Scott | 74 | 5.5 | New | |
Majority | 314 | 23.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,342 | 44.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,029 | ||||
SNP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Onthank
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Willie Coffey | 714 | 56.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Robert Milby | 506 | 39.9 | ![]() | |
Scottish Socialist | Hugh Ferguson | 36 | 2.8 | New | |
Conservative | Thomas Donald | 13 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 208 | 16.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,269 | 51.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,462 | ||||
SNP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Kilmarnock Central West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Douglas Reid | 737 | 51.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Robert Keohone | 569 | 39.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Fredrick McMeekin | 125 | 8.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 168 | 11.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,431 | 51.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,727 | ||||
SNP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Kilmarnock Central East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Cree | 719 | 46.3 | ![]() | |
SNP | Lilian MacLean | 646 | 41.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Leonard Freeman | 189 | 12.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 73 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,554 | 55.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,826 | ||||
Labour gain from SNP | Swing | ![]() |
North New Farm Loch and Dean
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | John Weir | 637 | 44.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | John Blaney | 466 | 32.4 | ![]() | |
Independent | Matthew Donnelley | 220 | 15.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Thomas Johnson | 116 | 8.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 171 | 11.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,439 | 50.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,838 | ||||
SNP hold | Swing | ![]() |
South New Farm Loch
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Andrew MacIntyre | 953 | 62.5 | ![]() | |
SNP | Matthew Connelly | 487 | 32.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Alexander Park | 84 | 5.5 | New | |
Majority | 466 | 30.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,524 | 57.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,664 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West and Hurlford North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Isabella MacRae | 801 | 55.2 | ![]() | |
SNP | Francis Dawson | 528 | 36.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Moira McLean | 122 | 8.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 273 | 18.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,451 | 51.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,802 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Newmilns
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Henry Wilson | 805 | 58.0 | ![]() | |
Labour Co-op | Janice Spiers | 409 | 29.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | George Park | 174 | 12.5 | New | |
Majority | 396 | 28.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,388 | 52.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,633 | ||||
SNP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Grange and Howard
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Iain Linton | 765 | 42.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Thomas Cook | 604 | 33.2 | ![]() | |
Labour Co-op | John Goodwin | 452 | 24.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 161 | 8.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,821 | 59.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,044 | ||||
SNP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Kilmarnock Central South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | John Campbell | 706 | 43.3 | ![]() | |
Labour Co-op | Alexander Walsh | 654 | 40.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Henry McCall | 269 | 16.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 52 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,629 | 52.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,132 | ||||
SNP gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | ![]() |
Riccarton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Ray Murray | 711 | 51.2 | ![]() | |
SNP | John Keast | 497 | 35.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Rose-Ann Fergusson-Cuninghame | 181 | 13.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 214 | 15.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,389 | 48.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,877 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from SNP | Swing | ![]() |
Shortlees
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Jane Danbrough | 680 | 51.6 | ![]() | |
SNP | William McCulloch | 511 | 38.8 | ![]() | |
Scottish Socialist | Colin Rutherford | 72 | 5.5 | New | |
Conservative | Peter Houison-Craufurd | 55 | 4.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 169 | 12.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,318 | 44.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,951 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Bellfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | John Knapp | 999 | 62.9 | ![]() | |
SNP | Stephen McCluskey | 406 | 25.6 | ![]() | |
Scottish Socialist | Colin Berry | 118 | 7.4 | New | |
Conservative | Robert Yuill | 64 | 4.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 596 | 37.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,227 | 56.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,811 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Hurlford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | James Raymond | 998 | 70.6 | ![]() | |
SNP | Arthur Sharp | 328 | 23.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Alice McCall | 88 | 6.2 | New | |
Majority | 670 | 47.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,414 | 47.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,006 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Galston East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Stuart Finlayson | 744 | 51.2 | ![]() | |
SNP | Finlay MacLean | 553 | 38.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Sara Donald | 157 | 10.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 191 | 13.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,454 | 54.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,651 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from SNP | Swing | ![]() |
Darvel
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Robert McDill | 1,110 | 69.7 | ![]() | |
Labour Co-op | Graham Mitchell | 364 | 22.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Murray | 119 | 7.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 746 | 46.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,593 | 54.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,914 | ||||
SNP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Mauchline
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eric Jackson | 867 | 53.3 | ![]() | |
SNP | David Shankland | 455 | 28.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Martin Nicholas | 297 | 18.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 402 | 25.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,609 | 56 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,875 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | George Smith | 779 | 51.4 | ![]() | |
SNP | Jacqueline Todd | 500 | 33.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Kenneth Stirling | 238 | 15.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 279 | 18.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,517 | 52.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,898 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Muirkirk, Lugar and Logan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Kelly | 975 | 69.2 | ![]() | |
SNP | Helen Kelso | 269 | 19.1 | ![]() | |
Scottish Socialist | Mark Gilroy | 91 | 6.5 | New | |
Conservative | Peter Smith | 73 | 5.2 | New | |
Majority | 706 | 50.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,408 | 55.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,544 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Drongan, Stair and Rankinston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Thomas Farrell | 982 | 65.1 | ![]() | |
SNP | John MacAulay | 251 | 16.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | James Hume | 180 | 11.9 | New | |
Independent | Robert Shennan | 96 | 6.4 | New | |
Majority | 731 | 48.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,509 | 49.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,079 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | William Menzies | 772 | 49.2 | ![]() | |
SNP | Julie Faulds | 657 | 41.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Ian Waller | 141 | 9.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 115 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,570 | 54.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,908 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from SNP | Swing | ![]() |
Auchinleck
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil McGhee | 924 | 62.9 | ![]() | |
SNP | Iain Robb | 343 | 23.4 | ![]() | |
Scottish Socialist | Gareth Jenkins | 89 | 6.1 | New | |
BNP | Stephen Burns | 73 | 5.0 | New | |
Conservative | Primpton Sword | 39 | 2.7 | New | |
Majority | 581 | 39.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,468 | 52.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,790 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Cumnock West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Crawford | 839 | 59.4 | ![]() | |
SNP | Katherine Smith | 303 | 21.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Gary Smith | 141 | 10.0 | New | |
Scottish Socialist | James Monaghan | 130 | 9.2 | New | |
Majority | 536 | 37.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,413 | 48.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,903 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Cumnock East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Eric Ross | 961 | 78.4 | ![]() | |
SNP | James Kelso | 215 | 17.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Craig Allison | 50 | 4.1 | New | |
Majority | 746 | 60.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,226 | 46.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,650 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Patna and Dalrymple
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Elaine Dinwoodie | 1,039 | 71.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Sophie Brodie | 215 | 14.8 | New | |
SNP | Alexander MacKenzie | 200 | 13.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 824 | 56.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,454 | 47.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,051 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Dalmellington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elaine Stewart | 789 | 52.7 | ![]() | |
SNP | Andrew Filson | 645 | 43.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | James Boswell | 40 | 2.7 | New | |
Scottish Socialist | Anne Baker | 23 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 144 | 9.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,497 | 58.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,555 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
New Cumnock
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Carmichael | 1,004 | 67.7 | ![]() | |
SNP | Michael Lopez | 314 | 21.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Walter Young | 165 | 11.1 | New | |
Majority | 690 | 46.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,483 | 52.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,836 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
By-elections (2003–07)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Helen Coffey | 715 | 59.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Matthew McLaughlin | 296 | 24.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | James Adams | 178 | 14.7 | ![]() | |
Scottish Socialist | Colin Rutherford | 23 | 1.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 419 | 34.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,212 | 42.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,869 | ||||
SNP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Source:[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2003). Local Elections Handbook 2003 (PDF). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. ISBN 0-948858-35-4. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1999). Local Elections Handbook 1999 (PDF). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. ISBN 0-948858-25-7. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "East Ayrshire Council minutes 13 May 1999" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 13 May 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark Ward". Retrieved 8 November 2022.