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 | 6 | 71.9 | 49.2 | 23,480 | 3.5 | |
Scottish National | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 25.0 | 35.3 | 16,827 | 5.5 | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 12.5 | 5,958 | 3.2 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 814 | 0.8 | ||
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maureen McKay | 579 | 37.1 | New | |
Conservative | Kenneth Thomson | 506 | 32.4 | 0.9 | |
Scottish National | Andrew Kent | 476 | 30.5 | 14.2 | |
Majority | 73 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,561 | 52.7 | 15.9 | ||
Registered electors | 2,962 | ||||
Labour gain from Scottish National | Swing | 25.6 |
Stewarton Central[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James O'Neill | 565 | 37.9 | 9.9 | |
Independent | Ann Hay | 426 | 28.6 | New | |
Scottish National | Ian Primrose | 342 | 22.9 | 29.3 | |
Conservative | Tamzin Hobday | 158 | 10.6 | New | |
Majority | 139 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,491 | 49.2 | 16.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,029 | ||||
Labour gain from Scottish National | Swing | 9.7 |
Kilmaurs and Stewarton South[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McGhee | 770 | 48.3 | 22.4 | |
Scottish National | John MacKay | 516 | 32.3 | 10.4 | |
Conservative | Thomas Mackie | 308 | 19.3 | 5.5 | |
Majority | 254 | 15.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,594 | 53.2 | 13.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,998 | ||||
Labour gain from Scottish National | Swing | 16.4 |
North Kilmarnock, Fenwick and Waterside[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephanie Young | 832 | 40.7 | 3.4 | |
Scottish National | George Leslie | 672 | 32.9 | 0.3 | |
Labour | Robert Allan | 541 | 26.5 | 3.0 | |
Majority | 160 | 7.8 | 3.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,045 | 49.7 | 14.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,111 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 |
Crosshouse, Gatehead and Knockentiber[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Reeves | 660 | 52.2 | 1.2 | |
Scottish National | David Carrigan | 506 | 40.0 | 1.8 | |
Conservative | Ahsan Mustafa | 99 | 7.8 | 0.6 | |
Majority | 154 | 12.2 | 2.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,265 | 48.9 | 13.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,588 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 |
Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | Daniel Coffey | 733 | 54.6 | 4.5 | |
Labour | Andrew McCann | 419 | 31.2 | 0.5 | |
Conservative | Simon Young | 116 | 8.6 | 1.6 | |
Scottish Socialist | Mark Scott | 74 | 5.5 | New | |
Majority | 314 | 23.4 | 5.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,342 | 44.3 | 11.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,029 | ||||
Scottish National hold | Swing | 2.5 |
Onthank[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | Willie Coffey | 714 | 56.3 | 2.1 | |
Labour | Robert Milby | 506 | 39.9 | 0.6 | |
Scottish Socialist | Hugh Ferguson | 36 | 2.8 | New | |
Conservative | Thomas Donald | 13 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 208 | 16.4 | 2.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,269 | 51.5 | 9.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,462 | ||||
Scottish National hold | Swing | 1.3 |
Kilmarnock Central West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | Douglas Reid | 737 | 51.5 | 2.0 | |
Labour | Robert Keohone | 569 | 39.8 | 2.2 | |
Conservative | Fredrick McMeekin | 125 | 8.7 | 0.2 | |
Majority | 168 | 11.7 | 4.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,431 | 51.5 | 12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,727 | ||||
Scottish National hold | Swing | 2.1 |
Kilmarnock Central East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Cree | 719 | 46.3 | 8.0 | |
Scottish National | Lilian MacLean | 646 | 41.6 | 2.7 | |
Conservative | Leonard Freeman | 189 | 12.2 | 0.2 | |
Majority | 73 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,554 | 55.0 | 10.9 | ||
Registered electors | 2,826 | ||||
Labour gain from Scottish National | Swing | 2.6 |
North New Farm Loch and Dean[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | John Weir | 637 | 44.3 | 3.7 | |
Labour | John Blaney | 466 | 32.4 | 1.2 | |
Independent | Matthew Donnelley | 220 | 15.3 | 4.7 | |
Conservative | Thomas Johnson | 116 | 8.1 | 0.1 | |
Majority | 171 | 11.9 | 2.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,439 | 50.7 | 13.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,838 | ||||
Scottish National hold | Swing | 1.2 |
South New Farm Loch[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Andrew MacIntyre | 953 | 62.5 | 4.0 | |
Scottish National | Matthew Connelly | 487 | 32.0 | 9.5 | |
Conservative | Alexander Park | 84 | 5.5 | New | |
Majority | 466 | 30.6 | 13.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,524 | 57.2 | 12.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,664 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 6.7 |
Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West and Hurlford North[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Isabella MacRae | 801 | 55.2 | 3.5 | |
Scottish National | Francis Dawson | 528 | 36.4 | 1.8 | |
Conservative | Moira McLean | 122 | 8.4 | 1.7 | |
Majority | 273 | 18.8 | 2.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,451 | 51.8 | 10.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,802 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 2.6 |
Newmilns[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | Henry Wilson | 805 | 58.0 | 5.5 | |
Labour Co-op | Janice Spiers | 409 | 29.5 | 18.0 | |
Conservative | George Park | 174 | 12.5 | New | |
Majority | 396 | 28.5 | 23.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,388 | 52.7 | 13.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,633 | ||||
Scottish National hold | Swing | 11.7 |
Grange and Howard[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | Iain Linton | 765 | 42.0 | 4.4 | |
Conservative | Thomas Cook | 604 | 33.2 | 0.2 | |
Labour Co-op | John Goodwin | 452 | 24.8 | 3.2 | |
Majority | 161 | 8.8 | 4.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,821 | 59.8 | 10.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,044 | ||||
Scottish National hold | Swing | 2.1 |
Kilmarnock Central South[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | John Campbell | 706 | 43.3 | 5.2 | |
Labour Co-op | Alexander Walsh | 654 | 40.1 | 0.3 | |
Conservative | Henry McCall | 269 | 16.5 | 2.3 | |
Majority | 52 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,629 | 52.0 | 9.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,132 | ||||
Scottish National gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | 2.7 |
Riccarton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Ray Murray | 711 | 51.2 | 11.4 | |
Scottish National | John Keast | 497 | 35.8 | 9.4 | |
Conservative | Rose-Ann Fergusson-Cuninghame | 181 | 13.0 | 5.3 | |
Majority | 214 | 15.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,389 | 48.3 | 14.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,877 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Scottish National | Swing | 10.4 |
Shortlees[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Jane Danbrough | 680 | 51.6 | 2.5 | |
Scottish National | William McCulloch | 511 | 38.8 | 1.1 | |
Scottish Socialist | Colin Rutherford | 72 | 5.5 | New | |
Conservative | Peter Houison-Craufurd | 55 | 4.2 | 1.8 | |
Majority | 169 | 12.8 | 1.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,318 | 44.7 | 13.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,951 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 0.7 |
Bellfield[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | John Knapp | 999 | 62.9 | 15.2 | |
Scottish National | Stephen McCluskey | 406 | 25.6 | 16.2 | |
Scottish Socialist | Colin Berry | 118 | 7.4 | New | |
Conservative | Robert Yuill | 64 | 4.0 | 0.5 | |
Majority | 596 | 37.4 | 21.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,227 | 56.5 | 14.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,811 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 15.7 |
Hurlford[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | James Raymond | 998 | 70.6 | 9.0 | |
Scottish National | Arthur Sharp | 328 | 23.2 | 15.2 | |
Conservative | Alice McCall | 88 | 6.2 | New | |
Majority | 670 | 47.3 | 24.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,414 | 47.0 | 12.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,006 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 17.1 |
Galston East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Stuart Finlayson | 744 | 51.2 | 16.4 | |
Scottish National | Finlay MacLean | 553 | 38.0 | 6.8 | |
Conservative | Sara Donald | 157 | 10.8 | 7.0 | |
Majority | 191 | 13.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,454 | 54.8 | 6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,651 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Scottish National | Swing | 11.6 |
Darvel[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | Robert McDill | 1,110 | 69.7 | 6.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Graham Mitchell | 364 | 22.8 | 4.8 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Murray | 119 | 7.5 | 1.2 | |
Majority | 746 | 46.8 | 10.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,593 | 54.7 | 13.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,914 | ||||
Scottish National hold | Swing | 5.4 |
Mauchline[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eric Jackson | 867 | 53.3 | 2.1 | |
Scottish National | David Shankland | 455 | 28.3 | 2.9 | |
Conservative | Martin Nicholas | 297 | 18.5 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 402 | 25.0 | 5.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,609 | 56 | 4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 2,875 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.5 |
Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | George Smith | 779 | 51.4 | 3.3 | |
Scottish National | Jacqueline Todd | 500 | 33.0 | 6.5 | |
Conservative | Kenneth Stirling | 238 | 15.7 | 3.4 | |
Majority | 279 | 18.4 | 9.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,517 | 52.3 | 9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,898 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 4.9 |
Muirkirk, Lugar and Logan[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Kelly | 975 | 69.2 | 0.5 | |
Scottish National | Helen Kelso | 269 | 19.1 | 11.2 | |
Scottish Socialist | Mark Gilroy | 91 | 6.5 | New | |
Conservative | Peter Smith | 73 | 5.2 | New | |
Majority | 706 | 50.1 | 10.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,408 | 55.3 | 10.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,544 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 |
Drongan, Stair and Rankinston[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Thomas Farrell | 982 | 65.1 | 8.5 | |
Scottish National | John MacAulay | 251 | 16.6 | 9.8 | |
Conservative | James Hume | 180 | 11.9 | New | |
Independent | Robert Shennan | 96 | 6.4 | New | |
Majority | 731 | 48.4 | 1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,509 | 49.0 | 11.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,079 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 0.6 |
Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | William Menzies | 772 | 49.2 | 9.0 | |
Scottish National | Julie Faulds | 657 | 41.8 | 5.8 | |
Conservative | Ian Waller | 141 | 9.0 | 3.2 | |
Majority | 115 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,570 | 54.0 | 8.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,908 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Scottish National | Swing | 7.4 |
Auchinleck[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil McGhee | 924 | 62.9 | 8.5 | |
Scottish National | Iain Robb | 343 | 23.4 | 22.2 | |
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 | 30.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,468 | 52.6 | 9.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,790 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 15.3 |
Cumnock West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Crawford | 839 | 59.4 | 4.8 | |
Scottish National | Katherine Smith | 303 | 21.4 | 14.4 | |
Conservative | Gary Smith | 141 | 10.0 | New | |
Scottish Socialist | James Monaghan | 130 | 9.2 | New | |
Majority | 536 | 37.9 | 9.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,413 | 48.7 | 11.9 | ||
Registered electors | 2,903 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 |
Cumnock East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eric Ross | 961 | 78.4 | 8.2 | |
Scottish National | James Kelso | 215 | 17.5 | 12.3 | |
Conservative | Craig Allison | 50 | 4.1 | New | |
Majority | 746 | 60.8 | 20.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,226 | 46.3 | 10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 2,650 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.2 |
Patna and Dalrymple[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elaine Dinwoodie | 1,039 | 71.5 | 4.3 | |
Conservative | Sophie Brodie | 215 | 14.8 | New | |
Scottish National | Alexander MacKenzie | 200 | 13.8 | 19.0 | |
Majority | 824 | 56.7 | 22.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,454 | 47.7 | 7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,051 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 11.6 |
Dalmellington[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Elaine Stewart | 789 | 52.7 | 1.1 | |
Scottish National | Andrew Filson | 645 | 43.1 | 25.2 | |
Conservative | James Boswell | 40 | 2.7 | New | |
Scottish Socialist | Anne Baker | 23 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 144 | 9.6 | 11.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,497 | 58.6 | 2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,555 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 12.0 |
New Cumnock[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Carmichael | 1,004 | 67.7 | 6.2 | |
Scottish National | Michael Lopez | 314 | 21.2 | 4.3 | |
Conservative | Walter Young | 165 | 11.1 | New | |
Majority | 690 | 46.5 | 25.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,483 | 52.3 | 8.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,836 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 |
By-elections (2003–07)[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Scottish National | Helen Coffey | 715 | 59.0 | 4.4 | |
Labour | Matthew McLaughlin | 296 | 24.4 | 6.8 | |
Conservative | James Adams | 178 | 14.7 | 6.1 | |
Scottish Socialist | Colin Rutherford | 23 | 1.9 | 3.6 | |
Majority | 419 | 34.6 | 11.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,212 | 42.2 | 2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,869 | ||||
Scottish National hold | Swing | 5.6 |
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.