2003_South_Lanarkshire_Council_election

2003 South Lanarkshire Council election
All 67 seats to South Lanarkshire Council; 34 seats needed for a majority
Registered	232,466
Turnout	49.4%
	Results by ward.
Council Leader before election; Edward McAvoy; Labour	Council Leader after election ; Edward McAvoy; Labour

2003 South Lanarkshire Council election

South Lanarkshire Council election

Elections to South Lanarkshire 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.

Quick Facts All 67 seats to South Lanarkshire Council 34 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...

Labour maintained control of the council although their vote share reduced to 48.0%. The party won a majority of the seats despite their representation on the council decreasing by three. The Scottish National Party (SNP) remained as the largest opposition party on the council despite a net loss of one seat. The Conservatives remained on two seats while the Liberal Democrats gained one seat to hold two and three independent candidates were elected.

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 67 single-member wards created by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements would be contested.

Ward results

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Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	51	2	5	3	77.6	48.0	55,173	2.0
	SNP	9	1	2	1	10.4	29.2	33,555	3.8
	Independent	3	3	0	3	4.5	3.1	3,604	2.5
	Conservative	2	0	0		4.5	12.5	14,371	2.3
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	0	1	3.0	4.6	5,336	1.0
	Scottish Socialist	0	0	0		0.0	2.3	2,589	New
	Scottish Unionist	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	255	New
Total		67						114,883

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary McNeill	761	40.7	2.8
	Conservative	Alistair Campbell	636	34.0	2.5
	SNP	Carolyn Park	349	18.7	3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Waddell	124	6.6	2.0
Majority			125	6.7	0.3
Turnout			1,870	52.1	10.2
Registered electors			3,591
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Reilly	802	46.2	5.0
	SNP	Frank Gunning	550	31.7	0.3
	Conservative	Patrick Ross-Taylor	384	22.1	4.5
Majority			252	14.5	4.7
Turnout			1,736	50.7	7.3
Registered electors			3,427
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alexander McInnes	1,010	55.8	15.3
	SNP	David Smart	684	37.8	8.9
	Conservative	Grace Parton	116	6.4	New
Majority			326	18.0	24.2
Turnout			1,810	53.0	8.0
Registered electors			3,418
	Labour hold		Swing	12.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Archibald Manson	910	53.9	6.5
	Labour	Esther Serrels	662	39.2	1.3
	Conservative	Louise Hodgson	116	6.9	New
Majority			248	14.7	4.2
Turnout			1,688	54.7	8.7
Registered electors			3,086
	SNP hold		Swing	2.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Rush	521	33.4	1.8
	SNP	Thomas Ashburn	515	33.0	4.0
	Conservative	Alex Allison	329	21.1	4.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Hill	195	12.5	1.0
Majority			4	0.4	N/A
Turnout			1,560	47.9	13.1
Registered electors			3,254
	Labour gain from SNP		Swing	1.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Tom McAlpine	1,166	64.6	5.8
	Conservative	John Lyon	485	26.9	4.3
	Labour	Angela McGranachan	155	8.6	1.4
Majority			681	37.7	10.1
Turnout			1,806	53.5	11.5
Registered electors			3,378
	SNP hold		Swing	5.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander Forrest	878	55.5	1.2
	SNP	Thomas Mitchell	441	27.9	5.0
	Labour	Michael Derrington	263	16.6	3.8
Majority			437	27.6	6.2
Turnout			1,582	53.8	5.2
Registered electors			2,943
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Beverly Gauld	831	55.5	7.8
	Labour	Lindy Barbour	428	28.6	4.8
	Conservative	Elizabeth Ross-Taylor	239	16.0	2.8
Majority			403	26.9	12.6
Turnout			1,498	45.8	12.2
Registered electors			3,270
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Meikle	1,661	65.2	21.3
	SNP	Lindsay Addison	804	31.6	18.0
	Conservative	David Parton	82	3.2	3.3
Majority			857	33.6	N/A
Turnout			2,547	67.3	3.7
Registered electors			3,783
	Labour gain from SNP		Swing	19.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eileen Logan	1,276	63.9
	SNP	Stuart Moffat	509	25.5	10.6
	Conservative	Donald Hopkins	211	10.6	New
Majority			767	38.4	10.6
Turnout			1,996	48.2	12.8
Registered electors			4,139
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Ross	1,114	60.4	8.9
	SNP	John Allan	537	29.1	12.1
	Conservative	Henry Ross-Taylor	192	10.4	3.1
Majority			577	31.3	21.0
Turnout			1,843	49.6	15.4
Registered electors			3,714
	Labour hold		Swing	10.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Ian Gray	920	46.6	5.2
	Labour	John Roberts	745	37.7	20.9
	Conservative	David Taylor	310	15.7	New
Majority			175	8.9	N/A
Turnout			1,975	51.9	9.1
Registered electors			3,804
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	13.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	David Shearer	979	49.2	7.5
	Labour	Edward Wright	793	39.9	8.7
	Conservative	James Young	216	10.9	1.2
Majority			186	9.4	16.1
Turnout			1,988	50.7	13.3
Registered electors			3,918
	SNP hold		Swing	8.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Carlin	892	54.7	0.8
	SNP	John Lowe	631	38.7	5.8
	Conservative	Malcolm Gauld	108	6.6	New
Majority			261	16.0	5.0
Turnout			1,631	48.7	10.3
Registered electors			3,346
	Labour hold		Swing	2.5

Blacklaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Anne Maggs	1,082	56.5	6.7
	Labour	John Quinn	559	29.2	8.1
	Conservative	Ian Harrow	273	14.3	1.4
Majority			523	27.3	13.8
Turnout			1,914	57.0	12.0
Registered electors			3,360
	SNP hold		Swing	7.4

Maxwellton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Thomson	929	52.0	1.7
	SNP	John McKenna	649	36.3	0.7
	Conservative	Ian McCulloch	208	11.6	0.8
Majority			280	15.7	2.4
Turnout			1,786	54.2	11.8
Registered electors			3,295
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

East Mains
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alice Mitchell	898	47.2	14.8
	SNP	Clare Keane	831	43.6	5.6
	Conservative	Helen McCallum	175	9.2	New
Majority			67	3.6	20.4
Turnout			1,904	56.1	8.9
Registered electors			3,392
	Labour hold		Swing	10.2

Duncanrig
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stewart Crawford	946	54.8	5.2
	SNP	John MacQueen	449	26.0	14.0
	Scottish Socialist	Mark Sands	205	11.9	New
	Conservative	Jean Davidson	125	7.2	New
Majority			497	28.8	8.8
Turnout			1,725	52.8	10.2
Registered electors			3,264
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	James Wardhaugh	959	51.2	11.1
	Labour	John Cairney	732	39.1	0.3
	Conservative	Robert Young	181	9.7	0.1
Majority			227	12.1	11.4
Turnout			1,872	55.3	9.7
Registered electors			3,387
	SNP hold		Swing	5.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Dick	949	54.4	4.7
	SNP	Stephen McKellar	623	35.7	4.4
	Conservative	Agnes Cameron	171	9.8	0.1
Majority			326	18.7	9.1
Turnout			1,743	53.3	9.7
Registered electors			3,271
	Labour hold		Swing	4.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William McNab	994	52.7	10.7
	SNP	Scot MacQueen	533	28.2	8.4
	Scottish Socialist	W. Kane	203	10.8	New
	Conservative	Isabella Perratt	157	8.3	New
Majority			461	24.4	2.5
Turnout			1,887	54.7	10.3
Registered electors			3,448
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Scott	914	57.4	10.6
	SNP	Hugh Gavin	567	35.6	1.2
	Conservative	Anne Stewart	112	7.0	New
Majority			347	21.8	9.4
Turnout			1,593	50.1	12.9
Registered electors			3,178
	Labour hold		Swing	4.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Watters	849	50.7	4.9
	SNP	Diane McAnsh	492	29.4	1.9
	Scottish Socialist	John Shaw	201	12.0	New
	Conservative	Patricia Harrow	131	7.8	New
Majority			357	21.3	6.8
Turnout			1,673	53.2	9.8
Registered electors			3,143
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerry Convery	876	55.4	3.3
	SNP	Graeme Macklin	464	29.3	12.0
	Scottish Socialist	Theresa Barr	150	9.5	New
	Conservative	Gavin Douglas	91	5.8	New
Majority			412	26.1	8.7
Turnout			1,581	50.0	10.0
Registered electors			3,164
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Archie Buchanan	1,003	66.4	1.0
	Labour	Marcel Legowski	358	23.7	7.7
	Scottish Socialist	Catherine Pedersen	107	7.1	New
	Conservative	Moira Brown	42	2.8	New
Majority			645	42.7	8.7
Turnout			1,510	47.3	11.7
Registered electors			3,194
	SNP hold		Swing	4.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Docherty	905	56.5	6.8
	SNP	Douglas Edwards	627	39.1	8.9
	Conservative	Kenneth Lawton	71	4.4	New
Majority			278	17.3	15.8
Turnout			1,603	46.8	12.2
Registered electors			3,426
	Labour hold		Swing	7.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	David Watson	883	52.3	5.8
	Labour	John Timoney	563	33.3	3.9
	Conservative	Jane Steel	133	7.9	0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Linskey	110	6.5	0.9
Majority			320	18.9	9.6
Turnout			1,689	50.5	11.5
Registered electors			3,342
	SNP hold		Swing	4.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael McCann	1,017	54.6	14.0
	SNP	John Anderson	558	29.9	4.6
	Conservative	Margaret McCulloch	289	15.5	9.4
Majority			459	24.6	18.6
Turnout			1,864	51.2	10.8
Registered electors			3,641
	Labour hold		Swing	9.3

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Results

Ward results

Lanark North

Lanark South

Lesmahagow

Blackwood

Clyde Valley

Biggar/Symington and Black Mount

Duneaton/Carmichael

Carstairs/Carnwath

Douglas

Carluke/Whitehill

Carluke/Crawforddyke

Forth

Law/Carluke

Long Calderwood

Calderglen

Blacklaw

Morrishall

Maxwellton

East Mains

West Mains

Duncanrig

Westwoodhill

Headhouse

Heatheryknowe

Greenhills

Whitehills

Hairmyres/Crosshouse

Mossneuk/Kittoch

Stewartfield

Lindsay

Avondale North

Avondale South

Blantyre West

Coatshill/Low Blantyre

Burnbank/Blantyre

High Blantyre

Hamilton Centre North

Whitehill

Bothwell South

Uddingston South/Bothwell

Uddingston

Hillhouse

Udston

Wellhall/Earnock

Earnock

Woodhead/Meikle Earnock

Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair

Low Waters

Silvertonhill

Cadzow

Dalserf

Larkhall East

Larkhall West

Larkhall South

Stonehouse

Rutherglen West

Stonelaw

Bankhead

Spittal/Blairbeth

Burgh

Cairns

Hallside

Cambuslang Central

Cathkin/Springhall

Fernhill

Kirkhill/Whitlawburn

Eastfield

Aftermath

By-elections

Bothwell South

Avondale South

Biggar/Symington and Black Mount

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Hughes	989	51.7	3.8
	SNP	Elaine McDougall	548	28.6	2.5
	Conservative	Margaret Lang	377	19.7	1.4
Majority			441	23.0	6.2
Turnout			1,914	51.5	8.5
Registered electors			3,716
	Labour hold		Swing	3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerald Docherty	836	41.6	0.5
	SNP	John Anderson	800	39.8	0.4
	Conservative	Matthew Ferguson	374	18.6	0.1
Majority			36	1.8	0.9
Turnout			2,010	49.1	14.9
Registered electors			4,092
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Malloy	767	37.4	1.0
	Conservative	Carol Ballard	531	25.9	1.3
	SNP	William Holman	501	24.4	13.4
	Liberal Democrats	George Stewart	251	12.2	11.2
Majority			236	11.5	0.3
Turnout			2,050	51.4	10.6
Registered electors			3,986
	Labour hold		Swing	7.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hector MacDonald	843	41.7	3.2
	Labour	Peter Duff	557	27.5	1.6
	SNP	Alan Stevenson	441	21.8	4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Benzies	182	9.0	New
Majority			286	14.1	1.7
Turnout			2,023	52.9	13.1
Registered electors			3,827
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael McGlynn	847	52.0	7.7
	Independent	Russell Craig	357	21.9	New
	SNP	Alan Fergusson	290	17.8	12.4
	Conservative	James Stewart	134	8.2	1.9
Majority			490	30.1	0.5
Turnout			1,628	42.2	17.3
Registered electors			3,856
	Labour hold		Swing	14.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Handibode	949	60.2	8.1
	SNP	Catherine Sutherland	249	15.8	9.3
	Scottish Socialist	Georgina Mitchell	202	12.8	New
	Independent	Thomas Conway	108	6.9	New
	Conservative	Gladys Murray	68	4.3	2.3
Majority			700	44.4	1.1
Turnout			1,576	44.9	10.8
Registered electors			3,513
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Davie McLachlan	1,085	66.4	2.6
	SNP	Iain Sutherland	428	26.2	3.7
	Conservative	Elizabeth Gardiner	120	7.3	1.0
Majority			657	40.2	6.2
Turnout			1,633	41.5	6.7
Registered electors			3,937
	Labour hold		Swing	3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bert Thomson	873	50.0	50.0
	Labour	Hugh Dunsmuir	590	33.8	27.1
	SNP	James Henderson	211	12.1	19.8
	Conservative	Ann Blair	72	4.1	3.1
Majority			283	16.2	N/A
Turnout			1,746	49.2	7.2
Registered electors			3,549
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	38.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Smith	881	53.1	4.3
	SNP	Barbara Samson	486	29.3	2.4
	Conservative	Charles Ferguson	292	17.6	0.9
Majority			395	23.8	6.7
Turnout			1,659	47.7	8.6
Registered electors			3,479
	Labour hold		Swing	3.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Devlin	622	50.3	6.9
	SNP	Pamela Smith	288	23.3	9.5
	Conservative	Jean McAlpine	116	9.4	New
	Scottish Socialist	Micheal Martin	112	9.1	New
	Liberal Democrats	John Oswald	98	7.9	New
Majority			334	27.0	2.6
Turnout			1,236	37.9	10.0
Registered electors			3,259
	Labour hold		Swing	1.3