2003_West_Dunbartonshire_Council_election
The 2003 elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on the 1 May 2003 and were the third to the unitary authority, which was created along with 28 other local authorities, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994. They were also the last held under the single-member constituency first past the post system, which was replaced in the 2007 election with Single Transferable Vote.
Main article: 2003 Scottish local elections
Quick Facts All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council 12 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 17 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 77.27 | 46.80 | 16,443 | -5.36 | |
SNP | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 13.64 | 33.63 | 11,816 | -11.79 | |
Scottish Socialist | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.55 | 10.07 | 3,538 | New | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.55 | 6.47 | 2,273 | +4.23 | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.03 | 1,063 | +2.86 | |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Dennis Brogan | 1,006 | 57.95 | |
Labour | Robert Marshall | 416 | 23.96 | |
SNP | Donald McKinlay | 314 | 18.09 | |
Majority | 590 | 33.99 | ||
Turnout | 1,745 | 53.2 | ||
Independent gain from SNP | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Gail Casey | 616 | 47.02 | |
SNP | John Keegan | 444 | 33.89 | |
Independent | Mary Campbell | 250 | 18.09 | |
Majority | 172 | 13.13 | ||
Turnout | 1,326 | 38.1 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Jackie Maceira | 1,025 | 52.65 | |
SNP | William G. Hendrie | 712 | 36.57 | |
Scottish Socialist | Frank J. Hotchkiss | 210 | 10.78 | |
Majority | 313 | 16.08 | ||
Turnout | 1,982 | 51.2 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Alistair Macdonald | 1,037 | 62.32 | |
SNP | William S. Ramsay | 422 | 25.36 | |
Independent | Lockhart Cameron | 205 | 12.32 | |
Majority | 615 | 36.96 | ||
Turnout | 1,679 | 54.4 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Andrew White | 696 | 46.93 | |
SNP | Alexander Scullion | 431 | 29.06 | |
Independent | Alexander Doherty | 356 | 24.01 | |
Majority | 265 | 17.87 | ||
Turnout | 1,499 | 46.7 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Anthony Devine | 785 | 53.26 | |
SNP | James Brown | 548 | 37.18 | |
Scottish Socialist | Cameron Fyfe | 141 | 9.56 | |
Majority | 237 | 16.08 | ||
Turnout | 1,496 | 51.1 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Denis Agnew | 865 | 58.72 | |
SNP | Ronald MacDonald | 364 | 24.71 | |
Scottish Socialist | Thomas Kirkwood | 244 | 16.56 | |
Majority | 501 | 34.01 | ||
Turnout | 1,486 | 49.6 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Margaret Bootland | 659 | 54.69 | |
SNP | James Finn | 382 | 31.70 | |
Scottish Socialist | Dawn Brennan | 164 | 13.61 | |
Majority | 277 | 22.99 | ||
Turnout | 1,219 | 40.7 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Douglas McAllister | 893 | 58.83 | |
SNP | John McDonald | 625 | 41.17 | |
Majority | 268 | 17.66 | ||
Turnout | 1,542 | 54.0 | ||
Labour gain from SNP | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Duncan McDonald | 1,300 | 73.03 | |
SNP | Gareth Finn | 480 | 26.97 | |
Majority | 820 | 46.06 | ||
Turnout | 1,806 | 52.8 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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SNP | Raymond Young | 1,259 | 58.53 | |
Labour | William McLaughlin | 892 | 41.47 | |
Majority | 367 | 17.06 | ||
Turnout | 2,211 | 55.4 | ||
SNP hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Linda McColl | 778 | 43.71 | |
Independent | Alistair Tuach | 456 | 25.62 | |
SNP | John McNeil | 422 | 23.71 | |
Scottish Socialist | Helen Hamilton | 124 | 6.96 | |
Majority | 322 | 18.09 | ||
Turnout | 1,797 | 56.3 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Marie A. McNair | 709 | 36.49 | |
SNP | Iain Robertson | 688 | 35.41 | |
Conservative | Martyn A. McIntyre | 350 | 18.01 | |
Scottish Socialist | Mark Porciani | 194 | 9.99 | |
Majority | 21 | 1.08 | ||
Turnout | 1,957 | 55.0 | ||
Labour gain from SNP | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Calvert | 725 | 57.63 | |
SNP | James Cormack | 348 | 27.66 | |
Scottish Socialist | Ian Gartshore | 185 | 14.71 | |
Majority | 377 | 29.97 | ||
Turnout | 1,274 | 41.2 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | James McCallum | 815 | 51.81 | |
SNP | William Barlow | 376 | 23.90 | |
Conservative | David Kinniburgh | 217 | 13.80 | |
Scottish Socialist | Alexander Cunningham | 165 | 10.49 | |
Majority | 439 | 27.91 | ||
Turnout | 1,590 | 51.4 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | John Duffy | 875 | 59.13 | |
SNP | Ann Robertson | 294 | 20.57 | |
Scottish Socialist | David Logan | 260 | 18.20 | |
Majority | 581 | 40.66 | ||
Turnout | 1,453 | 46.4 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Scottish Socialist | Jim Bollan | 1,074 | 66.46 | |
SNP | William Hutchison | 542 | 33.54 | |
Majority | 532 | 32.92 | ||
Turnout | 1,692 | 52.0 | ||
Scottish Socialist gain from Independent | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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SNP | Craig McLaughlin | 796 | 50.96 | |
Labour | Joseph Sheridan | 574 | 36.75 | |
Scottish Socialist | Louise Robertson | 192 | 12.29 | |
Majority | 222 | 14.21 | ||
Turnout | 1,585 | 51.2 | ||
SNP hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Martin Rooney | 734 | 40.09 | |
SNP | Ronald McColl | 620 | 33.86 | |
Conservative | Terence Stables | 340 | 18.57 | |
Scottish Socialist | Archibald Henderson | 137 | 7.48 | |
Majority | 114 | 6.23 | ||
Turnout | 1,845 | 58.9 | ||
Labour gain from SNP | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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SNP | Margaret McGregor | 854 | 58.17 | |
Labour | Alistair Lang | 477 | 32.49 | |
Scottish Socialist | Harry Holleway | 137 | 9.33 | |
Majority | 377 | 25.68 | ||
Turnout | 1,506 | 48.3 | ||
SNP hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | James Flynn | 790 | 63.45 | |
SNP | Joseph Callaghan | 307 | 24.66 | |
Scottish Socialist | Les Robertson | 148 | 11.89 | |
Majority | 483 | 38.79 | ||
Turnout | 1,257 | 45.9 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Connie O'Sullivan | 782 | 46.30 | |
SNP | James Chirrey | 588 | 34.81 | |
Scottish Socialist | Anne-Marie Timmoney | 163 | 9.65 | |
Conservative | David Jardine | 156 | 9.24 | |
Majority | 194 | 11.49 | ||
Turnout | 1,699 | 51.7 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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