2003 South Ayrshire Council election

2003 Scottish local government election parliamentary no 1999 South Ayrshire Council election 1999 2003 5 3 y 2007 South Ayrshire Council election 2007 Scottish Conservative Party 13 seats, 35.4% 15 2 20,657 41.5% 6.1% Andrew Hill Scottish Labour Party 17 seats, 41.1% 15 2 18,296 36.7% 4.4% All 30 seats to South Ayrshire Council 16 South Ayrshire Council election 2003.svg A map highlighting party support by electoral ward where red represents the Scottish Labour Party and blue the Scottish Conservative Party. May 2020 August 2015 The 2003 South Ayrshire Council election was held on 1 May 2003, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. All 30 seats were up and this was the final election to the council using First Past the Post. Whilst the Scottish Conservative Party were able to achieve more votes than any other party in the council area, they only received 15 seats - no majority administration was formed with the Scottish Labour Party also holding 15 council seats. Labour continued to run the council after the election following a "cut of the cards" to decide which party would run the administration.https://www.carricktoday.co.uk/news/the-final-cut-1-331647 The final cut www.carricktoday.co.uk 15 May 2019 Results 2003 South Ayrshire Council election result Scottish Conservative Party 15 2 0 2 50.0 41.5 20,657 6.1 Scottish Labour Party 15 0 2 2 50.0 36.7 18,296 4.4 Scottish National Party 0 0 0 0.0 17.3 8,623 6.0 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.0 2.9 1,447 2.7 Scottish Socialist Party 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 654 New Source:Scottish Council Elections 2003 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-2003.pdf 23 September 2024 Elections Centre Ward results Troon Troon North Scottish Conservative Party Alistair Kerr 919 49.28 +4.42 Scottish Labour Party Philip Saxton 512 27.45 -3.38 Scottish National Party John Sawers 434 23.27 -1.07 407 21.83 +7.80 Troon West Scottish Labour Party Gordon McKenzie 844 48.65 -0.50 Scottish National Party Agnes McFarlane 460 26.51 +0.68 Scottish Conservative Party Paul Gregory 378 21.79 -3.24 384 22.14 -1.18 Troon East Scottish Conservative Party William McIntosh 704 38.96 -3.24 Independent (politician) Patricia Brown 519 28.72 New Scottish Labour Party Stewart Wakelam 373 20.64 -13.53 Scottish National Party Agnes McFarlane 211 11.68 -11.93 185 10.24 +2.18 Troon South Scottish Conservative Party Peter Convery 1,296 70.67 +2.37 Scottish Labour Party Henry Wilson 285 15.54 -1.72 Scottish National Party Robert Inglis 253 13.79 -0.65 1,011 55.13 +4.09 Prestwick and Monkton Prestwick St Ninian's Scottish Conservative Party Margaret Toner 989 59.54 +11.68 Scottish Labour Party Patricia McLellan 458 27.57 -4.04 Scottish National Party Alan Stewart 214 12.88 -7.65 531 31.97 +15.72 Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton Scottish Conservative Party Hugh Hunter 1,006 53.14 +11.99 Scottish Labour Party Angela Glen 572 30.22 -5.73 Scottish National Party Isabella Wallace 315 16.64 -6.26 434 22.92 +17.72 Prestwick St Nicholas' Scottish Labour Party Helen Moonie 777 47.55 -2.53 Scottish Conservative Party Thomas McGillivray 488 29.87 +6.95 Scottish National Party James McGibbon 369 22.58 -4.42 289 17.68 -5.40 Prestwick Kingcase Scottish Conservative Party Pamela Patterson 1,007 55.00 +12.62 Scottish Labour Party Michael O'Brien 572 31.24 -8.52 Scottish National Party Marie Taylor 252 13.76 -4.11 435 23.76 +21.14 Prestwick Toll Scottish Labour Party George Watson 778 47.41 -4.90 Scottish Conservative Party Peter Smith 403 24.56 +1.07 Scottish National Party John Allan 346 21.08 -3.11 Scottish Socialist Party Annette Johnston 114 6.95 New 375 22.86 -5.26 Ayr Ayr Newton Scottish Labour Party Ian Stewart 748 44.58 -1.21 Scottish Conservative Party John Fisher 560 33.37 +7.13 Scottish National Party Thomas Slider 370 22.05 -5.92 188 11.21 -16.91 Ayr Lochside Scottish Labour Party Douglas Campbell 722 58.70 -2.01 Scottish National Party John Wallace 220 17.89 -12.07 Scottish Conservative Party George Wade 184 14.96 +5.63 Scottish Socialist Party Amanda McFarlane 104 8.46 New 502 40.81 +10.07 Ayr Whitletts Scottish Labour Party Alexander Cairns 880 68.59 +2.62 Scottish National Party Alex Taylor 217 16.91 -12.06 Scottish Socialist Party William Tyrie 113 8.81 New Scottish Conservative Party Donald Reece 73 5.69 +0.63 663 51.68 +14.68 Ayr Craigie Scottish Labour Party Ian Cavana 868 60.40 +3.35 Scottish National Party James McNae 286 19.90 -4.44 Scottish Conservative Party Alice Mitchell 283 19.69 +1.08 582 40.50 +7.79 Ayr Central Scottish Labour Party Robert Campbell 629 44.96 -0.23 Scottish Conservative Party Kenneth MacPherson 477 34.10 +10.20 Scottish National Party Alister Poole 293 20.94 -2.65 152 10.86 -10.43 Ayr Fort Scottish Conservative Party Gibson T MacDonald 1,149 68.35 +3.87 Scottish Labour Party Margaret McKenzie 297 17.67 -14.17 Scottish National Party Thomas Crozier 235 13.98 -0.82 852 50.68 +16.91 Ayr Old Belmont Scottish Conservative Party Winifred Sloan 1,211 64.90 +9.26 Scottish Labour Party Dennis McLellan 402 21.54 -7.27 Scottish National Party Ian Douglas 253 13.56 -1.99 809 43.36 +16.54 Ayr Forehill Scottish Labour Party Gerry Crawley 748 46.98 -2.13 Scottish National Party Albany McKay 359 22.55 -6.87 Scottish Conservative Party Garry Clark 332 20.85 -0.62 Independent (politician) Kenneth Conway 153 9.62 New 389 24.43 +2.96 Ayr Masonhill Scottish Conservative Party Mary Kilpatrick 1,014 53.31 +8.38 Scottish Labour Party Bill Cormie 536 28.18 -3.66 Scottish National Party David Forbes 352 18.51 -4.72 478 25.13 +12.04 Ayr Belmont Scottish Labour Party Edward Bulik 799 50.09 -7.65 Scottish National Party Alexander Oattes 374 23.45 -6.62 Scottish Socialist Party James Stewart 214 13.42 New Scottish Conservative Party James Grindlay 208 13.04 +0.85 425 26.64 -1.03 Ayr Doonfoot and Seafield Scottish Conservative Party Cherry Young 1,624 77.63 +8.96 Scottish Labour Party George Hodge 293 14.01 -4.11 Scottish National Party James Speirs 175 8.37 -4.84 1,331 63.62 +13.07 Ayr Rozelle Scottish Conservative Party Robert Reid 1,314 69.34 +11.68 Scottish Labour Party Agnes Davies 321 16.94 -6.89 Scottish National Party Andrew Niven 260 13.72 -4.79 993 52.40 +18.57 Kyle Dundonald and Loans Scottish Conservative Party William McNally 910 53.40 +13.34 Scottish Labour Party Alexander Skilling 468 27.46 -7.67 Scottish National Party Susan May Jones 326 19.13 -5.68 447 25.94 +21.01 Tarbolton Symington Craigie Scottish Conservative Party Hywel Davies 627 33.95 +0.34 Scottish Labour Party Alexandra Marshall 576 31.19 -14.54 Independent (politician) Sam Gardiner 447 24.20 New Scottish National Party John Hendrie 152 8.23 -12.42 Scottish Socialist Party Martin Gilmartin 45 2.44 New 51 2.76 +14.88 Annbank Mossblown St Quivox Scottish Labour Party David Duncan 837 55.39 -0.57 Scottish National Party James Cumming 308 20.38 -8.26 Scottish Conservative Party Zoe Montgomerie 298 19.72 +4.32 529 35.01 +7.69 Coylton and Minishant Scottish Conservative Party Anthony Lewis 753 44.29 +12.39 Scottish Labour Party Alexandra Lewis 663 39.00 -8.12 Scottish National Party Joseph Robertson 284 16.71 -4.27 90 5.29 +20.51 Carrick North Carrick and Maybole West Scottish Labour Party Alan Murray 661 41.13 +3.02 Scottish Conservative Party Alan Shearing 495 30.80 -5.48 Scottish National Party James Cumming 283 17.61 -8.00 Independent (politician) Alison Wild 168 10.46 New 166 10.33 +8.50 North Carrick and Maybole East Scottish Labour Party Andrew Hill 648 46.92 -2.00 Scottish Conservative Party Christopher McCulloch 386 27.95 +4.07 Scottish National Party Roderick Cochran 283 20.49 -6.71 Scottish Socialist Party Luan Johnston 64 4.64 New 262 18.97 -2.75 South Carrick Scottish Labour Party Paul Torrance 940 51.82 +2.49 Scottish Conservative Party Frances Dupuy 629 34.67 -0.43 Scottish National Party Martha Wheelan 245 13.51 -2.07 311 17.15 +2.92 Girvan Ailsa Scottish Conservative Party Ian Fitzsimmons 740 47.83 +11.66 Scottish Labour Party Moira Davidson 497 32.13 -3.98 Independent (politician) William O'Hara 160 10.34 New Scottish National Party Marion Low 150 9.70 -18.02 243 15.70 +15.64 Girvan Glendoune Scottish Labour Party John McDowall 592 52.11 +0.39 Scottish National Party Neil Ferguson 344 30.28 -5.72 Scottish Conservative Party Anne Hastie 200 17.61 +5.32 248 21.83 +6.11 By-elections Dundonald and Loans By-Election 15 January 2004https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/council-election/results2004.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20200927070000/https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/council-election/results2004.aspx 27 September 2020 South Ayrshire Council - Council Election Results 2004 South Ayrshire Council 15 May 2019 Scottish Conservatives Arthur Spurling 1,072 55.8 +2.4 Scottish Labour Sandra Marshall 506 26.4 -1.1 Scottish National Party Nan McFarlane 242 12.6 -6.5 Scottish Liberal Democrats Stuart Ritchie 100 5.2 +5.2 566 29.5 1,920 Scottish Conservatives The North Carrick and Maybole East by-election was called following the resignation of South Ayrshire Labour Party leader Andy Hill on health grounds. In the election Independent candidate Brian Connolly won by a single vote. The loss of the ward for Labour allowed for the Conservatives to take control of the South Ayrshire Council area, governing with a 15-14 majority.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4675920.stm Tories hang on to council control 3 February 2006 15 May 2019 BBC News North Carrick and Maybole East by-election, 2006https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/council-election/results2006.aspx South Ayrshire Council - Council Election Results 2006 South Ayrshire Council 15 May 2019 Independent (politician) Brian Connolly 408 27.70 New Scottish Conservative Party Ann Galbraith 407 27.63 -0.32 Scottish Labour Party Sandra Goldie 342 23.22 -23.70 Scottish National Party William McCubbin 316 21.45 +0.96 1 0.07 References Category:2003 Scottish local elections 2003 Category:21st century in South Ayrshire