2003 North Ayrshire Council election

North Ayrshire Council election March 2025 March 2025 2003 North Ayrshire Council election parliamentary no 1999 North Ayrshire Council election 1999 2003 05 01 y 2007 North Ayrshire Council election 2007 All 30 seats to North Ayrshire Council 16 48.8% Lab Scottish Labour Party 25 seats, 46.9% 21 4 22,591 44.0% 2.9 Con Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 2 seats, 18.2% 4 2 9,804 19.1% 0.9 SNP Scottish National Party 2 seats, 31.2% 3 1 14,465 28.2% 3.0 Council Leader Scottish Labour Party Council Leader after election Scottish Labour Party File:2003 North Ayrshire Council election.svg Results by ward Elections to North 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 to the council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The election used the 30 wards created by the Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements in 1998. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. Labour retained control of the council after winning 21 of the 30 seats – down by four from the previous election in 1999. The Conservatives were the second-largest party on the council after doubling their number to four while the Scottish National Party (SNP) won three seats – an increase of one. Background Following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, a unitary authority system of local government comprising 32 council areas was introduced the following year. The 2003 elections would be the third elections since their establishment.McConnell Alan Scottish Local Government https://books.google.com/books?id=9qd3JjRKOeAC&q=Local+Government+etc.+%28Scotland%29+Act+1994&pg=PA54 2004 Edinburgh University Press 978-0-7486-2005-0 At the previous election in 1999, Labour retained control after taking 25 of the 30 seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Conservatives both won two seats and one independent candidate was elected. Results 2003 North Ayrshire Council election result Scottish Labour Party 21 0 4 4 70.0 44.0 22,591 2.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 2 0 2 13.3 19.1 9,804 0.9 Scottish National Party 3 1 0 1 10.0 28.2 14,465 3.0 Independent (politician) 2 1 0 1 6.7 5.5 2,837 3.6 Scottish Socialist Party 0 0 0 0.0 2.4 1,220 1.9 Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 199 New Firefighters Against Cuts 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 132 New Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 129 1.1 30 51,377 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-2003-complete.pdf Local Elections Handbook 2003 Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 0-948858-35-4 2003 17 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-1999-complete.pdf Local Elections Handbook 1999 Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 0-948858-25-7 1999 17 March 2025 Ward results Irvine West main Irvine West Irvine West Scottish Labour Party David O'Neill 761 43.9 1.1 Scottish National Party C. McKenzie 485 28.0 7.7 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party D. Belding 227 13.1 0.5 Scottish Socialist Party J. Gray 191 11.0 6.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) R. Cochrane 70 4.0 276 15.9 8.8 1,562 44.9 12.1 3,860 Labour Party (UK) 2.7 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-2003-complete.pdf Local Elections Handbook 2003 Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 0-948858-35-4 2003 17 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-1999-complete.pdf Local Elections Handbook 1999 Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 0-948858-25-7 1999 17 March 2025 Arran main Arran Arran Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Currie 1,105 46.3 17.1 Scottish Labour Party John Sillars 782 32.8 9.8 Scottish National Party James Lees 266 11.2 16.9 Scottish Socialist Party Isla Blair 232 9.7 New 323 13.5 N/A 2,385 61.4 4.9 3,884 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Scottish Labour Party 13.4 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-2003-complete.pdf Local Elections Handbook 2003 Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 0-948858-35-4 2003 17 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-1999-complete.pdf Local Elections Handbook 1999 Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 0-948858-25-7 1999 17 March 2025 West Kilbride main West Kilbride West Kilbride Independent (politician) Elizabeth McLardy 1,232 52.5 10.7 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Anne Wilkinson 654 27.9 4.8 Scottish Labour Party Michael McGuire 220 9.4 New Scottish National Party John Willis 171 7.3 New Socialist Labour Party (UK) James McDaid 59 2.5 New 578 24.6 15.5 2,346 61.1 8.2 3,838 Independent 10.7 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-2003-complete.pdf Local Elections Handbook 2003 Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 0-948858-35-4 2003 17 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-1999-complete.pdf Local Elections Handbook 1999 Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 0-948858-25-7 1999 17 March 2025 Aftermath Labour retained control of the council with a reduced majority after taking 21 of the 30 seats – down by four from the previous election. The Conservatives were the second-largest party after doubling their representation on the council to four. Despite coming second on the popular vote, the SNP only managed to take three seats – an increase of one from 1999. Two independent candidates were also elected. These would be the last council elections contested using first-past-the-post voting as proportional representation and the single transferable vote was introduced for Scottish councils from the 2007 elections.Parker Simon 19 May 2003 Councils next for PR in Scotland The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2003/may/19/localgovernment.modlocalgov 3 April 2025 0261-3077 References External links Category:2003 Scottish local elections 2003