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2003 Renfrewshire Council election
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Election to determine the members of the Renfrewshire Council
April 2022
thumb|Results by ward.
Elections to Renfrewshire Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the last one using the 40 single-member wards using the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Labour retained their dominance of the council, with the SNP, who won the popular vote, forming the second largest party on the council.
Election results
Renfrewshire local election result 2003Local Election Results 2003: Renfrewshire
Scottish Labour Party
21
36.8
24,536
Scottish National Party
15
39.3
26,167
Scottish Liberal Democrats
3
9.7
6,457
Scottish Conservative Party
1
8.9
5,900
Scottish Socialist Party
0
0.0
4.7
3,141
Independent (politician)
0
0.0
0.6
421
Results by Ward (A-Z)
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2003/439/
An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent candidate.
Two asterisks (**) indicates an incumbent candidate seeking re-election in a different ward.
Arkleston & Newmains
Scottish Labour Robert McGerty* 765 44.2 -11.9
Scottish National Party Catherine McEwan 751 43.4 -0.5
Scottish Socialist Party Douglas Canning 119 6.9 N/A
Scottish Liberal Democrats Peter Welsh 95 5.5 N/A
14 0.8 -11.4
1730 51.1 -11.2
Scottish Labour
Bishopton
Scottish Conservatives Iain Langlands 1093 49.0 -10.1
Scottish National Party Bill Robertson 628 28.1 +10.6
Scottish Labour Anne Donnachie 511 22.9 -0.5
465 20.9 -14.8
2232 62.7 -12.9
Scottish Conservatives
Blackhall & Hawkhead
Scottish National Party Celia Lawson* 902 59.0 +19.2
Scottish Labour Victoria Bain 473 30.9 +8.4
Scottish Socialist Party Robert Muir 155 10.1 N/A
429 28.1 +15.9
1530 42.9 -14.2
Scottish National Party
Blythswood
Scottish National Party Derek MacKay* 952 64.2 +16.9
Scottish Labour Roy Hutchison 405 27.3 -16.1
Scottish Socialist Party James Halfpenny 67 4.5 N/A
Scottish Conservatives Margaret McLellan 58 3.9 -1.9
547 36.9 +33.0
1482 45.1 -12.1
Scottish National Party
Brediland
Scottish Labour John McDowell* 590 46.0 -9.5
Scottish National Party Archibald Ashcroft 371 28.9 +0.4
Scottish Liberal Democrats Mark Hollywood 189 14.7 -1.3
Scottish Socialist Party Billy McNaughton 84 6.5 N/A
Scottish Conservatives Ian Dryburgh 50 3.9 N/A
219 17.1 -9.9
1284 40.9 -9.2
Scottish Labour
Bridge of Weir North & Craigends
Scottish National Party Allan Noon* 798 43.1 +10.4
Scottish Labour John McDonald 615 33.2 +2.1
Scottish Conservatives John Motherwell 438 23.7 -0.7
183 9.9 +8.3
1851 47.6 -13.9
Scottish National Party
Bridge of Weir South & Brookfield
Scottish National Party Carol Puthucheary* 1242 63.9 +24.7
Scottish Conservatives Thomas Begg 431 22.2 -14.0
Scottish Labour Mary Galbraith 272 14.0 -10.6
811 41.7 +38.7
1945 56.0 -12.1
Scottish National Party
Castlehead
Scottish National Party James Mitchell* 982 54.3 +15.6
Scottish Labour David Lavery 478 26.4 -7.8
Scottish Conservatives Allison Cook 239 13.2 -6.0
Scottish Liberal Democrats Margaret McDonough 110 6.1 -1.8
504 27.9 +23.4
1809 49.3 -9.9
Scottish National Party
Deanside
Scottish Labour Alexander Murrin* 751 43.5 +1.4
Scottish National Party William Perrie 746 43.2 +5.7
Scottish Conservatives Ronald Kane 128 7.4 +0.2
Scottish Liberal Democrats Brian O'Malley 101 5.9 N/A
5 0.3 -4.3
1726 49.6 -10.3
Scottish Labour
Elderslie
Scottish Labour Jean Goldie* 1060 58.9 +6.2
Scottish National Party Rubina Kerr 406 22.6 -5.5
Scottish Conservatives Elizabeth Speirs 184 10.2 +0.3
Scottish Liberal Democrats Sara Craig 150 8.3 -1.0
654 36.3 +11.7
1800 49.5 -11.1
Scottish Labour
Erskine Central
Scottish Labour James Harte 781 43.9 -6.5
Scottish National Party James McQuade 630 35.4 -3.9
Scottish Conservatives Stewart Campbell 143 8.0 -2.3
Scottish Liberal Democrats Lindsay Cunningham 120 6.7 N/A
Scottish Socialist Party Brian Murphy 106 6.0 N/A
151 8.5 -2.7
1780 50.0 -12.6
Scottish Labour
Erskine South East & Inchinnan
Scottish National Party Iain Nicolson* 998 44.9 -5.6
Scottish Labour John Ross 680 30.6 -3.4
Scottish Conservatives Philip Lardner 437 19.7 +4.2
Scottish Liberal Democrats Anne Hanley 106 4.8 N/A
318 14.3 -2.1
2221 62.5 -1.8
Scottish National Party
Erskine West
Scottish Labour Robert McNally* 820 44.5 -8.6
Scottish National Party Andrew Paterson 620 33.7 +2.6
Scottish Conservatives John Anderson 286 15.5 -0.2
Scottish Socialist Party David Fraser 116 6.3 N/A
200 10.8 -11.2
1842 53.4 -12.2
Scottish Labour
Ferguslie
Scottish Labour Terence Kelly* 407 47.5 +1.6
Scottish National Party Andrew Doyle 384 44.8 +13.2
Scottish Liberal Democrats Anne Bradley 66 7.7 +1.9
23 2.7 -11.8
857 28.8 -12.9
Scottish Labour
Foxbar
Scottish National Party Lorraine Cameron* 923 57.9 +11.6
Scottish Labour Christopher Gilmour 539 33.8 -8.3
Scottish Liberal Democrats John Boyd 131 8.2 -3.4
384 24.1 +19.9
1593 45.1 -8.8
Scottish National Party
Gallowhill & Whitehaugh
Scottish National Party Brian Lawson* 1128 53.3 +5.2
Scottish Labour Tracy Hall 611 28.8 -1.5
Scottish Liberal Democrats John McGurk 237 11.2 +2.9
Scottish Conservatives Sean Hurl 142 6.7 -3.2
517 24.5 +6.7
2118 56.0 -5.7
Scottish National Party
Glenburn North
Scottish National Party Bill Martin* 1029 62.1 +2.4
Scottish Labour Evelyn Campbell 360 21.7 -10.6
Scottish Liberal Democrats James McIntosh 107 6.5 N/A
Scottish Socialist Party Miriam Vashwani 83 5.0 N/A
Scottish Conservatives Terrence Speirs 77 4.6 -3.4
669 40.4 +13.0
1656 45.8 -13.6
Scottish National Party
Glenburn South
Scottish National Party Richard Vassie* 1105 61.3 +3.9
Scottish Labour Edward Devine 475 26.3 -8.7
Scottish Socialist Party Jacqueline McCarthy 110 6.1 N/A
Scottish Liberal Democrats Peter Dickman 65 3.6 -0.5
Scottish Conservatives Peter Black 49 2.7 -6.3
630 35.0 +7.6
1804 49.2 -9.5
Scottish National Party
Houston & Langbank
Scottish National Party Fiona Nicolson 710 42.5 -8.3
Scottish Conservatives Richard Taylor 400 24.0 -1.2
Scottish Labour Jean McGuinness 334 20.0 -3.9
Scottish Liberal Democrats Iain Barclay 226 13.5 N/A
310 18.5 -7.1
1670 53.4 -14.3
Scottish National Party
Johnstone Castle
Scottish Labour John Hood 787 51.9 -9.2
Scottish National Party Tracie McGee 590 38.9 +8.8
Scottish Conservatives Helen Mathie 138 9.1 +0.3
197 13.0 -18.0
1515 43.6 -11.4
Scottish Labour
Johnstone Central
Scottish Labour John Kenny* 859 55.6 -5.5
Scottish National Party Frances Ashcroft 333 21.6 -6.3
Scottish Socialist Party Neil Lennon 167 10.8 N/A
Scottish Liberal Democrats Rebecca Brady 94 6.1 N/A
Scottish Conservatives Ena McKean 92 6.0 -1.0
526 34.0 -3.1
1545 44.1 -14.1
Scottish Labour
Johnstone Cochranemill
Scottish Labour James Harkins* 973 61.4 -0.9
Scottish National Party Stephen McGee 472 29.8 +3.2
Scottish Socialist Party Paul Wilson 140 8.8 N/A
501 31.6 -4.2
1585 43.6 -11.9
Scottish Labour
Johnstone West
Scottish Labour Iain McMillan* 1050 71.2 +6.1
Scottish National Party Lyndsay Cameron 424 28.8 +3.1
626 42.4 +3.0
1474 43.0 -17.7
Scottish Labour
Kilbarchan
Scottish National Party Ian Taylor 777 43.4 -27.7
Scottish Labour Thomas Stevenson 546 30.5 +12.6
Scottish Conservatives John McIntyre 318 17.8 +6.8
Scottish Liberal Democrats John Heron 149 8.3 N/A
231 12.9 -40.3
1790 55.4 -12.7
Scottish National Party
Linwood East
Scottish Labour Anne Hall* 1010 60.0 -3.6
Scottish National Party James McManus 307 18.2 -10.2
Scottish Socialist Party William Coats 261 15.5 N/A
Scottish Liberal Democrats Sandra Jelfs 106 6.3 -1.7
703 41.8 +6.5
1684 45.9 -12.6
Scottish Labour
Linwood West
Scottish Labour Ronald Burns* 804 53.5 -1.5
Scottish National Party Audrey Doig 536 35.7 +0.8
Scottish Liberal Democrats Alan Jelfs 163 10.8 +0.7
268 17.8 -2.3
1503 40.3 -13.8
Scottish Labour
Lochfield
Scottish Liberal Democrats Marie McGurk* 859 41.3 +7.8
Scottish National Party Caroline Martin 582 28.0 +0.4
Scottish Labour Ian McCormack 438 21.0 -9.5
Scottish Conservatives Ann Moohan 124 6.0 -2.4
Scottish Socialist Party Henry Pfaff 79 3.8 N/A
372 13.3 +10.3
2082 59.4 +0.3
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Lochwinnoch & Howwood
Scottish National Party Alastair Nimmo* 1230 53.1 +7.6
Scottish Labour Sandra McCall 648 28.0 -6.3
Scottish Conservatives George McEwan 314 13.6 -1.8
Scottish Socialist Party Michael Daly 123 5.3 N/A
582 25.1 +13.9
2315 59.0 -9.4
Scottish National Party
Lounsdale & Millarston
Scottish Labour Mark MacMillan* 638 39.8 -4.8
Scottish National Party David McCartney 533 33.2 +0.1
Scottish Liberal Democrats Allan Heron 189 11.8 -1.8
Scottish Conservatives George Baillie 135 8.4 -0.2
Scottish Socialist Party Daniel Williamson 109 6.8 N/A
105 7.6 -3.9
1604 52.9 -3.4
Scottish Labour
Moorpark
Scottish National Party David Mylet* 729 51.3 +8.7
Scottish Labour Donnie Smith 587 41.3 +0.3
Scottish Socialist Party Derek Flood 105 7.4 N/A
142 10.0 +8.4
1421 48.6 -11.1
Scottish National Party
Paisley Central
Scottish Labour Barbara Adams* 517 43.6 -4.0
Scottish National Party Michael Loftus 363 30.6 -8.9
Scottish Socialist Party Gerard McCartney 167 14.1 N/A
Scottish Liberal Democrats Alan Armstrong 103 8.7 +0.1
Scottish Conservatives Adele Gardiner 37 3.1 -1.3
154 13.0 +4.9
1187 35.7 -11.2
Scottish Labour
Parkmains
Scottish Labour Sam Mullin 954 53.4 +3.2
Scottish National Party John Canavan 421 23.6 -9.0
Scottish Socialist Party Fiona Lawson 159 8.9 N/A
Scottish Conservatives Oonagh Harper 145 8.1 -9.1
Scottish Liberal Democrats Valerie McGuire 108 6.0 N/A
533 29.8 +12.2
1787 52.1 -8.0
Scottish Labour
Ralston
Scottish Liberal Democrats Nan MacGregor* 1600 67.6 +3.4
Scottish National Party Alasdair Russell 302 12.8 +2.9
Scottish Labour Ann Henderson 290 12.3 -3.4
Scottish Conservatives Stewart Connell 174 7.4 -2.8
1298 54.8 +6.2
2366 62.4 -9.6
Scottish Liberal Democrats
References
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