2003 Scottish local government election
Elections to South Ayrshire Council were 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.[1]
Election result
South Ayrshire Local Election Result 2003[2] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 15 | +3 | 0 | +3 | 50.0 | 41.5 | 20,657 | |
| Labour | 15 | 0 | -3 | -3 | 50.0 | 36.7 | 18,296 | |
| SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17.3 | 8,623 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1,447 | |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 654 | |
Ward results
Troon
Troon North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alistair Kerr | 919 | 49.28 | +4.42 |
| Labour | Philip Saxton | 512 | 27.45 | −3.38 |
| SNP | John Sawers | 434 | 23.27 | −1.07 |
Majority | 407 | 21.83 | +7.80 |
Troon West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gordon McKenzie | 844 | 48.65 | −0.50 |
| SNP | Agnes McFarlane | 460 | 26.51 | +0.68 |
| Conservative | Paul Gregory | 378 | 21.79 | −3.24 |
Majority | 384 | 22.14 | −1.18 |
Troon East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William McIntosh | 704 | 38.96 | −3.24 |
| Independent | Patricia Brown | 519 | 28.72 | New |
| Labour | Stewart Wakelam | 373 | 20.64 | −13.53 |
| SNP | Agnes McFarlane | 211 | 11.68 | −11.93 |
Majority | 185 | 10.24 | +2.18 |
Troon South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Convery | 1,296 | 70.67 | +2.37 |
| Labour | Henry Wilson | 285 | 15.54 | −1.72 |
| SNP | Robert Inglis | 253 | 13.79 | −0.65 |
Majority | 1,011 | 55.13 | +4.09 |
Prestwick St Ninian's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Margaret Toner | 989 | 59.54 | +11.68 |
| Labour | Patricia McLellan | 458 | 27.57 | −4.04 |
| SNP | Alan Stewart | 214 | 12.88 | −7.65 |
Majority | 531 | 31.97 | +15.72 |
Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Hugh Hunter | 1,006 | 53.14 | +11.99 |
| Labour | Angela Glen | 572 | 30.22 | −5.73 |
| SNP | Isabella Wallace | 315 | 16.64 | −6.26 |
Majority | 434 | 22.92 | +17.72 |
Prestwick St Nicholas' Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Helen Moonie | 777 | 47.55 | −2.53 |
| Conservative | Thomas McGillivray | 488 | 29.87 | +6.95 |
| SNP | James McGibbon | 369 | 22.58 | −4.42 |
Majority | 289 | 17.68 | −5.40 |
Prestwick Kingcase Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Pamela Patterson | 1,007 | 55.00 | +12.62 |
| Labour | Michael O'Brien | 572 | 31.24 | −8.52 |
| SNP | Marie Taylor | 252 | 13.76 | −4.11 |
Majority | 435 | 23.76 | +21.14 |
Prestwick Toll Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Watson | 778 | 47.41 | −4.90 |
| Conservative | Peter Smith | 403 | 24.56 | +1.07 |
| SNP | John Allan | 346 | 21.08 | −3.11 |
| Scottish Socialist | Annette Johnston | 114 | 6.95 | New |
Majority | 375 | 22.86 | −5.26 |
Ayr Newton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ian Stewart | 748 | 44.58 | −1.21 |
| Conservative | John Fisher | 560 | 33.37 | +7.13 |
| SNP | Thomas Slider | 370 | 22.05 | −5.92 |
Majority | 188 | 11.21 | −16.91 |
Ayr Lochside Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Douglas Campbell | 722 | 58.70 | −2.01 |
| SNP | John Wallace | 220 | 17.89 | −12.07 |
| Conservative | George Wade | 184 | 14.96 | +5.63 |
| Scottish Socialist | Amanda McFarlane | 104 | 8.46 | New |
Majority | 502 | 40.81 | +10.07 |
Ayr Whitletts Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alexander Cairns | 880 | 68.59 | +2.62 |
| SNP | Alex Taylor | 217 | 16.91 | −12.06 |
| Scottish Socialist | William Tyrie | 113 | 8.81 | New |
| Conservative | Donald Reece | 73 | 5.69 | +0.63 |
Majority | 663 | 51.68 | +14.68 |
Ayr Craigie Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ian Cavana | 868 | 60.40 | +3.35 |
| SNP | James McNae | 286 | 19.90 | −4.44 |
| Conservative | Alice Mitchell | 283 | 19.69 | +1.08 |
Majority | 582 | 40.50 | +7.79 |
Ayr Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Robert Campbell | 629 | 44.96 | −0.23 |
| Conservative | Kenneth MacPherson | 477 | 34.10 | +10.20 |
| SNP | Alister Poole | 293 | 20.94 | −2.65 |
Majority | 152 | 10.86 | −10.43 |
Ayr Fort Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gibson T MacDonald | 1,149 | 68.35 | +3.87 |
| Labour | Margaret McKenzie | 297 | 17.67 | −14.17 |
| SNP | Thomas Crozier | 235 | 13.98 | −0.82 |
Majority | 852 | 50.68 | +16.91 |
Ayr Old Belmont Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Winifred Sloan | 1,211 | 64.90 | +9.26 |
| Labour | Dennis McLellan | 402 | 21.54 | −7.27 |
| SNP | Ian Douglas | 253 | 13.56 | −1.99 |
Majority | 809 | 43.36 | +16.54 |
Ayr Forehill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gerry Crawley | 748 | 46.98 | −2.13 |
| SNP | Albany McKay | 359 | 22.55 | −6.87 |
| Conservative | Garry Clark | 332 | 20.85 | −0.62 |
| Independent | Kenneth Conway | 153 | 9.62 | New |
Majority | 389 | 24.43 | +2.96 |
Ayr Masonhill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mary Kilpatrick | 1,014 | 53.31 | +8.38 |
| Labour | Bill Cormie | 536 | 28.18 | −3.66 |
| SNP | David Forbes | 352 | 18.51 | −4.72 |
Majority | 478 | 25.13 | +12.04 |
Ayr Doonfoot and Seafield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Cherry Young | 1,624 | 77.63 | +8.96 |
| Labour | George Hodge | 293 | 14.01 | −4.11 |
| SNP | James Speirs | 175 | 8.37 | −4.84 |
Majority | 1,331 | 63.62 | +13.07 |
Ayr Rozelle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Reid | 1,314 | 69.34 | +11.68 |
| Labour | Agnes Davies | 321 | 16.94 | −6.89 |
| SNP | Andrew Niven | 260 | 13.72 | −4.79 |
Majority | 993 | 52.40 | +18.57 |
Dundonald and Loans Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William McNally | 910 | 53.40 | +13.34 |
| Labour | Alexander Skilling | 468 | 27.46 | −7.67 |
| SNP | Susan May Jones | 326 | 19.13 | −5.68 |
Majority | 447 | 25.94 | +21.01 |
Annbank Mossblown St Quivox Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Duncan | 837 | 55.39 | −0.57 |
| SNP | James Cumming | 308 | 20.38 | −8.26 |
| Conservative | Zoe Montgomerie | 298 | 19.72 | +4.32 |
Majority | 529 | 35.01 | +7.69 |
Coylton and Minishant Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Lewis | 753 | 44.29 | +12.39 |
| Labour | Alexandra Lewis | 663 | 39.00 | −8.12 |
| SNP | Joseph Robertson | 284 | 16.71 | −4.27 |
Majority | 90 | 5.29 | +20.51 |
North Carrick and Maybole West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alan Murray | 661 | 41.13 | +3.02 |
| Conservative | Alan Shearing | 495 | 30.80 | −5.48 |
| SNP | James Cumming | 283 | 17.61 | −8.00 |
| Independent | Alison Wild | 168 | 10.46 | New |
Majority | 166 | 10.33 | +8.50 |
South Carrick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Torrance | 940 | 51.82 | +2.49 |
| Conservative | Frances Dupuy | 629 | 34.67 | −0.43 |
| SNP | Martha Wheelan | 245 | 13.51 | −2.07 |
Majority | 311 | 17.15 | +2.92 |
Girvan Ailsa Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Fitzsimmons | 740 | 47.83 | +11.66 |
| Labour | Moira Davidson | 497 | 32.13 | −3.98 |
| Independent | William O'Hara | 160 | 10.34 | New |
| SNP | Marion Low | 150 | 9.70 | −18.02 |
Majority | 243 | 15.70 | +15.64 |
Girvan Glendoune Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John McDowall | 592 | 52.11 | +0.39 |
| SNP | Neil Ferguson | 344 | 30.28 | −5.72 |
| Conservative | Anne Hastie | 200 | 17.61 | +5.32 |
Majority | 248 | 21.83 | +6.11 |
By-election
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.[3]
North Carrick and Maybole East by-election, 2006[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Brian Connolly | 408 | 27.70 | New |
| Conservative | Ann Galbraith | 407 | 27.63 | −0.32 |
| Labour | Sandra Goldie | 342 | 23.22 | −23.70 |
| SNP | William McCubbin | 316 | 21.45 | +0.96 |
Majority | 1 | 0.07 | |
References
- ^ "The final cut". www.carricktoday.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "South Ayrshire Council - Council Election Results 2003". South Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Tories hang on to council control". BBC News. 3 February 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "South Ayrshire Council - Council Election Results 2006". South Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 15 May 2019.