2003 Inverclyde Council election

Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as other Scottish Local Government elections and the Scottish Parliament Election.

Main article: 2003 Scottish local elections
2003 Inverclyde Council election
1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
All 20 seats to Inverclyde Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Labour SNP
Last election 8 11 0
Seats won 13 6 0
Seat change 5 5
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 1 0
Seats won 0 1
Seat change 1 1
Council Leader before election


Scottish Labour Party

 Council Leader


Scottish Liberal Democrats

This was the last election using 20 single member wards, in which the Scottish Liberal Democrats won a majority of seats, winning 13.

Election Results
Inverclyde Council election, 2003[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 13 5 0 5 65.0 42.6 13,930
  Labour 6 0 6 5 30.0 31.3 10,232
  SNP 0 0 0 0.0 14.8 4,844
  Conservative 0 0 1 1 0.0 6.1 1,999
  Independent 1 1 0 1 5.0 3.5 1,137
  Scottish Socialist 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 568

Ward results
Ward 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Thomas Fyfe 1,097 44.7 +30.7
Conservative Helen Calvert 970 39.5 -10.9
SNP Margaret McLeese 225 9.2 -4.8
Labour Joseph McIlwee 162 6.6 -15.0
Majority 127 5.2
Turnout 2454
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Ward 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Allan Robertson 557 39.3 -11.1
SNP James MacLeod 444 31.3 -0.9
Independent Joseph Doherty 249 17.5 +17.5
Liberal Democrats Ronald Hawthorne 137 9.7 -1.3
Conservative Hugh Miller 32 2.3 +2.3
Majority 113 8.0 -14.6
Turnout 1,419
Labour hold Swing
Ward 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Iain Tucker 632 38.7 +23.8
Labour Daniel Morrison 615 37.6 -18.4
SNP Sylvia O'Neill 343 21.0 -8.1
Conservative Frederick Gallaher 44 2.7 +2.7
Majority 17 1.1
Turnout 1,634
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Ward 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Robert Hill 667 43.4 +15.9
Labour Helen O'Rourke 561 36.5 +9.7
SNP Ross McKibben 279 18.2 +6.6
Conservative John Hunter 30 2.0 -0.4
Majority 106 6.9 -20.4
Turnout 1,537
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Jean Stewart 787 42.4 +17.4
Labour Margaret Morrison 674 36.4 -10.8
SNP James Grieve 344 18.6 -3.9
Conservative Elaine Gallaher 49 2.6 -2.6
Majority 113 6
Turnout 1,854
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Ward 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Stephen McCabe 661 51.3 -5.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Burns 308 23.9 +6.6
Independent Francis McFadyen 154 12.0 +12.0
Scottish Socialist John McLachlan 126 9.8 +9.8
Conservative Robert Dick 39 3.0 +3.0
Majority 353 27.4 -2.5
Turnout 1,288
Labour hold Swing
Ward 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Michael McCormick 690 50.1 +50.1
Labour James O'Rourke 467 33.9 -28.1
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Shepherd 128 9.3 -4.0
SNP James Riddell 91 6.6 -18.1
Majority 223 16.2
Turnout 1,376
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Ward 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Robert Moran 499 50.3 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Anne Deighan 317 31.9 +7.3
SNP William Wilson 177 17.8 -7.5
Majority 182 18.4 -6.4
Turnout 993
Labour hold Swing
Ward 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Roach 793 52.8 3.4
Liberal Democrats George Byng 488 32.5 +6.6
SNP Stephen Hilton 220 14.7 -4.7
Majority 182 20.3 -16.5
Turnout 1501
Labour hold Swing
Ward 10
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Archibald Snoddy 682 42.2 +7.0
Labour Alexander McGhee 554 34.2 -1.0
SNP Louis Docherty 235 14.5 -6.2
Scottish Socialist Patricia McCafferty 147 9.1 +9.1
Majority 128 8.0
Turnout 1,618
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Ward 11
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Alexander Nimmo 1,036 58.1 +8.0
Labour William Quigg 506 28.4 -3.9
SNP Charles McGregor 240 13.5 -4.1
Majority 530 29.7 +11.9
Turnout 1,782
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Edward Gallacher 516 39.6 +7.3
Labour Yvonne Robertson 477 36.6 -6.8
SNP Fraser Kelly 179 13.7 -10.5
Scottish Socialist Elizabeth Roders 132 10.1 +10.1
Majority 39 3.0
Turnout 1,304
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Ward 13
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Iain McKenzie 576 43.9 -11.1
Liberal Democrats Allan McGraw 395 30.1 +4.6
SNP Paul Docherty 179 13.6 -11.9
Scottish Socialist David Landels 163 12.4 +12.4
Majority 181 13.8 -15.7
Turnout 1,313
Labour hold Swing
Ward 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Patrick McCormick 469 39.2 -7.8
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Wilson 417 34.9 +17.2
SNP Patrick Gillan 266 22.2 -10.6
Independent Peter Campbell 44 3.7 +1.1
Majority 52 4.3 -9.9
Turnout 1196
Labour hold Swing
Ward 15
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Luciano Rebecchi 864 59.4 +4.4
Labour Kevin Mulholland 407 28.0 -5.2
SNP Cirstaidh Park 183 12.6 -5.8
Majority 457 31.4 +16.2
Turnout 1454
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats James Mitchell 1,158 59.6 +0.0
Labour Christina Boyd 382 19.7 -4.8
SNP Keith Brooks 226 11.6 -4.2
Conservative Wilma Strachan 176 9.1 +9.1
Majority 776 39.9 +4.8
Turnout 1,942
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Alan Blair 1,349 61.5 -0.2
Labour James McLaughlin 402 18.3 -2.3
SNP Anne Thomson 278 12.7 -5.0
Conservative James Strachan 166 7.6 +7.6
Majority 947 43.2 +2.1
Turnout 2,195
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 18
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats George White 805 44.6 +0.8
Labour Terence Loughran 576 31.9 +0.1
SNP John Crowther 315 17.4 -7.0
Conservative Hamilton Cunningham 110 6.1 +6.1
Majority 229 12.7 +0.7
Turnout 1,806
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 19
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats James Hunter 1,032 51.4 +5.9
Labour James Bradley 419 20.9 -1.1
SNP Neil MacGillivray 315 15.7 -2.4
Conservative Harry Osborn 240 12.0 -2.4
Majority 613 30.5 +7.0
Turnout 2,006
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 20
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Eric Forbes 1,115 54.7 +8.5
Labour William Gallacher 475 23.3 -6.6
SNP Ian Ramsay 305 15.0 -8.8
Conservative William Carrick 143 7.0 +7.0
Majority 640 31.4 +15.1
Turnout 2,038
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  1. http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2003/437/
  2. http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-1999.pdf
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