2003 South Lanarkshire Council election

2003 South Lanarkshire Council election
	1 May 2003
	1 May 2003
All 67 seats to South Lanarkshire Council; 34 seats needed for a majority
	Results by ward
Council Leader before election; Eddie McAvoy; Labour	Elected Council Leader ; Eddie McAvoy; Labour

Elections to South Lanarkshire Council (67 seats) were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

Election results

South Lanarkshire Local Election Result 2003[1]
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	52	2	77.6	49.1	55,818	13,959
SNP	7	3	10.4	27.4	31,152	15,008
Conservative	3	1	4.5	13.5	15,323	1,007
Liberal Democrats	1	1	1.5	4.7	5,336	2,564
Scottish Socialist	0	0		2.1	2,386
Independent	3	3		3.2	3,651	3,250

Ward results

Clydesdale

Lanark North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mary McNeill	761	39.6
	Conservative	Alistair Campbell	656	34.1
	SNP	Carolyn Park	349	18.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Waddell	157	8.2
Majority			105	5.5

Lanark South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brian Reilly	802	46.2
	SNP	Frank Gunning	550	31.7
	Conservative	Patrick Ross-Taylor	384	22.1
Majority			252	14.5

Lesmahagow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alexander McInnes	1,010	55.8
	SNP	David Smart	684	37.8
	Conservative	Grace Parton	116	6.4
Majority			326	18.0

Blackwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	Archibald Manson	910	54.0
	Labour	Esther Serrels	662	39.2
	Conservative	Louise Hodgson	116	6.9
Majority			248	14.7

Clyde Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Elizabeth Rush	521	33.4
	SNP	Thomas Ashburn	515	33.0
	Conservative	Alex Allison	329	21.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Hill	195	12.5
Majority			6	0.4

Biggar/Symington and Black Mount
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	Thomas McAlpine	1,166	64.6
	Conservative	John Lyon	485	26.9
	Labour	Angela McGranachan	155	8.6
Majority			681	37.7

Duneaton/Carmichael
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alexander Forrest	878	55.5
	SNP	Thomas Mitchell	441	27.9
	Labour	Michael Derrington	263	16.6
Majority			437	27.6

Carstairs/Carnwath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	Beverly Gauld	831	55.5
	Labour	Lindy Barbour	428	28.6
	Conservative	Elizabeth Ross-Taylor	239	16.0
Majority			403	26.9

Douglas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Daniel Meikle	1,661	65.2
	SNP	Lindsay Addison	804	31.6
	Conservative	David Parton	82	3.2
Majority			857	33.6

Carluke/Whitehill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Eileen Logan	1,276	63.9
	SNP	Stuart Moffat	509	25.5
	Conservative	Donald Hopkins	211	10.6
Majority			767	38.4

Carluke/Crawforddyke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Ross	1,114	60.4
	SNP	John Allen	537	29.1
	Conservative	Henry Ross-Taylor	192	10.4
Majority			577	31.3

Forth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	Ian Gray	920	46.6
	Labour	John Roberts	745	37.7
	Conservative	David Taylor	310	15.7
Majority			175	8.9

Law/Carluke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	David Shearer	979	49.2
	Labour	Edward Wright	793	39.9
	Conservative	James Young	216	10.9
Majority			186	9.4

East Kilbride

Long Calderwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Anthony Carlin	892	54.7
	SNP	John Lowe	631	38.7
	Conservative	Malcolm Gauld	108	6.6
Majority			261	16.0

Calderglen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Young	959	51.2
	Labour	John Cairney	732	39.1
	SNP	James Wardhaugh	181	9.7
Majority			227	12.1

Blacklaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	Anne Maggs	1,082	56.5
	Labour	John Quinn	559	29.2
	Conservative	Ian Harrow	273	14.3
Majority			523	27.3

Morrishall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan Dick	949	54.4
	Conservative	Agnes Cameron	623	35.7
	SNP	Stephen McKellar	171	9.8
Majority			326	18.7

Maxwellton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Christopher Thomson	929	52.0
	SNP	John McKenna	649	36.3
	Conservative	Ian McCulloch	208	11.6
Majority			280	15.7

East Mains
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alice Mitchell	898	47.2
	SNP	Clare Keane	831	43.6
	Conservative	Helen McCallum	175	9.2
Majority			67	3.5

West Mains
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William McNab	994	73.4
	SNP	Scot MacQueen	203	15.0
	Conservative	Isabella Perratt	157	11.6
Majority			791	58.4

Duncanrig
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Stewart Crawford	946	54.8
	SNP	John MacQueen	449	26.0
	Scottish Socialist	Mark Sands	205	11.9
	Conservative	Jean Davidson	125	7.2
Majority			497	28.8

Westwoodhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Graham Scott	914	57.4
	SNP	Hugh Gavin	567	35.6
	Conservative	Anne Stewart	112	7.0
Majority			347	21.8

Headhouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Pat Watters	849	50.7
	SNP	Diane McAnsh	492	29.4
	Scottish Socialist	John Shaw	201	12.0
	Conservative	Patricia Harrow	131	7.8
Majority			357	21.3

Heatheryknowe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gerry Convery	876	55.4
	SNP	Graeme Macklin	464	29.3
	Scottish Socialist	Theresa Barr	150	9.5
	Conservative	Gavin Douglas	91	5.8
Majority			412	26.1

Greenhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	Archie Buchanan	1,003	66.4
	Labour	Marcel Legowski	358	23.7
	Scottish Socialist	Catherine Pedersen	107	7.1
	Conservative	Moira Brown	42	2.8
Majority			645	42.7

Whitehills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Docherty	905	56.5
	SNP	Douglas Edwards	627	39.1
	Conservative	Kenneth Lawton	71	4.4
Majority			278	17.3

Hairmyres/Crosshouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	David Watson	883	52.3
	Labour	John Timoney	563	33.3
	Conservative	John Steel	133	7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Linskey	110	6.5
Majority			320	18.9

Mossneuk/Kittoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael McCann	1,017	54.6
	SNP	John Anderson	558	29.9
	Conservative	Margaret McCulloch	289	15.5
Majority			459	24.6

Stewartfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carol Hughes	989	51.7
	SNP	Elaine McDougall	548	28.6
	Conservative	Margaret Lang	377	19.7
Majority			441	23.0

Lindsay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gerald Docherty	836	41.6
	SNP	John Anderson	800	39.8
	Conservative	Matthew Ferguson	374	18.6
Majority			36	1.8

Avondale North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Malloy	767	37.4
	Conservative	Carol Ballard	531	25.9
	SNP	William Holman	501	24.4
	Liberal Democrats	George Stewart	251	12.2
Majority			236	11.5

Avondale South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hector MacDonald	843	41.7
	Labour	Peter Duff	557	27.5
	SNP	Alan Stevenson	441	21.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Benzies	182	9.0
Majority			286	14.1

Rutherglen and Cambuslang

Bankhead[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Eddie McAvoy (incumbent)	1,022	56.8
	SNP	Mary Donnelly	269	14.9
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Clark	203	11.3
	Conservative	Graeme Livingstone	158	8.8
	Scottish Socialist	David Stevenson	147	8.2
Majority			753	41.8

Burgh[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brian McKenna (incumbent)	875	52.7
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Jackson	243	14.6
	SNP	Linda Douglas	240	14.5
	Scottish Socialist	Gerard McMahon	176	10.6
	Conservative	Thomas Rooney	125	7.5
Majority			632	38.1

Cairns[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Pam Clearie (incumbent)	908	60.0
	SNP	John Higgins	335	22.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Young	271	17.9
Majority			573	37.8

Cambuslang Central[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bob Rooney (incumbent)	959	58.9
	SNP	Clare McColl	240	14.7
	Conservative	Ronald Muir	156	9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Karen McCallum	147	9.0
	Scottish Socialist	Paul Drown	127	7.8
Majority			719	44.1

Cathkin/Springhall[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Russell Clearie (incumbent)	965	54.3
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Bryce	310	17.4
	Conservative	Allan Kenneth	184	10.3
	SNP	Marion Lennox	170	9.6
	Scottish Socialist	David McClemont	148	8.3
Majority			655	36.9

Eastfield[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John McGuinness (incumbent)	1,020	53.8
	SNP	Gordon Clark	278	14.7
	Conservative	Jean Miller	235	12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Bell	233	12.3
	Scottish Socialist	Alan Buchanan	130	6.9
Majority			742	39.1

Fernhill[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Patricia Osborne	644	43.6
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret McLellan	500	33.9
	SNP	Euan Fergusson	136	9.2
	Scottish Socialist	John Starrs	115	7.8
	Conservative	James Nixon	83	5.6
Majority			144	9.7

Hallside[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Davy Keirs (incumbent)	1,332	59.7
	SNP	Margaret Fox	489	21.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Rodgers	221	9.9
	Scottish Socialist	Lorraine Sharp	189	8.5
Majority			843	37.8

Kirkhill/Whitlawburn[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	David Baillie	609	36.1
	Labour	Patrick McKenna (incumbent)	574	34.0
	Conservative	Moya MacAskill	201	11.9
	SNP	William McIntyre	189	11.2
	Scottish Socialist	Stephanie Sharp	116	6.9
Majority			35	2.1

Rutherglen West[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Denis McKenna (incumbent)	835	60.7
	SNP	Anne Higgins	233	16.9
	Scottish Socialist	Alistair Fulton	166	12.1
	Liberal Democrats	John McLellan	141	10.2
Majority			602	43.8

Spittal/Blairbeth[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William McCaig (incumbent)	971	64.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Crowe	336	22.4
	Conservative	Robina Muir	148	9.8
	Independent	Gordon Jamieson	47	3.1
Majority			635	42.3

Stonelaw[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Gretel Ross (incumbent)	1,012	54.6
	Labour	Andrew Moffat	357	19.3
	Conservative	Malcolm MacAskill	214	11.5
	SNP	Sherwood Shea	175	9.4
	Scottish Socialist	David Sharp	95	5.1
Majority			655	35.3

References

Local Elections 2003 - South Lanarkshire, Local Elections Archive Project
Bankhead, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
Burgh, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
Cairns, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
Cambuslang Central, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
Cathkin/Springhall, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
Eastfield, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
Fernhill, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
Hallside, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
Kirkhill/Whitlawburn, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
Rutherglen West, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
Spittal/Blairbeth, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
Stonelaw, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

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[1] Local Elections 2003 - South Lanarkshire, Local Elections Archive Project

[2] Bankhead, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

[3] Burgh, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

[4] Cairns, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

[5] Cambuslang Central, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

[6] Cathkin/Springhall, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

[7] Eastfield, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

[8] Fernhill, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

[9] Hallside, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

[10] Kirkhill/Whitlawburn, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

[11] Rutherglen West, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

[12] Spittal/Blairbeth, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

[13] Stonelaw, Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Maps, Wards 1999 - 2007 : Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

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