East Ayrshire Council election, 2003

Main article: Scottish local elections, 2003

Elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 1 May 2003, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. All 32 seats were up and this was the final election to the council using first past the post. The Scottish Labour Party maintained a large majority.

Summary

East Ayrshire Local Election Result 2003
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	23				71.88	49.21	23,480
	SNP	8				25.00	35.27	16,827
	Conservative	1				3.13	12.59	5,958
	Scottish Socialist	0				0.00	1.18	561
	BNP	0				0.00	0.15	73
	Independent	0				0.00	1.71	814

Ward results

Stewarton East and Dunlop
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen McKay	579	37.09
	Conservative	Kenneth Thomson	506	32.42
	SNP	Andrew Kent	476	30.49
Majority			73	4.68
Turnout			1,561	53%

Stewarton Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James O'Neill	565	37.89
	Independent	Ann Hay	426	28.57
	SNP	Ian Primrose	342	22.94
	Conservative	Tamzin Hobday	158	10.60
Majority			139	9.32
Turnout			1,491	49%

Kilmaurs and Stewarton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McGhee	770	48.31
	SNP	John MacKay	516	32.37
	Conservative	Thomas Mackie	308	19.32
Majority			254	15.93
Turnout			1,594	53%

North Kilmarnock, Fenwick & Waterside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephanie Young	832	40.68
	SNP	George Leslie	672	32.86
	Labour	Robert Allan	541	26.45
Majority			160	7.82
Turnout			2,045	50%

Crosshouse, Gatehead & Knockentiber
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Reeves	660	52.17
	SNP	David Carrigan	506	40.00
	Conservative	Ahsan Mustafa	99	7.83
Majority			154	12.17
Turnout			1,265	49%

Altonhill, Hillhead & Longpark
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Daniel Coffey	733	54.62
	Labour	Andrew McCann	419	31.22
	Conservative	Simon Young	116	8.64
	Scottish Socialist	Mark Scott	74	5.51
Majority			314	23.40
Turnout			1,342

Onthank
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Willie Coffey	714	56.26
	Labour	Robert Milby	506	39.87
	Scottish Socialist	Hugh Ferguson	36	2.84
	Conservative	Thomas Donald	13	1.02
Majority			208	16.39
Turnout			1,269	52%

Kilmarnock Central West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Douglas Reid	737	51.50
	Labour	Robert Keohone	569	39.76
	Conservative	Fredrick McMeekin	125	8.74
Majority			168	11.74
Turnout			1,431	52%

Kilmarnock Central East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Cree	719	46.27
	SNP	Lilian MacLean	646	41.57
	Conservative	Leonard Freeman	189	12.16
Majority			73	4.70
Turnout			1,554	55%

North New Farm Loch and Dean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	John Weir	637	44.27
	Labour	John Blaney	466	32.38
	Independent	Matthew Donnelley	220	15.29
	Conservative	Thomas Johnson	116	8.06
Majority			171	11.88
Turnout			1439	51%

South New Farm Loch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Andrew MacIntyre	953	62.53
	SNP	Matthew Connelly	487	31.96
	Conservative	Alexander Park	84	5.51
Majority			466	30.58
Turnout			1,524	57%

Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West and Hurlford North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Isabella MacRae	801	55.20
	SNP	Francis Dawson	528	36.39
	Conservative	Moira McLean	122	8.41
Majority			273	18.81
Turnout			1,451	52%

Newmilns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Henry Wilson	805	58.00
	Labour Co-op	Janice Spiers	409	29.47
	Conservative	George Park	174	12.54
Majority			396	28.53
Turnout			1,388	53%

Grange and Howard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Iain Linton	765	42.01
	Conservative	Thomas Cook	604	33.17
	Labour Co-op	John Goodwin	452	24.82
Majority			161	8.84
Turnout			1,821	60%

Kilmarnock Central South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	John Campbell	706	43.34
	Labour Co-op	Alexander Walsh	654	40.15
	Conservative	Henry McCall	269	16.51
Majority			52	3.19
Turnout			1,629	52%

Riccarton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ray Murray	711	51.19
	SNP	John Keast	497	35.78
	Conservative	R. Fergussson-Cuninghame	181	13.03
Majority			214	15.41
Turnout			1,389	48%

Shortlees
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jane Danbrough	680	51.59
	SNP	McCulloch William	511	38.77
	Scottish Socialist	Colin Rutherford	72	5.46
	Conservative	J. Houison-Craufurd	55	4.17
Majority			169	12.82
Turnout			1,318	45%

Bellfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	John Knapp	999	81.42
	Scottish Socialist	Colin Berry	118	9.62
	Conservative	Robert Yuill	64	5.22
	SNP	Stephen McCluskey	46	3.75
Majority			881	71.80
Turnout			1,227	56%

Hurlford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	James Raymond	998	70.58
	SNP	Arthur Sharp	328	23.20
	Conservative	Alice McCall	88	6.22
Majority			670	47.28
Turnout			1,414	47%

Galston East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Stuart Finlayson	744	51.17
	SNP	Finlay MacLean	553	38.03
	Conservative	Sara Donald	157	10.80
Majority			191	13.14
Turnout			1,454	55%

Darvel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Robert McDill	1,110	69.68
	Labour Co-op	Graham Mitchell	364	22.85
	Conservative	Elizabeth Murray	119	7.47
Majority			746	46.83
Turnout			1,593	55%

Mauchline
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eric Jackson	867	53.26
	SNP	David Shankland	455	28.28
	Conservative	Martin Nicholas	297	18.46
Majority			402	24.98
Turnout			1,609	56%

Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	George Smith	779	51.35
	SNP	Jacqueline Todd	500	32.96
	Conservative	Kenneth Stirling	238	15.69
Majority			279	18.39
Turnout			1,517	52%

Muirkirk, Lugar and Logan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Kelly	975	69.25
	SNP	Helen Kelso	269	19.11
	Scottish Socialist	Mark Gilroy	91	6.46
	Conservative	Peter Smith	73	5.18
Majority			706	50.14
Turnout			1,408	55%

Drongan, Stair & Rankinston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Thomas Farrell	982	65.08
	SNP	John MacAulay	251	16.63
	Conservative	James Hume	180	11.93
	Independent	Robert Shennan	96	6.36
Majority			731	48.44
Turnout			1,509	49%

Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird & Craigens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	William Menzies	772	49.17
	SNP	Julie Faulds	657	41.85
	Conservative	Ian Waller	141	8.98
Majority			115	7.32
Turnout			1,570	54%

Auchinleck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil McGhee	924	62.94
	SNP	Iain Robb	343	23.37
	Scottish Socialist	Gareth Jenkins	89	6.06
	BNP	Stephen Burns	73	4.97
	Conservative	Primpton Sword	39	2.66
Majority			581	39.58
Turnout			1,468	53%

Cumnock West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Crawford	839	59.38
	SNP	Katherine Smith	303	21.44
	Conservative	Gary Smith	141	9.98
	Scottish Socialist	James Monaghan	130	9.20
Majority			536	37.93
Turnout			1,413	49%

Cumnock East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eric Ross	961	78.38
	Conservative	Craig Allison	50	4.08
	SNP	James Kelso	215	17.54
Majority			746	60.85
Turnout			1,226	53%

Patna and Dalrymple
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elaine Dinwoodie	1,039	71.46
	Conservative	Sophie Brodie	215	14.79
	SNP	Alexander MacKenzie	200	13.76
Majority			824	56.67
Turnout

Dalmellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elaine Stewart	789	52.71
	SNP	Andrew Filson	645	43.09
	Conservative	James Boswell	40	2.67
	Scottish Socialist	Anne Baker	23	1.54
Majority			144	9.62
Turnout			1,497	59%

New Cumnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Carmichael	1,004	67.70
	SNP	Michael Lopez	314	21.17
	Conservative	Walter Young	165	11.13
Majority			690	46.53
Turnout			1,483	52%

By-elections (2003-07)

Altonhill, Hillhead & Longpark by-election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Helen Coffey	715	58.99	+4.37
	Labour	Matthew McLaughlin	296	24.42	-6.80
	Conservative	James Adams	178	14.69	+6.05
	Scottish Socialist	Colin Rutherford	23	1.90	-3.61
Majority			419	34.57
Turnout			1,212	42.23
	SNP hold		Swing	+5.59

References

Ward results, East Ayrshire Council, retrieved 19.05.11

Preceded by East Ayrshire Council election, 1999	East Ayrshire Council elections	Succeeded by East Ayrshire Council election, 2007

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