South Ayrshire Council election, 2003
Elections to South Ayrshire Council area 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.
Election result
South Ayrshire Local Election Result 2003[1] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
15 |
+3 |
- |
+3 |
50.0 |
41.5 |
20,657 |
|
|
Labour |
15 |
- |
-3 |
-3 |
50.0 |
36.7 |
18,296 |
|
|
SNP |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
17.3 |
8,623 |
|
|
Independent |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
2.9 |
1,447 |
|
|
Scottish Socialist |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
1.3 |
654 |
|
Ward Results
Troon North
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Alistair Kerr |
919 |
49.28 |
|
|
Labour |
Philip Saxton |
512 |
27.45 |
|
|
SNP |
John Sawers |
434 |
23.27 |
|
Majority |
407 |
21.83 |
|
Troon West
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Gordon McKenzie |
844 |
48.65 |
|
|
SNP |
Agnes McFarlane |
460 |
26.51 |
|
|
Conservative |
Paul Gregory |
378 |
21.79 |
|
Majority |
384 |
22.14 |
|
Troon East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
William McIntosh |
704 |
40.58 |
|
|
Independent |
Patricia Brown |
519 |
25.76 |
|
|
Labour |
Stewart Wakelam |
373 |
21.50 |
|
|
SNP |
Agnes McFarlane |
211 |
12.16 |
|
Majority |
185 |
14.82 |
|
Troon South
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Peter Convery |
1,296 |
70.67 |
|
|
Labour |
Henry Wilson |
285 |
20.34 |
|
|
SNP |
Robert Inglis |
253 |
11.50 |
|
Majority |
1,011 |
50.33 |
|
Prestwick St Ninian's
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Margaret Toner |
989 |
59.54 |
|
|
Labour |
Patricia McLellan |
458 |
27.57 |
|
|
SNP |
Alan Stewart |
214 |
12.88 |
|
Majority |
531 |
31.97 |
|
Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Hugh Hunter |
1,006 |
52.14 |
|
|
Labour |
Angela Glen |
572 |
30.22 |
|
|
SNP |
Isabella Wallace |
315 |
16.64 |
|
Majority |
434 |
21.92 |
|
Prestwick St Nicholas'
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Helen Moonie |
777 |
47.55 |
|
|
Conservative |
Thomas McGillivray |
488 |
29.87 |
|
|
SNP |
James McGibbon |
369 |
22.58 |
|
Majority |
289 |
17.68 |
|
Prestwick Kingcase
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Pamela Patterson |
1,007 |
55.00 |
|
|
Labour |
Michael O'Brien |
572 |
31.24 |
|
|
SNP |
Marie Taylor |
252 |
13.76 |
|
Majority |
435 |
23.76 |
|
Prestwick Toll
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
George Watson |
778 |
47.41 |
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Smith |
403 |
24.55 |
|
|
SNP |
John Allan |
346 |
21.08 |
|
|
Scottish Socialist |
Annette Johnston |
114 |
6.95 |
|
Majority |
375 |
22.86 |
|
Ayr Newton
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Ian Stewart |
748 |
44.58 |
|
|
Conservative |
John Fisher |
560 |
33.37 |
|
|
SNP |
Thomas Slider |
370 |
20.62 |
|
Majority |
188 |
11.21 |
|
Ayr Lochside
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Douglas Campbell |
722 |
58.70 |
|
|
SNP |
John Wallace |
220 |
17.89 |
|
|
Conservative |
George Wade |
184 |
14.96 |
|
|
Scottish Socialist |
Amanda McFarlane |
104 |
8.46 |
|
Majority |
502 |
40.81 |
|
Ayr Craigie
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Ian Cavana |
868 |
60.40 |
|
|
SNP |
James McNae |
286 |
19.90 |
|
|
Conservative |
Alice Mitchell |
283 |
19.69 |
|
Majority |
582 |
40.50 |
|
Ayr Central
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Robert Campbell |
629 |
44.96 |
|
|
Conservative |
Kenneth MacPherson |
477 |
34.10 |
|
|
SNP |
Alister Poole |
293 |
20.94 |
|
Majority |
152 |
10.86 |
|
Ayr Fort
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Gibson T MacDonald |
1,149 |
68.35 |
|
|
Labour |
Margaret McKenzie |
297 |
17.67 |
|
|
SNP |
Thomas Crozier |
235 |
13.98 |
|
Majority |
852 |
50.68 |
|
Ayr Old Belmont
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Winifred Sloan |
1,211 |
64.90 |
|
|
Labour |
Dennis McLellan |
402 |
21.54 |
|
|
SNP |
Ian Douglas |
253 |
13.56 |
|
Majority |
809 |
43.36 |
|
Ayr Masonhill
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Mary Kilpatrick |
1,014 |
53.31 |
|
|
Labour |
Bill Cormie |
536 |
28.18 |
|
|
SNP |
David Forbes |
352 |
18.51 |
|
Majority |
478 |
25.13 |
|
Ayr Rozelle
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Robert Reid |
1,314 |
69.34 |
|
|
Labour |
Agnes Davies |
321 |
16.94 |
|
|
SNP |
Andrew Niven |
260 |
13.72 |
|
Majority |
993 |
52.40 |
|
Coylton and Minishant
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Anthony Lewis |
753 |
44.29 |
|
|
Labour |
Alexandra Lewis |
663 |
39.00 |
|
|
SNP |
Joseph Robertson |
284 |
16.71 |
|
Majority |
90 |
5.29 |
|
South Carrick
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Paul Torrance |
940 |
51.82 |
|
|
Conservative |
Frances Dupuy |
629 |
34.67 |
|
|
SNP |
Martha Wheelan |
245 |
13.51 |
|
Majority |
311 |
17.15 |
|
Girvan Glendoune
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
John McDowall |
592 |
52.11 |
|
|
SNP |
Neil Ferguson |
344 |
30.28 |
|
|
Conservative |
Anne Hastie |
200 |
17.61 |
|
Majority |
248 |
21.83 |
|
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.[2]
North Carrick and Maybole East by-election, 2006[3]
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 |
0.06 |
|
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