Fife Council election, 2003

Fife Council election, 2003
Scotland
3 May 2003 (2003-05-03)
All 78 seats to Fife Council
40 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Anne McGovern
Party Labour Liberal Democrats SNP
Leader's seat The Lochs
Last election 43 seats 23 seats, 11 seats,
Seats before 38 21 9
Seats won 36 . 11
Seats after 23
Seat change Decrease7 Increase2 Increase3
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Conservative
Leader's seat Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay
Last election 6 seats, 2 seats,
Seats before 2 2
Seats won 6 2
Seat change Increase4

Results by ward.
Council Leader before election

Christine May
Labour

 Council Leader after election

Anne McGovern
Labour

2003 Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The election was the last one to use plurality (first past the post) system of election to elected the 78 individual councillors.

Election results

Fife Local Election Result 2003
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 36 7 33.3 41,698
  Liberal Democrats 23 2 25.2 31,609
  SNP 11 3 20.8 26,037
  Independent 6 4 8.3 10,375
  Conservative 2 10.3 12,951
  Scottish Socialist 1.5 1,936
  Others 0.6 768

Turnout was 46.2%

Party performance

Labour continued to control the council as a minority, having only 38 seats going into the election. Labour won 43 seats in 1999 elections but lost 5 seats in by-elections during the course of there term in office, but remained having the largest share of the vote and numbers of councillors. SNP, Liberal Democrats and independents all increase there share of the vote and number of councillors.

Ward results

In Order of the ward numbers:

Wards no1: Kincardine, Culross and Low Valleyfield

Blairhall, High Valleyfield and Torryburn

Ward 2:

Oakley, Saline and Steelend=

Cairneyhill, Carnock and Milesmark

Crossford and Dunfermline Central

Baldridgeburn

Wellwood and Headwell

Townhill and Bellyeoman

Garvock and Carnegie

Halbeath, Hill of Beath and Kingseat

Woodmill

Linburn

Brucefield and Nethertown

Ward No. 14 Pitcorthie

Limekilns and Pitreavie

Rosyth West

Rosyth East

Inverkeithing West and Rosyth South

Inverkeithing East and North Queensferry

Dalgety Bay West and Hillend

* David C. Arnott Scottish Labour Party Candidate 801

Dalgety Bay East

Ward no22: Crossgates and Moss-side

Cowdenbeath Central

* Alexander Maxwell Ind 1,191

Oakfield and Cowdenbeath North

* John Simpson Scottish Labour Party Candidate 889

Kelty

* James Brennan Scottish Labour Party Candidate 770

Ward No26: Ballingry and Lochore

Crosshill and Lochgelly North

Lumphinnans and Lochgelly South

Aberdour and Burntisland West

Auchtertool and Burntisland East

Kinghorn and Invertiel

Linktown and Kirkcaldy Central

Raith and Longbraes

Bennochy and Valley

Templehall East

Templehall West

Cardenden, Cluny and Chapel

Kinglassie, BOWHILL and dundonald

Dunnikier

Hayfield and Balsusney

Smeaton and Overton

Glebe Park, Pathhead and Sinclairtown

Dysart and Gallatown

Wemyss and Muiredge

Buckhaven and Denbeath

Andrew Paterson (Lab) 857 Tracy Cumming (SNP) 383 Niall Dowds (Lib Dem) 124 Majority 474

Methilhill

Methil

Leven East

Leven West and Kirkland

Ward No50: Kennoway

Windygates, Star and Balgonie

Markinch and Woodside East

Auchmuty and Woodside West

Pitteuchar and Finglassie North

Thornton, Stenton and Finglassie South

Majority 118

Caskieberran and Rimbleton

Newcastle and Tanshall

South Parks and Macedonia

Leslie and Whinnyknowe

Ward No60: Balgeddie and Collydean

Cadham, Pitcoudie and Balfarg

Falkland, Freuchie and Strathmiglo

Auchtermuchty and Ladybank

Kettle, Springfield and Ceres

Cupar North

Cupar South

Newburgh and Tay Coast

Newport-on-Tay and Wormit

Tayport and Motray

Ward No70: Leuchars, Balmullo and Guardbridge

Strathkinness and St Andrews West

St Andrews Central

St Andrews South

St Andrews South East

Crail, Cameron and Kemback

Peter C. Douglas (Lib Dem) 1037 John B. Steven (Con) 748 Lilian Rooney (SSP) 118 Margaret Russell (Labour) 177 Majority 289

Anstruther and East Neuk Landward

Elie, St Monans and Pittenweem

Largo

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