Midlothian Council election, 2003

Results by ward.

Elections to Midlothian Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the last one using the 18 single-member wards using the plurality (first past the post) system of election.[1]

Labour retained their dominance of the council, with the Liberal Democrats forming the second largest party on the council.

Election results

Midlothian Local Election Result 2003[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 15 83.3 44.6 13,221
  Liberal Democrats 2 11.1 17.4 5,149
  Independent 1 5.6 2.1 611
  SNP 0 0.0 23.0 6,829
  Conservative 0 0.0 10.7 3,186
  Scottish Socialist 0 0.0 1.4 414
  Scottish Green 0 0.0 0.9 261

References

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