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 Whitletts |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alexander Cairns |
880 |
68.59 |
|
|
SNP |
Alex Taylor |
217 |
16.91 |
|
|
Scottish Socialist |
William Tyrie |
113 |
8.81 |
|
|
Conservative |
Donald Reece |
73 |
5.69 |
|
Majority |
663 |
51.68 |
|
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 Ailsa |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ian Fitzsimmons |
740 |
47.83 |
|
|
Labour |
Moira Davidson |
497 |
32.13 |
|
|
Independent |
William O'Hara |
160 |
10.34 |
|
|
SNP |
Marion Low |
150 |
9.70 |
|
Majority |
243 |
15.70 |
|
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 |
|
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