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2003 East Ayrshire Council election

East Ayrshire Council election

Field	Value
election_name	2003 East Ayrshire Council election
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1999 East Ayrshire Council election
previous_year	1999
election_date
next_election	2007 East Ayrshire Council election
next_year	2007
seats_for_election	All 32 seats to East Ayrshire Council
majority_seats	17
registered	92,144
turnout	51.8%
image1	Lab
party1	Scottish Labour Party
last_election1	17 seats, 45.5%
seats1	23
seat_change1	6
popular_vote1	23,480
percentage1	49.2%
swing1	3.5
image2	SNP
party2	Scottish National Party
last_election2	14 seats, 40.9%
seats2	8
seat_change2	6
popular_vote2	16,827
percentage2	35.3%
swing2	5.5
image3	Con
party3	Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
last_election3	1 seat, 12.1%
seats3	1
seat_change3
popular_vote3	5,958
percentage3	12.5%
swing3	3.2
title	Council Leader
before_party	Scottish Labour Party
posttitle	Council Leader after election
after_party	Scottish Labour Party
map_image	File:2003 East Ayrshire Council election.svg
map_caption	Results by ward

Elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the 31 other local government elections in Scotland and elections to the Scottish Parliament. This was the third election since the council's creation in 1995 and the last election to use first-past-the-post voting.

Labour maintained control of the council after increasing their vote share to 49.2%. The party won a majority of the seats and increased their representation on the council. The Scottish National Party (SNP) remained as the largest opposition party on the council despite a net loss of six seats and the Conservatives held their only seat on the council.

Following the introduction of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, local elections in Scotland would use the single transferable vote electoral system which meant this was the last election in which the 32 single-member wards created by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements would be contested.

Summary

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Ward results

Stewarton East and Dunlop

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Stewarton Central

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Kilmaurs and Stewarton South

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North Kilmarnock, Fenwick and Waterside

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Crosshouse, Gatehead and Knockentiber

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Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark

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Onthank

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Kilmarnock Central West

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Kilmarnock Central East

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North New Farm Loch and Dean

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South New Farm Loch

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Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West and Hurlford North

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Newmilns

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Grange and Howard

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Kilmarnock Central South

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Riccarton

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Shortlees

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Bellfield

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Hurlford

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Galston East

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Darvel

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Mauchline

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Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East

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Muirkirk, Lugar and Logan

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Drongan, Stair and Rankinston

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Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens

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Auchinleck

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Cumnock West

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Cumnock East

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Patna and Dalrymple

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Dalmellington

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New Cumnock

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By-elections (2003–07)

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References

(2003). "Local Elections Handbook 2003". Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth.
(1999). "Local Elections Handbook 1999". Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth.
(13 May 1999). "East Ayrshire Council minutes 13 May 1999". East Ayrshire Council.
Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark Ward".

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