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2003 Glasgow City Council election

2003 Scottish local government election


2003 Scottish local government election

FieldValue
election_name2003 Glasgow City Council election
countryScotland
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1999 Glasgow City Council election
previous_year1999
election_date
next_election2007 Glasgow City Council election
next_year2007
seats_for_electionAll 80 seats to Glasgow City Council
majority_seats41
leader1Charlie Gordon
party1Scottish Labour Party
leaders_seat1Knightswood Park
last_election174 seats, 49.6%
seats171
popular_vote187,311
seat_change14
percentage147.7%
swing11.9%
leader2John Mason
party2Scottish National Party
leaders_seat2Garrowhill
last_election22 seats, 29.7%
seats24
popular_vote237,570
seat_change22
percentage220.5%
swing29.2%
leader3Christopher Mason
party3Scottish Liberal Democrats
leaders_seat3Jordanhill
last_election31 seat, 5.6%
seats33
popular_vote313.886
seat_change32
percentage37.6%
swing32.0%
leader4Keith Baldassarra
party4Scottish Socialist Party
leaders_seat4Pollok
last_election41 seat, 7.3%
seats41
popular_vote428,485
seat_change40
percentage415.5%
swing48.2%
leader5Alan J Rodger
party5Scottish Conservative Party
last_election51 seat, 7.4%
leaders_seat5Maxwell Park
seats51
popular_vote513,755
seat_change50
percentage57.5%
swing50.1%
map_imageGlasgow City Council election, 2003.svg
map_captionColours indicate winners in each ward
titleCouncil Leader
before_electionCharlie Gordon
before_partyScottish Labour Party
posttitleCouncil Leader after election
after_electionCharlie Gordon
after_partyScottish Labour Party

Main article: 2003 Scottish local elections

Elections to Glasgow City Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

Election results

|seats % = 89.9 |votes % = 47.7 |plus/minus = -1.9 |seats % = 5.1 |votes % = 20.5 |plus/minus = -9.2 |seats % = 3.8 |votes % = 7.6 |plus/minus = +2.0 |seats % = 1.3 |votes % = 15.5 |plus/minus = +8.2 |seats % = 1.3 |votes % = 7.5 |plus/minus = +0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.2 |plus/minus = New

Ward results

By-elections since 3 May 2007

2006 by-election

  • Milton ward: SNP gain from Labour (councillor William McAllister elected).

References

References

  1. [http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2003/document058.html Chapter 57 Clyde Councils], local election results, 5 May 2003, Andrew Teale
  2. Press Association. (17 February 2006). "Tories take two seats from Lib Dems". The Guardian.
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