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2003 Highland Council election

2003 Scottish local government election


2003 Scottish local government election

FieldValue
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1999 Highland Council election
previous_year1999
election_date
next_election2007 Highland Council election
next_year2007
seats_for_electionAll 80 seats to Highland Council
majority_seats41
<!-- Independent -->image1[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
party1Independent (politician)
last_election149 seats, 57.4%
seats157
seat_change18
popular_vote145,405
percentage169.6%
swing112.2%
<!-- Lib Dems -->image2[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
party2Scottish Liberal Democrats
last_election212 seats, 10.6%
seats29
seat_change23
popular_vote23,986
percentage26.1%
swing24.5%
<!-- Labour -->image4[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
party4Scottish Labour Party
last_election410 seats, 15.4%
seats48
seat_change42
popular_vote47,536
percentage411.6%
swing43.8%
map_imageHighland Council election, 2003.svg
map_captionMap showing results by ward
<!-- bottom -->titleCouncil Convener
before_electionDavid Green
before_partyIndependent (politician)
posttitleCouncil Convener after election
after_electionAlison Magee
after_partyIndependent (politician)
party5Scottish National Party
last_election58 seats, 12.4%
seats56
seat_change52
popular_vote56,664
percentage510.2%
swing52.2%

The 2003 Highland Council election was held on 1 May 2003; the same day as elections to the Scottish Parliament and to the 31 other councils in Scotland. 80 councillors were elected from 80 wards using the plurality system (a.k.a. 'First Past the Post'). Independent councillors retained their status as the majority group, with councillors also being elected representing the Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, and Scottish National Party.

Results

|seats % = 71.3 |votes % = 69.6 |plus/minus = 12.2 |seats % = 11.3 |votes % = 6.1 |plus/minus = 4.5 |seats % = 10.0 |votes % = 11.6 |plus/minus = 3.8 |seats % = 7.5 |votes % = 10.2 |plus/minus = 2.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.2 |plus/minus = 2.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.1 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = New

Caithness

Sutherland

Ross & Cromarty

Skye & Lochalsh

Inverness

Nairn

Badenoch & Strathspey

Lochaber

References

References

  1. "Scottish Council Elections 2003 Results and Statistics". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Results 2003 - Highland". Local Elections Archive Project.
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