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2003 South Lanarkshire Council election

South Lanarkshire Council election

Field	Value
election_name	2003 South Lanarkshire Council election
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1999 South Lanarkshire Council election
previous_year	1999
election_date
next_election	2007 South Lanarkshire Council election
next_year	2007
seats_for_election	All 67 seats to South Lanarkshire Council
majority_seats	34
registered	232,466
turnout	49.4%
image1	Lab
leader1	Edward McAvoy
party1	Scottish Labour Party
last_election1	54 seats, 50.1%
seats1	51
seat_change1	3
popular_vote1	55,173
percentage1	48.0%
swing1	2.0%
image2	SNP
party2	Scottish National Party
last_election2	10 seats, 33.1%
seats2	9
seat_change2	1
popular_vote2	33,555
percentage2	29.2%
swing2	3.8%
image4	Ind
party4	Independent (politician)
last_election4	0 seats, 0.6%
seats4	3
seat_change4	3
popular_vote4	3,604
percentage4	3.1%
swing4	2.5%
image5	Con
party5	Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
last_election5	2 seat, 10.3%
seats5	2
seat_change5
popular_vote5	14,371
percentage5	12.5%
swing5	2.3%
image7	LD
party7	Scottish Liberal Democrats
last_election7	1 seat, 5.7%
seats7	2
seat_change7	1
popular_vote7	5,336
percentage7	4.6%
swing7	1.0%
title	Council Leader
before_election	Edward McAvoy
before_party	Scottish Labour Party
posttitle	Council Leader after election
after_election	Edward McAvoy
after_party	Scottish Labour Party
map_image	South Lanarkshire Council election, 2003.svg
map_caption	Results by ward.

Elections to South Lanarkshire 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 although their vote share reduced to 48.0%. The party won a majority of the seats despite their representation on the council decreasing by three. The Scottish National Party (SNP) remained as the largest opposition party on the council despite a net loss of one seat. The Conservatives remained on two seats while the Liberal Democrats gained one seat to hold two and three independent candidates were elected.

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 67 single-member wards created by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements would be contested.

Results

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Ward results

Lanark North

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Lanark South

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Lesmahagow

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Blackwood

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Clyde Valley

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Biggar/Symington and Black Mount

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Duneaton/Carmichael

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Carstairs/Carnwath

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Douglas

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Carluke/Whitehill

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Carluke/Crawforddyke

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Forth

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Law/Carluke

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Long Calderwood

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Calderglen

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Blacklaw

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Morrishall

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Maxwellton

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East Mains

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West Mains

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Duncanrig

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Westwoodhill

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Headhouse

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Heatheryknowe

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Greenhills

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Whitehills

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Hairmyres/Crosshouse

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Mossneuk/Kittoch

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Stewartfield

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Lindsay

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Avondale North

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Avondale South

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Blantyre West

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Coatshill/Low Blantyre

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Burnbank/Blantyre

48.2

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High Blantyre

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Hamilton Centre North

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Whitehill

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Bothwell South

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Uddingston South/Bothwell

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Uddingston

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Hillhouse

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Udston

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Wellhall/Earnock

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Earnock

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Woodhead/Meikle Earnock

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Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair

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Low Waters

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Silvertonhill

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Cadzow

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Dalserf

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Larkhall East

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Larkhall West

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Larkhall South

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Stonehouse

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Rutherglen West

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Stonelaw

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Bankhead

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Spittal/Blairbeth

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Burgh

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Cairns

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Hallside

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Cambuslang Central

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Cathkin/Springhall

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Fernhill

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Kirkhill/Whitlawburn

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Eastfield

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Aftermath

Labour retained control of the council with a reduced majority.

By-elections

Bothwell South

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Avondale South

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Biggar/Symington and Black Mount

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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.
Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - Bothwell South".
"Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward 32 (Avondale South)". South Lanarkshire Council.
"Local Government By-election – Electoral Ward 6 (Biggar/Symington and Black Mount)". South Lanarkshire Council.

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