East Ayrshire Council election, 2003
Elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 1 May 2003, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. All 32 seats were up and this was the final election to the council using first past the post. The Scottish Labour Party maintained a large majority.
Summary
East Ayrshire Local Election Result 2003 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
23 |
|
|
|
71.88 |
49.21 |
23,480 |
|
|
SNP |
8 |
|
|
|
25.00 |
35.27 |
16,827 |
|
|
Conservative |
1 |
|
|
|
3.13 |
12.59 |
5,958 |
|
|
Scottish Socialist |
0 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
1.18 |
561 |
|
|
BNP |
0 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
0.15 |
73 |
|
|
Independent |
0 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
1.71 |
814 |
|
Ward results
Stewarton East and Dunlop
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Maureen McKay |
579 |
37.09 |
|
|
Conservative |
Kenneth Thomson |
506 |
32.42 |
|
|
SNP |
Andrew Kent |
476 |
30.49 |
|
Majority |
73 |
4.68 |
|
Turnout |
1,561 |
53% |
|
Stewarton Central
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
James O'Neill |
565 |
37.89 |
|
|
Independent |
Ann Hay |
426 |
28.57 |
|
|
SNP |
Ian Primrose |
342 |
22.94 |
|
|
Conservative |
Tamzin Hobday |
158 |
10.60 |
|
Majority |
139 |
9.32 |
|
Turnout |
1,491 |
49% |
|
Kilmaurs and Stewarton South
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
John McGhee |
770 |
48.31 |
|
|
SNP |
John MacKay |
516 |
32.37 |
|
|
Conservative |
Thomas Mackie |
308 |
19.32 |
|
Majority |
254 |
15.93 |
|
Turnout |
1,594 |
53% |
|
North Kilmarnock, Fenwick & Waterside
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Stephanie Young |
832 |
40.68 |
|
|
SNP |
George Leslie |
672 |
32.86 |
|
|
Labour |
Robert Allan |
541 |
26.45 |
|
Majority |
160 |
7.82 |
|
Turnout |
2,045 |
50% |
|
Crosshouse, Gatehead & Knockentiber
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Brian Reeves |
660 |
52.17 |
|
|
SNP |
David Carrigan |
506 |
40.00 |
|
|
Conservative |
Ahsan Mustafa |
99 |
7.83 |
|
Majority |
154 |
12.17 |
|
Turnout |
1,265 |
49% |
|
Kilmarnock Central West
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
Douglas Reid |
737 |
51.50 |
|
|
Labour |
Robert Keohone |
569 |
39.76 |
|
|
Conservative |
Fredrick McMeekin |
125 |
8.74 |
|
Majority |
168 |
11.74 |
|
Turnout |
1,431 |
52% |
|
Kilmarnock Central East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
William Cree |
719 |
46.27 |
|
|
SNP |
Lilian MacLean |
646 |
41.57 |
|
|
Conservative |
Leonard Freeman |
189 |
12.16 |
|
Majority |
73 |
4.70 |
|
Turnout |
1,554 |
55% |
|
North New Farm Loch and Dean
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
John Weir |
637 |
44.27 |
|
|
Labour |
John Blaney |
466 |
32.38 |
|
|
Independent |
Matthew Donnelley |
220 |
15.29 |
|
|
Conservative |
Thomas Johnson |
116 |
8.06 |
|
Majority |
171 |
11.88 |
|
Turnout |
1439 |
51% |
|
South New Farm Loch
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour Co-op |
Andrew MacIntyre |
953 |
62.53 |
|
|
SNP |
Matthew Connelly |
487 |
31.96 |
|
|
Conservative |
Alexander Park |
84 |
5.51 |
|
Majority |
466 |
30.58 |
|
Turnout |
1,524 |
57% |
|
Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West and Hurlford North
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour Co-op |
Isabella MacRae |
801 |
55.20 |
|
|
SNP |
Francis Dawson |
528 |
36.39 |
|
|
Conservative |
Moira McLean |
122 |
8.41 |
|
Majority |
273 |
18.81 |
|
Turnout |
1,451 |
52% |
|
Newmilns
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
Henry Wilson |
805 |
58.00 |
|
|
Labour Co-op |
Janice Spiers |
409 |
29.47 |
|
|
Conservative |
George Park |
174 |
12.54 |
|
Majority |
396 |
28.53 |
|
Turnout |
1,388 |
53% |
|
Grange and Howard
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
Iain Linton |
765 |
42.01 |
|
|
Conservative |
Thomas Cook |
604 |
33.17 |
|
|
Labour Co-op |
John Goodwin |
452 |
24.82 |
|
Majority |
161 |
8.84 |
|
Turnout |
1,821 |
60% |
|
Kilmarnock Central South
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
John Campbell |
706 |
43.34 |
|
|
Labour Co-op |
Alexander Walsh |
654 |
40.15 |
|
|
Conservative |
Henry McCall |
269 |
16.51 |
|
Majority |
52 |
3.19 |
|
Turnout |
1,629 |
52% |
|
Riccarton
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour Co-op |
Ray Murray |
711 |
51.19 |
|
|
SNP |
John Keast |
497 |
35.78 |
|
|
Conservative |
R. Fergussson-Cuninghame |
181 |
13.03 |
|
Majority |
214 |
15.41 |
|
Turnout |
1,389 |
48% |
|
Galston East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour Co-op |
Stuart Finlayson |
744 |
51.17 |
|
|
SNP |
Finlay MacLean |
553 |
38.03 |
|
|
Conservative |
Sara Donald |
157 |
10.80 |
|
Majority |
191 |
13.14 |
|
Turnout |
1,454 |
55% |
|
Darvel
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
Robert McDill |
1,110 |
69.68 |
|
|
Labour Co-op |
Graham Mitchell |
364 |
22.85 |
|
|
Conservative |
Elizabeth Murray |
119 |
7.47 |
|
Majority |
746 |
46.83 |
|
Turnout |
1,593 |
55% |
|
Mauchline
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Eric Jackson |
867 |
53.26 |
|
|
SNP |
David Shankland |
455 |
28.28 |
|
|
Conservative |
Martin Nicholas |
297 |
18.46 |
|
Majority |
402 |
24.98 |
|
Turnout |
1,609 |
56% |
|
Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour Co-op |
George Smith |
779 |
51.35 |
|
|
SNP |
Jacqueline Todd |
500 |
32.96 |
|
|
Conservative |
Kenneth Stirling |
238 |
15.69 |
|
Majority |
279 |
18.39 |
|
Turnout |
1,517 |
52% |
|
Drongan, Stair & Rankinston
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour Co-op |
Thomas Farrell |
982 |
65.08 |
|
|
SNP |
John MacAulay |
251 |
16.63 |
|
|
Conservative |
James Hume |
180 |
11.93 |
|
|
Independent |
Robert Shennan |
96 |
6.36 |
|
Majority |
731 |
48.44 |
|
Turnout |
1,509 |
49% |
|
Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird & Craigens
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour Co-op |
William Menzies |
772 |
49.17 |
|
|
SNP |
Julie Faulds |
657 |
41.85 |
|
|
Conservative |
Ian Waller |
141 |
8.98 |
|
Majority |
115 |
7.32 |
|
Turnout |
1,570 |
54% |
|
Cumnock East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Eric Ross |
961 |
78.38 |
|
|
Conservative |
Craig Allison |
50 |
4.08 |
|
|
SNP |
James Kelso |
215 |
17.54 |
|
Majority |
746 |
60.85 |
|
Turnout |
1,226 |
53% |
|
Patna and Dalrymple
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Elaine Dinwoodie |
1,039 |
71.46 |
|
|
Conservative |
Sophie Brodie |
215 |
14.79 |
|
|
SNP |
Alexander MacKenzie |
200 |
13.76 |
|
Majority |
824 |
56.67 |
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
New Cumnock
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
James Carmichael |
1,004 |
67.70 |
|
|
SNP |
Michael Lopez |
314 |
21.17 |
|
|
Conservative |
Walter Young |
165 |
11.13 |
|
Majority |
690 |
46.53 |
|
Turnout |
1,483 |
52% |
|
By-elections (2003-07)
Altonhill, Hillhead & Longpark by-election, 2006
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
Helen Coffey |
715 |
58.99 |
+4.37 |
|
Labour |
Matthew McLaughlin |
296 |
24.42 |
-6.80 |
|
Conservative |
James Adams |
178 |
14.69 |
+6.05 |
|
Scottish Socialist |
Colin Rutherford |
23 |
1.90 |
-3.61 |
Majority |
419 |
34.57 |
|
Turnout |
1,212 |
42.23 |
|
|
SNP hold |
Swing |
+5.59 |
|
References