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2003 South Lanarkshire Council election

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.

2003 South Lanarkshire Council election
← 1999 1 May 2003 (2003-05-01) 2007 →
All 67 seats to South Lanarkshire Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Registered232,466
Turnout49.4%
  First party Second party
 
Lab
SNP
Leader Edward McAvoy
Party Labour SNP
Last election 54 seats, 50.1% 10 seats, 33.1%
Seats won 51 9
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 1
Popular vote 55,173 33,555
Percentage 48.0% 29.2%
Swing Decrease 2.0% Decrease 3.8%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Ind
Con
Party Independent Conservative
Last election 0 seats, 0.6% 2 seat, 10.3%
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Increase 3 Steady
Popular vote 3,604 14,371
Percentage 3.1% 12.5%
Swing Increase 2.5% Increase 2.3%
  Fifth party
 
LD
Party Liberal Democrats
Last election 1 seat, 5.7%
Seats won 2
Seat change Increase 1
Popular vote 5,336
Percentage 4.6%
Swing Decrease 1.0%
Results by ward.
Council Leader before election

Edward McAvoy
Labour

Council Leader after election

Edward McAvoy
Labour

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 edit

2003 South Lanarkshire Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 51 2 5   3 77.6 48.0 55,173   2.0
  SNP 9 1 2   1 10.4 29.2 33,555   3.8
  Independent 3 3 0   3 4.5 3.1 3,604   2.5
  Conservative 2 0 0   4.5 12.5 14,371   2.3
  Liberal Democrats 2 1 0   1 3.0 4.6 5,336   1.0
  Scottish Socialist 0 0 0   0.0 2.3 2,589 New
  Scottish Unionist 0 0 0   0.0 0.2 255 New
Total 67 114,883

Source:[1][2]

Ward results edit

Lanark North edit

Lanark North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary McNeill 761 40.7   2.8
Conservative Alistair Campbell 636 34.0   2.5
SNP Carolyn Park 349 18.7   3.3
Liberal Democrats Ronald Waddell 124 6.6   2.0
Majority 125 6.7   0.3
Turnout 1,870 52.1   10.2
Registered electors 3,591
Labour hold Swing   0.1

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Lanark South edit

Lanark South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Reilly 802 46.2   5.0
SNP Frank Gunning 550 31.7   0.3
Conservative Patrick Ross-Taylor 384 22.1   4.5
Majority 252 14.5   4.7
Turnout 1,736 50.7   7.3
Registered electors 3,427
Labour hold Swing   2.3

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Lesmahagow edit

Lesmahagow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander McInnes 1,010 55.8   15.3
SNP David Smart 684 37.8   8.9
Conservative Grace Parton 116 6.4 New
Majority 326 18.0   24.2
Turnout 1,810 53.0   8.0
Registered electors 3,418
Labour hold Swing   12.1

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Blackwood edit

Blackwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Archibald Manson 910 53.9   6.5
Labour Esther Serrels 662 39.2   1.3
Conservative Louise Hodgson 116 6.9 New
Majority 248 14.7   4.2
Turnout 1,688 54.7   8.7
Registered electors 3,086
SNP hold Swing   2.6

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Clyde Valley edit

Clyde Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Rush 521 33.4   1.8
SNP Thomas Ashburn 515 33.0   4.0
Conservative Alex Allison 329 21.1   4.9
Liberal Democrats David Hill 195 12.5   1.0
Majority 4 0.4 N/A
Turnout 1,560 47.9   13.1
Registered electors 3,254
Labour gain from SNP Swing   1.1

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Biggar/Symington and Black Mount edit

Biggar/Symington and Black Mount
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Tom McAlpine 1,166 64.6   5.8
Conservative John Lyon 485 26.9   4.3
Labour Angela McGranachan 155 8.6   1.4
Majority 681 37.7   10.1
Turnout 1,806 53.5   11.5
Registered electors 3,378
SNP hold Swing   5.0

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Duneaton/Carmichael edit

Duneaton/Carmichael
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Forrest 878 55.5   1.2
SNP Thomas Mitchell 441 27.9   5.0
Labour Michael Derrington 263 16.6   3.8
Majority 437 27.6   6.2
Turnout 1,582 53.8   5.2
Registered electors 2,943
Conservative hold Swing   3.1

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Carstairs/Carnwath edit

Carstairs/Carnwath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Beverly Gauld 831 55.5   7.8
Labour Lindy Barbour 428 28.6   4.8
Conservative Elizabeth Ross-Taylor 239 16.0   2.8
Majority 403 26.9   12.6
Turnout 1,498 45.8   12.2
Registered electors 3,270
Labour hold Swing   5.3

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Douglas edit

Douglas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daniel Meikle 1,661 65.2   21.3
SNP Lindsay Addison 804 31.6   18.0
Conservative David Parton 82 3.2   3.3
Majority 857 33.6 N/A
Turnout 2,547 67.3   3.7
Registered electors 3,783
Labour gain from SNP Swing   19.6

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Carluke/Whitehill edit

Carluke/Whitehill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eileen Logan 1,276 63.9  
SNP Stuart Moffat 509 25.5   10.6
Conservative Donald Hopkins 211 10.6 New
Majority 767 38.4   10.6
Turnout 1,996 48.2   12.8
Registered electors 4,139
Labour hold Swing   5.3

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Carluke/Crawforddyke edit

Carluke/Crawforddyke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Ross 1,114 60.4   8.9
SNP John Allan 537 29.1   12.1
Conservative Henry Ross-Taylor 192 10.4   3.1
Majority 577 31.3   21.0
Turnout 1,843 49.6   15.4
Registered electors 3,714
Labour hold Swing   10.5

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Forth edit

Forth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Ian Gray 920 46.6   5.2
Labour John Roberts 745 37.7   20.9
Conservative David Taylor 310 15.7 New
Majority 175 8.9 N/A
Turnout 1,975 51.9   9.1
Registered electors 3,804
SNP gain from Labour Swing   13.0

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Law/Carluke edit

Law/Carluke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP David Shearer 979 49.2   7.5
Labour Edward Wright 793 39.9   8.7
Conservative James Young 216 10.9   1.2
Majority 186 9.4   16.1
Turnout 1,988 50.7   13.3
Registered electors 3,918
SNP hold Swing   8.1

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Long Calderwood edit

Long Calderwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Carlin 892 54.7   0.8
SNP John Lowe 631 38.7   5.8
Conservative Malcolm Gauld 108 6.6 New
Majority 261 16.0   5.0
Turnout 1,631 48.7   10.3
Registered electors 3,346
Labour hold Swing   2.5

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Calderglen edit

Calderglen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP James Wardhaugh 959 51.2   11.1
Labour John Cairney 732 39.1   0.3
Conservative Robert Young 181 9.7   0.1
Majority 227 12.1   11.4
Turnout 1,872 55.3   9.7
Registered electors 3,387
SNP hold Swing   5.7

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Blacklaw edit

Blacklaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Anne Maggs 1,082 56.5   6.7
Labour John Quinn 559 29.2   8.1
Conservative Ian Harrow 273 14.3   1.4
Majority 523 27.3   13.8
Turnout 1,914 57.0   12.0
Registered electors 3,360
SNP hold Swing   7.4

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Morrishall edit

Morrishall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Dick 949 54.4   4.7
SNP Stephen McKellar 623 35.7   4.4
Conservative Agnes Cameron 171 9.8   0.1
Majority 326 18.7   9.1
Turnout 1,743 53.3   9.7
Registered electors 3,271
Labour hold Swing   4.5

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Maxwellton edit

Maxwellton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Thomson 929 52.0   1.7
SNP John McKenna 649 36.3   0.7
Conservative Ian McCulloch 208 11.6   0.8
Majority 280 15.7   2.4
Turnout 1,786 54.2   11.8
Registered electors 3,295
Labour hold Swing   1.2

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East Mains edit

East Mains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alice Mitchell 898 47.2   14.8
SNP Clare Keane 831 43.6   5.6
Conservative Helen McCallum 175 9.2 New
Majority 67 3.6   20.4
Turnout 1,904 56.1   8.9
Registered electors 3,392
Labour hold Swing   10.2

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West Mains edit

West Mains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William McNab 994 52.7   10.7
SNP Scot MacQueen 533 28.2   8.4
Scottish Socialist W. Kane 203 10.8 New
Conservative Isabella Perratt 157 8.3 New
Majority 461 24.4   2.5
Turnout 1,887 54.7   10.3
Registered electors 3,448
Labour hold Swing   1.1

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Duncanrig edit

Duncanrig
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stewart Crawford 946 54.8   5.2
SNP John MacQueen 449 26.0   14.0
Scottish Socialist Mark Sands 205 11.9 New
Conservative Jean Davidson 125 7.2 New
Majority 497 28.8   8.8
Turnout 1,725 52.8   10.2
Registered electors 3,264
Labour hold Swing   4.4

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Westwoodhill edit

Westwoodhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Scott 914 57.4   10.6
SNP Hugh Gavin 567 35.6   1.2
Conservative Anne Stewart 112 7.0 New
Majority 347 21.8   9.4
Turnout 1,593 50.1   12.9
Registered electors 3,178
Labour hold Swing   4.7

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Headhouse edit

Headhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Watters 849 50.7   4.9
SNP Diane McAnsh 492 29.4   1.9
Scottish Socialist John Shaw 201 12.0 New
Conservative Patricia Harrow 131 7.8 New
Majority 357 21.3   6.8
Turnout 1,673 53.2   9.8
Registered electors 3,143
Labour hold Swing   3.2

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Heatheryknowe edit

Heatheryknowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gerry Convery 876 55.4   3.3
SNP Graeme Macklin 464 29.3   12.0
Scottish Socialist Theresa Barr 150 9.5 New
Conservative Gavin Douglas 91 5.8 New
Majority 412 26.1   8.7
Turnout 1,581 50.0   10.0
Registered electors 3,164
Labour hold Swing   4.3

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Greenhills edit

Greenhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Archie Buchanan 1,003 66.4   1.0
Labour Marcel Legowski 358 23.7   7.7
Scottish Socialist Catherine Pedersen 107 7.1 New
Conservative Moira Brown 42 2.8 New
Majority 645 42.7   8.7
Turnout 1,510 47.3   11.7
Registered electors 3,194
SNP hold Swing   4.3

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Whitehills edit

Whitehills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Docherty 905 56.5   6.8
SNP Douglas Edwards 627 39.1   8.9
Conservative Kenneth Lawton 71 4.4 New
Majority 278 17.3   15.8
Turnout 1,603 46.8   12.2
Registered electors 3,426
Labour hold Swing   7.8

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Hairmyres/Crosshouse edit

Hairmyres/Crosshouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP David Watson 883 52.3   5.8
Labour John Timoney 563 33.3   3.9
Conservative Jane Steel 133 7.9   0.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Linskey 110 6.5   0.9
Majority 320 18.9   9.6
Turnout 1,689 50.5   11.5
Registered electors 3,342
SNP hold Swing   4.8

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Mossneuk/Kittoch edit

Mossneuk/Kittoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael McCann 1,017 54.6   14.0
SNP John Anderson 558 29.9   4.6
Conservative Margaret McCulloch 289 15.5 9.4
Majority 459 24.6   18.6
Turnout 1,864 51.2   10.8
Registered electors 3,641
Labour hold Swing   9.3

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Stewartfield edit

Stewartfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carol Hughes 989 51.7   3.8
SNP Elaine McDougall 548 28.6   2.5
Conservative Margaret Lang 377 19.7   1.4
Majority 441 23.0   6.2
Turnout 1,914 51.5   8.5
Registered electors 3,716
Labour hold Swing   3.1

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Lindsay edit

Lindsay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gerald Docherty 836 41.6   0.5
SNP John Anderson 800 39.8   0.4
Conservative Matthew Ferguson 374 18.6   0.1
Majority 36 1.8   0.9
Turnout 2,010 49.1   14.9
Registered electors 4,092
Labour hold Swing   0.4

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Avondale North edit

Avondale North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Malloy 767 37.4   1.0
Conservative Carol Ballard 531 25.9   1.3
SNP William Holman 501 24.4   13.4
Liberal Democrats George Stewart 251 12.2   11.2
Majority 236 11.5   0.3
Turnout 2,050 51.4   10.6
Registered electors 3,986
Labour hold Swing   7.2

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Avondale South edit

Avondale South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hector MacDonald 843 41.7   3.2
Labour Peter Duff 557 27.5   1.6
SNP Alan Stevenson 441 21.8   4.2
Liberal Democrats Nigel Benzies 182 9.0 New
Majority 286 14.1   1.7
Turnout 2,023 52.9   13.1
Registered electors 3,827
Conservative hold Swing   2.4

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Blantyre West edit

Blantyre West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael McGlynn 847 52.0   7.7
Independent Russell Craig 357 21.9 New
SNP Alan Fergusson 290 17.8   12.4
Conservative James Stewart 134 8.2   1.9
Majority 490 30.1   0.5
Turnout 1,628 42.2   17.3
Registered electors 3,856
Labour hold Swing   14.8

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Coatshill/Low Blantyre edit

Coatshill/Low Blantyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Handibode 949 60.2   8.1
SNP Catherine Sutherland 249 15.8   9.3
Scottish Socialist Georgina Mitchell 202 12.8 New
Independent Thomas Conway 108 6.9 New
Conservative Gladys Murray 68 4.3   2.3
Majority 700 44.4   1.1
Turnout 1,576 44.9   10.8
Registered electors 3,513
Labour hold Swing   2.3

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Burnbank/Blantyre edit

Burnbank/Blantyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Davie McLachlan 1,085 66.4   2.6
SNP Iain Sutherland 428 26.2   3.7
Conservative Elizabeth Gardiner 120 7.3   1.0
Majority 657 40.2   6.2
Turnout 1,633 41.5   6.7
Registered electors 3,937
Labour hold Swing   3.1

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High Blantyre edit

High Blantyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bert Thomson 873 50.0   50.0
Labour Hugh Dunsmuir 590 33.8   27.1
SNP James Henderson 211 12.1   19.8
Conservative Ann Blair 72 4.1   3.1
Majority 283 16.2 N/A
Turnout 1,746 49.2   7.2
Registered electors 3,549
Independent gain from Labour Swing   38.5

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Hamilton Centre North edit

Hamilton Centre North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Smith 881 53.1   4.3
SNP Barbara Samson 486 29.3   2.4
Conservative Charles Ferguson 292 17.6   0.9
Majority 395 23.8   6.7
Turnout 1,659 47.7   8.6
Registered electors 3,479
Labour hold Swing   3.3

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Whitehill edit

Whitehill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Devlin 622 50.3   6.9
SNP Pamela Smith 288 23.3   9.5
Conservative Jean McAlpine 116 9.4 New
Scottish Socialist Micheal Martin 112 9.1 New
Liberal Democrats John Oswald 98 7.9 New
Majority 334 27.0   2.6
Turnout 1,236 37.9   10.0
Registered electors 3,259
Labour hold Swing   1.3

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Bothwell South edit

Bothwell South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander McGuire 707 48.6   7.3
Conservative Henry Mitchell 512 35.2   11.4
SNP Nicholas Gauld 237 16.3   7.8
Majority 195 13.4   3.8
Turnout 1,456 47.4   15.1
Registered electors 3,071
Labour hold Swing   2.0

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Uddingston South/Bothwell edit

Uddingston South/Bothwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Ormiston 796 54.9   3.5
Conservative Raymond Ferguson 332 22.9   2.3
SNP Margaret Fergusson 323 22.3   1.1
Majority 464 32.0   5.9
Turnout 1,451 46.3   16.1
Registered electors 3,137
Labour hold Swing   2.9

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Uddingston edit

Uddingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick Morgan 849 56.3   5.4
SNP James Wright 344 22.8   3.1
Conservative Elizabeth Montgomery 315 20.9   2.3
Majority 505 33.5   8.4
Turnout 1,508 48.4   10.9
Registered electors 3,117
Labour hold Swing   4.2

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Hillhouse edit

Hillhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Graeme Horne 620 48.3 New
Labour Jean McKeown 610 47.5   17.7
Conservative Janet Brown 54 4.2   3.8
Majority 10 0.8 N/A
Turnout 1,284 45.8   3.8
Registered electors 2,802
Independent gain from Labour Swing   33.0

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Udston edit

Udston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Daisley 546 54.4   11.8
Independent William Wishart 415 41.3 New
Conservative Janette McAlpine 43 4.3   3.8
Majority 131 13.0   27.4
Turnout 1,004 41.0   8.8
Registered electors 2,449
Labour hold Swing   26.5

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Wellhall/Earnock edit

Wellhall/Earnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Allan Falconer 1,018 64.3   16.4
SNP Patrick Lee 349 22.1   8.5
Conservative Douglas Walker 215 13.6   8.0
Majority 669 42.3   24.8
Turnout 1,582 42.9   7.3
Registered electors 3,687
Labour hold Swing   12.4

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Earnock edit

Earnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Gilligan 1,231 65.3 New
Labour Margaret Duffy 518 27.5   25.8
Conservative Morag Redpath 135 7.2 New
Majority 713 37.8 N/A
Turnout 1,884 52.4   7.3
Registered electors 3,597
Independent gain from Labour Swing   46.4

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Woodhead/Meikle Earnock edit

Woodhead/Meikle Earnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Condie 827 64.2   0.3
SNP Sean Tait 347 26.9   1.6
Conservative Anne Kegg 114 8.9   1.9
Majority 480 37.3   1.3
Turnout 1,288 39.3   14.1
Registered electors 3,274
Labour hold Swing   0.6

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Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair edit

Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Smith 931 54.3   8.0
SNP James McGuigan 511 29.8   4.6
Conservative Gary Scullion 273 15.9   12.6
Majority 420 24.5   6.7
Turnout 1,715 50.8   8.7
Registered electors 3,378
Labour hold Swing   1.7

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Low Waters edit

Low Waters
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Lowe 1,012 69.1   0.3
SNP Margaret McKenzie 337 23.0   0.6
Conservative David Thomas 116 7.9   0.3
Majority 685 46.1   0.8
Turnout 1,465 42.6   12.0
Registered electors 3,443
Labour hold Swing   0.4

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Silvertonhill edit

Silvertonhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian McCaig 705 37.2   2.6
SNP Robert Lawson 683 36.1   2.4
Conservative John Murray 506 26.7   6.9
Majority 22 1.2   0.3
Turnout 1,894 56.0   12.8
Registered electors 3,385
Labour hold Swing   0.1

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Cadzow edit

Cadzow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Handibode 1,015 55.1   2.0
SNP Boyd Park 595 32.3   1.5
Conservative Neil Cameron 232 12.6   0.5
Majority 420 22.8   3.5
Turnout 1,842 45.5   12.5
Registered electors 4,050
Labour hold Swing   1.7

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Dalserf edit

Dalserf
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mushtaq Ahmad 903 47.0   8.7
SNP Lesley McDonald 757 39.4   4.9
Conservative John Lyon 260 13.5 New
Majority 146 7.6   3.9
Turnout 1,920 47.7   8.6
Registered electors 4,029
Labour hold Swing   1.9

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Larkhall East edit

Larkhall East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Tremble 843 51.6   10.1
SNP Iain McGowan 510 31.2   7.1
Liberal Democrats Callan Dick 150 9.2 New
Conservative William Rennie 131 8.0 New
Majority 333 20.4   2.9
Turnout 1,634 44.8   10.8
Registered electors 3,649
Labour hold Swing   1.5

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Larkhall West edit

Larkhall West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samuel Casserly 839 45.7   12.4
SNP Barry Douglas 829 45.2   3.3
Conservative Jean Pretswell 166 9.1 New
Majority 10 0.5   15.6
Turnout 1,834 48.0   5.6
Registered electors 3,819
Labour hold Swing   7.8

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Larkhall South edit

Larkhall South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Burns 1,004 70.7   3.8
SNP Robert Murray 302 21.3   11.8
Conservative David Murray 114 8.0 New
Majority 702 49.4   15.6
Turnout 1,420 45.0   9.3
Registered electors 3,155
Labour hold Swing   7.8

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Stonehouse edit

Stonehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John McInnes 893 50.9   2.1
SNP Peter Craig 691 39.4   1.3
Conservative Elizabeth Colley 169 9.6   0.9
Majority 202 11.5   3.4
Turnout 1,753 53.2   10.4
Registered electors 3,298
Labour hold Swing   1.7

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Rutherglen West edit

Rutherglen West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denis McKenna 835 60.7   4.8
SNP Anne Higgins 233 16.9   13.5
Scottish Socialist Alistair Fulton 166 12.1 New
Liberal Democrats John McLellan 141 10.3   3.4
Majority 602 43.8   18.3
Turnout 1,375 40.8   9.5
Registered electors 3,372
Labour hold Swing   9.1

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Stonelaw edit

Stonelaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gretel Ross 1,012 54.6   3.9
Labour Andrew Moffat 357 19.3   1.1
Conservative Malcolm MacAskill 214 11.5   2.8
SNP Sherwood Shea 175 9.4   5.2
Scottish Socialist David Sharp 95 5.1 New
Majority 655 35.3   4.9
Turnout 1,853 51.1   12.0
Registered electors 3,628
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   2.5

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Bankhead edit

Bankhead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eddie McAvoy 1,022 56.8   2.3
SNP Mary Donnelly 269 15.0   6.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Clark 203 11.3   1.5
Conservative Graeme Livingstone 158 8.8   4.0
Scottish Socialist David Stevenson 147 8.2 New
Majority 753 41.9   4.7
Turnout 1,799 51.5   9.5
Registered electors 3,490
Labour hold Swing   2.3

Source:[1][2]

Spittal/Blairbeth edit

Spittal/Blairbeth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William McCaig 971 57.1   6.7
Liberal Democrats David Crowe 336 19.8   8.9
SNP D. Bryson 198 11.6   1.8
Conservative Robina Muir 148 8.7   1.1
Scottish Unionist Gordon Jamieson 47 3.1 New
Majority 635 37.4   15.7
Turnout 1,700 51.9   13.0
Registered electors 3,273
Labour hold Swing   7.8

Source:[1][2]

Burgh edit

Burgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian McKenna 875 52.7   3.8
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jackson 243 14.6   8.6
SNP Linda Douglas 240 14.5   7.3
Scottish Socialist Gerard McMahon 176 10.6 New
Scottish Unionist Thomas Rooney 125 7.5 New
Majority 632 38.1   12.4
Turnout 1,659 44.3   11.7
Registered electors 3,745
Labour hold Swing   6.2

Source:[1][2]

Cairns edit

Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pam Clearie 908 60.0   4.4
SNP John Higgins 335 22.1   2.8
Liberal Democrats Alexander Young 271 17.9   8.4
Majority 573 37.8   7.1
Turnout 1,514 45.1   10.1
Registered electors 3,359
Labour hold Swing   3.6

Source:[1][2]

Hallside edit

Hallside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Davy Keirs 1,332 59.7   5.6
SNP Margaret Fox 489 21.9   1.2
Liberal Democrats John Rodgers 221 9.9   3.2
Scottish Socialist Lorraine Sharp 189 8.5 New
Majority 843 37.8   4.4
Turnout 2,231 43.0   12.5
Registered electors 5,187
Labour hold Swing   2.2

Source:[1][2]

Cambuslang Central edit

Cambuslang Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Rooney 959 58.9   1.4
SNP Clare McColl 240 14.7   6.8
Conservative Ronald Muir 156 9.6   0.6
Liberal Democrats Karen McCallum 147 9.0   0.2
Scottish Socialist Paul Drown 127 7.8 New
Majority 719 44.1   5.3
Turnout 1,629 49.1   8.5
Registered electors 3,317
Labour hold Swing   2.7

Source:[1][2]

Cathkin/Springhall edit

Cathkin/Springhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Russell Clearie 965 54.3   3.8
Liberal Democrats Gordon Bryce 310 17.4   15.0
Conservative Allan Kenneth 184 10.4 New
SNP Marion Lennox 170 9.6   7.5
Scottish Socialist David McClemont 148 8.3 New
Majority 655 36.9   18.7
Turnout 1,777 52.9   6.5
Registered electors 3,360
Labour hold Swing   9.4

Source:[1][2]

Fernhill edit

Fernhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Osborne 644 43.6   0.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret McLellan 500 33.8   2.5
SNP Euan Fergusson 136 9.2   10.2
Scottish Socialist John Starrs 115 7.8 New
Scottish Unionist James Nixon 83 5.6 New
Majority 144 9.7   1.6
Turnout 1,478 52.5   4.3
Registered electors 2,815
Labour hold Swing   0.8

Source:[1][2]

Kirkhill/Whitlawburn edit

Kirkhill/Whitlawburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Baillie 609 36.1   3.8
Labour Patrick McKenna 574 34.0   5.9
Conservative Moya MacAskill 201 11.9   1.1
SNP William McIntyre 189 11.2   5.7
Scottish Socialist Stephanie Sharp 116 6.9 New
Majority 35 2.1 N/A
Turnout 1,689 50.3   5.5
Registered electors 3,361
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing   4.8

Source:[1][2]

Eastfield edit

Eastfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John McGuinness 1,020 53.8   0.9
SNP Gordon Clark 278 14.7   6.6
Conservative Jean Miller 235 12.4   2.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Bell 233 12.3   1.2
Scottish Socialist Alan Buchanan 130 6.9 New
Majority 742 39.1   5.7
Turnout 1,896 55.3   10.9
Registered electors 3,429
Labour hold Swing   2.8

Source:[1][2]

Aftermath edit

Labour retained control of the council with a reduced majority.

By-elections edit

Bothwell South edit

Bothwell South by-election, 26 August 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 594 48.4   13.2
Labour 377 30.7   18.1
Liberal Democrats 143 11.7 New
SNP 67 5.5   10.8
Scottish Senior Citizens 26 2.1 New
Scottish Socialist 20 1.6 New
Majority 217 17.7 N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing   15.6

Source:[3]

Avondale South edit

Avondale South by-election, 30 March 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stanley Hogarth 775 50.9   9.2
Labour Peter Duff 315 20.6   6.9
SNP William Holman 221 14.5   7.3
Independent Stuart Brown 79 5.1 New
Scottish Green Kirsten Robb 71 4.6 New
Liberal Democrats Bernard Hughes 59 3.8   5.2
Majority 460 30.2   16.1
Turnout 1,522 39.8   13.1
Registered electors 3,822
Conservative hold Swing   8.0

Source:[4]

Biggar/Symington and Black Mount edit

Biggar/Symington and Black Mount by-election, 11 May 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hamish Stewart 816 47.2   20.3
SNP Tom Mitchell 523 30.3   34.3
Independent Peter Rae 295 17.0 New
Labour Ralph Barker 87 5.0   3.6
Majority 293 16.9 N/A
Turnout 1,726 49.3   4.2
Registered electors 3,499
Conservative gain from SNP Swing   27.3

Source:[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2003). Local Elections Handbook 2003 (PDF). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. ISBN 0-948858-35-4. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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  3. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - Bothwell South". Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward 32 (Avondale South)". South Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Local Government By-election – Electoral Ward 6 (Biggar/Symington and Black Mount)". South Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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