2003 Dundee City Council election

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2003 Dundee City Council election
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  1999 1 May 2003 (2003-05-01) 2007  

All 29 seats to Dundee City Council
15 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SNP Labour Conservative
Seats won11105
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote17,67717,6567,728
Percentage34.1%34.1%14.9%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote5,1521,817
Percentage9.9%3.5%

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The 29 single-member wards

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The 2003 Dundee City Council election was held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

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Results

2003 Dundee City Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 1143Increase2.svg 137.934.117,677
  Labour 1015Decrease2.svg 434.534.117,656
  Conservative 510Increase2.svg 117.214.97,728
  Liberal Democrats 220Increase2.svg 26.99.95,152
  Independent 100Increase2.svg 13.43.51,817
  Scottish Socialist 000Steady2.svg0.03.51,814

Ward results

Ardler
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Keenan 631 52.2 +6.1
SNP John M White39933.0−6.0
Scottish Socialist Pamela A Cathro917.5+0.2
Liberal Democrats Christina S Marshall756.2N/A
Majority23219.2+12.2
Turnout 120950.40+4.64
Balgay
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP Bob Duncan 915 40.6
Labour Betty Ward89239.5
Conservative Maurice C Golden 2159.5
Liberal Democrats Donald R MacDonald2139.4
Majority231.0
Turnout 225657.52
Balgillo
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Roderick A J Wallace 1,140 43.2
SNP Stewart Hosie 89834.1
Labour Derek Easson43716.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret K Romberg1435.4
Majority2429.2
Turnout 263353.34
Balgowan
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP Rikki Beattle 811 44.9
Labour Colin P Rennie70939.2
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth G Stansfield1468.1
Scottish Socialist Patricia Hadrysiak1327.3
Majority1025.6
Turnout 180846.54
Barnhill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Bruce D Mackie 1,158 48.7
SNP Robert A Piggot62526.3
Labour William C Lawson37215.6
Liberal Democrats Jane S C Milroy2138.9
Majority53322.4
Turnout 238057.92
Baxter Park
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP Elizabeth F Fordyce 706 41.4
Labour Patricia Barr50129.4
Conservative Donald E Hay28516.7
Liberal Democrats Jason J Van Der Velde1388.1
Scottish Socialist Michael O Kelleher694.0
Majority20512.0
Turnout 170545.96
Bowbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Christopher J Hind 607
SNP David Bowes545
Scottish Socialist Pamela H Manley120
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth G Dick97
Majority62
Turnout 138439.77
Brackens
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Ian Borthwick 1,306
SNP Henry Whitcombe339
Labour John P McKiddie296
Scottish Socialist Alan Boylan114
Majority967
Turnout 206550.16
Broughty Ferry
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Charles A Webster 820
SNP Kenneth J N Guild767
Labour Alex Perry453
Liberal Democrats Ian G Boyack207
Majority53
Turnout 225753.19
Camperdown
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John R Letford 840
SNP Stewart R Hunter665
Scottish Socialist Andrew Armstrong93
Liberal Democrats Colin Newell71
Conservative Christopher McKinlay56
Majority175
Turnout 173045.29
Claverhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP Andrew F H Dawson 747
Labour Brian Gordon658
Liberal Democrats Andrew D Judson82
Conservative Gladys E A Ross56
Majority89
Turnout 154846.20
Craigiebank
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP John Corrigan 989
Labour Malcolm S May799
Conservative Colin E Stewart277
Liberal Democrats George B Jones139
Majority190
Turnout 222160.70
Douglas
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour George Regan 827
SNP Kenneth H Lynn743
Scottish Socialist Philip A Stott86
Conservative Jennifer A Barnes72
Liberal Democrats Alice McCall68
Majority84
Turnout 180245.76
East Port
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP William Dawson 536
Labour Neil Glen527
Conservative John Doig128
Liberal Democrats Linda J Stott119
Scottish Socialist Mark Walker94
Majority9
Turnout 141836.58
Fairmuir
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Helen W Wright 1,017
SNP Anna Easton504
Conservative Doris M Cowan153
Scottish Socialist Kevin McQuillan84
Liberal Democrats Crispin Stansfield67
Majority513
Turnout 184750.48
Hilltown
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Fiona M Grant 615
SNP Thomas J Dempsey517
Scottish Socialist Harvey Duke125
Liberal Democrats Anna Dickinson90
Conservative William D Cowan55
Majority98
Turnout 140936.87
Law
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Julia M Sturrock 832
SNP Andrew E Jack586
Liberal Democrats Robin L Hill236
Majority246
Turnout 167844.96
Lochee East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Charles D P Farquhar 1,086
SNP Catherine Bowes532
Conservative Stephanie J Allen112
Liberal Democrats Carol Ferrier90
Scottish Socialist Sarah McDonald97
Majority554
Turnout 194751.52
Lochee West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jill Shimi 856
SNP William D Douglas451
Scottish Socialist Alan H Manley102
Conservative Claire Alexander88
Liberal Democrats Sheila M Tennant59
Independent Stewart Cunningham49
Majority405
Turnout 161347.75
Logie
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP James W Barrie 475
Liberal Democrats Jane-Claire Judson425
Labour Richard B McCready388
Scottish Socialist Roderick MacGregor120
Conservative Christopher M Bustin95
Majority50
Turnout 150843.67
Longhaugh
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP Joe Fitzpatrick 851
Labour George Mason643
Scottish Socialist Nicholas C Steff77
Liberal Democrats David A Stansfield42
Conservative Lachlan W Webster34
Majority208
Turnout 165242.32
Ninewells
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP Nigel A Don 709
Labour George De Gernier675
Scottish Socialist Shaun Taylor111
Liberal Democrats David J K Balfour100
Conservative Gary C Southwick97
Majority34
Turnout 169846.48
Pitkerro
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP Christina Roberts 587
Labour Charles Robertson538
Independent Allan Petrie462
Conservative Margaret A Scott53
Majority49
Turnout 164841.73
Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Neil I C Powrie 1,365
SNP Wendy L Wrieden463
Labour Pritam S Chita411
Liberal Democrats John R McIntosh209
Majority902
Turnout 245857.35
Stobswell
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Joe Morrow 591
SNP James C Duthie483
Liberal Democrats Raymond A Lawrie214
Scottish Socialist Derek Milligan93
Conservative John M McCraw93
Majority108
Turnout 145540.38
Strathmartine
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Helen Dick 717
SNP David S Beattie634
Labour Alan Cowan523
Conservative Thomas S McLeod110
Scottish Socialist Colin W Brown61
Majority83
Turnout 205155.27
Tay Bridges
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Fraser MacPherson 940
Labour Norma M McGovern234
SNP Graham A Young152
Scottish Socialist Mary M Ward101
Conservative Ann G L Powrie49
Majority706
Turnout 148435.96
West Ferry
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Derek J Scott 1,189
SNP Anya J Lawrence450
Labour Margaret H Marshall362
Liberal Democrats Allan Beat213
Majority739
Turnout 222355.62
Whitfield
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP Willie Sawers 598
Labour Ina Paton336
Scottish Socialist Brian Hood44
Liberal Democrats Robert Cowie39
Conservative Catherine O Murray28
Majority262
Turnout 105042.51