2003 Scottish Parliament election

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2003 Scottish Parliament election
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  1999 1 May 2003 (2003-05-01) 2007  

All 129 seats to the Scottish Parliament
65 seats were needed for a majority
TurnoutConstituency - 49.7% Decrease2.svg 8.7pp
Regional - 49.7% Decrease2.svg 8.6pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Leader Jack McConnell John Swinney David McLetchie
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Leader's seat Motherwell and Wishaw North Tayside Edinburgh Pentlands
Last election56 seats35 seats18 seats
Seats won502718
Seat changeDecrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg8Steady2.svg
Constituency vote663,585455,722318,279
 % and swing34.6%Decrease2.svg4.2%23.8% Decrease2.svg4.9%16.6% Increase2.svg1.2%
Regional vote561,375399,659296,929
 % and swing29.3%Decrease2.svg4.3%20.9% Decrease2.svg6.4%15.6% Increase2.svg0.1%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
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Leader Jim Wallace Robin Harper Tommy Sheridan
Party Liberal Democrats Scottish Green Scottish Socialist
Leader's seat Orkney Lothians Glasgow
Last election17 seats1 seat1 seat
Seats won1776
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg6Increase2.svg5
Constituency vote294,347Did not stand118,764
 % and swing15.4% Increase2.svg1.2%Did not stand6.2% Increase2.svg5.2%
Regional vote225,774132,138128,026
 % and swing11.8% Decrease2.svg0.6%6.9% Increase2.svg3.3%6.7% Increase2.svg4.7%

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The map shows the election results in single-member constituencies. The additional member MSPs in the 8 regions are shown around the map.

First Minister before election

Jack McConnell
Labour

First Minister after election

Jack McConnell
Labour

The 2003 Scottish Parliament election was the second election of members to the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive. Jack McConnell, the Labour Party MSP, remained in office as First Minister for a second term and the Executive continued as a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition. As of 2023, it remains the last Scottish Parliament election victory for the Scottish Labour Party, and the last time the Scottish National Party lost a Holyrood election.

Contents

The results also showed rises in support for smaller parties, including the Scottish Green Party and the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) and declines in support for the Labour Party and the Scottish National Party (SNP). The Conservative and Unionist Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats each polled almost exactly the same percentage of the vote as they had in the 1999 election, with each holding the same number of seats as before.

Three independent MSPs were elected: Dennis Canavan, Margo MacDonald and Jean Turner. John Swinburne, leader of the Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party, was also elected. This led to talk of a "rainbow" Parliament, but the arithmetic meant that the coalition of Labour and Scottish Liberal Democrats could continue in office, which they did until the 2007 election.

The decline in support for the SNP was viewed by some as a rejection of the case for Scottish independence. Others argued against this, pointing out that the number of MSPs in favour of independence actually rose because most of the minor parties such as the SSP share this position with the SNP.

Retiring MSPs

At the dissolution of Parliament on 31 March 2003, ten MSPs were not seeking re-election. [1]

Constituency/RegionDeparting MSPParty
Glasgow Dorothy-Grace Elder Independent
West of Scotland Colin Campbell SNP
Highlands and Islands Duncan Hamilton SNP
Highlands and Islands Winnie Ewing SNP
West of Scotland Kay Ullrich SNP
North East Scotland Ben Wallace Conservative
West of Scotland John Young Conservative
Central Fife Henry McLeish Labour
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Ian Jenkins Liberal Democrats
Lothians David Steel Liberal Democrats

Campaign

The parliament was dissolved on 31 March 2003 and the campaign began thereafter.

Party leaders in 2003

Defeated MSPs

Labour

SNP

The New Party

Results

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Election result with constituency names labeled
2003 Scottish Parliament election [2]
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PartyConstituenciesRegional additional members Total seats
Votes %±Seats±Votes %±Seats±Total± %
Labour 663,58534.6Decrease2.svg 4.246Decrease2.svg 7561,37529.3Decrease2.svg 4.34Increase2.svg 150Decrease2.svg 638.8
SNP 455,72223.8Decrease2.svg 4.99Increase2.svg 2399,65920.9Decrease2.svg 6.418Decrease2.svg 1027Decrease2.svg 820.9
Conservative 318,27916.6Increase2.svg 1.23Increase2.svg 3296,92915.5Increase2.svg 0.115Decrease2.svg 318Steady2.svg14.0
Liberal Democrats 294,34715.4Increase2.svg 1.213Increase2.svg 1225,77411.8Decrease2.svg 0.64Decrease2.svg 117Steady2.svg13.2
Scottish Green 132,1386.9Increase2.svg 3.37Increase2.svg 67Increase2.svg 65.4
Scottish Socialist 118,7646.2Increase2.svg 5.20Steady2.svg128,0266.7Increase2.svg 4.76Increase2.svg 56Increase2.svg 54.7
Scottish Senior Citizens 1,5970.1new0new28,9661.5new1new1new0.8
Margo MacDonald 27,1431.4new1new1new0.8
MSP for Falkirk West 14,7030.8Steady2.svg1Steady2.svg1Steady2.svg0.8
Save Stobhill Hospital 10,9880.6new1new1new0.8
Pensioners Party28,6551.5new0new0new0.0
Socialist Labour 21,6571.1Decrease2.svg 1.30Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0.0
New Party 5,5980.3new0new7,7180.4new0new0new0.0
UKIP 11,9690.6new0new0new0.0
Scottish Unionist 6,1130.3Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0.0
Local Health Concern5,5820.3new0new0new0.0
Fishing Party 5,5660.3new0new0new0.0
BNP 2,3440.1new0new0new0.0
Protect Rural Scotland1,4380.1new0new0new0.0
Independent Green Voice 1,3000.1new0new0new0.0
Christian Independent Alliance1,0640.1new0new0new0.0
Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour 9640.1new0new0new0.0
Parents Excluded1410.0new0new0new0.0
Others25,9681.4Increase2.svg 0.80Steady2.svg28,3231.5Increase2.svg 0.80Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0.0
Valid votes1,916,57499.4Decrease2.svg0.3 1,915,85199.4Decrease2.svg0.3 
Spoilt votes12,3030.6Increase2.svg0.3 11,9380.6Increase2.svg0.3 
Total1,928,877100 731,927,789100 56129100
Electorate/Turnout3,877,46049.7Decrease2.svg8.7 3,877,46049.7Decrease2.svg8.6 

Notes:

Popular Vote (Constituency)
Labour
34.62%
SNP
23.78%
Conservative
16.61%
Liberal Democrats
15.36%
Scottish Socialist
6.20%
Other
3.43%
Popular Vote (Regional)
Labour
29.44%
SNP
20.94%
Conservative
15.56%
Liberal Democrats
11.83%
Green
6.92%
Scottish Socialist
6.71%
Independents
1.67%
SSCUP
1.52%
Pensioners
1.50%
Socialist Labour
1.13%
Other
2.74%
Parliament seats
Labour
38.76%
SNP
20.93%
Conservative
13.95%
Liberal Democrats
13.18%
Green
5.43%
Scottish Socialist
4.65%
Independents
2.33%
SSCUP
0.78%

Constituency and regional summary

Central Scotland

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Airdrie and Shotts Karen Whitefield Labour hold
Coatbridge and Chryston Elaine Smith Labour hold
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Cathie Craigie Labour hold
East Kilbride Andy Kerr Labour hold
Falkirk East Cathy Peattie Labour hold
Falkirk West Dennis Canavan Independent hold
Hamilton North and Bellshill Michael McMahon Labour hold
Hamilton South Tom McCabe Labour hold
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Margaret Jamieson Labour hold
Motherwell and Wishaw Jack McConnell Labour hold
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
SNP Alex Neil
Michael Matheson
Linda Fabiani
3−259,27422.53%-5.25%
Conservative Margaret Mitchell 1±024,1219.17%+0.02%
Scottish Socialist Carolyn Leckie 1+119,0167.23%+5.49%
Scottish Senior Citizens John Swinburne 1+117,1466.52%N/A
Liberal Democrats Donald Gorrie 1±015,4945.89%-0.31%

Glasgow

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Glasgow Anniesland Bill Butler Labour hold
Glasgow Baillieston Margaret Curran Labour hold
Glasgow Cathcart Mike Watson Labour hold
Glasgow Govan Gordon Jackson Labour hold
Glasgow Kelvin Pauline McNeill Labour hold
Glasgow Maryhill Patricia Ferguson Labour hold
Glasgow Pollok Johann Lamont Labour hold
Glasgow Rutherglen Janis Hughes Labour hold
Glasgow Shettleston Frank McAveety Labour hold
Glasgow Springburn Paul Martin Labour hold
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
SNP Nicola Sturgeon
Sandra White
2−234,89417.1%-8.4%
Scottish Socialist Tommy Sheridan
Rosie Kane
2+131,21615.2%+8.0%
Conservative Bill Aitken 1±015,2997.5%-0.4%
Liberal Democrats Robert Brown 1±014,8397.5%-0.4%
Scottish Green Patrick Harvie 1+114,5707.1%+3.1%

Highlands and Islands

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Highlands and Islands
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Argyll and Bute George Lyon Liberal Democrats
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Jamie Stone Liberal Democrats
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Fergus Ewing SNP
Moray Margaret Ewing SNP
Orkney Jim Wallace Liberal Democrats
Ross, Skye and Inverness West John Farquhar Munro Liberal Democrats
Shetland Tavish Scott Liberal Democrats
Western Isles Alasdair Morrison Labour
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Highlands and Islands
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
SNP Jim Mather
Rob Gibson
2±039,49723.43%-4.3%
Labour Peter Peacock
Maureen Macmillan
2−137,60522.31%-3.16
Conservative Jamie McGrigor
Mary Scanlon
2±026,98916.01%+1.07%
Scottish Green Eleanor Scott 1+113,9358.27%+4.52%

Lothians

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Lothians
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Edinburgh Central Sarah Boyack Labour hold
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Susan Deacon Labour hold
Edinburgh North and Leith Malcolm Chisholm Labour hold
Edinburgh Pentlands David McLetchie Conservative gain from Labour
Edinburgh South Mike Pringle Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Edinburgh West Margaret Smith Liberal Democrats hold
Linlithgow Mary Mulligan Labour hold
Livingston Bristow Muldoon Labour hold
Midlothian Rhona Brankin Labour hold
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Lothians
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
SNP Kenny MacAskill
Fiona Hyslop
2−143,14216.2%-9.5%
Conservative James Douglas-Hamilton 1−140,17315.1%-0.6%
Scottish Green Robin Harper
Mark Ballard
2+131,90812.0%+5.1%
Independent Margo MacDonald 1+127,14310.2%N/A
Scottish Socialist Colin Fox 1+114,4485.4%+3.8%

Mid Scotland and Fife

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Mid Scotland and Fife
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Dunfermline East Helen Eadie Labour
Dunfermline West Scott Barrie Labour
Fife Central Christine May Labour
Fife North East Iain Smith Liberal Democrats
Kirkcaldy Marilyn Livingstone Labour
North Tayside John Swinney SNP
Ochil George Reid SNP
Perth Roseanna Cunningham SNP
Stirling Sylvia Jackson Labour
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Mid Scotland and Fife
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
SNP Bruce Crawford
Tricia Marwick
2−157,63123.0%-5.7%
Conservative Murdo Fraser
Brian Monteith
Ted Brocklebank
3±043,94117.6%-1.0%
Liberal Democrats Keith Raffan 1±030,11212.0%-0.7%
Scottish Green Mark Ruskell 1+117,1476.9%+3.0%

North East Scotland

2003 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Aberdeen Central Lewis Macdonald Labour hold
Aberdeen North Brian Adam SNP gain from Labour
Aberdeen South Nicol Stephen Liberal Democrats hold
Angus Andrew Welsh SNP hold
Banff and Buchan Stewart Stevenson SNP hold
Dundee East Shona Robison SNP gain from Labour
Dundee West Kate Maclean Labour hold
Gordon Nora Radcliffe Liberal Democrats hold
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Mike Rumbles Liberal Democrats hold
2003 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
SNP Richard Lochhead 1−366,46327.3%-5.0%
Labour Marlyn Glen
Richard Baker
2+249,18920.2%-5.3%
Conservative David Davidson
Nanette Milne
Alex Johnstone
3±042,31817.4%-0.9%
Scottish Green Shiona Baird 1+112,7245.2%+2.4%

South of Scotland

2003 Scottish Parliament election: South of Scotland
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Ayr John Scott Conservative
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Cathy Jamieson Labour
Clydesdale Karen Gillon Labour
Cunninghame South Irene Oldfather Labour
Dumfries Elaine Murray Labour
East Lothian John Home Robertson Labour
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Alex Fergusson Conservative
Roxburgh and Berwickshire Euan Robson Liberal Democrats
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Jeremy Purvis Liberal Democrats
2003 Scottish Parliament election: South of Scotland
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
Conservative Phil Gallie
David Mundell
2−163,82724.2%+2.6%
SNP Christine Grahame
Adam Ingram
Alasdair Morgan
3±048,37118.4%-6.7%
Scottish Green Chris Ballance 1+115,0625.7%+2.7%
Scottish Socialist Rosemary Byrne 1+114,2285.4%+4.4%

West of Scotland

2003 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Clydebank and Milngavie Des McNulty Labour
Cunninghame North Allan Wilson Labour
Dumbarton Jackie Baillie Labour
Eastwood Kenneth Macintosh Labour
Greenock and Inverclyde Duncan McNeil Labour
Paisley North Wendy Alexander Labour
Paisley South Hugh Henry Labour
Strathkelvin and Bearsden Jean Turner Independent
West Renfrewshire Patricia Godman Labour
2003 Scottish Parliament election: West of Scotland
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
SNP Campbell Martin
Bruce McFee
Stewart Maxwell
3−150,38719.6%-6.3%
Conservative Annabel Goldie
Murray Tosh
2±040,26115.7%
Liberal Democrats Ross Finnie 1±031,58012.3%+1.3%
Scottish Socialist Frances Curran 1+118,5917.2%+5.3

Coalition

As part of the coalition deal between Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Labour allowed proportional representation (a long-standing Lib Dem policy) [3] to be used in Scottish local government elections. [4] [5] This system was first used in 2007. [6]

Campaign spending

PartyExpenses [7]
Scottish People's £188,889
Liberal Democrats £130,358
Scottish Socialist £74,361
Scottish Green £65,852
UKIP £39,504
Scottish Senior Citizens £3,558

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