2003 Stirling Council election

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2003 Stirling Council election
 19991 May 2003 2007  

All 22 seats to Stirling Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election119
Seats won1210
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote13,12010,023
Percentage36.2%27.7%

Council Leader before election

Corrie McChord
Labour

Elected Council Leader

Corrie McChord
Labour

The 2003 Stirling Council election was held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. [1]

Contents

Results

2003 Stirling Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1210Increase2.svg 154.036.213,120
  Conservative 1010Increase2.svg 146.027.710.023
  SNP 002Decrease2.svg 20.021.37,722
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.012.94,679
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.01.6578

Ward results

Ward 1: Bridge of Allan
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J Holliday 647 36.2
Liberal Democrats K Holdsworth63135.3
SNP P Willis26815.0
Labour A Gray24313.6
Conservative win
Ward 2: Logie
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C Finlay 389 29.5
Liberal Democrats I MacFarlane35627.0
SNP E MacKechnie34526.2
Conservative A Kenyon22817.3
Labour gain from SNPSwingN/A
Ward 3: Wallace
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J Paterson 630 37.7
SNP J Thomson49329.5
Conservative S Kerr 30318.1
Liberal Democrats W Galloway24614.7
Labour win
Ward 4: Raploch
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J Hendry 737 65.1
SNP A Harlick23120.4
Conservative R Lindsay918.0
Liberal Democrats H Cameron736.4
Labour win
Ward 5: Town Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C McChord 420 40.3
SNP S Farmer30028.8
Liberal Democrats P McEwan22221.3
Conservative J Duthie1019.7
Labour win
Ward 6: Argyll
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C McKean 916 49.0
SNP W Nicol43123.0
Conservative B Nixon30316.2
Liberal Democrats M Boland22111.8
Labour win
Ward 7: Kings Park and Cambusbarron
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G Power 724 38.7
Labour C Broadfoot60732.5
SNP D Robinson27014.4
Liberal Democrats G Nunn26914.4
Conservative win
Ward 8: Torbrex
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E Harding 761 40.4
Labour A Simpson52728.0
SNP G Lambie32917.5
Liberal Democrats G Reed26714.2
Conservative win
Ward 9: Broomridge
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D Thomson 756 48.6
SNP P Lowry41326.6
Conservative A Orr25616.5
Liberal Democrats J Lynch1308.4
Labour win
Ward 10: Borestone
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P Kelly 613 50.9
SNP L Reid26822.3
Conservative A McCulloch14111.7
Liberal Democrats G Bruce968.0
Scottish Socialist M Sutherland867.1
Labour win
Ward 11: Bannockburn West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour T Coll 824 56.4
SNP A Walker40928.0
Conservative N Benny22815.6
Labour win
Ward 12: Bannockburn East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M Brisley 834 50.8
SNP A MacPherson63438.6
Conservative H McCrea17510.7
Labour win
Ward 13: Polmaise
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour T Hazel 954 66.2
SNP D Lowry31021.5
Conservative L Stein17812.3
Labour win
Ward 14: Sauchenford
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M O'Brien 682 41.2
Independent T Brookes50630.5
SNP J Duncan33019.9
Independent R Liston724.3
Conservative J Stein674.0
Labour win
Ward 15: Dunblane West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative P Greenhill 789 41.8
Labour M Craig44123.4
SNP M Dewar34418.2
Liberal Democrats G Milne17916.6
Conservative win
Ward 16: Dunblane East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A Dickson 887 43.6
Liberal Democrats D Goss46723.0
Labour D Bowker39619.5
SNP C McHugh28313.9
Conservative win
Ward 17: Highland
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A Finch 747 46.4
Labour V Alexander34521.4
SNP G McLaughlan34021.1
Liberal Democrats C Milne17911.1
Conservative gain from SNPSwingN/A
Ward 18: Teith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative P Nelson 650 43.3
SNP K Reid33322.2
Liberal Democrats K Anderson28519.0
Labour H McClung23415.6
Conservative win
Ward 19: Trossachs
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A Beaton 547 33.4
SNP F Wood45427.7
Labour P Owens37623.0
Liberal Democrats J Cummins26015.9
Conservative win
Ward 20: Campsies
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D Lonsdale 811 43.7
SNP T Inglis42923.1
Labour I Fraser39921.5
Liberal Democrats D Hammerton21811.7
Conservative win
Ward 21: Strathendrick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C O'Brien 1,163 57.5
Conservative M Kenyon54727.0
SNP J Taggart23311.5
Liberal Democrats E Haydock804.0
Labour win
Ward 22: Blane Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A Berrill 842 39.8
Labour C Riches63430.0
Liberal Democrats J Vass36517.2
SNP J Aitken27513.0
Conservative win

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