2003 West Dunbartonshire Council election

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2003 West Dunbartonshire Council election
  1999 1 May 2003 2007  

All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderAndrew WhiteRonald McColl
Party Labour SNP
Leader's seatLinnvale/DrumryBalloch
Last election14 seats, 52.2%7 seats, 45.4%
Seats before107
Seats won173
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote16,44311,816
Percentage46.8%33.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.4%Decrease2.svg 11.8%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Leader Jim Bollan Dennis Brogan
Party Scottish Socialist Independent
Leader's seatRenton/Alexandria SouthWhitecrook
Last electionDid not contest1 seat, 2.2%
Seats before14
Seats won11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote3,5382,273
Percentage10.1%6.5%
SwingNewIncrease2.svg 4.3%

Council Leader before election

Daniel McCafferty
Independent

Council Leader after election

Andrew White
Labour

The 2003 West Dunbartonshire Council election were held on the 1 May 2003 and were the third to the unitary authority, which was created along with 28 other local authorities, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994. They were also the last held under the single-member constituency first past the post system.

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Results

2003 West Dunbartonshire Council election result [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1730Increase2.svg 377.346.816,443Decrease2.svg 5.4
  SNP 304Decrease2.svg 413.633.611,816Decrease2.svg 11.8
  Scottish Socialist 110Increase2.svg 14.610.13,538New
  Independent 111Steady2.svg4.66.52,273Increase2.svg 4.3
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg0.03.01,063Increase2.svg 2.9

Ward results

Ward 1: Whitecrook [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Dennis Brogan 1,006 57.95
Labour Robert Marshall41623.96
SNP Donald McKinlay31418.09
Majority59033.99
Turnout 1,74553.2
Independent gain from SNP
Ward 2: Dalmuir/Central [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Gail Casey 616 47.02
SNP John Keegan44433.89
Independent Mary Campbell25018.09
Majority17213.13
Turnout 1,32638.1
Labour hold
Ward 3: Mountblow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jackie Maceira 1,025 52.65
SNP William G. Hendrie71236.57
Scottish Socialist Frank J. Hotchkiss21010.78
Majority31316.08
Turnout 1,98251.2
Labour hold
Ward 4: Parkhall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alistair Macdonald 1,037 62.32
SNP William S. Ramsay42225.36
Independent Lockhart Cameron20512.32
Majority61536.96
Turnout 1,67954.4
Labour hold
Ward 5: Linnvale/Drumry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Andrew White 696 46.93
SNP Alexander Scullion43129.06
Independent Alexander Doherty35624.01
Majority26517.87
Turnout 1,49946.7
Labour hold
Ward 6: Kilbowie [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Anthony Devine 785 53.26
SNP James Brown54837.18
Scottish Socialist Cameron Fyfe1419.56
Majority23716.08
Turnout 1,49651.1
Labour hold
Ward 7: Kilbowie West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Denis Agnew 865 58.72
SNP Ronald MacDonald36424.71
Scottish Socialist Thomas Kirkwood24416.56
Majority50134.01
Turnout 1,48649.6
Labour hold
Ward 8: Faifley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Margaret Bootland 659 54.69
SNP James Finn38231.70
Scottish Socialist Dawn Brennan16413.61
Majority27722.99
Turnout 1,21940.7
Labour hold
Ward 9: Hardgate [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Douglas McAllister 893 58.83
SNP John McDonald62541.17
Majority26817.66
Turnout 1,54254.0
Labour gain from SNP
Ward 10: Duntocher [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Duncan McDonald 1,300 73.03
SNP Gareth Finn48026.97
Majority82046.06
Turnout 1,80652.8
Labour hold
Ward 11: Bowling/Milton/Old Kilpatrick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP Raymond Young 1,259 58.53
Labour William McLaughlin89241.47
Majority36717.06
Turnout 2,21155.4
SNP hold
Ward 12: Dumbarton East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Linda McColl 778 43.71
Independent Alistair Tuach45625.62
SNP John McNeil42223.71
Scottish Socialist Helen Hamilton1246.96
Majority32218.09
Turnout 1,79756.3
Labour hold
Ward 13: Barloan/Overtoun [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Marie McNair 709 36.49
SNP Iain Robertson68835.41
Conservative Martyn A. McIntyre35018.01
Scottish Socialist Mark Porciani1949.99
Majority211.08
Turnout 1,95755.0
Labour gain from SNP
Ward 14: Dumbarton North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Geoffrey Calvert 725 57.63
SNP James Cormack34827.66
Scottish Socialist Ian Gartshore18514.71
Majority37729.97
Turnout 1,27441.2
Labour hold
Ward 15: Dumbarton Central [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour James McCallum 815 51.81
SNP William Barlow37623.90
Conservative David Kinniburgh21713.80
Scottish Socialist Alexander Cunningham16510.49
Majority43927.91
Turnout 1,59051.4
Labour hold
Ward 16: Dumbarton West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Duffy 875 59.13
SNP Ann Robertson29420.57
Scottish Socialist David Logan26018.20
Majority58140.66
Turnout 1,45346.4
Labour hold
Ward 17: Renton/Alexandria South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Scottish Socialist Jim Bollan 1,074 66.46
SNP William Hutchison54233.54
Majority53232.92
Turnout 1,69252.0
Scottish Socialist gain from Independent
Ward 18: Alexandria North/Tullichewan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP Craig McLaughlin 796 50.96
Labour Joseph Sheridan57436.75
Scottish Socialist Louise Robertson19212.29
Majority22214.21
Turnout 1,58551.2
SNP hold
Ward 19: Balloch [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Martin Rooney 734 40.09
SNP Ronald McColl62033.86
Conservative Terence Stables34018.57
Scottish Socialist Archibald Henderson1377.48
Majority1146.23
Turnout 1,84558.9
Labour gain from SNP
Ward 20: Haldane/Kilmaronock/Jamestown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP Margaret McGregor 854 58.17
Labour Alistair Lang47732.49
Scottish Socialist Harry Holleway1379.33
Majority37725.68
Turnout 1,50648.3
SNP hold
Ward 21: Bonhill East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour James Flynn 790 63.45
SNP Joseph Callaghan30724.66
Scottish Socialist Les Robertson14811.89
Majority48338.79
Turnout 1,25745.9
Labour hold
Ward 22: Riverside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Connie O'Sullivan 782 46.30
SNP James Chirrey58834.81
Scottish Socialist Anne-Marie Timmoney1639.65
Conservative David Jardine1569.24
Majority19411.49
Turnout 1,69951.7
Labour hold

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