East Lothian Council election, 2003

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Elections to East Lothian Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

East Lothian Council area of Scotland

East Lothian or is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was also known as Haddingtonshire.

Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities designated as councils which consist of councillors elected every five years by registered voters in each of the council areas.

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Election results

East Lothian Local Election Result 2003 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 17Steady2.svg 40.6 15,061Decrease2.svg4.6
  Conservative 4Decrease2.svg1 23.1 8,561Increase2.svg5.3
  SNP 1Steady2.svg 19.2 7,132Decrease2.svg5.0
  Liberal Democrats 1Increase2.svg1 14.9 5,503Increase2.svg2.1
  Scottish Socialist 0 0 0Steady2.svg 0.0 1.6 589 N/A
  Independent 0 0 0Steady2.svg 0.0 0.6 210 N/A

Ward results

Labour

Conservative

Lib Dem

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