2003 Local Elections Results

Scottish local elections were held on 1 May 2003. In North Ayrshire, 30 electoral wards were contested. At the conclusion of the Poll, the political composition of the Council was as follows:-


22 Scottish Labour Party Councillors
4 Conservative and Unionist Councillors

3 Scottish National Party (SNP) Councillors

1 Independent Councillor


The tables below show the votes cast in each ward. The full results can be accessed by clicking on the 'Full Result' link.  Results are in pdf format.


Ward 1 (Irvine West)

Candidate

Party

Votes

David Belding

Robert Cochrane

John Gray

Catherine McKenzie

David O’Neill

 

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

The Socialist Labour Party Candidate

Scottish Socialist Labour – Convenor Tommy Sheridan

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

 

227

70

191

485

761

   Full Result (pdf)


  Ward 2 (Irvine Townhead)

Candidate

Party

Vo

tes

George Barr

Ian Clarkson

Iain Dale

Ian Reid

Alexander Younger

 

Independent

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish National Party (SNP)

71

867

199

462

330

Full Result (pdf)

 

  
  

Ward 3 (Irvine Vineburgh and Woodlands South)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Jack Carson

Tom Dewar

Samuel Gaw

Annie Reid

 

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish Socialist Party – Convenor Tommy Sheridan

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

649

245

215

78

Full Result (pdf)

   
Ward 4 (Irvine North)

Candidate

Party

Votes

James Byrne

Drew Duncan

William Kerr

Johan Uppal

 

Scottish Socialist Party – Convenor Tommy Sheridan Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish National Party (SNP)

347

774

86

281

  

Full Result (pdf)


   Ward 5 (Eglinton and Lawthorn)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Anna Donn

Irene Hollas

Lachlan Quarm

 

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

832

489

234

F

Full Result (pdf)

 

Ward 6 (Dreghorn)

Candidate

Party

Votes

John Moffat

Margaret Montgomerie

Kelly Scott

Joan Sturgeon

 

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Socialist Party – Convenor Tommy Sheridan

Scottish National Party (SNP)

841

134

205

482

Full Result (pdf)



Ward 7 (Irvine Landward)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Ian Bryden

Jane Gorman

Margaret Quarm

Robert Sturgeon

 

Firefighters Against Cuts Party Candidate

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish National Party (SNP)

132

846

182

490

Full result (pdf)

 

 

 
Ward 8 (Bourtreehill)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Garry Allan

James Cownie

Stewart Dewar

Jack Harkness

 

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Independent

374

66

719

563

Full Result (pdf)

 

 

 Ward 9 (Woodlands North and Girdle Toll)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Thomas Barr

Scott Gallacher

Margaret Hamilton

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish National Party (SNP)

1023

197

482

 

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 10 (Kilwinning East)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Stephen Brannan

Jackie Browne

Jon Christie

 

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

432

716

240

Full Result (pdf)

 

 

Ward 11 (Kilwinning South)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Raymond Ballingall

Margaret McDougall

Jean Ramsay

 

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

446

964

127

Full Result (pdf)

 

 

 Ward 12 (Kilwinning West)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Jane Belding

Michael Kane

Donald Reid

 

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

322

673

766

Full Result (pdf)

 

 

Ward 13 (Stevenston North)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Kenneth McGilp

Patricia McPhee

Alan Munro

Margaret Walsh

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Independent

327

132

956

315

 

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 14 (Stevenston South)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Mary-Ann Christie

John McCubbin

Agnes Wallace

 

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish National Party (SNP)

213

675

702

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 15 (Beith)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Jean Highgate

John Johnstone

Robert Reilly

 

Independent

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

656

511

642

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 16 (Dalry)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Robert Barr

John Reid

Sandra Scott

 

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish National Party (SNP)

641

910

310

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 17 (Garnock East)  

Candidate

Party

Votes

James Jennings

Jim Langlands

Ian Richardson

 

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

560

526

732

Full Result (pdf)

 

 

Ward 18 (Kilbirnie South)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Gordon Clarkson

Brenda Fleming

John Gardner

 

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

806

416

187

Full Result (pdf)

Ward 19 (Kilbirnie North)

Candidate

Party

Votes

John Bell

Andrew Fleming

John Smith

 

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

982

456

203

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 20 (Saltcoats East)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Margaret Gardner

David Leishman

David Munn

 

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

140

393

954

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 21 (South Beach)

Candidate

Electorate – 3543                          % poll – 53.9%

 

Kenneth Hodge

Peter McNamara

David Norwood

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish National Party (SNP)

357

1024

516

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 22 (Saltcoats North)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Mark Pettigrew

Wilma Smith

Samuel Taylor

 

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

588

164

764

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 23 (Ardrossan South)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Olive Maynard

Margaret Munn

Nicholas Nellany

 

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish National Party (SNP)

200

872

559

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 24 (Ardrossan North)

Candidate

Party

Votes

David Gallagher

John Glendinning

Anthony Gurney

 

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish National Party (SNP)

785

257

688

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 25 (West Kilbride)

Candidate

Party

Votes

James McDaid

Michael McGuire

Elizabeth McLardy

Anne Wilkinson

John Willis

 

Socialist Labour Party

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Independent

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish National Party (SNP)

59

220

1232

654

171

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 26 (Largs South and Fairlie)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Steven Graham

Margaret Highet

Richard Wilkinson

 

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

559

443

951

Full Result (pdf)

 

 


Ward 27 (Largs West and Cumbrae)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Lindsay George Brodie

Mark Cullinane

Alan Hill

 

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish National Party (SNP)

446

466

939

Full Results (pdf)

 

 

Ward 28 (Largs East)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Alexander Gallagher

Robert Rae

Grahame MacDonald Ferguson Ross

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

560

712

384

 

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 29 (Largs North and Skelmorlie)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Elisabethe Marshall

Bill McBlane

Alexander McLean

 

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

Scottish National Party (SNP)

683

432

647

Full Result (pdf)


Ward 30 (Arran)

Candidate

Party

Votes

Isla Blair

Margaret Currie

James Lees

John Sillars

 

The Scottish Socialist Party

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Scottish Labour Party Candidate

232

1105

266

782

Full Result (pdf)