2003 Dundee City Council election

The 2003 Dundee City Council election was held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

2003 Dundee City Council election

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All 29 seats to Dundee City Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SNP Labour Conservative
Seats won 11 10 5
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 4 Increase 1
Popular vote 17,677 17,656 7,728
Percentage 34.1% 34.1% 14.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 5,152 1,817
Percentage 9.9% 3.5%

The 29 single-member wards

Results

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2003 Dundee City Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 11 4 3   1 37.9 34.1 17,677
  Labour 10 1 5   4 34.5 34.1 17,656
  Conservative 5 1 0   1 17.2 14.9 7,728
  Liberal Democrats 2 2 0   2 6.9 9.9 5,152
  Independent 1 0 0   1 3.4 3.5 1,817
  Scottish Socialist 0 0 0   0.0 3.5 1,814

Ward results

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Ardler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Keenan 631 52.2 +6.1
SNP John M White 399 33.0 −6.0
Scottish Socialist Pamela A Cathro 91 7.5 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Christina S Marshall 75 6.2 N/A
Majority 232 19.2 +12.2
Turnout 1209 50.40 +4.64
Balgay
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP Bob Duncan 915 40.6
Labour Betty Ward 892 39.5
Conservative Maurice C Golden 215 9.5
Liberal Democrats Donald R MacDonald 213 9.4
Majority 23 1.0
Turnout 2256 57.52
Balgillo
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Roderick A J Wallace 1,140 43.2
SNP Stewart Hosie 898 34.1
Labour Derek Easson 437 16.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret K Romberg 143 5.4
Majority 242 9.2
Turnout 2633 53.34
Balgowan
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP Rikki Beattle 811 44.9
Labour Colin P Rennie 709 39.2
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth G Stansfield 146 8.1
Scottish Socialist Patricia Hadrysiak 132 7.3
Majority 102 5.6
Turnout 1808 46.54
Barnhill
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bruce D Mackie 1,158 48.7
SNP Robert A Piggot 625 26.3
Labour William C Lawson 372 15.6
Liberal Democrats Jane S C Milroy 213 8.9
Majority 533 22.4
Turnout 2380 57.92
Baxter Park
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP Elizabeth F Fordyce 706 41.4
Labour Patricia Barr 501 29.4
Conservative Donald E Hay 285 16.7
Liberal Democrats Jason J Van Der Velde 138 8.1
Scottish Socialist Michael O Kelleher 69 4.0
Majority 205 12.0
Turnout 1705 45.96
Bowbridge
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Christopher J Hind 607
SNP David Bowes 545
Scottish Socialist Pamela H Manley 120
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth G Dick 97
Majority 62
Turnout 1384 39.77
Brackens
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Ian Borthwick 1,306
SNP Henry Whitcombe 339
Labour John P McKiddie 296
Scottish Socialist Alan Boylan 114
Majority 967
Turnout 2065 50.16
Broughty Ferry
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Charles A Webster 820
SNP Kenneth J N Guild 767
Labour Alex Perry 453
Liberal Democrats Ian G Boyack 207
Majority 53
Turnout 2257 53.19
Camperdown
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John R Letford 840
SNP Stewart R Hunter 665
Scottish Socialist Andrew Armstrong 93
Liberal Democrats Colin Newell 71
Conservative Christopher McKinlay 56
Majority 175
Turnout 1730 45.29
Claverhouse
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP Andrew F H Dawson 747
Labour Brian Gordon 658
Liberal Democrats Andrew D Judson 82
Conservative Gladys E A Ross 56
Majority 89
Turnout 1548 46.20
Craigiebank
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP John Corrigan 989
Labour Malcolm S May 799
Conservative Colin E Stewart 277
Liberal Democrats George B Jones 139
Majority 190
Turnout 2221 60.70
Douglas
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour George Regan 827
SNP Kenneth H Lynn 743
Scottish Socialist Philip A Stott 86
Conservative Jennifer A Barnes 72
Liberal Democrats Alice McCall 68
Majority 84
Turnout 1802 45.76
East Port
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP William Dawson 536
Labour Neil Glen 527
Conservative John Doig 128
Liberal Democrats Linda J Stott 119
Scottish Socialist Mark Walker 94
Majority 9
Turnout 1418 36.58
Fairmuir
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Helen W Wright 1,017
SNP Anna Easton 504
Conservative Doris M Cowan 153
Scottish Socialist Kevin McQuillan 84
Liberal Democrats Crispin Stansfield 67
Majority 513
Turnout 1847 50.48
Hilltown
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Fiona M Grant 615
SNP Thomas J Dempsey 517
Scottish Socialist Harvey Duke 125
Liberal Democrats Anna Dickinson 90
Conservative William D Cowan 55
Majority 98
Turnout 1409 36.87
Law
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Julia M Sturrock 832
SNP Andrew E Jack 586
Liberal Democrats Robin L Hill 236
Majority 246
Turnout 1678 44.96
Lochee East
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Charles D P Farquhar 1,086
SNP Catherine Bowes 532
Conservative Stephanie J Allen 112
Liberal Democrats Carol Ferrier 90
Scottish Socialist Sarah McDonald 97
Majority 554
Turnout 1947 51.52
Lochee West
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jill Shimi 856
SNP William D Douglas 451
Scottish Socialist Alan H Manley 102
Conservative Claire Alexander 88
Liberal Democrats Sheila M Tennant 59
Independent Stewart Cunningham 49
Majority 405
Turnout 1613 47.75
Logie
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP James W Barrie 475
Liberal Democrats Jane-Claire Judson 425
Labour Richard B McCready 388
Scottish Socialist Roderick MacGregor 120
Conservative Christopher M Bustin 95
Majority 50
Turnout 1508 43.67
Longhaugh
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP Joe Fitzpatrick 851
Labour George Mason 643
Scottish Socialist Nicholas C Steff 77
Liberal Democrats David A Stansfield 42
Conservative Lachlan W Webster 34
Majority 208
Turnout 1652 42.32
Ninewells
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP Nigel A Don 709
Labour George De Gernier 675
Scottish Socialist Shaun Taylor 111
Liberal Democrats David J K Balfour 100
Conservative Gary C Southwick 97
Majority 34
Turnout 1698 46.48
Pitkerro
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP Christina Roberts 587
Labour Charles Robertson 538
Independent Allan Petrie 462
Conservative Margaret A Scott 53
Majority 49
Turnout 1648 41.73
Riverside
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Neil I C Powrie 1,365
SNP Wendy L Wrieden 463
Labour Pritam S Chita 411
Liberal Democrats John R McIntosh 209
Majority 902
Turnout 2458 57.35
Stobswell
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Joe Morrow 591
SNP James C Duthie 483
Liberal Democrats Raymond A Lawrie 214
Scottish Socialist Derek Milligan 93
Conservative John M McCraw 93
Majority 108
Turnout 1455 40.38
Strathmartine
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Helen Dick 717
SNP David S Beattie 634
Labour Alan Cowan 523
Conservative Thomas S McLeod 110
Scottish Socialist Colin W Brown 61
Majority 83
Turnout 2051 55.27
Tay Bridges
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Fraser MacPherson 940
Labour Norma M McGovern 234
SNP Graham A Young 152
Scottish Socialist Mary M Ward 101
Conservative Ann G L Powrie 49
Majority 706
Turnout 1484 35.96
West Ferry
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Derek J Scott 1,189
SNP Anya J Lawrence 450
Labour Margaret H Marshall 362
Liberal Democrats Allan Beat 213
Majority 739
Turnout 2223 55.62
Whitfield
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP Willie Sawers 598
Labour Ina Paton 336
Scottish Socialist Brian Hood 44
Liberal Democrats Robert Cowie 39
Conservative Catherine O Murray 28
Majority 262
Turnout 1050 42.51
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