Election Name: | 2003 Aberdeen City Council election |
Country: | Scotland |
Flag Image: | City Flag of Aberdeen.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1999 Aberdeen City Council election |
Previous Year: | 1999 |
Next Election: | 2007 Aberdeen City Council election |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Seats For Election: | All 43 seats to Aberdeen City Council |
Majority Seats: | 22 |
Party1: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
Last Election1: | 12 seats, 25.5% |
Seats1: | 20 |
Seat Change1: | 8 |
Popular Vote1: | 26,990 |
Percentage1: | 35.4% |
Swing1: | 9.9% |
Party2: | Scottish Labour Party |
Last Election2: | 22 seats, 31.9% |
Seats2: | 14 |
Seat Change2: | 8 |
Popular Vote2: | 18,456 |
Percentage2: | 24.2% |
Swing2: | 7.7% |
Party4: | Scottish National Party |
Last Election4: | 3 seats, 25.1% |
Seats4: | 6 |
Seat Change4: | 3 |
Popular Vote4: | 17,522 |
Percentage4: | 23.0% |
Swing4: | 2.1% |
Party5: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
Last Election5: | 6 seats, 17.3% |
Seats5: | 3 |
Seat Change5: | 3 |
Popular Vote5: | 11,690 |
Percentage5: | 15.3% |
Swing5: | 2.0% |
Council Leader | |
Before Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
After Party: | No overall control |
The 2003 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council. The election was the last one using the established 43 single member wards using the plurality (first past the post), before the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.
The results saw the council turn from Labour control to no overall control, with the Liberal Democrats being the largest party.