2003 West Lothian Council election explained

Election Name:2003 West Lothian Council election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1999 West Lothian Council election
Previous Year:1999
Next Election:2007 West Lothian Council election
Next Year:2007
Seats For Election:All 32 seats to West Lothian Council
Majority Seats:17
Party1:Scottish Labour Party
Seat Change1: 2
Swing1: 1.6%
Popular Vote1:25,356
Percentage1:43.5%
Party2:Scottish National Party
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:21,184
Percentage2:36.3%
Swing2: 5.3%
Seats1:18
Seats2:12
Party4:Scottish Conservatives
Seats4:1
Swing4: 0.6%
Percentage4:9.2%
Popular Vote4:5,390
Party5:Independent politician
Seats5:1
Seat Change5: 1
Swing5: 2.3%
Percentage5:2.5%
Popular Vote5:1,463

Elections to West Lothian Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the last to use the FPTP based ward system, and saw Labour retaining their majority on the council.

Results

Source:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teale . Andrew . Local Election Results 2003 . 15 August 2024 . Local Elections Archive Project.