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.
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