Local Election Results 2003
North Ayrshire
Whole council up for election.
Other results for North Ayrshire:
2007
2012
2017
2022
By-elections for North Ayrshire (may be incomplete): 29th July 2004 (Ardrossan N.)
— 11th December 2008 (Kilbirnie & Beith)
— 25th August 2011 (Saltcoats & Stevenston)
— 30th October 2014 (North Coast & Cumbraes)
— 11th August 2016 (Irvine W.)
— 12th August 2021 (Dalry & West Kilbride)
— 9th May 2024 (Kilwinning)
— 12th September 2024 (Arran)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
22591 |
44.0% |
21 |
| Scottish National Party |
14465 |
28.1% |
3 |
| Conservative |
9814 |
19.1% |
4 |
| Independent |
3098 |
6.0% |
2 |
| Scottish Socialist Party |
1220 |
2.4% |
0 |
| Liberal Democrat |
199 |
0.4% |
0 |
| David Gallagher |
Lab |
785 |
45.4% |
| Anthony Gurney |
SNP |
688 |
39.8% |
| John Glendinning |
C |
257 |
14.9% |
| Margaret Munn |
Lab |
872 |
53.5% |
| Nicholas Nellany |
SNP |
559 |
34.3% |
| Olive Maynard |
C |
200 |
12.3% |
| Margaret Currie |
C |
1105 |
46.3% |
| John Sillars |
Lab |
782 |
32.8% |
| James Lees |
SNP |
266 |
11.2% |
| Isla Blair |
SSP |
232 |
9.7% |
| Jean Highgate |
Ind |
656 |
36.3% |
| Robert Reilly |
Lab |
642 |
35.5% |
| John Johnstone |
SNP |
511 |
28.2% |
| Stewart Dewar |
Lab |
719 |
41.8% |
| Jack Harkness |
Ind |
563 |
32.7% |
| Garry Allan |
SNP |
374 |
21.7% |
| James Cownie |
C |
66 |
3.8% |
| John Reid |
Lab |
910 |
48.9% |
| Robert Barr |
C |
641 |
34.4% |
| Sandra Scott |
SNP |
310 |
16.7% |
| John Moffat |
Lab |
841 |
50.6% |
| Joan Sturgeon |
SNP |
482 |
29.0% |
| Kelly Scott |
SSP |
205 |
12.3% |
| Margaret Montgomerie |
C |
134 |
8.1% |
| Anna Donn |
Lab |
832 |
53.5% |
| Irene Hollas |
SNP |
489 |
31.4% |
| Lachlan Quarm |
C |
234 |
15.0% |
| Ian Richardson |
C |
732 |
40.3% |
| James Jennings |
Lab |
560 |
30.8% |
| Jim Langlands |
SNP |
526 |
28.9% |
| Jane Gorman |
Lab |
846 |
51.3% |
| Robert Sturgeon |
SNP |
490 |
29.7% |
| Margaret Quarm |
C |
182 |
11.0% |
| Ian Bryden |
Ind |
132 |
8.0% |
| Drew Duncan |
Lab |
774 |
52.0% |
| James Byrne |
SSP |
347 |
23.3% |
| Johan Uppal |
SNP |
281 |
18.9% |
| William Kerr |
C |
86 |
5.8% |
| Ian Clarkson |
Lab |
867 |
44.9% |
| Ian Reid |
C |
462 |
24.0% |
| Alexander Younger |
SNP |
330 |
17.1% |
| Iain Dale |
LD |
199 |
10.3% |
| George Barr |
Ind |
71 |
3.7% |
| Jack Carson |
Lab |
649 |
54.7% |
| Tom Dewar |
SSP |
245 |
20.6% |
| Samuel Gaw |
SNP |
215 |
18.1% |
| Annie Reid |
C |
78 |
6.6% |
| David O'Neill |
Lab |
761 |
43.9% |
| Catherine McKenzie |
SNP |
485 |
28.0% |
| David Belding |
C |
227 |
13.1% |
| John Gray |
SSP |
191 |
11.0% |
| Robert Cochrane |
Ind |
70 |
4.0% |
| John Bell |
Lab |
982 |
59.8% |
| Andrew Fleming |
SNP |
456 |
27.8% |
| John Smith |
C |
203 |
12.4% |
| Gordon Clarkson |
Lab |
806 |
57.2% |
| Brenda Fleming |
SNP |
416 |
29.5% |
| John Gardner |
C |
187 |
13.3% |
| Jackie Browne |
Lab |
716 |
51.6% |
| Stephen Brannan |
SNP |
432 |
31.1% |
| Jon Christie |
C |
240 |
17.3% |
| Margaret McDougall |
Lab |
964 |
62.7% |
| Raymond Ballingall |
SNP |
446 |
29.0% |
| Jean Ramsay |
C |
127 |
8.3% |
| Donald Reid |
Lab |
766 |
43.3% |
| Michael Kane |
SNP |
673 |
38.0% |
| Jane Belding |
C |
332 |
18.7% |
| Robert Rae |
SNP |
712 |
43.0% |
| Alexander Gallagher |
Lab |
560 |
33.8% |
| Grahame Ross |
C |
384 |
23.2% |
| Elisabeth Marshall |
C |
683 |
38.8% |
| Alexander McLean |
SNP |
647 |
36.7% |
| Bill McBlane |
Lab |
432 |
24.5% |
| Richard Wilkinson |
C |
951 |
48.7% |
| Steven Graham |
SNP |
559 |
28.6% |
| Margaret Highet |
Lab |
443 |
22.7% |
| Alan Hill |
SNP |
939 |
50.7% |
| Mark Cullinane |
Lab |
466 |
25.2% |
| Brodie Lindsay |
C |
446 |
24.1% |
| David Munn |
Lab |
954 |
64.2% |
| David Leishman |
SNP |
393 |
26.4% |
| Margaret Gardner |
C |
140 |
9.4% |
| Samuel Taylor |
Lab |
764 |
50.4% |
| Mark Pettigrew |
SNP |
588 |
38.8% |
| Wilma Smith |
C |
164 |
10.8% |
| Peter McNamara |
Lab |
1024 |
54.0% |
| David Norwood |
SNP |
516 |
27.2% |
| Kenneth Hodge |
C |
357 |
18.8% |
| Alan Munro |
Lab |
956 |
55.3% |
| Kenneth McGilp |
SNP |
327 |
18.9% |
| Margaret Walsh |
Ind |
315 |
18.2% |
| Patricia McPhee |
C |
132 |
7.6% |
| Agnes Wallace |
SNP |
702 |
44.2% |
| John McCubbin |
Lab |
675 |
42.5% |
| Mary-Ann Christie |
C |
213 |
13.4% |
| Elizabeth McLardy |
Ind |
1232 |
52.7% |
| Anne Wilkinson |
C |
654 |
28.0% |
| Michael McGuire |
Lab |
220 |
9.4% |
| John Willis |
SNP |
171 |
7.3% |
| James McDaid |
Ind |
59 |
2.5% |
| Thomas Barr |
Lab |
1023 |
60.1% |
| Margaret Hamilton |
SNP |
482 |
28.3% |
| Scott Gallagher |
C |
197 |
11.6% |
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