Local Election Results 2003
South Ayrshire
Whole council up for election.
FAC = Firefighters Against Cuts
Other results for South Ayrshire:
2007
2012
2017
2022
By-elections for South Ayrshire (may be incomplete): 15th January 2004 (Dundonald & Loans)
— 2nd February 2006 (North Carrick & Maybole E.)
— 17th September 2015 (Ayr E.)
— 21st September 2023 (Girvan & South Carrick)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
20657 |
41.5% |
15 |
| Labour |
18296 |
36.7% |
15 |
| Scottish National Party |
8623 |
17.3% |
0 |
| Independent |
1447 |
2.9% |
0 |
| Scottish Socialist Party |
654 |
1.3% |
0 |
| Firefighters Against Cuts |
121 |
0.2% |
0 |
| David Duncan |
Lab |
837 |
55.4% |
| James Cumming |
SNP |
308 |
20.4% |
| Zoe Montgomerie |
C |
298 |
19.7% |
| John Maitland |
FAC |
68 |
4.5% |
| Edward Bulik |
Lab |
799 |
50.1% |
| Alexander Oattes |
SNP |
374 |
23.4% |
| James Stewart |
SSP |
214 |
13.4% |
| James Grindlay |
C |
208 |
13.0% |
| Robert Campbell |
Lab |
629 |
45.0% |
| Kenneth MacPherson |
C |
477 |
34.1% |
| Alister Poole |
SNP |
293 |
20.9% |
| Ian Cavana |
Lab |
868 |
60.4% |
| James McNae |
SNP |
286 |
19.9% |
| Alice Mitchell |
C |
283 |
19.7% |
| Cherry Young |
C |
1624 |
77.6% |
| George Hodge |
Lab |
293 |
14.0% |
| James Speirs |
SNP |
175 |
8.4% |
| Gerry Crawley |
Lab |
748 |
47.0% |
| Albany McKay |
SNP |
359 |
22.6% |
| Garry Clark |
C |
332 |
20.9% |
| Kenneth Conway |
Ind |
153 |
9.6% |
| Gibson MacDonald |
C |
1149 |
68.4% |
| Margaret McKenzie |
Lab |
297 |
17.7% |
| Thomas Crozier |
SNP |
235 |
14.0% |
| Douglas Campbell |
Lab |
722 |
58.7% |
| John Wallace |
SNP |
220 |
17.9% |
| George Wade |
C |
184 |
15.0% |
| Amanda McFarlane |
SSP |
104 |
8.5% |
| Mary Kilpatrick |
C |
1014 |
53.3% |
| Bill Cormie |
Lab |
536 |
28.2% |
| David Forbes |
SNP |
352 |
18.5% |
| Ian Stewart |
Lab |
748 |
44.6% |
| John Fisher |
C |
560 |
33.4% |
| Thomas Slider |
SNP |
370 |
22.1% |
| Winifred Sloan |
C |
1211 |
64.9% |
| Dennis McLellan |
Lab |
402 |
21.5% |
| Ian Douglas |
SNP |
253 |
13.6% |
| Robert Reid |
C |
1314 |
69.3% |
| Agnes Davies |
Lab |
321 |
16.9% |
| Andrew Niven |
SNP |
260 |
13.7% |
| Alexander Cairns |
Lab |
880 |
68.6% |
| Alex Taylor |
SNP |
217 |
16.9% |
| William Tyrie |
SSP |
113 |
8.8% |
| Donald Reece |
C |
73 |
5.7% |
| Anthony Lewis |
C |
753 |
44.3% |
| Alexandra Goldie |
Lab |
663 |
39.0% |
| Joseph Robertson |
SNP |
284 |
16.7% |
| William McNally |
C |
910 |
53.4% |
| Alexander Skilling |
Lab |
468 |
27.5% |
| Susan Jones |
SNP |
326 |
19.1% |
| Ian Fitzsimmons |
C |
740 |
47.8% |
| Moira Davidson |
Lab |
497 |
32.1% |
| William O'Hara |
Ind |
160 |
10.3% |
| Marion Low |
SNP |
150 |
9.7% |
| John McDowall |
Lab |
592 |
52.1% |
| Neil Ferguson |
SNP |
344 |
30.3% |
| Anne Hastie |
C |
200 |
17.6% |
| Andrew Hill |
Lab |
648 |
46.9% |
| Christopher McCulloch |
C |
386 |
28.0% |
| Roderick Cochran |
SNP |
283 |
20.5% |
| Luan Johnston |
SSP |
64 |
4.6% |
| Alan Murray |
Lab |
661 |
41.1% |
| Alan Shearing |
C |
495 |
30.8% |
| William McCubbin |
SNP |
283 |
17.6% |
| Alison Wild |
Ind |
168 |
10.5% |
| Pamela Paterson |
C |
1007 |
55.0% |
| Michael O'Brien |
Lab |
572 |
31.2% |
| Marie Taylor |
SNP |
252 |
13.8% |
| Hugh Hunter |
C |
1006 |
53.1% |
| Angela Glen |
Lab |
572 |
30.2% |
| Isabella Wallace |
SNP |
315 |
16.6% |
| Helen Moonie |
Lab |
777 |
47.6% |
| Thomas McGillivray |
C |
488 |
29.9% |
| James McGibbon |
SNP |
369 |
22.6% |
| Margaret Toner |
C |
989 |
59.5% |
| Patricia McLellan |
Lab |
458 |
27.6% |
| Alan Stewart |
SNP |
214 |
12.9% |
| George Watson |
Lab |
778 |
47.4% |
| Peter Smith |
C |
403 |
24.6% |
| John Allan |
SNP |
346 |
21.1% |
| Annette Johnston |
SSP |
114 |
6.9% |
| Paul Torrance |
Lab |
940 |
51.8% |
| Frances Dupuy |
C |
629 |
34.7% |
| Martha Wheelan |
SNP |
245 |
13.5% |
| Hywel Davies |
C |
627 |
33.9% |
| Alexandra Marshall |
Lab |
576 |
31.2% |
| Sam Gardiner |
Ind |
447 |
24.2% |
| John Hendrie |
SNP |
152 |
8.2% |
| Martin Gilmartin |
SSP |
45 |
2.4% |
| William McIntosh |
C |
704 |
39.0% |
| Patricia Brown |
Ind |
519 |
28.7% |
| Stewart Wakelam |
Lab |
373 |
20.6% |
| Angus McFarlane |
SNP |
211 |
11.7% |
| Alistair Kerr |
C |
919 |
49.3% |
| Philip Saxton |
Lab |
512 |
27.5% |
| John Sawers |
SNP |
434 |
23.3% |
| Peter Convery |
C |
1296 |
70.7% |
| Henry Wilson |
Lab |
285 |
15.5% |
| Robert Inglis |
SNP |
253 |
13.8% |
| Gordon McKenzie |
Lab |
844 |
48.6% |
| Agnes McFarlane |
SNP |
460 |
26.5% |
| Paul Gregory |
C |
378 |
21.8% |
| Fergus Richmond |
FAC |
53 |
3.1% |
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