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Local Election Results 2003

Glasgow

Other results for Glasgow: 2007 2012 2017 2022
By-elections for Glasgow (may be incomplete): 4th September 2003 (Drumry) — 10th November 2005 (Knightswood Park) — 16th February 2006 (Milton) — 30th March 2006 (King's Park) — 18th September 2008 (Baillieston) — 6th November 2008 (Baillieston) — 4th June 2009 (Drumchapel/​Anniesland) — 6th May 2010 (Drumchapel/​Anniesland) — 17th November 2011 (Hillhead) — 10th October 2013 (Govan) — 5th December 2013 (Shettleston) — 5th August 2015 (Anderston/​City; Calton; Craigton; Langside) — 5th May 2016 (Anderston/​City) — 6th October 2016 (Garscadden/​Scotstounhill) — 7th September 2017 (Cardonald) — 18th March 2021 (Baillieston; Partick E./​Kelvindale) — 17th November 2022 (Linn) — 7th March 2024 (Hillhead)

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Consolidated results — Glasgow 2003

Party Votes Percent Seats
Labour 87311 47.6% 71
Scottish National Party 37570 20.5% 3
Scottish Socialist Party 28535 15.6% 1
Conservative 13933 7.6% 1
Liberal Democrat 13886 7.6% 3
Independent 2201 1.2% 0

Anderston

Alexander Mosson Lab 948 52.3%
Henry Brown SSP 310 17.1%
Margaret Brown SNP 281 15.5%
James Thom LD 190 10.5%
Alexander Kelly C 83 4.6%

Anniesland

Jonathan Findlay Lab 1251 43.2%
Robert Scott SNP 555 19.2%
Robert Brown LD 401 13.8%
Gary Cornes C 364 12.6%
Joseph Maguire SSP 327 11.3%

Ashfield

Ellen Hurcombe Lab 1213 58.2%
Crawford Steele SNP 366 17.6%
Charles McCormick SSP 301 14.4%
Brian Brown Ind 123 5.9%
Anne Good LD 82 3.9%

Baillieston

Robert MacBean Lab 1423 54.9%
Victoria Matfield SNP 625 24.1%
James McVicar SSP 544 21.0%

Barlanark

James Coleman Lab 937 62.3%
Robert Mitchell SNP 288 19.2%
Francis McQuaid SSP 278 18.5%

Battlefield

Margaret McCafferty Lab 916 33.7%
Andrew Bennet SNP 605 22.3%
Gary Kelly SSP 500 18.4%
Angela Nixon LD 353 13.0%
Kenneth Ross C 345 12.7%

Blairdardie

Steven Purcell Lab 1782 62.7%
Calum Smith SNP 433 15.2%
Michael Dyer SSP 285 10.0%
Alfred Smith C 214 7.5%
Christopher McGinty LD 129 4.5%

Braidfauld

Susan Baird Lab 1115 65.4%
Paul Martin SNP 340 19.9%
Paul Gormley SSP 251 14.7%

Bridgeton/Dalmarnock

George Redmond Lab 1057 73.5%
Arthur Shearer SNP 239 16.6%
Michael Paley SSP 142 9.9%

Calton

David Stevenson Lab 1013 59.3%
Rudi Birkner SNP 408 23.9%
Jan-Marie Markwick SSP 286 16.8%

Cardonald

Margaret Sinclair Lab 1146 37.3%
Gail Sheridan SSP 825 26.9%
John McFarlane SNP 613 20.0%
Archie McIntyre C 245 8.0%
Isabella Nelson LD 242 7.9%

Carmunnock

Alan Stewart Lab 1566 54.0%
Andrew Kidd SNP 528 18.2%
George Carr C 477 16.4%
Christine Biggar SSP 331 11.4%

Carntyne

Patricia Chalmers Lab 1274 58.7%
David Iredale SNP 391 18.0%
Hilary Johnston SSP 286 13.2%
Dorothy Luckhurst C 218 10.1%

Carnwadric

Josephine Dodds Lab 1185 49.0%
Gordon Wishart SSP 557 23.0%
Bran Greene SNP 453 18.7%
Patricia McIntyre C 225 9.3%

Castlemilk

John McKenzie Lab 1434 63.4%
Anne McLaughlin SNP 376 16.6%
John McArthur SSP 289 12.8%
Marion Kilpatrick C 163 7.2%

Cathcart

Malcolm McLean Lab 1126 34.0%
John Crawford C 822 24.8%
David Ritchie SNP 520 15.7%
Ian Gidley SSP 495 15.0%
Ian Gilliland LD 347 10.5%

Cowlairs

Allan Stewart Lab 925 61.0%
John McLaughlin SNP 375 24.7%
Norman Bean SSP 217 14.3%

Crookston

William O'Rourke Lab 1291 49.4%
George McNeillage SSP 752 28.8%
Gavin Greene SNP 337 12.9%
Christopher Bradshaw C 141 5.4%
Penelope Vere LD 94 3.6%

Darnley

Michael Kernaghan Lab 1094 50.6%
Neil McDonagh SNP 525 24.3%
Margaret McCann SSP 347 16.1%
Mohammad Anjum C 194 9.0%

Dennistoun

Francis Doherty Lab 1139 54.2%
David Johnston SNP 517 24.6%
Javed Anwar SSP 447 21.3%

Drumoyne

Stephen Dornan Lab 1436 58.7%
Jeanett Hutcheson SNP 537 21.9%
Fiona Graham SSP 340 13.9%
Sheila Henderson C 135 5.5%

Drumry

Marjorie O'Neill Lab 783 55.0%
Norman MacLeod SSP 226 15.9%
Sarah Nicholson SNP 214 15.0%
Robert Howie Ind 124 8.7%
Marjory Watt LD 40 2.8%
Marion Cornes C 36 2.5%

Easterhouse

Ronald Quinn Lab 854 59.6%
James Williamson SNP 303 21.1%
Christine McVicar SSP 277 19.3%

Firhill

Haleema Malik Lab 799 39.1%
Jim Hepburn SNP 480 23.5%
John Stuart LD 347 17.0%
Paul Stewart SSP 290 14.2%
Alix Campbell C 127 6.2%

Garrowhill

John Mason SNP 1331 42.5%
Douglas Hay Lab 1140 36.4%
Omar Ibrahim SSP 227 7.2%
Paul Spencer C 220 7.0%
David Jackson LD 214 6.8%

Gartcraig

Gerald Leonard Lab 1419 63.4%
Joerg Macthearlaich-Wiench SNP 360 16.1%
Gerard Cairns SSP 275 12.3%
Randle Wilson C 185 8.3%

Garthamlock

Catherine McMaster Lab 1083 62.4%
Hugh Harkins SNP 463 26.7%
George Savage SSP 190 10.9%

Glenwood

Christine Devine Lab 946 61.0%
Francis Young SSP 278 17.9%
Margaret Greene SNP 226 14.6%
Alastair Mackenzie C 102 6.6%

Govan

John Flanagan Lab 1260 54.5%
William Ward SNP 432 18.7%
Carolina Perez SSP 388 16.8%
Harriet Murdoch C 145 6.3%
Kieran McQuaid LD 88 3.8%

Govanhill

Anne Millar Lab 1096 43.3%
Jahangir Hanif SNP 786 31.0%
Nicholas McKerrell SSP 508 20.1%
Michael Rogerson C 142 5.6%

Greenfield

Hugh Macrae Lab 1368 56.0%
Michael Kayes SNP 705 28.9%
John McGuinness SSP 369 15.1%

Hayburn

Eamon Fitzgerald Lab 958 34.6%
Paul Mahon SSP 579 20.9%
Duncan Ross SNP 561 20.3%
Frances Mildmay LD 457 16.5%
Elizabeth Wykes C 214 7.7%

Hillhead

Niall Walker LD 540 27.6%
Kenneth Burns Lab 489 24.9%
James Doleman SSP 378 19.3%
Patrick Grady SNP 275 14.0%
Alistair McConnachie Ind 141 7.2%
Margaret Walker C 137 7.0%

Hutchesontown

James Mutter Lab 1147 54.1%
Andrew Lynn SNP 536 25.3%
Tracie Brennan SSP 438 20.7%

Hyndland

Ruth Simpson Lab 842 31.8%
Lewis Hutton LD 600 22.7%
George Roberts SNP 471 17.8%
Andrew Brocklehurst C 393 14.9%
Nicola Owen SSP 338 12.8%

Ibrox

Deirdre Gaughan Lab 1003 55.0%
Mhairi Hunter SNP 504 27.6%
John Marshall C 161 8.8%
Roy Meekison Ind 156 8.6%

Jordanhill

Christopher Mason LD 1425 41.9%
Bernadette Cooklin C 750 22.1%
Martin Rhodes Lab 576 16.9%
Peter Innes SNP 439 12.9%
Eddie Docherty SSP 210 6.2%

Kelvindale

Mary Paris LD 1019 34.6%
Catriona Renton Lab 804 27.3%
Gavin Brown C 584 19.8%
Ronald McLean SNP 336 11.4%
Henry Maitles SSP 204 6.9%

Kelvingrove

Malcolm Green Lab 809 34.2%
Andrew Gray SSP 493 20.9%
Paul Valente LD 473 20.0%
Jennifer Dunn SNP 410 17.4%
Lillian McPhee C 178 7.5%

Keppochhill

John Gray Lab 812 58.5%
Angela McCormick SSP 286 20.6%
Stan Bell SNP 221 15.9%
Elizabeth Shepherd LD 70 5.0%

King's Park

William Timoney Lab 1117 43.2%
Robert Richardson SNP 609 23.6%
Davena Rankin C 355 13.7%
Howard Pryce-Jones LD 254 9.8%
John McFadden Ind 249 9.6%

Kingston

Shaukat Butt Lab 1141 42.0%
Jonathan Mackie SNP 567 20.9%
George McNee Ind 275 10.1%
Margaret Breakenridge C 266 9.8%
Graham Lait LD 258 9.5%
Sarah Peart SSP 212 7.8%

Knightswood Park

Charles Gordon Lab 1613 57.5%
Graeme Hendry SNP 484 17.2%
Charlie McCarthy SSP 298 10.6%
Graeme Dickson C 269 9.6%
James Paris LD 143 5.1%

Knightswood South

Elizabeth Cameron Lab 1505 58.6%
Malcolm Laughton SNP 428 16.7%
Peter Lavelle SSP 313 12.2%
Susan McCourt C 182 7.1%
Alison King LD 141 5.5%

Langside

Archibald Graham Lab 942 35.1%
Allison Hunter SNP 721 26.8%
James Scott SSP 382 14.2%
Ewen MacLeod LD 376 14.0%
Mary Gallone C 266 9.9%

Maryhill

Mohammed Razaq Lab 856 45.1%
Gavin Roberts SNP 532 28.1%
Jean Campbell SSP 329 17.4%
Neil Spurway LD 179 9.4%

Maxwell Park

Alan Rodger C 944 27.4%
Hanif Rajah Lab 859 24.9%
Khalil Malik SNP 677 19.6%
Paul Graham LD 609 17.7%
Carole Gillman SSP 361 10.5%

Merchant City

Gordon Matheson Lab 990 58.2%
Craig Mackay SNP 285 16.8%
Nicholas Tarlton SSP 214 12.6%
Georgina Nankivell C 113 6.6%
Derek Young LD 98 5.8%

Milnbank

Elaine McDougall Lab 1251 55.3%
Duncan Brown SSP 466 20.6%
Eric Nelson SNP 369 16.3%
John France C 178 7.9%

Milton

Gary Gray Lab 1033 52.6%
Joe Kerr SNP 638 32.5%
William Young SSP 209 10.6%
James Stewart LD 83 4.2%

Mosspark

Iris Gibson SNP 1230 48.0%
Andrew Mitchell Lab 833 32.5%
Nyree Tobias SSP 282 11.0%
Alan McNamara C 143 5.6%
David Martin LD 75 2.9%

Mount Florida

John Lynch Lab 1118 39.8%
David McKay SSP 521 18.5%
James Dornan SNP 500 17.8%
Anne Stoddart C 363 12.9%
Alexander Begg LD 310 11.0%

Mount Vernon

Euan McLeod Lab 1403 48.8%
Helen McCann SNP 604 21.0%
Karen Spencer C 450 15.6%
Mark Watson LD 212 7.4%
Christopher Rollo SSP 208 7.2%

Newlands

James McNally Lab 1269 39.5%
Robert McElroy C 725 22.6%
Maire Whitehead SNP 503 15.7%
Thomas Henery LD 394 12.3%
Iain Ferguson SSP 318 9.9%

Nitshill

Alexander Glass Lab 1070 55.8%
James Crossan SSP 439 22.9%
William Douglas SNP 326 17.0%
Jean Nixon C 83 4.3%

North Cardonald

Alistair Watson Lab 1673 61.4%
Stephen Lawson SSP 435 16.0%
Keith Gibb SNP 383 14.1%
Dorothy Gray C 130 4.8%
Fraser Wright LD 103 3.8%

North Kelvin

James MacKechnie Lab 803 32.7%
James Ross SSP 513 20.9%
Bob Doris SNP 499 20.3%
Rebecca Rodger LD 498 20.3%
Noel Woods C 140 5.7%

Parkhead

Elaine Smith Lab 1194 72.8%
Catriona Mowat SSP 446 27.2%

Partick

Aileen Colleran Lab 1075 39.3%
Anthea Irwin SSP 536 19.6%
Kenneth McLean SNP 501 18.3%
Stuart Hoggar LD 470 17.2%
David Ledgerwood C 154 5.6%

Penilee

Gordon Macdiarmid Lab 1474 54.3%
David Ritchie SNP 555 20.4%
Sarah Smyth SSP 508 18.7%
Donna Parker C 177 6.5%

Pollok

Keith Baldassara SSP 1111 40.6%
Edward McKechnie Lab 1081 39.5%
Philip Greene SNP 399 14.6%
Thomas Parker C 144 5.3%

Pollokshaws

Stephen Curran Lab 949 39.3%
Colin Deans SNP 677 28.0%
John Morgan SSP 360 14.9%
Robert Stewart LD 245 10.1%
David Rogerson C 185 7.7%

Pollokshields East

Bashir Ahmed SNP 1045 34.2%
Ghulam Rabbani Lab 934 30.6%
Meena Kishore SSP 426 13.9%
Fleming Carswell LD 328 10.7%
Faisal Butt C 220 7.2%
Peter Paton Ind 102 3.3%

Queenslie

Gaille McCann Lab 564 37.9%
John Kerr Ind 552 37.1%
Sean Clarkin SNP 220 14.8%
Alan Brown SSP 153 10.3%

Robroyston

Robert Marshall Lab 1320 58.5%
William Bain SNP 446 19.8%
William McDougall SSP 293 13.0%
Janet Murdoch C 197 8.7%

Royston

John Moynes Lab 879 56.0%
Andrew Cameron SSP 421 26.8%
Karen Alexander SNP 270 17.2%

Scotstoun

Jean McFadden Lab 1239 47.3%
Heather Ritchie SSP 526 20.1%
Sheila Roberts SNP 346 13.2%
Laurence Clarke LD 283 10.8%
Alexander Inglis C 225 8.6%

Shettleston

George Ryan Lab 1934 69.1%
David Turner SNP 452 16.2%
Patricia McLeish SSP 411 14.7%

Springburn

James Todd Lab 1223 56.7%
Ian MacQuarrie SNP 381 17.7%
Margaret Bean SSP 325 15.1%
Cameron Brown C 146 6.8%
Charles Dundas LD 82 3.8%

Strathbungo

Malcolm Cunning Lab 625 24.9%
William Ramsay SNP 606 24.2%
Kenneth Martin Ind 479 19.1%
Rosalind Paterson SSP 409 16.3%
John MacPherson LD 223 8.9%
Esme Clark C 166 6.6%

Summerhill

Paul Carey Lab 720 54.0%
Andrew Lynch SSP 336 25.2%
Malcolm Balfour SNP 278 20.8%

Summerston

Robert Winter Lab 1279 54.5%
Jean Campbell SNP 497 21.2%
Andrew Lewis SSP 354 15.1%
Norman Fraser LD 216 9.2%

Tollcross Park

Thomas McKeown Lab 1172 59.5%
James Byrne SNP 376 19.1%
Evelyn McKechnie SSP 260 13.2%
George Clark C 162 8.2%

Toryglen

James Scanlon Lab 1136 65.1%
William Bonnar SSP 248 14.2%
Jennifer Hislop SNP 244 14.0%
Ruth Baillie LD 117 6.7%

Victoria Park

Irene Graham Lab 1179 39.4%
Elizaabeth Quinn SNP 537 17.9%
Allan Green SSP 441 14.7%
Dara Jaff LD 430 14.4%
Matthew Smith C 407 13.6%

Wallacewell

Mary Beckett Lab 1394 67.8%
Hamish MacQueen SNP 387 18.8%
Graham Campbell SSP 275 13.4%

Woodlands

Hanzala Malik Lab 819 38.4%
Aileen Campbell SNP 470 22.0%
Donald Nicholson SSP 447 21.0%
William Craig LD 397 18.6%

Wyndford

Kirsteen Mosson Lab 856 39.1%
William McAllister SNP 717 32.8%
Gordon Scott SSP 363 16.6%
Kenneth Elder LD 251 11.5%

Yoker

Craig Roberton Lab 1330 59.3%
Francis Rankin SNP 446 19.9%
Murray Diack SSP 322 14.4%
Heather Inglis C 143 6.4%

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