2003 Falkirk Council election

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2003 Falkirk Council election

1 May 2003
All 32 seats to Falkirk Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Scottish Labour Party Conservative Liberal Democrat Last election 15 2 0 Seats won 14 2 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 21,363 3,655 1,002 Percentage 41.5% 7.1% 1.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party SNP Independent Last election 9 6 Seats won 9 7 Seat change 1 Popular vote 17,859 7,613 Percentage 34.7% 14.8%
Council Leader before election David Alexander SNP Elected Council Leader David Alexander SNP

Elections to Falkirk Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

Election results

Falkirk Local Election Result 2003

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Scottish Labour Party	14	1	2	-1		41.5	21,363
	Conservative	2					7.1	3,655
	SNP	9	1	1			34.7	17,859
	Liberal Democrats	0					1.9	1,002
	Independent	7	1		+1		14.8	7,613

Ward results

Ward 1: Camelon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	G Goldie	1,102	73
	SNP	P Paterson	408	37
Majority			694
Turnout				48.1
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

Ward 2: Summerford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	D Goldie	999	60.3
	SNP	J Dawson	338	20.4
	Independent	J Stevenson	321	19.4
Majority			661
Turnout				52.4
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

Ward 3: Woodlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J Patrick	1,007	48.4
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	E Reap	489	23.5
	SNP	J Bruce	414	19.9
	Liberal Democrats	T B Ballin	169	8.1
Majority			518
Turnout				56.6
	Conservative win

Ward 4: Town Centre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	J Short	811	43.1
	SNP	J Anderson	551	29.3
	Conservative	C Owen	331	17.6
	Liberal Democrats	A Watson	187	9.9
Majority			260
Turnout				55.5
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

Ward 5: Hallglen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	J Jenkinson	1,036	66.8
	SNP	D Thomson	378	24.4
	Liberal Democrats	M E Porteous	138	8.9
Majority			658
Turnout				47.0
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

Ward 6: Dawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Johnson	689	46.6
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	V Hunter	453	30.6
	SNP	C Meiklejohn	273	18.4
style="background-color: Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Scottish Socialist Party|Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/shortname]]	M McAlpine	65	4.4
Majority			236
Turnout				45.8
	Independent win

Ward 7: Grahamsford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	I Miller	762	50.9
	SNP	C Seivwright	598	39.9
	Conservative	A Harris	137	9.2
Majority			164
Turnout				45.9
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

Ward 8: Middlefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	D Alexander	1,183	64.4
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	E Cook	655	35.6
Majority			528
Turnout				54.3
	SNP win

Ward 9: Zetland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Speirs	Unopposed
	Independent win

Ward 10: Beancross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	W Anderson	915	58.1
	SNP	S McLachlan	541	34.4
style="background-color: Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Scottish Socialist Party|Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/shortname]]	A Weir	120	7.6
Majority			374
Turnout				49.4
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

Ward 11: Inchyra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	T O'Dea	837	57.6
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	S Barr	455	28.0
	SNP	W Young	235	14.4
Majority			482
Turnout				52.3
	Independent win

Ward 12: Dundas/Kerse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P McCafferty	769	42.5
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	T Adams	508	28.1
	SNP	A MacDonald	339	18.7
	Conservative	S Martin	195	10.8
Majority			261
Turnout				53.6
	Independent win

Ward 13: Grange and Blackness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	H Constable	968	49.4
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	D Snedden	537	33.6
style="background-color: Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Scottish Socialist Party|Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/shortname]]	P Haggerty	93	5.8
Majority			431
Turnout				49.9
	SNP win

Ward 14: Dean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	E Eaglesham	728	49.4
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	K Wright	588	39.9
style="background-color: Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Scottish Socialist Party|Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/shortname]]	G Chapman	158	10.7
Majority			140
Turnout				50.4
	SNP win

Ward 15: Borrowstoun

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	J Constable	1,184	74.5
	Independent	R Willox	406	25.5
Majority			778
Turnout				47.8
	SNP win

Ward 16: Kinnell and Whitecross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	A Graham	867	55.4
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	R Spittal	697	44.6
Majority			170
Turnout				50.2
	gain from		Swing	N/A

Ward 17: Forthside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	C Martin	1,275	72.9
	SNP	D Halton	473	27.1
Majority			802
Turnout				46.5
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

Ward 18: Kinnaird

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	C MacDonald	925	51.0
	SNP	D Forsyth	890	49.0
Majority			35
Turnout				48.8
	gain from		Swing	N/A

Ward 19: Carrongrange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	D Bryson	1,092	70.7
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	M J Murray	453	29.3
Majority			639
Turnout				45.5
	SNP win

Ward 20: Tryst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	L Kenna	960	44.6
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	E Martin	755	35.1
	Independent	D R Shovlin	271	12.6
	Liberal Democrats	D W Wright	167	7.8
Majority			205
Turnout				51.3
	SNP win

Ward 21: Larbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	T Coleman	794	42.9
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	I Rankin	532	28.7
	Conservative	M McDonald	270	14.6
	Liberal Democrats	M McCallum	256	13.8
Majority			262
Turnout				52.5
	SNP win

Ward 22: Herbertshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	T Martin	947	54.2
	SNP	J McNally	618	35.4
	Conservative	A Hislop	182	10.4
Majority			329
Turnout				52.0
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

Ward 23: Denny

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Wilson	611	41.5
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	J Steel	598	40.6
	SNP	B Cochrane	263	17.9
Majority			13
Turnout				50.1
	gain from		Swing	N/A

Ward 24: Denny South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	K Hamid	847	53.2
	SNP	G MacGregor	629	39.5
style="background-color: Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Scottish Socialist Party|Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/shortname]]	D Noble	117	7.3
Majority			218
Turnout				49.7
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

Ward 25: Bonnybridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	W Buchanan	1,147	65.1
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	B Purcell	348	19.8
	SNP	A Roberts	161	9.1
	Independent	J Burness	69	3.9
style="background-color: Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Scottish Socialist Party|Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/shortname]]	D Fowler	36	2.0
Majority			799
Turnout				50.7
	Independent win

Ward 26: Banknock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	M Pollock	848	53.7
	SNP	M Oliver	554	35.1
style="background-color: Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Scottish Socialist Party|Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/shortname]]	D Quinlan	178	11.3
Majority			294
Turnout				49.7
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

Ward 27: Laurieston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	D Williamson	611	39.9
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	E Roberts	544	35.5
	Independent	N Durning	378	24.7
Majority			67
Turnout				47.5
	SNP win

Ward 28: Polmont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M Nicol	1,243	64.3
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	M Fitzpatrick	380	19.7
	SNP	A Rae	225	11.6
	Liberal Democrats	M Biggs	85	4.4
Majority			863
Turnout				55.3
	Conservative win

Ward 29: Redding and Westquarter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Wilson	877	50.7
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	A Gray	530	30.7
	SNP	G Williamson	322	18.6
Majority			347
Turnout				51.8
	Independent win

Ward 30: Darnrig

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	L Gow	733	43.0
	Independent	F Buchanan	503	29.5
	SNP	G Hughes	419	24.6
	Independent	M Shanks	51	3.0
Majority			230
Turnout				49.2
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

Ward 31: Reddingmuirhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	A Fowler	869	50.9
	SNP	S Jackson	549	32.1
	Conservative	A Lapsley	290	17.0
Majority			320
Turnout				45.9
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

Ward 32: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]]	D Speirs	772	46.8
	Independent	J McLuckie	584	35.4
	SNP	G Forrest	294	17.8
Majority			188
Turnout				51.2
	[[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win

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